PCIA – Wireless Infrastructure Assoc.

CHICAGO-In a wireless data environment increasingly cluttered with multiple email addresses and multiple wireless devices, Postini Corp. is hoping to score with a simple solution-enabling end users to read emails on wireless devices. Postini plans to do this using the …

CHICAGO-Telcordia Technologies Inc. said last week it will now offer the Telcordia Service Management Gateway for Wireless Number Portability. The announcement comes two years before wireless carriers must begin wireless number portability functions. While wireline carriers began phasing in local …

WASHINGTON-In a move with major implications for the future of mobile commerce and the $183 billion merger between America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc., the Federal Communications Commission last week launched an inquiry into whether high-speed Internet open access …

CHICAGO-Partnerships are the key to success in the wireless Internet space, was the resounding theme at last week’s PCIA GlobalXChange convention keynote session. “The wireless Internet is like the proverbial wild West or the first blast off into space,” Janiece …

CHICAGO-At previous wireless industry trade shows, NeoPoint Inc. could be counted on to make significant announcements, guaranteeing throngs of foot traffic around their booth and an overall buzz of excitement. First it was the introduction of its groundbreaking NeoPoint 1000 …

While the convergence of computing and communications may be the future, and the future may be now, the convergence of ideas to actual product line takes longer to reach fruition. This could leave the wireless industry a little discombobulated as …

CHICAGO-The Personal Communications Industry Association Foundation honored individuals and companies with its PCIA Foundation Leadership Awards during last week’s PCIA GlobalXChange show. The awards included the Albert Gore Jr. LifePage Achievement Award, presented to companies or individuals who exemplify the …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-After spending the spring revamping his organization and moving it in a new direction with a new show, Jay Kitchen, president of the Personal Communications Industry Association, is upbeat about PCIA Global Xchange, which begins tomorrow in Chicago. In …

WASHINGTON-Telecom firms-including those with major wireless properties-have contributed nearly $18 million so far in soft money in the 2000 election cycle, according to a new report. Overall, Common Cause said the telecom industry ranked second only to Wall Street in …

WASHINGTON-A little more than a year ago, Nextel Communications Inc. shocked the telecom world by announcing it had reached an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission to buy the licenses of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. A year later, the FCC …

The Personal Communications Industry Association made another move designed to evolve the association into one that serves the global mobile Internet market. PCIA last week announced the PCIA Global Initiative, a new PCIA division designed to provide consumer and market …

WASHINGTON-The argument over which trade association should represent the wireless data industry could peak next September when two large trade shows overlap. The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless IT show is set for Sept. 10-12, 2001, in San Diego. The …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association plans to file documents this week asking a federal court to allow it to join in a lawsuit that could have a substantial impact on antenna sitings near historic properties. The lawsuit goes to the …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association reported that Christopher Galvin, chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Inc., will be the opening keynote speaker at PCIA’s GlobalXChange. “As one of our longstanding industry leaders and supporters, Mr. Galvin has a …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on June 8 adopted rules and policies aimed at increasing teledensity on tribal lands but did not address requests from the wireless industry to obtain universal-service funds to serve these areas. “The FCC needs to take …

WASHINGTON-Carriers and tower owners wishing to build out their networks by siting more antennas are running into regulatory roadblocks that often delay buildout. “The pressure is building on carriers and tower owners because there are just too many conflicting regulations …

WASHINGTON-The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission last week rejected the notion that new rules designed to reduce the amount consumers pay for long-distance service transfers a portion of the obligation for universal service to wireless carriers. “I do not …

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.-Despite the outlook by many in the industry that paging is a market in decline, Southeastern Communications Association members are excited abut it. The group, which held its annual meeting here last week, primarily represents smaller, regional paging …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Attempting to balance public-safety concerns with industry realities, the Personal Communications Industry Association modified its technical standards for advanced messaging and ancillary services, enabling paging carriers to be compliant with the requirements of the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law …

WASHINGTON-A divided Federal Trade Commission last week said industry self-regulation of Internet privacy was a failure and called on Congress to legislate consumer safeguards, an action that immediately drew criticism from high-tech advocates and further underscored the prospect for new …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry received a stinging rebuke Thursday about its lack of action on a Federal Communications Commission item that could increase the amount of money wireless customers pay into the universal-service fund. “I have been shocked at how timid …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association said its GlobalXChange trade show will feature a special pavilion of Bluetooth technology adopters led by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, a nine-company promoter group driving the development of the wireless technology and taking …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association Foundation on Tuesday night gave its Eugene C. Bowler Award to Dale Hatfield, chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology. “You cannot separate Dale’s passion for technology from his desire to help people,” …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week officially delayed the auctions for the 700 MHz band to Sept. 6. The auctions had been originally scheduled for June. The commission plans to hold two auctions for the spectrum: one for commercial use …

WASHINGTON-A proposal from the Federal Communications Commission to fund telephone service for Native Americans has come under fire from both inside the commission and the wireless trade associations. FCC Chairman William Kennard and FCC Commissioner Gloria Tristani joined President Clinton …