Wireless companies heavily involved in the Asia-Pacific region have renewed confidence that China will not succumb to devaluing its currency. As the Japanese yen dropped last week to an eight-year …
NORCROSS, Ga.-Reseller Ameritel Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary or USCI Inc., initiated digital cellular service in New York City. The digital service, which is branded Clear Voice, will include …
Aeris Communications Inc. announced it signed Bell Atlantic Mobile as its latest MicroBurst carrier partner, increasing its U.S. coverage to 60 percent of the nation. MicroBurst is a short-burst data …
Peru PageMart Wireless Inc. teamed with Peruvian paging carrier Uniworld S.A., to make Peru the first South American market to join PageMart’s network. Service is expected to begin by the …
DENVER-The Colorado State Patrol will launch a new program July 1 in conjunction with wireless carriers and VisionTek Inc. in an effort to combat aggressive driving. Motorists who witness “road …
Paging Network Inc. announced a strategic agreement with Computer Associates Inc. to jointly develop and market a monitoring product that integrates PageNet’s wireless information delivery abilities with CA’s Unicenter TNG …
NEW YORK-Silvio Scaglia, chief executive officer of Omnitel Pronto Italia S.p.A., called it the “What we are doing today that others will do tomorrow” plan. The Italian carrier has executed …
LONDON-Recently formed Belgian wireless communications company KPN Orange Belgium NV was awarded the third license to build and operate an 1800 MHz Global System for Mobile communications network in Belgium. …
Enhanced specialized mobile radio operator Nextel Communications Inc. is offering landline long-distance service to its existing customers in several markets. The nationwide carrier, which targets work groups because of its …
KSI Inc. announced it will demonstrate TeleSentinel, its prototype enhanced 911 system for locating and tracking wireless calls, at the National Emergency Number Association’s conference this week at the Cincinnati …
A German study indicates the electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile telephones cause an increase in blood pressure. Dr. Stephan Braune of the University Neurology Clinic in Freiburg, Germany, strapped a …
ISSAQUAH, Wash.-Western Wireless International, through its majority ownership interest in Meteor Mobile Communications Ltd., was awarded a license to provide Global System for Mobile communications services in Ireland. As Ireland’s …
PRINCETON, N.J.-WolfeTech Corp. announced it will offer NewsAlert’s real-time news service to two-way pagers, wireless phones and other wireless devices equipped with the PocketGenie application. Users who enter a company’s …
BELMONT, Calif.-Wireless Inc. and Multipoint Networks Inc. have signed a definitive merger agreement that will enhance the market position and portfolio of Wireless Inc. to include a complete line of …
ATLANTA-Wildfire Communications plans to develop enhanced network service applications for Compaq Computer Corp.’s Tandem Integrity XC, Compaq announced. Wildfire hopes the Tandem Integrity XC will bring greater availability and scalability …
NEW YORK-Like comets flashing across the sky, one vendor that topped the 1996 revenue charts dropped significantly on the 1997 charts, while another that was absent from the major players …
FORT LEE, N.J.-TSR Wireless L.L.C. announced it will use Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s paging technology to build out several major markets during the next two years. TSR has ordered more than …
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. announced plans to eliminate about 3,500 jobs in a move expected to save the company $270 million annually. The layoffs are part of a global restructuring that …
Sprint PCS said it expects to spend up to $700 million during the next three years with Lucent Technologies Inc., which will supply equipment and services for the next phase …
WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) will oppose a universal-service proposal endorsed by the Personal Communications Industry Association last week that would earmark half of the 3-percent telephone service …
