1997

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group began producing analog and digital Code Division Multiple Access cellular base stations at its new manufacturing facility in Brazil. The 50,000-square-foot facility, located …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced that Japanese cellular service providers DDI Corp. and IDO Corp. will use cdmaOne as the brand name for their joint Code Division Multiple …

WASHINGTON-The United States failed once again to secure spectrum below 1 GHz for little low-earth-orbit satellites at the World Radio Conference in Geneva, but succeeded in acquiring 100 megahertz worldwide …

WASHINGTON-U S West Wireless has chosen Cibernet’s Financial Net Settlement Program as a means to settle roamer billings between roaming partners, allowing U S West to use a single funds …

WASHINGTON-“The view is better from up here,” commented Bill Kennard as he banged the gavel in his first Federal Communications Commission meeting as chairman Nov. 25. Kennard and new compatriots …

PARIS-As a leading cellular service provider in France, with a 55-percent market share, France Telecom Mobile is hoping to have 3 million Itineris Global System for Mobile communications customers by …

The use of mobile data products by police departments has gained such rapid acceptance across the country this year that it may be emerging as the most popular current application …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association said it published two new interim standards. “Wireless Radio Telecom-munication Intersystem Non-Signaling Data Communication DMH (Data Message Handler),” or IS-124-A, describes the test procedures and …

ESPOO,Finland-Nokia Corp. signed agreements to expand Global System for Mobile communications networks for two carriers in China. An agreement with Jiangxi Post and Telecommunications Administration China calls for Nokia to …

A Greenville, S.C., jury awarded four independent cellular dealers $2.5 million each in punitive damages and actual damages totalling nearly $2 million in a lawsuit against 3607 Communications Co. Dealer …

Global industry trends regarding future sales of wireless communications equipment are going to include enough opportunity for everyone with something to offer, according to the “U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook …

For many cellular carriers, this holiday season marks the first in which more than two wireless carriers in each market will be competing to earn the business of gift givers. …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group last week said it completed a new Code Division Multiple Access system for China’s first CDMA operator, Beijing Telecom Greatwall Mobile Communications Co. …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced a regular quarterly dividend of 36 cents per share last week. The dividend, payable Feb. 2, is the 56th consecutive quarterly dividend declared by BellSouth since its …

TULSA, Okla.-Arch Communications Group Inc. said it bought a fourth satellite channel from SpaceCom Systems to expand its transmission capacity. The company said it expects to require added capacity once …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. announced that the indexed variable common rights associated with its merger with A+ Network Inc. have expired without value. After the merger was completed more than a …

MADISON, Wis.-Cellular One of Wisconsin and Northern Illinois said it will provide cellular phones and airtime to homeless people again this Thanksgiving so they can speak with family and friends. …

NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission adopted policies Nov. 25 that permit non-United States licensed satellites to provide services in this country. As a result, the FCC said it expects new …

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PRINCETON, N.J.-Securicor Communications Ltd., the majority shareholder of Intek Diversified Corp., has agreed to a major refinancing of Intek’s $23 million debt. Under the agreement, the loans that were payable …

Shortly after the Venezuela telecom regulatory agency Conatel was forced to lift the ban prohibiting the country’s two cellular operators from adding new subscribers, sources have said the agency now …

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-StayTuned, a new Web-based company that provides information services for pagers and personal communications services handsets with short messaging service, has announced it is ready to begin providing service …

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. said it will begin delivering PhoneCell fixed wireless terminals to the West African Republic of Guinea this month, after being award an $8 million contract by …

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Several wireless carriers selected Illuminet’s Cellular Administration and Operations Support Service to manage seamless roaming in new markets and to establish roaming with other carriers, said the company. Companies …

LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs Inc. and Ericsson Radio Access announced they will extend their collaboration partnership for another seven years. The terms of the new joint development and collaboration agreement were not …