December 1997

Motorola Inc.’s FLEX Architecture Solutions Division has introduced the CreataLink Control Module, a messaging receiver developed for wireless, wide-area automotive applications. Essentially, the CreataLink module gives users the ability to …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Put four analysts up on a podium, ask them what they think and while their answers don’t always agree on specifics, their big picture themes often seem similar. That’s …

HOUSTON-Castle Tower Corp. and Crown Communications merged, announced the companies. Castle Tower is a subsidiary of Castle Tower Holding Corp., now know as Crown Castle International. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group introduced two Code Division Multiple Access microcellular base stations. The SC 614 and SC 614T base transceiver stations support operators in both the …

Bell Atlantic Corp. announced it sold its 33-percent ownership stake in the Italian telephone carrier Infostrada to its partner in that venture, Olivetti spa, which already holds the remaining 67 …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. and Dun & Bradstreet plan to offer the Wireless Telecommunications Industry Score, a software tool that assesses risk of doing business with new and existing accounts in …

SK Telecom announced it has filed a registration statement with Korea’s Minister of Finance and Economy, completing a $100 million offering of nearly 19 million American Depository Receipts. The ADR …

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.-Qualcomm Inc. has chosen DC-to-DC power converters from Lucent Technologies Inc. to power its next generation of satellite communications equipment, announced the companies. The Lucent JW060 triple-output series …

Geoworks announced a significant evolution to its GEOS operating system that will allow handset manufacturers to quickly produce a range of low-end to high-end smart phones. Consumer electronics giant Mitsubishi …

Sprint Corp. reportedly is intensifying its search for a European partner to construct a possible merger or partnership scheme that could give the long-distance carrier enough cash to buy out …

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-The state of Alabama awarded Price Communications Wireless Inc. a two-year contract for cellular service effective Dec. 1, said the company.. The contract includes options for two additional 12-month …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Siemens Wireless Terminals began delivery of its first digital handset, the g1050, which features a high-resolution graphic display, noise-canceling microphone and voice memo for recording brief messages. The Global …

GoAmerica Communications Corp., a wireless Internet and intranet service provider, hopes to enter the consumer market in the next couple of years and is preparing by beginning to build network …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Bill Kennard, under fire from Capitol Hill, last week defended a compromise with the Clinton administration to protect U.S. spy satellite frequencies by shifting around spectrum …

DETROIT-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its Time Division Multiple Access personal communications services network in Detroit, using infrastructure equipment supplied and installed by Lucent Technologies Inc. The new system has …

Dear Editor: Mr. Jeffrey Silva’s “Little LEO’s fail to secure spectrum” (Dec. 1, p.1) is one-sided and incorrect. The first line stated that the “United States failed once again to …

PHOENIX-TekNow Inc., which markets advanced wireless messaging systems to replace existing paging terminal equipment, announced Metrocall Inc. bought its platform of integrated messaging solutions. The platform includes TekNow’s PhenX TK4000 …

Teledesic Corp. announced Craig McCaw will return to his former post as chief executive officer of the company, where he will share the position with Steve Hooper, a longtime associate …

SAN DIEGO-Nigerian Starcomms Ltd., a privately licensed wireless local loop operator, has agreed to provide service to the Lagos area of Nigeria using a $40 million cdmaOne system supplied by …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee said a law partner of Peter Knight, lobbyist for Portals developer Franklin Haney and former Clinton-Gore campaign manager, told the panel the $1 million Haney paid …

Pagerola Corp. announced that it changed its name to GoComm Wireless Corp., pursuant to an undisclosed agreement with Motorola Inc., which had threatened to sue for trademark infringement, according to …

NEW YORK-A year after enactment of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995-designed to prevent frivolous shareholder lawsuits-the caliber of the federal cases brought is improving, but the overall …

A new company led by former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. executive Michael Buhrmann has developed a client-server operating platform designed to let wireless carriers segment their customer base by offering …

PHILADELPHIA-Grupo Iusacell, Bell Atlantic Corp.’s communications venture in Mexico, plans to launch Mexico’s first Code Division Multiple Access network as part of a $200 million upgrade beginning in Mexico City …

The state of wireless technology and devices is in good shape today, and should continue to stay healthy well into the future, as long as carriers understand the changing dynamics …