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The rampaging worms and viruses in the computer world that cause billions in damages may soon spread to the wireless industry as more sophisticated Internet-enabled devices enter the market and […]

Byline: Lynnette Luna The importance of first responders being able to communicate deep within a building during an emergency was highlighted when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center eight years [...]

Some fire departments and rescue squads are dropping their pagers in favor of an emergency dispatch solution that allows messages to be transmitted onto a host of mobile devices that [...]

Some fire departments and rescue squads are dropping their pagers in favor of an emergency dispatch solution that allows messages to be transmitted onto a host of mobile devices that [...]

Sirens, chain saws, personal alarms, shouts and spraying water are among the background noises that first responders often encounter. Understandably, such ambient noise interferes with the ability to hear and [...]

DENVER--Project MESA was launched five years ago as a collaborative effort between the United States and Europe to identify and create common specifications for the next generation of public-safety wireless [...]

DENVER--Ed Vea, chief executive officer of ClosedNetworks, tempered the hype surrounding the prospects of the 4.9 GHz band, highlighting the fact that several cost and network considerations come into play [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna DENVER--Thales Communications announced its Project 25 radios now support GPS software, allowing users to plug in any off-the-shelf GPS unit, such as Magellan or Garmin, that outputs [...]

DENVER--Engineers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology have spent the last two years radio mapping large buildings and placing transmitters in old buildings before their implosion to study [...]

DENVER--Alvarion Ltd. announced it has extended it broadband platform into the 4.9 GHz band, which is set aside for public-safety data communications. Called BreezeACCESS 4900, the platform leverages Alvarion's existing [...]

DENVER--The war on terror is a permanent one. As such, interoperable communications cooperation among local jurisdictions is critical to managing this risk, said former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge during [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna DENVER-Howard Melamed, CEO of CellAntenna Corp., has launched a one-man crusade of sorts urging the Federal Communications Commission to allow public-safety to use jamming devices to ward [...]

Integration will be the operative word for the telecom industry during the next five years, says Len Lauer. While the word has long remained a cliche in the industry, he [...]

The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) model popularized by Virgin Mobile's success targeting the under-penetrated youth market with wireless services wholesaled from Sprint PCS will be the model of the [...]

While it's always difficult to predict the future, Michael Rouleau knows one thing is certain in telecom for the next five years: If providers continue to market broadband services based [...]

The next five years will be characterized as the search for significance for traditional service providers, says Danny Briere. The pendulum is swinging toward device and software manufacturers and content [...]

It's ironic that the emergence of broadband is ushering in voice service as the killer application, says Richard E. Wiley. Considered the most disruptive technology to reach the telecom industry, [...]

The deep freeze that has afflicted the majority of players in the telecom industry appears to be thawing for many operational support system (OSS) vendors looking to push their wares [...]

Small rural wireless companies aren't usually known for blazing new trails in the industry. However, when Western Wireless Corp. embarked on a strategy eight years ago to compete with local [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna Len Lauer, the new president of Sprint PCS, is surprisingly candid when talking about his overhaul of a business that took such a disastrous dive in the [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna It was a mobile provider's dream: A man walking down the street uses his phone to buy and sell stock, receive a discount on jeans at The [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna Financial analysts lately have been tripping over themselves to find out what sort of take rates Sprint PCS is reporting for its new nationwide high-speed wireless data [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna Deep within the heart of Kansas' rolling green hills lies Manhattan, otherwise known as the Little Apple, a sprawling college town that will soon be home to [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna AT&T Wireless Services is pushing technology vendor Nokia to foot a $2.2 million bill the FCC slapped on the carrier in May for failing to sell E-911 [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna Hauling heavy bags of concrete and long pieces of metal up dangerous rocky mountain ridges is a labor of love for Michael Peralta, a member of the [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna It was a big deal when the tiny grocery store in the remote Dominican village of El Limon was given a truck. That meant the store could [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna Verizon Wireless and Microsoft last week entered into an exclusive strategic alliance to co-develop and jointly market wireless data services. Those offerings will feature MSN services and [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna The wireless industry is waiting for the day AT&T Wireless launches services like i-mode, the world's most successful wireless data service offered by Japanese mobile giant NTT [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna What's in a brand? Not much, since wireless carriers seem to change their branding on a whim despite sinking billions into building brands over the last several [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna Wireless carrier executives dream of reaping mounds of revenues from wireless data services ranging from mobile commerce to mobile banking. Such applications promise to drive penetration and [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna Qualcomm last week announced a solution that allows GSM carriers to overlay a CDMA 1X air interface over their existing networks. Sound familiar? The company announced a [...]

Byline: Lynnette Luna Imagine new wireless service providers with names like Gucci Mobile, Wal-Mart Wireless or even WrestleMania Wireless. In a sector where wireless carriers continually strive to partner with [...]

Redmond giant begins competitive strike against Symbian Microsoft made an aggressive move into the wireless space earlier this month in an attempt to gain as much clout in the mobile […]

Wireless operators may wish to emulate MVNO strategy The auditorium audience sat in dark silence waiting for Sir Richard Branson, chairman and founder of Virgin Group, to appear behind the […]

It's becoming more and more unlikely that many GSM and TDMA operators will deploy EDGE, enhanced data rates for GSM evolution. TDMA operator AT&T Wireless has decided to deploy GSM […]

Because the W-CDMA standard is a moving target, most vendors are working on deploying Release 99 of the standard and adding in the corrections, which standards bodies will complete in […]

THE WORLD'S DOMINANT 3G STANDARDS HAVE THEIR SHARE OF ADVANTAGES AND DRAWBACKS When it comes to the issue of third generation standards, it has been a long and hard-fought battle […]

Mobile Internet companies lose funding advantages The wireless Internet market is certainly a different story than just a year ago, when well-known venture capital firms embraced almost any company that […]

Carriers post strong results in 2000 Top U.S. wireless operators continue to report strong sequential growth quarter after quarter with stable average revenue per user, churn and cost per customer […]

Wireless equipment maker outlines aggressive plans for the U.S. Since its exit from the U.S. mobile phone market in late 1998, Siemens AG has vowed to return. The German conglomerate […]

AT&T's plans for fixed wireless project unclear The hype surrounding AT&T Wireless' fixed wireless project continues to fade year after year - so much so that the industry hardly noticed […]

Wireless industry assesses effects of economic slowdown Wireless industry executives last week said they were uncertain about growth in the U.S. wireless market during the first half of the year […]

Carriers urged to hold on for new generation of WAP When rumors began to circulate that Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo planned to buy into AT&T Wireless last year, shares of […]

Investors wary of 3G in Europe When it comes to the third generation wireless market in Europe, it's not a pretty scene. Heavy debt and unclear business plans have cast […]

Mobile satellite companies set to prove market still exists It has been a tumultuous two years for the mobile satellite industry, to say the least. Highlighted by a series of […]

Globalstar protests DOD/Iridium deal The U.S. Department of Defense has been burned before by Iridium in pursuing its policy to leverage commercial satellites with its own communications systems. Today, as […]

Last week left Globalstar investors nervous. To remain funded throughout 2001, the company suspended indefinitely principal and interest payments on all of its funded debt, including its credit facility, vendor […]