As the economic crisis in Asia continues, residents there have been forced to find ways to budget their expenses-which could prove a limited boon to the region’s paging industry. Paging …
NEW YORK-It was a glowing quarter for Brightpoint Inc., Indianapolis, which reported significant increases in net sales, income and income per share. The company, a worldwide distributor of wireless handsets …
AT&T Corp. also told analysts it plans to push a calling party pays program for its wireless customers, as well as a dual-band, dual-mode handset with extended battery time. AT&T …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Lotus Development Corp. have teamed up to provide wireless access to Lotus Notes with AT&T PocketNet phones and service. Lotus planned to demonstrate how …
NEW YORK-AT&T Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings announcement last week was notable both for what the company said about its recent past and about its plans for the near future. The country’s …
AirTouch Communications Inc. and U S West Media Group announced a new $5.7 billion definitive agreement to merge U S West Media’s U.S. cellular and personal communications services interests into …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with DCT Communications Inc. to acquire 49 additional 38 GHz licenses covering a population of approximately 63 …
WASHINGTON-This week’s second anniversary of the 1996 telecom act is being greeted with heightened skepticism by industry, policy makers and the public about whether the promise of competition, lower prices …
WASHINGTON-The global telecommunications free trade pact goes into effect this week, following last week’s decision in Geneva that promises to open the floodgates to increased foreign capital and to wireless …
Since before she was born, I have wondered what I want my daughter to be when she grows up. After dismissing college professor (too snooty), doctor (too time-consuming), and president …
DALLAS-UniSite Inc. announced it has closed the private placement funding it began in August, reportedly surpassing its goal of raising $50 million in financing. “After very enthusiastic receptions from venture …
WASHINGTON-After two years, is the Telecommunications Act of 1996 a success or failure? In the eyes of Washington telecom insiders, is it an industry boon or an industry bust? Right …
LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs Inc. reported fiscal 1997 fourth-quarter and annual financial results with annual revenues above the billion-dollar mark. Sales for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 2 were $354.3 million, higher …
VIENNA, Va.-Teligent announced plans to launch facilities-based service over its digital wireless networks this year in Chicago; Denver; Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin, Texas; and …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has signed another deal with a wireless company in its quest to fill in the missing links of its nationwide digital wireless network. The company …
By focusing on technology strengths and weaknesses, industry veteran Kevin Reynolds believes his newly created consulting firm-PCS Maze Inc.-can safely guide a company through the technical labyrinth that causes so …
IRVINE, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. said it received orders from Northern Telecom Ltd. for its multicarrier radio-frequency power amplifiers. The orders, totaling $5 million, will be for a Time Division Multiple …
WASHINGTON-The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau’s Auctions & Industry Analysis Division held an open forum late last month to gather ideas on how to improve its interaction with future auction hopefuls in …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said last week it will not relocate to the Portals unless building security is beefed up. The issue adds a new wrinkle to a controversy that …
SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Towers Inc. said it purchased 20 towers in Fort Smith and Little Rock, Ark., for $8.7 million from the Texas-based paging company, Teletouch Communications. This acquisition brings Pinnacle’s …
