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Frustrated by the lack of cooperation in Europe over convergence of third-generation technology, some U.S. cdmaOne operators have vowed to push ahead aggressively with cdma2000 technology. “Negotiations have gone on …

ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. announced it will co-develop and co-deploy an advanced customer-service, billing and financial management business support system for Iridium L.L.C.’s global mobile phone service. According to LHS, the …

WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Industry Association, Australian Telecom Industry Association and the Communications Industry Association of Japan have been chosen as co-leaders of the Implementation Project for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Synacom Technology Inc. said it successfully tested its CloneSafe wireless cloning fraud system as part of Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Cooperative Innovations program. The CloneSafe system facilitates authentication by …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Spyglass Inc. announced its Device Mail 3.1 embedded e-mail and Device Mosaic 3.1 browser products are available. Device Mail is an embedded e-mail client that extends e-mail capabilities …

WETHERSFIELD, Conn.-Shared Technologies Cellular Inc. signed an agreement with Boston Communications Group Inc. that will allow STC, in cooperation with Boston’s wireless carrier customers, to provide nationwide prepaid service with …

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Communications Inc. acquired GlobalComm Inc., a wireless carrier collocation company. Since 1995, GlobalComm has completed more than 600 collocation agreements in the Southeast, said SpectraSite. “Collocation is a …

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Metromedia International Group Inc. and its subsidiary Metromedia International Telecommunications Inc. have completed two transactions overseas-one to enter the wireline and wireless phone market in Russia, and another …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to vote this month to resolve most of the remaining issues regarding the tortured refarming docket. The refarming docket began several years ago as …

WASHINGTON-Qualcomm Inc. is waging a major court battle against the Federal Communications Commission to gain recognition of Code Division Multiple Access technology innovation in personal communications services and the potentially …

NEW YORK-Wristwatch maker Swatch introduced Swatch the Beep Box-a FLEX-enabled numeric pager shaped in a circle. Customers can buy the round pager, which features a trackball activation system, from Swatch’s …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-iReady Corp. said Seiko Instruments Inc. licensed its Internet Tuner technology to enable a line of next-generation liquid crystal displays in consumer electronics devices that can cheaply link …

NumereX Corp. announced Cellemetry L.L.C. signed an agreement with Bell Atlantic Mobile, expanding its Cellemetry Data Service footprint into the Eastern corridor. Gordon Ray, chairman, president and chief executive officer …

NEW YORK-Propelled by its Digital One Rate plan, AT&T Corp. said total revenue from wireless services increased 19.4 percent for the third quarter compared with last year. AT&T Corp.’s third-quarter …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Spectrum L.P. said it added 381,000 customers during the third quarter, compared with 260,000 customers during the second quarter, ending the three-month period with 1.75 million subscribers. …

Microsoft Corp. last week announced plans to enter the smart-card market with a new standards-based operating system called Smart Cards for Windows. The system will allow smart-card developers to take …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has released traditional specialized mobile radio operators from local number portability requirements. Portability refers to telephone subscribers keeping their telephone number when switching service providers. The …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it has signed a multiyear contract with U S West Wireless L.L.C. to expand U S West’s personal communications services coverage into more than 10 new …

WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. reported a net loss of $64.3 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, or $2.47 per share, compared with a net loss of $45.9 million, …

BALTIMORE-At the end of a day-long hearing last Thursday, a bankruptcy judge made sure everyone, including himself, could go home happy. DCR PCS Inc., the subsidiary of Pocket Communications Inc., …

NEW YORK-Plantronics Inc., a Santa Cruz, Calif., manufacturer of hands-free telephone devices, reported its second quarter was a record-setter for the company in income, revenue and cash flow. “Both domestic …

WASHINGTON-Dan Phythyon, top mobile communications regulator at the Federal Communications Commission, last week cautioned against overreaction to congressionally mandated private wireless auctions and urged licensees to lobby Congress for spectrum …

Sprint Corp., citing poor market conditions, said it is postponing its planned public offering of its Sprint PCS venture. The Kansas City, Mo.-based long-distance carrier said it will continue to …

Western Wireless Corp. said it is considering spinning off its 80.1-percent ownership interest in its personal communications business VoiceStream Wireless Corp. to its shareholders on a tax-free basis. The company, …

WASHINGTON-Top Pentagon brass-angrily responding to new revelations U.S. military communications have disrupted wireless telecom operations abroad and major U.S. weapons have been rendered useless due to lackluster Defense Department frequency …