Small- and medium-sized dispatch radio operators gathering at the 21st annual International Wireless Communications Expo this week in Las Vegas will recognize each other as the fierce competitors they are …
CHICAGO-Skynet, a Chicago-based cellular dealership, announced it has signed on with 360
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Swiss Telecom has developed an application platform for Subscriber Identity Module cards that activate portable devices, including recharging prepaid phone cards, over the air. The SIM card application platform …
BROOKDALE, Calif.-Wireless technology analysts Andrew Seybold and Alan Reiter announced they will host a conference devoted exclusively to wireless computing device operating systems June 24 in Santa Clara, Calif. The …
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Metricom Inc. said it is developing a technology designed to increase data speeds on its wireless network. The technology, named Autobahn, will use unlicensed spectrum in the 900 …
ARLINGTON, Va.-RFM Facilities Management, a subsidiary of TeleCom Towers Inc., has been hired to provide antenna site management services for NationsBank Services Inc. The agreement calls for RFM Facilities to …
Ireland’s second mobile phone operator has launched service with two compact packages and a goal of acquiring 50,000 customers by the end of the year. Dublin-based Esat Digifone had hoped …
A Western Wireless Corp. subsidiary has filed a lawsuit in Arizona U.S. district court against the city of Tucson, claiming the city’s new zoning ordinance discriminates against the company and …
IRVINE, Calif.-STM Wireless Inc. won a contract to supply satellite networking equipment for a rural telephony project in Southeast Asia. STM values the contract at $30 million. Installation of equipment …
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-About 15 companies submitted bids last week for ten B-band cellular licenses in Brazil. One source reported that bids ranged from $200 million for more desolate Amazon …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Wireless local loop technology could be the key to bringing telephone service to regions where landline service is unreliable or nonexistent, said Allied Business Intelligence in its Wireless …
The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California has granted Qualcomm Inc.’s request for a temporary restraining order against Motorola Inc. Qualcomm said the order prohibits Motorola from …
GREENWICH, Conn.-The proposed merger of PanAmSat Corp. and the Galaxy satellite services business of Hughes Communications Inc. received approval from the Federal Communications Commission to transfer orbital slot licenses from …
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. announced it has reached a roaming agreement with Eircell, a Global System for Mobile communications provider in Ireland. The launch of service with Eircell is …
IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. signed an agreement to supply personal communications services handsets to Pacific Bell Mobile Services. The companies value the agreement at $35 million. The one-year agreement calls for …
MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. has rolled out its digital network in eight more major markets. Nextel digital service now is in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., San Diego, St. …
WASHINGTON-Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) last week launched a congressional investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of the struggling cancer research program funded by the cellular telephone industry, a …
WASHINGTON-Most of the 24 bidders who made the cut to participate in tomorrow’s start of the Wireless Communications Services auction remain mum regarding how they plan to use their frequencies …
Name Markets Minimum Spectrum Comcast WCS Communications Inc. All 5 MHz PCSCO Partnership Northeast 5 MHz BellSouth Wireless Cable Inc. Southeast 5 MHz Pacific Telesis Enterprises Misc. 5 MHz Metricom …
Paging stocks haven’t budged much from their spot in Wall Street’s basement. PCS companies continue to delay plans to go public. Pocket is trying to reorganize its operations under Chapter …
