NEW YORK-Amteva Technologies Inc., Glen Allen, Va., announced May 5 the introduction of Unified Messaging Plus, a carrier-class software to allow wireless and wireline phones and other devices to use …
NEW YORK-American Cellular Corp. and its subsidiary, American Wireless, received a low, speculative grade rating of Caa1 from Moody’s Investors Service on $1.285 billion in debt financing they plan to …
BOULDER, Colo.-If Boulder, Colo., had experienced flooding last week, SCC Communications Corp. and U S West Communications Inc. might have been able to help the city notify residents that they …
WASHINGTON-A three-star army general is trying to urge the Federal Communications Commission to allow emergency personnel using commercial wireless equipment to have priority access to the commercial network when they …
NEW YORK-Telecommunications Techniques Corp., which produces testing equipment for wireless and wireline networks, has obtained a $370 million bank credit facility and hopes to raise an additional $275 million from …
The 220 MHz specialized mobile radio industry, sometimes known as the final frontier of wireless spectrum opportunity, gained a major player when four of its larger operators agreed in principle …
JACKSON, Miss.-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. reported operational results for the quarter that again exceeded analysts’ financial expectations but did not meet their subscriber forecasts. Mtel reported a net loss of …
WASHINGTON-Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, in what could become a model for other states, has signed into law a bill to give local communities without approved zoning plans the power to …
SINGAPORE-What was to have been one of the most glorious moments in Singapore’s telecommunications history turned out to be a major fiasco when one of the contenders for the nation’s …
Here’s something to ponder: Is the FBI to blame for the current CALEA fiasco, as the wireless industry has long claimed? Or does this rather serious controversy reflect the wireless …
The on-again, off-again personal communications tender in Argentina has leaned to the off side, as a court order there suspended the auction of the two licenses in response to complaints …
WASHINGTON-Representatives of the Land Mobile Communications Council have begun informal contacts with the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, the agency that must approve any spectrum-sharing arrangement with the federal government, …
Sygnet Wireless Inc. said it is exploring strategic alternatives, including the possible sale of the company, and has retained Lehman Brothers Inc. as its financial adviser. The company said the …
WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. said it added 38,000 net personal communications services customers during the first quarter, closing the period with about 157,000 total PCS subscribers. PCS revenues and sales …
Vivox USA Inc. Vivox USA Inc. plans to begin shipping its patented hands-free car kit, the VL-1E7 for GE/Ericsson 6xx/7xx series cellular phones this month. The system uses a vehicle’s …
WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee, raising the stakes in its probe of the Federal Communications Commission’s planned headquarters move, last week authorized subpoenas to Portals developers Franklin Haney and Steven Grigg; …
Motorola Motorola Inc. appointed Dennis Roberson vice president and chief technology officer. Roberson reports to Merle L. Gilmore, president, Europe, Middle East and Africa. As president, EMEA, Gilmore also oversees …
BOULDER, Colo.-CellPort Labs introduced its AutoServer embedded vehicle-based wireless data server software last week. AutoServer is based on recently patented technology the company developed to manage and enable wireless data …
Midway through this year’s legislative session, many states have considered and passed bills to provide a cost-recovery mechanism for wireless carriers deploying enhanced 911 systems. Phase I of the Federal …
