WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week did its part to improve the nation’s roads by proposing that 75 megahertz be set aside for so-called smart highway technologies such as automated …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The North American GSM Alliance L.L.C., a consortium of U.S. and Canadian GSM personal communications services carriers, filed reply comments with the Federal Communications Commission, saying a decision to …
Republicans, joyous over having launched Chinagate, are now writing the script for what they hope will be a best seller come 2000. We’ll call it White House in the Unbalance …
WASHINGTON-Four of the five members of the Federal Communications Commission have chosen to ignore wireless carriers in the ongoing debate over universal service funding. The one exception is FCC Commissioner …
NEW YORK-InfoTelecom of Cedex, France, recently began a pilot project in Irvine, Calif., home base for Cue Network Corp., to test what company executives say will be the first one-way …
WASHINGTON-In an action that provides insight into the complex policy issues simmering beneath the surface of the fiery debate on local competition, the Federal Communications Commission quietly has rejected a …
WASHINGTON-A seemingly parochial fight between a small San Diego firm and two European manufacturing giants over next-generation wireless technology could foreshadow a larger confrontation between the United States and the …
NEW YORK-Electric Fuel Corp. completed a prototype zinc-air disposable battery it said is lighter and delivers more talk and standby time than comparable rechargeable batteries. Developed by the company’s Consumer …
WASHINGTON-A hearing on an E911 bill backed by a cellular industry-public-safety coalition and championed by House telecom committee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) backfired last week when the measure’s supporters were …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission needs to rule on when call-identifying information is “reasonably available” to be given to law enforcement by carriers implementing the digital wiretap act, the Cellular Telecommunications …
SkyTel Communications Inc. and Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Access Group have teamed with Internet security technology provider V-One Corp. to implement an encryption security enhancement for two-way paging and pagers. …
MACON, Ga.-Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. said it opened its second retail outlet-a full-service, 9-foot by 11-foot kiosk-in the Macon Mall in Macon, Ga. In addition to selling handsets …
Moves made by the top 10 paging carriers in the last six months dramatically illustrate how paging carriers are changing to remain in the game. The sun has set on …
Arch Communications Group Inc. announced a major restructuring plan for its U.S. business units-which includes cutting about 10 percent of its 2,800-strong work force-and initiated a new capital structure plan …
PALM BEACH, Fla.-Applied Cellular Technology Inc. announced that it acquired Signature Industries of London, making it possible for the companies to market Signature Industries’ communications and safety products through Applied …
With paging systems and devices moving evermore toward FLEX-based equipment, a debate is heating up about the future of second-hand POCSAG-based gear. The nation’s top 10 paging carriers are migrating …
SEATTLE-Xypoint Corp. announced a new certification program designed to help wireless carriers comply with Phase II of the Federal Communications Commission’s Enhanced 911 mandate. The mandate requires carriers to be …
ATLANTA, Ga.-The Transport and Access Systems Group of World Access Inc. announced at Supercomm last week its WavePLEX spread spectrum family of digital microwave radios and said it will resell …
VLSI Technology Inc. today announced it is shipping samples of its new Code Division Multiple Access chip solution, which it is calling the first real alternative to Qualcomm Inc.’s CDMA …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-VLSI Technology Inc. joined the team of computer and telecommunications companies supporting Bluetooth, a technology that would allow a variety of mobile devices to be connected wirelessly. The …
