Yearly Archives: 1997

NEXTWAVE LOBBIES FOR DEFERRED INTEREST

WASHINGTON-A NextWave Telecom Inc. plan that would defer interest payments for C-block personal communications services companies for five years was circulating last week on...

LUCENT WINS TDMA DEAL IN COSTA RICA

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it won a contract to expand the Time Division Multiple Access network for the Costa Rican national...

AMERITECH TO USE AERIS’ FOR DATA

Aeris Communications Inc. announced that Ameritech Cellular Services will deploy Aeris' MicroBurst technology for short-burst data applications in Ameritech's cellular territory.The wireless data messaging...

PAGEMART INKS PACTS TO BRING MESSAGING TO PERSONAL ORGANIZERS

Combining paging technology and personal organizer, PageMart Wireless Inc. announced agreements with Motorola Inc. and 3Com Corp. and with Texas Instruments Inc. to bring...

NEXUS GETS LISTING AS SMALL CAP ISSUE

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nexus Telecommunication Systems Ltd. announced that the Nasdaq National Exchange has approved listing of the company's securities on the Nasdaq Small Cap...

REVAMPED TAUZIN PRIVACY BILL WINS `YES’ VOTES IN SUBCOMMITTEE

WASHINGTON-Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) revamped his previously proposed bill aimed at strengthening and clarifying rules against electronic eavesdropping via scanners and other devices to...

LUCENT WILL EQUIP TAIWAN OPERATORS

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it deployed the initial phase of Taiwan's first national Global System for Mobile communications 1800 MHz network, connecting networks...

VIEWPOINT

Dear RCR,I recently was confirmed by the United States Senate to be an FCC commissioner! Although I am excited about my new position, I...

LEMAY TO REFILL HIS OWN SHOES AT SPRINT

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Corp. announced last week the Ronald T. LeMay will return to the company as president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.LeMay...

MERCURY TO FIGHT $650,000 FINE FROM FCC IN BID-SIGNALING CASE

WASHINGTON-Although D-, E- and F-block personal communications services winner Mercury PCS II L.L.C. received most of its 32 licenses earlier this fall, the Federal...

MOTOROLA, AT&T SIGN DATA DEAL

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Worldwide Data Solutions Division announced an agreement that will allow its VersiTAC Integrated Wireless Data Solution to incorporate AT&T Wireless Services...

OFTEL PUSHES BACK NUMBER PORTABILITY COMPLIANCE DATE TO 1999

Following intense negotiations with the United Kingdom's mobile phone operators, the country's telecommunications regulator extended to Jan. 1, 1999, its number portability requirement for...

GLENAYRE INKS DEAL IN HEILONGJIANG

Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced that it signed a contract to provide a high-speed paging network in the Heilongjiang province of China for its Posts...

MOTOROLA TO SUPPLY EQUIPMENT TO CHINA

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced it signed a $115 million contract with China Eastern Communications Co. Ltd. and Zhejiang Technical Import...

WORLD ACCESS POSTS INCREASES IN INCOME, SALES FOR QUARTER

NEW YORK-World Access Inc., an Atlanta-based developer and manufacturer of wireline and wireless switching, transport and access products, announced huge increases Oct. 27 in...

CONGRESS IS LIKELY TO LEAVE A LOT OF WIRELESS ISSUES UNRESOLVED

WASHINGTON-As the end of the first session of the 105th Congress nears, the wireless telecom industry is left hanging with key policy issues unresolved.In...

TELESYSTEM INTERNATIONAL TO ISSUE $167M IN DEBT

NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service assigned a low-tier speculative grade rating of Caa1 to Telesystem International Wireless Inc.'s planned issue of $167 million in 10-year...

TDS TO OFFER $400M IN TOPRS

NEW YORK-Telephone and Data Systems Inc., Chicago, said Oct. 21 it had filed a shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering $400...

BELLSOUTH TO USE TWS’ E-MAIL TOOL

ATLANTA-TWS Inc., a developer and distributor of wireless telecom software, announced a deal to offer BellSouth Mobility DCS customers with TWS' new bulletIN e-mail...

SAMSUNG TO EQUIP U.K. SATELLITE FIRM

SEOUL, Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced it signed a contract with Intermediate Circular Orbit Global Communications of the United Kingdom to supply 2 million...

WIRELESS DATA DANCES AWAY FROM TECHNOLOGY TO DO MARKETING JIG

SEATTLE-Some 1,900 wireless data professionals gathered in Seattle last week to determine what future their long-struggling industry might have at Wireless APPS '97.In this...

ADMITTING CABLE AND TELECOM DON’T MIX, U S WEST PLANS SPLIT

U S West Inc. said it plans to split U S West Media Group and U S West Communications Group into separate public companies...

UMTS PLAYERS JOCKEY FOR POLE

LONDON-Code Division Multiple Access technology is playing a key role in several leading technology contenders for third-generation wireless networks in Europe, but back-to-back industry...

WIRELESS VENDORS LIKELY TO BE HURT BY DROP IN ASIAN CURRENCIES

It is unclear whether the wireless communications industry will be recession proof in the Asia-Pacific region if certain currencies there continue to fall taking...

TSR COMPLETES $175 MILLION CREDIT ISSUE

NEW YORK-TSR Paging Inc., Fort Lee, N.J., announced Oct. 29 it has closed on a new $175 million credit facility, which represents a $50...
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