DALLAS-In response to a recent study finding that nearly half of potential wireless users want to purchase phones from more familiar retail outlets, Southwestern Bell has introduced a complete wireless …
The Asia-Pacific market will by far be the world’s largest regional wireless telephony market by 2002, said a new study released by The Strategis Group in Washington, D.C. The firm …
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa-Inet Inc. announced that Frontier Advanced Service Technologies selected the Inet GeoProbe system to monitor and troubleshoot its Signaling System 7 network from a centralized operations center. The …
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. recently announced the expansion of its prepaid operations with the completion of an equity investment in Topp Telecom Inc. Topp’s prepaid phones, TracFone, are available in more …
The Asian currency crisis has created hidden opportunities for providers of cellular equipment and for global carriers and vendors to invest in under-capitalized regional carriers and distributors at enticing rates, …
Safety traditionally has been a strong selling point for the wireless industry, but a Pennsylvania company has begun deploying a product that puts a new twist on the safety angle. …
NEW YORK-AG Communication Systems Inc., Phoenix, has introduced a “Triggerless Number Portability” solution, which it said will permit wireless carriers with Signaling System 7 functions in their networks to avoid …
WASHINGTON-Pocket Communications Inc., which won 42 licenses in the C-block personal communications services auction and then filed for Chapter 11 reorganization last March, may be throwing in the towel and …
Bill Jackson, a former military software developer who has made a career developing communications applications for top secret U.S. government operations, has brought his flexible style of software solutions to …
Paragon Software Ltd. is approaching wireless consumers with the simple message that its FoneBook Plus product can help organize their lives by putting contact names and phone numbers on their …
MIAMI-CellStar Corp. made an equity investment in Topp Telecom Inc. to fund distribution and facilitation services and to help Topp Telecom expand its prepaid TracFone internationally, the companies announced. Topp’s …
WASHINGTON-For the wireless telecom industry, 1998 will be a pivotal year. A continuation next year of this year’s policy retreats and defeats at the Federal Communications Commission, on Capitol Hill …
Remember the old Kris Kristofferson standard, “Everybody’s got to have somebody to look down on?” Well, I think I saw that in spades when I sat in on a recent …
IRVING, Texas-Nokia Mobile Phones has developed a new feature called Acoustic Echo Cancellation designed to eliminate echo in wireless phone calls without sacrificing other voice quality factors like tone and …
Homeowners in California soon will have the capability to run their entire house by remote control-using only a computer, two-way pager, or telephone-thanks to utility deregulation efforts and agreements signed …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a royalty-bearing license agreement granting Marconi Instruments Ltd. a license to design and develop test equipment based on its Code Division Multiple Access Interim Standard 95 …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Korea TRS, Korea Telecom’s specialized mobile radio service company, plans to launch the first phase of its nationwide digital wireless service in Seoul and Pusan, using Motorola Inc.’s integrated …
Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co. Ltd. and Teleway Corp. agreed to basic terms of a merger that is expected to close before the end of next year, announced Tokyo-based KDD. The …
Iridium L.L.C., the international consortium working to establish a 66-satellite network for a global wireless personal communications network, announced it intends to launch and operate an additional constellation of 96 …
African Continental Telecommunications Ltd. said it will invest $835 million in a two-phase deal to establish an advanced satellite telecommunications network in Africa. Phase one of the network, which includes …
