HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Communications Corp. announced it acquired the ZAP-IT business unit of DTS Wireless Inc. without disclosing the financial details of the transaction. ZAP-IT allows users to access e-mail, corporate …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-BellSouth Cellular Corp. selected Corsair Communications Inc.’s FraudWatch Pro system to prevent fraud in its North and South American markets, said Corsair. The first installation of the product, …
The June 29 story titled, “Wireless should strive for bigger piece of total minutes,” should have stated residential landline subscribers use about 600 minutes per month while wireless subscribers use …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it signed a contract with CTC-Startel, Chile’s largest wireless network operator, to expand its Digital Advanced Mobile Phone Interim Standard-136 network. The contract, valued at $31.5 …
WASHINGTON-The Department of Commerce is expected to ask other federal agencies for advice on applications filed last week by leading computer firms to export a new form of strong encryption. …
WASHINGTON-New public-safety spectrum will be denied to police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel well into early next century because of delays claimed by broadcasters in moving from analog to digital …
NEW YORK-A Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association group is developing recommendations for handset manufacturers that would reduce fraud potential and facilitate over-the-air customer activations for non-Global System for Mobile Communications carriers. …
WASHINGTON-The House Appropriations Committee last week approved the budget for the Federal Communications Commission for Fiscal Year 1999. The appropriation of $182 million is $5 million less than this year’s …
RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. said it will provide network services and solution development to Checkpoint Systems Inc. for a nationwide wireless field-service application. Under the terms of the agreement, …
SALT LAKE CITY-AirTouch Communications Inc. said it is offering pay-as-you-go voice-mail services-designed to eliminate monthly fees-to customers in Provo and Salt Lake City who are not voice-mail subscribers today. The …
NEW YORK-AirTouch Communications Inc., San Francisco, plans the public sale of about $721 million in notes denominated in German marks in order to retire bank debt and commercial paper. Moody’s …
Wireless Roaming 1998 July 20-23 IBC USA Conferences Inc. Annapolis Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Annapolis, Md. (508) 481-6400. 1998 XDSL ComForum July 21-22 International Engineering Consortium. Oak Brook Hills Resort Conference …
CITEL Citel Inc. unveiled a new line of coaxial surge protectors that provide protection against lightning surges and electrical transients. They use gas tube technology, making them suitable for broadband …
WASHINGTON-Legislation to protect companies from liability if they share erroneous information about solutions for the so-called millennium bug, proposed last week by President Clinton, won the support of the chairman …
WASHINGTON-A proposal from Western Wireless Corp. to receive universal-service support payments for providing telephone service to rural areas seems to have gotten a lukewarm response from the Federal Communications Commission. …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association scheduled a forum Aug. 18 in Washington, D.C., to deal with all aspects of number-portability requirements and implementation, said CTIA. Also, CTIA recently issued a …
NEW YORK-WinStar Communications Inc. agreed to purchase 850 megahertz of bandwidth in New York from CellularVision USA Inc. for $32.5 million in cash. The bandwidth is being disaggregated from CellularVision’s …
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-U S West Communications Inc. said it added features to its personal communications services handsets to give customers the benefits of their home and office phones. The service, renamed …
The Washington Times last week reported China’s new rocket stage booster developed for Motorola Inc.’s Iridium project created a technology bridge that could help the Chinese deploy multiple warheads on …
Global System for Mobile communications operators in Europe soon could face a formidable opponent for commercial business accounts if Canada’s Telesystem International Wireless Inc. follows through with its plans. The …
