BOSTON-Cellular and personal communications services have entered the mainstream U.S. market in earnest, with a presence in 35 percent of all households in the nation, according to the Yankee Group’s …
WASHINGTON-U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky rejected China’s latest proposal to open its telecommunications service market, further complicating China’s bid to become a member of the World Trade Organization. It appears …
“These things come together. You date and date and date and one day you decide to get married. One day you decide there’s enough chatting and you say, `Let’s get …
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-U.S. Wireless Data Inc. announced several restaurant customers have begun using its Tranz Enabler, USWD’s wireless credit card processing solution. Customers include Ponderosa Steak House in Indianapolis, Cafe Express …
OTTAWA, Ontario-TMI Communications announced its new Specialized Services packet data mobile communications solution now is available in all 50 U.S. states as well as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The …
ESPOO, Finland-The Tecnomen Group announced it will supply the Croatian Post and Telecommunications (HPT) with a nationwide ERMES paging system for Croatia, according to a contract the two signed. The …
Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Access Group introduced its next-generation interactive two-way messaging device, called the AccessLink II. Based on Motorola Inc.’s ReFLEX two-way paging protocol, the AccessLink II is an …
After more than seven years of investigation and litigation, Frequency Electronics Inc. has settled all outstanding criminal and civil cases brought against it by the U.S. government with a guilty …
WASHINGTON-The State Department, amid a flurry of high-level lobbying and an unsuccessful last-minute move to withdraw U.S. support for the European-based mobile phone technology used by carriers here and abroad, …
WASHINGTON-House and Senate appropriations panels last week refused to earmark funds to relocate the Federal Communications Commission to the Portals, actions FCC Chairman Bill Kennard said could force a four-week …
DENVER-Shareholders of Evolving Systems Inc. filed a federal lawsuit against the Englewood, Colo.-based company saying it misrepresented its financial position in filings related to its initial public offering. The lawsuit, …
ECUADOR STOCKHOLM, Sweden – L.M. Ericsson was awarded a five-year frame agreement valued at more than $250 million by BellSouth Ecuador to upgrade its Advanced Mobile Phone Services wireless network …
SPOKANE, Wash.-Star Data Service, a joint venture between Itron Inc. and UK Data Collection Services Ltd., was approved as a meter data management agent in California. MDMA approval is required …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada-Armed with nearly 300 attendees at its show, a new way to count the number of wireless data subscribers and strong evidence that Internet Protocol will be …
CTIA FOUNDATION The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association Foundation for Wireless Telecommunications announced Stan Hamm, group president of mobile systems for BellSouth Personal Communications, is the new chairman of its board …
In the March 25 issue of RCR, an article on Metrocall Inc.’s Direct View product incorrectly stated the required devices to use the service. Direct View is a full turnkey …
CDMA Development Group SINGAPORE-The CDMA Development Group said cdmaOne networks today serve more than 12 million subscribers worldwide, putting the technology on track to reach 18 million subscribers by December. …
WASHINGTON-A much ballyhooed victory by the telecommunications industry to get the dates for compliance with the digital wiretap act extended is less certain as both sides in the continuing debate …
VANCOUVER-Nettech Systems introduced a communications solution called Smart IP that enables Internet and intranet applications to run over wireless networks without the challenges associated with Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol connections. …
AirTouch Cellular customers in Wyoming now can receive Caller ID service. Users of narrowband Advance Mobile Phone Service phones with Caller ID capability can see who is calling when their …
