Wireless Technology

NEW YORK-Bosch Telecom Inc., Dallas, unveiled the World 718 phone, calling it the first phone that can operate worldwide on Global System for Mobile communications 1900 and 900 networks. Audiovox Communications Corp., Hauppauge, N.Y., will distribute the new phones in …

WASHINGTON-In two unrelated developments that could reignite the debate over whether wireless technology poses health risks, a new Swedish survey has found possible links between mobile phones and illness symptoms, while a female executive with a brain tumor has retained …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Iridium L.L.C.’s satellite communications system using digital wireless technology developed by Motorola Inc. was demonstrated with phone calls placed on the system last Wednesday night, following the completion of the satellite-launching phase of the network earlier in the week. …

Several leading telecommunications and computer industry companies last week announced a technology platform that would allow all types of mobile devices to communicate with each other without cable connections. Companies including Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Toshiba Corp., Nokia Corp. and …

NEW YORK-Geotek Communications Inc., Montvale, N.J., said it plans to restructure the company because it does not have the finances to continue current operations and meet future goals. “Cash resources at May 15 are insufficient to fund both … current …

The SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. merger means two major cellular markets may be up for grabs. Both companies own cellular licenses in Chicago and St. Louis, Mo., as well as surrounding licenses in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. SBC …

WASHINGTON-Major wireless E911 and digital wiretap initiatives on Capitol Hill have taken unexpected turns that may not necessarily doom legislation, but could reshape bills against industry interests. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is negotiating with House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin …

DALLAS-Half of all pagers in North America today are used by people under 30 years of age, according to a recent survey conducted by IDC/Link Resources. “We found that paging is alive and well and has excellent growth potential,” said …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission believes the best reason auctions should be used to allocate spectrum is not the revenue the auctions generate but rather “getting the most use out of the spectrum by focusing bidders on the available spectrum,” said …

OXFORD, England-Tele-communications development boosts economic growth. Or is it the other way around? Economists have argued for decades about the exact nature of the relationship. What is not in dispute is that access to communications is a basic human right …

SAN CARLSO, Calif.-CellNet Data Systems Inc. demonstrated the integration of its wireless technology with photocopiers at the Business Technology Association Converging Technologies Conference in Orlando, Fla. The integration allows CellNet to provide automated meter collection services to photocopier companies, distributors …

Conxus Communications Inc. announced it will extend its Pocketalk voice paging service rollout to Los Angeles and Chicago. Conxus first launched the service in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. markets, followed by Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas and Tampa/St. Petersburg …

The wireless industry, having been defeated on Capitol Hill and Bunker Hill by environmentalists, organized labor and soccer moms, has turned to John Q. Public, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Ivan to makes its case. And what a wonderful strategy shift …

WASHINGTON-Real competition will not succeed in the marketplace until “realistic rates” can be reached and subsidies cut back or restructured-including those earmarked for universal service, said three Wall Street analysts who testified before a Senate subcommittee last Wednesday. Sen. John …

In this March Madness season of religious conversion, I join David Brock (Clinton basher turned sympathizer) and Trent Lott (Starr malcontent turned sympathizer) in the mass confessional. You know, if you listen to Sid the Sycophant in the White House, …

Not so long ago, I broached the subject of “goodwill capital” with a wireless industry leader at lunch. A number of things prompted me to do this. First, I’ve come to realize how much a pillar of the community one …

BellSouth Wireless Inc. sold the majority share of its Cellemetry Data Service to NumereX Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will form a joint venture called Cellemetry L.L.C., to which NumereX will make an initial in-kind …

NEW YORK-Texas Instruments Inc. has put its money where its mouth is to support Internet content providers, whose creativity and innovation it sees as critical for sustaining and expanding the wireless telecommunications revolution. “That is why [the company] is investing …

The following Web sites provide information related to cancer research: International EMF Project, www.who.ch/emf International Agency for Research on Cancer, www.iarc.fr Wireless Technology Research L.L.C., www.wtrllc.com EMF-Link (A Biomedical Science and Engineering Clearinghouse on Electric and Magnetic Fields), www.infoventures.com/emf Electromagnetic …

BALTIMORE, United States-The World Health Organization (WHO) is assessing the feasibility of conducting a multi-nation study to determine the connection, if any, between mobile-phone use and cancers in the brain, head and neck. Countries collaborating on the research initiative include …

JOHANNESBURG-Telkom SA, the national telecommunications provider in South Africa, formally has launched the nation’s first commercial digital enhanced cordless telecommunications (DECT) system at Sandfontein, a village near Rustenburg in the North West Province. It is the first step in providing …

Two wireless infrastructure manufacturers signed agreements last week giving them a foothold in the emerging broadband access market. Lucent Technologies Inc. announced plans to acquire Hewlett-Packard Co.’s local multipoint distribution service wireless business, and Nokia Telecommunications said it signed a …

With technology advancing at lightning speed and telecommunications becoming a powerful engine of the global economy, the International Telecommunication Union has found itself learning to cope in a brave new world where private-sector politics are replacing nation-state diplomacy as the …

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-Bell Atlantic Mobile announced it is providing wireless technology to People’s Cab, allowing it to accept credit cards for payment of cab fares via Cellular Digital Packet Data technology. “Until now, we weren’t able to accept credit cards because …

By focusing on technology strengths and weaknesses, industry veteran Kevin Reynolds believes his newly created consulting firm-PCS Maze Inc.-can safely guide a company through the technical labyrinth that causes so many to lose their way. Reynolds has a long history …