Yearly Archives: 1997

RAM AND MICROSOFT DESIGN HELP CD

WOOD BRIDGE, N.J.-Ram Mobile Data USA L.P. announced it will join with Microsoft Corp. to familiarize programmers with applications development for the Windows CE...

ERICSSON GROWS CYPRUS SYSTEM

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a framework agreement, estimated at $24 million, with the Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CYTA) to expand its Global System for Mobile...

QUICKPHONE TO SELL SHARED’S SERVICES, COMPANY SET TO EXPAND OPERATIONS

NEW YORK-Quickphone has negotiated a nationwide airtime agreement with Shared Technologies Cellular to provide analog cellular coverage to Quickphone's established markets throughout the United...

WIRELESS INVESTMENTS CONTRIBUTE TO 3Q VENTURE CAPITAL BOOM

NEW YORK-Robust would be an understatement in describing the third-quarter venture capital market, both overall and for telecommunications in particular.The wireless and wireline telecommunications...

CACTUS TACKLES PRICKLY PRICE-SENSITIVE NETWORK BUILDOUT ISSUES

A Denver-based company has caught the attention of price-sensitive mobile phone carriers as well as some big manufacturers.Cactus Integration Group, incorporated Aug. 1, provides...

PCS Operators

QUALCOMM TO BUILD WLL IN PHILIPPINES

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a contract with wireline operator Philippines Telegraph & Telephone Corp. to deploy a Code Division Multiple Access wireless local loop...

AT&T DIGITAL PCS SYSTEM IS LAUNCHED IN CLEVELAND

KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its personal communications services network in Ohio's Cleveland-Akron-Canton market using infrastructure provided by Lucent Technologies Inc.The network uses...

D.C. NOTES

More bad news for the wireless telecom industry on the RF front. The Communications Workers of America is throwing its full weight behind an...

LET’S TALK CELLULAR PREPARES TO GO PUBLIC TO FUEL EXPANSION PLANS

NEW YORK-Let's Talk Cellular and Wireless Inc., Miami, was scheduled to go public Nov. 21, raising funds to fuel its construction of new stores...

SAMSUNG PARTNERS TO DELIVER PHONES

NEW YORK-Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. and Ameritech Corp. expect to announce by early next month a partnership to deliver dual-mode Code Division Multiple Access/Analog...

UNIDEN LAUNCHES NEW CDPD DEVICE

SAN DIEGO-Mobile computer users now will be able to retrieve e-mail, connect to the Internet, send faxes and stay in touch while out of...

AT&T, ERICSSON DONATE WARES TO MAKE SCHOOLS SAFER PLACES

WASHINGTON-In an effort to increase safety for students, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Ericsson Mobile Phones announced their Safe Schools program yesterday, which will...

VIEWPOINT

It's always uneasy when a new group of people in power take over, whether it's at the local city council, Congress or the Federal...

SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA SELLS MICROWAVE BIZ

ATLANTA-Scientific-Atlanta Inc. announced it sold its Microwave Instrumentation business to a private group of investors called Microwave Instrumentation Technologies L.L.C."The sale of the microwave...

ADC AND INTERWAVE TO SELL MICROCELLULAR SYSTEMS IN CHINA

SAN DIEGO-ADC Wireless Systems and interWave Communications International Ltd., which provides digital microcellular network systems worldwide, announced they have reached an exclusive agreement to...

BELLSOUTH AND SCC JOIN TO UPDATE 911

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. and SCC Communications Corp. formed a strategic alliance to enhance BellSouth's 911 safety system. BellSouth said it is improving the capabilities of...

COMMUNICATION IS KEY IN SUCCESSFUL RESELLER-CARRIER RELATIONSHIP

The sensational failure of California-based reseller Econopage Inc. last month, chronicled with great detail and length in the media, brings to light several questions...

NOKIA TO EXPAND CHINA NETWORKS

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...

WILDFIRE TAKES NEXT STEP, INTEGRATING THE ASSISTANT TO THE OFFICE

While it may feel cathartic at times, screaming at your computer monitor in blind rage rarely does much in terms of actual productivity. The...

FINLAND REACHES 40% PENETRATION

HELSINKI, Finland-Cellular penetration rates recently reached 40 percent in Finland, according to Mikael Akermarck, senior researcher with the Finnish Ministry of Transport.The increased demand...

SANDLER CAPITAL BUYS PRICE STAKE

NEW YORK-Sandler Capital Management purchased 750,000 shares of Price Communications Corp. in a private transaction during October, announced Price Communications."Harvey Sandler is a successful...

LIGHTBRIDGE CANCELS INITIAL STOCK OFFERING

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. announced it will not offer 2.5 million shares of its common stock for sale to the public. Lightbridge had previously announced...

FIDO BECOMES WORLD TRAVELER

MONTREAL-Users of Microcell Solutions Inc.'s personal communication service, Fido, can now roam in France, England, Switzerland, Germany and Hong Kong, said the company.Fido customers...

SONY DELIVERS UNIT IN TIME FOR HOLIDAYS TO SPRINT SPECTRUM

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sony Corp.'s digital CM-Z100 personal communications service phone is now available at Sprint Spectrum L.P.'s Sprint PCS and Radio Shack stores nationwide....
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