ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group was awarded two contracts to expand the Sichuan Posts and Telecommunications Association’s analog and digital cellular phone systems in China’s Sichuan province. The …
ATLANTA-Sema Group, a systems integration, consulting and outsourcing company, launched a customer care and billing service bureau for wireless network operators in the United States. The system provides pay-as-you-go service …
IRVINE, Calif.-Subscriber Computing Inc. said it has signed a contract with Celpage, Puerto Rico’s second largest telecommunications paging carrier, to provide an integrated customer management and billing system, Communications Resource …
FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group announced that Moscow-based Complex Communications Systems Ltd. and Page-Link Technology are now licensees of Motorola’s FLEX protocol for one-way paging. This follows …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has acquired Now Software, a pioneer in cross-platform, personal productivity software. With the purchase, Qualcomm gains Now’s range of advanced scheduling and “calendaring” software products that meet …
I wonder how many Americans fired up their cellular phones last Thursday morning to see if a call to 911 would go through. I know I did. If ABC’s Nov. …
WASHINGTON-The Library of Congress may ask the Federal Communications Commission for a piece of the auction-revenue pie to promote a program to preserve TV videos. The Library of Congress in …
WASHINGTON-The Senate last week approved legislation to curb illegal cloning of wireless phones, setting the stage for passage next year of a bill that could stop hackers from stealing hundreds …
Nearly one year after British Telecommunications plc and MCI Communications Corp. announced plans to merge, MCI last week terminated the agreement and accepted a $37 billion stock offer to merge …
WASHINGTON-Nevada-based wireless companies owned by Mark Edwards have been shut down due to long-standing disputes between Edwards and Nevada Bell, and now he is planning to go to court-and to …
NEW YORK-NEC Corp. said it will establish a joint venture company in India with Crompton Greaves Ltd., a leading electronics and telecommunications systems maker there. The new company, NEC CG …
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-InfoPower Inc., a subsidiary of Motorola Inc., introduced a free news service to be available exclusively on all Motorola Inc. alphanumeric pagers. According to InfoPower, owners of Motorola …
Addressing a chief concern from designated entities over upfront financing, the Federal Communications Commission has postponed the Local Multipoint Distribution Service auction until Feb. 18. The FCC said it delayed …
LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired, an operating partner in C-block winner Meretel Communications, launched service in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, La., and Beaumont, Texas. The basic trading areas launched cover more …
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. announced a third quarter net loss of $3 million, or 58 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $3.2 million, or 70 cents …
WINCHESTER, Mass.-Hong Kong’s New World Telephone Group selected ADC Metrica’s network performance management system for use in its personal communications services network, which was launched in August. Metrica said its …
NEW YORK-Hongkong Telecom showed strong growth in revenues, net income and earnings for the six-month period that ended Sept. 30, according to results the carrier released Friday. Compared with the …
SAN FRANCISCO-Personal communications services carriers using Global System for Mobile communications technology in the United States and Canada now have more than 1 million customers. “Thirteen PCS companies provide commercial …
HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Communications Corp. opened its wireless data service center for wireless network operators. The center provides carriers with a single source for marketing end-to-end wireless data solutions over their …
Hoping to cash in on the expected integration of wireless voice and data applications, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based General Magic Inc. has been striving to complete a service that will do just …
