Monthly Archives: December, 1997

METROCALL ORDERS TEKNOW PLATFORM

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...

GRUPO IUSACELL PLANS UPGRADE IN MEXICO CITY, TO BUILD CDMA

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...

RUSSIA EXPECTED TO RELEASE QUALCOMM’S BLISS OVER THE WEEKEND

WASHINGTON-Russian authorities were expected to drop espionage charges against Qualcomm Inc.'s Richard Bliss over the weekend and free the 29-year-old field technician to return...

TELALERT FUNCTION EXTENDS TO TWO-WAY

OAKLAND, Calif.-Telamon, which makes notification, interactive response and data communications products, announced that its flagship TelAlert product has been integrated with two-way pagers and...

MCCAW TO REJOIN TELEDESIC AS CEO

Teledesic Corp. announced Craig McCaw will return to his former post as chief executive officer of the company, where he will share the position...

GOAMERICA SEEKS BUSINESS USERS TODAY, MASS MARKET TOMORROW

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

WIRELESS HOUSEHOLD WILL BE IN CREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO PROFILE

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

LUCENT EQUIPS AT&T IN DETROIT

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...

IS SPRINT SEARCHING FOR NEW PCS MATE?

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...

SIEMENS DELIVERS ITS FIRST DIGITAL HANDSET, PRICED TO SELL

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...

GEOWORKS OS TO AID SMART PHONE DESIGN

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...

GLOBAL MOBILITY DEVELOPS OPEN PLATFORM TO LET APPS GO WIRELESS

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...

NOKIA TO ACQUIRE IPSILON NETWORKING

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced it will acquire Ipsilon Networking Inc., a company that develops open Internet Protocol routing platforms, in a $120 million transaction.Nokia...

BELL ATLANTIC BARTERS INFOSTRADA STAKE FOR GREATER OMNITEL SHARE

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,...

SK TELECOM COMPLETES OFFER OF $100M ADRS

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...

ERICSSON, SYNACOM JOIN IN ANTI-FRAUD

SAN JOSE, Calif.-L.M. Ericsson and Synacom signed a letter of intent to distribute cloning fraud prevention systems for digital Advanced Mobile Phone Service networks...

NOKIA RELEASES CDMA 1900 PHONE IN THE AMERICAS

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. introduced its first Code Division Multiple Access-based 1900 MHz digital phone for the Americas. Nokia's research and development center in San...

CELLCOM ACTIVATES TWO WIS. TOWERS

DE PERE, Wis.-Cellcom announced it has activated two new towers in the Green Bay, Wis., area. One is located on the west side near...

CONGRESS MAY NOT WANT FCC TO MOVE TO THE PORTALS IN THE END

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...

ATTENTION TO WORDING IS ESSENTIAL TO AVOID SECURITIES LAWSUITS

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...

QUALCOMM SECURES WLL DEAL FROM NIGERIAN STARCOMMS LTD.

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...

KENNARD SAYS SPECTRUM PROBE MAY BE COMPETITIVELY MOTIVATED: FCC PLANS TO REVIEW TELEDESIC, TELIGENT AGREEMENTS NEXT YEAR

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...

QUALCOMM TO OFFER VERY SMALL CDMA TRANCEIVER STATIONS

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. says it introduced the industry's smallest Code Division Multiple Access base transceiver stations for cellular and personal communications services networks.The QCell...

MTEL NAMED SOLE BEEPWEAR PROVIDER

WATERTOWN, Conn.-MTX Paging Products L.L.C. announced it has selectedMobile Telecommunication Technologies Inc.'s SkyTelsubsidiary as the exclusive service provider for its new Beepwear pager watch.MTX...

TELECOM TOWERS TO BUY ARCH SITING UNIT

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. announced it signed a definitive agreement to sell its site management business to Arlington, Va.-based Telecom Towers L.L.C. for...
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