German cellular service provider T-Mobil awarded a contract to Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand T-Mobil’s Global System for Mobile communications network. Lucent values the agreement at more than $30 million. …
BellSouth Mobility plans to begin consumer trials of Wildfire Communications Inc.’s Network Wildfire in the company’s Atlanta cellular market. Network Wildfire is the company’s network-based electronic assistant. Earlier this year, …
WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. shut down its Southeast and Midwest operations last week, the first wave of what could be a nationwide reduction in force that could cut the C-block personal …
NEWBURY, U.K.-Vodafone Group plc and Qualcomm Inc. said they will conduct a field trial in the United Kingdom starting the fourth quarter to demonstrate how Code Division Multiple Access wireless …
WASHINGTON-Ed Jose, winner of this year’s VITA*award for Crimestopper from the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, couldn’t be on hand to accept his award last week in Washington. He was testifying …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it received an order from Russia’s Vimpel Communications for equipment to expand the operator’s Digital-Advanced Mobile Phone Service network. Ericsson values the contract at $54 million. …
BELLINGHAM, Wash.-Dynacom Telecommunications Corp. said it executed a letter of intent to purchase Jeffrand Inc., doing business as The Wireless Outlet, Pro Cell Communications and S&R Pager Repair. The transaction …
CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. said four individuals have filed a shareholder class action lawsuit against it and several of its officers and directors in California state court. The lawsuit alleges …
PriCellular group to acquire Palmer Price Communications Corp. reached an agreement to acquire Palmer Wireless Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $880 million, including debt repayment. The agreement, which …
DALLAS-Conestoga Wireless, winner of four D-, E-and F-block personal communications services licenses in central and eastern Pennsylvania, selected Northern Telecom Ltd. to supply Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure equipment …
Using tracking technology developed almost a decade ago for the financial community, ProNet Inc. is marketing a security tracking service for college students and employees. CampusTrac works the opposite from …
WILMINGTON, Mass.-Priority Call Management has introduced a short messaging service application to its Oryx platform. Priority said its SMS application provides one number, prepaid calling and enhanced messaging short messages …
LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc was successful in its bid for 49 percent of the shares of Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A., Panama’s state-owned telecommunications company. The company bid $652 million …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nokia Telecommunications selected Cisco Systems Inc.’s Cisco AS5200 universal access server, which routes digital cellular phone calls directly to data networks and the Internet. Nokia’s decision was based …
WASHINGTON-The United States is honing preparations to press for additional global mobile satellite spectrum at the World Radiocommunication Conference this fall in Geneva, but prospects appear more promising for big …
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. said they will develop a prototype digital handset for NTT DoCoMo in Japan based on wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology. NTT recently announced …
MINNEAPOLIS-Nextel Communications Inc. launched its integrated digital wireless communications network in Minneapolis. Nextel customers can use their Nextel PowerFone in Nextel markets throughout the United states without paying roaming fees, …
MCI Communications Corp. kicked off networkMCI Interactive Paging two-way service, using the AccessLink pager by Wireless Access Inc. and SkyTel Corp.’s ReFLEX 50 network. The complete service, with reply capability …
The only way wireless carriers are going to be successful in today’s cut-throat environment is to differentiate their service from everybody else’s offering. Market segmentation is the mantra. But conventional …
NEW YORK-Venture capital-backed investments during the first quarter of 1997 totaled $2.3 billion, up 5 percent compared with the same period last year, according to Price Waterhouse L.L.P.’s National Venture …
