May 1997

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service announced May 21 it raised the investment grade ratings on the outstanding senior unsecured debt of Cincinnati Bell Inc. to A2 from A3. A key factor …

NEWBURY, U.K.-Vodafone Group plc and Qualcomm Inc. said they will conduct a field trial in the United Kingdom starting the fourth quarter to demonstrate how Code Division Multiple Access wireless …

WASHINGTON-Two California lawmakers, citing lack of cooperation from the Federal Communications Commission and the startling prospect that spectrum legislation pushed by Congress and the Clinton administration will not provide a …

TULSA, Okla.-Southwestern Bell Wireless launched its 1900 MHz Time Division Multiple Access network in Tulsa, Okla., the first time TDMA has been commercially available at 1900 MHz in the United …

WASHINGTON-Two House lawmakers introduced legislation last week to stem the tide of high-tech class action securities lawsuits that have migrated from federal courts to state courts in the aftermath of …

RARITAN TOWNSHIP, N.J.-Police in Raritan Township, N.J., have had increased success in apprehending drivers with suspended licenses or other violations using Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile’s AirBridge Cellular Digital Packet Data …

German cellular service provider T-Mobil awarded a contract to Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand T-Mobil’s Global System for Mobile communications network. Lucent values the agreement at more than $30 million. …

DALLAS-Conestoga Wireless, winner of four D-, E-and F-block personal communications services licenses in central and eastern Pennsylvania, selected Northern Telecom Ltd. to supply Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure equipment …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. last week dedicated Qualcomm Stadium, which is home to the San Diego Chargers, San Diego Padres and San Diego State University Aztecs. Qualcomm paid the city of …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission gave NextWave Telecom Inc. extra time to reorganize its ownership structure in light of anticipated commission changes in foreign-investment rules that could result from an upcoming …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. said they will develop a prototype digital handset for NTT DoCoMo in Japan based on wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology. NTT recently announced …

After three years in Motorola Inc.’s Information Systems Group and 23 years with the company, Frank Lloyd has returned to paging, his mind set on growing international markets and advancing …

BELLINGHAM, Wash.-Dynacom Telecommunications Corp. said it executed a letter of intent to purchase Jeffrand Inc., doing business as The Wireless Outlet, Pro Cell Communications and S&R Pager Repair. The transaction …

WASHINGTON-The United States is honing preparations to press for additional global mobile satellite spectrum at the World Radiocommunication Conference this fall in Geneva, but prospects appear more promising for big …

MCI Communications Corp. kicked off networkMCI Interactive Paging two-way service, using the AccessLink pager by Wireless Access Inc. and SkyTel Corp.’s ReFLEX 50 network. The complete service, with reply capability …

PriCellular group to acquire Palmer Price Communications Corp. reached an agreement to acquire Palmer Wireless Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $880 million, including debt repayment. The agreement, which …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. completed an agreement to form a Swiss telecommunications company to compete with Switzerland’s Telecom Post, Telephone and Telegraph when the market opens to competition in January …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nokia Telecommunications selected Cisco Systems Inc.’s Cisco AS5200 universal access server, which routes digital cellular phone calls directly to data networks and the Internet. Nokia’s decision was based …

SAN DIEGO-UBS Securities upgraded the status of Spectrian Corp., based in Sunnyvale, Calif., to “buy” from “hold” and set a 12-month price target of $30 per share. The analyst firm …

WARREN, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is supplying its GlobeView-2000 asynchronous transfer mode switch to the Communications Authority of Thailand and Indonesia’s P.T. Komunikasi Selular Indonesia. ATM is a switching …

RESTON, Va.-Constellation Communications Inc. selected Matra Marconi Space as prime contractor for the space segment of its low-earth-orbit satellite system. The initial contract is valued at $600 million. Matra will …

NEWARK, N.J.-It’s trade secrets vs. tell all as wireless telecommunications companies try to hide their strategies from competitors while seeking fast buildout approvals from municipalities that want full disclosure. Local …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-American Tower Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Radio Systems, acquired the assets of B&E Associates and DB Consultants for $13 million. Both companies, located in Norwood, …

Motorola Inc.’s Integrated Software Products division released its Air Apparent software for Microsoft Corp.’s Windows NT version 1.1. The product is a general purpose, enterprise-wide wireless messaging software application that …

WASHINGTON-Ed Jose, winner of this year’s VITA*award for Crimestopper from the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, couldn’t be on hand to accept his award last week in Washington. He was testifying …