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Article intended to highlight many contributions To the editor: I am concerned that there may be a misperception resulting from my article published by RCR on March 27, 2000, that …

This is a copy of a letter sent to President Clinton in response to his recent American tour exposing the lack of wireless telephony and Internet access to rural and …

The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association likes to talk about safety. And why not? Thousands of 911 calls from mobile phones are made every day, millions each year. No doubt countless …

NEW YORK-Excluding the third-generation wireless impact, the number of cell sites for mobile communications in the United States likely will reach 140,000 in the next two years, said Ric Prentiss, …

Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. said its money will run out in five months unless it gets help. In the meantime, ongoing efforts to establish a worldwide network and begin widespread commercial …

Front Porch Communications L.L.C., a hardware and software solutions developer for Internet service providers since 1998, expanded its offerings last week to include wireless Internet solutions. Qualcomm Inc. also said …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. formed a new venture to develop integrated systems in silicon chips to improve the performance and reduce the cost and size of next-generation Internet appliances, …

To the Editor: We would like to respond to the letter from Mr. Jules Neuringer, president of Portronix Communications, printed in your April 24 issue. In recent years, Motorola and …

FREMONT, Calif.-Consumers are accustomed to the sleek and small handsets available in the market today. But as the data revolution unfolds, the components needed to facilitate new functions threaten to …

NEW YORK-In a perfect world, top executives would not implement a new promotion plan until they received assurances from the engineering department that the system could handle increased use. Instead, …

VoiceStream Wireless Corp. pronounced itself the fastest growing wireless company in the nation last week as it detailed its strategy for tying together former Omnipoint Corp. and Aerial Communications Inc. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission this week is expected to seek public input on the proposed transfer of 900 MHz dispatch radio licenses in 14 major markets from Geotek Communications Inc.’s …

In spring, a young geek’s fancy turns to cyberterrorism. This is, after all, the Digital Age. Ah yes, a love bug is the air. Online to be precise. You know, …

WASHINGTON-The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health said injuries and fatalities from workers falling from wireless towers are occurring at a substantially greater rate than in other U.S. industries. …

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Holdings Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate, reported higher net losses for the first quarter, despite more revenues. Triton said it saw an increase in revenue …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. released first-quarter earnings, elected a new chairman and completed both the acquisition of NationPage and initial construction of a nationwide Asynchronous Transfer Mode network. Metrocall’s first quarter …

NEW YORK-SkyBridge L.P. is building a network and a business model designed to sidestep the negatives associated with other land and space alternatives for local loop broadband communications delivery. The …

Bell Atlantic Mobile, Vodafone AirTouch plc and PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. had a problem when they were going to merge their U.S. wireless assets into a single company. How do …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-In tone with the wave of competition that has taken Argentina by storm, Nextel has decided to extend its iDEN digital wireless services network, connecting Buenos Aires with …

LONDON-The wireless sector in the Middle East is still widely accepted as a vibrant and growing market, with the wireless Internet and several wireless trade shows coming on the scene. …

TOKYO-In early February, some 300 telecom experts from 25 nations in the Asia-Pacific region met in Tokyo to compile their proposals for WRC-2000. Based on the five-day meeting, the Asia …

MOSCOW-Three nationwide Russian wireless carriers, which control close to 75 percent of the market, have launched a fierce battle for new clients as mobile phones become more common communications tools …

SINGAPORE-Falling margins, cheaper alternatives and technological obsolescence have combined to deal a major blow to Singapore’s four paging operators. From an all-time high of 1.36 million subscribers in June 1998-representing …

NEW YORK-Bolstered by their respective strengths in network infrastructure and mobile handsets, the Scandinavian giants, Ericsson Inc. of Sweden and Nokia Corp. of Finland, reported strong quarterly results last week. …

WASHINGTON-Prepaid cellular plans, increased licensing and expanded competition throughout the region will drive future wireless growth in Latin America, according to a report by the Strategis Group. “Latin America Cellular/PCS …