Yearly Archives: 1997

TELLABS REPORTS RECORD INCOME

LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs Inc., a telecommunications equipment manufacturer, reported it achieved record sales and income during the third quarter ended Sept. 26.Total sales for the...

WINSTAR TO GAIN 16 38 GHZ LICENSES

NEW YORK-WinStar Communications Inc. acquired 16 additional 38 GHz licenses, increasing its bandwidth in four of the top 50 U.S. markets, said the company.The...

TWS OFFERS MESSAGING SERVICE

ATLANTA-TWS Inc. launched a wireless messaging service called bulletin, which allows subscribers to receive e-mail generated messages on their wireless phone, reply to the...

COMSAT CHOSEN BY DELTA FOR ITS SATELLITE SERVICES

BETHESDA, Md.-Delta Air Lines selected Comsat Mobile Communications to provide satellite communications services to its passengers and its cockpit crews on all international flights.According...

NEXTEL LAUNCHES IN WASH., ARIZONA

McLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced the rollout of an enhanced specialized mobile radio network in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., and Spokane, Wash.The additions bring...

ASSOCIATED TO ISSUE TWO-FOR-ONE SPLIT

PITTSBURGH-The Associated Group Inc. announced its board of directors approved a two-for-one stock split of the company's class A and B common stock.The split...

AT&T PITCHES POCKETNET TO THE CONSUMER CROWD

NEW YORK-Expanding an offering available to corporate customers for the last year, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. last week introduced its PocketNet service, which allows...

VIEWPOINT

I read the 50-page document several times but I still can't find the reorganization plan that is supposed to be included in Pocket Communication...

WIRELESSNORTH PCS UP IN N.D., MINN.

MINNEAPOLIS-Personal communications services provider WirelessNorth announced it launched a Code Division Multiple Access network in Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn. The company said it...

FCC EXTENDS TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON WORLDCOM-MCI

JACKSON, Miss.-The Federal Communications Commission extended the timetable for public comment on WorldCom's application to establish a voting trust in connection with the company's...

BRIGHTPOINT SIGNS WITH RAM MOBILE

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-Brightpoint Inc. entered into an agreement with RAM Mobile Data to provide integrated order fulfillment for RAM's new RAMfirst Interactive Paging Service.According to...

APPEALS COURT DENIES REQUEST BY SMR ONE TO STAY AUCTION

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court here last week refused to block the 800 MHz specialized mobile radio auction scheduled for later this month, but the...

ORANGE AND MICROCELL SIGN FOR ROAMING

LONDON-U.K. operator Orange Personal Communications Services Ltd. launched Global System for Mobile communications roaming in Canada through an agreement with Microcell Connexions Inc.The Canada...

PENN STATE ALLIANCE LAUNCHES A DIGITAL WIRELESS STUDY NETWORK

NEW YORK-Pennsylvania State University, Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. and Northern Telecom have launched a campus-wide network that is the basis for a joint effort...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Nettech Systems Inc. formed an alliance with Racotek Inc. to deliver mobile computing solutions leveraging Racotek's Systems Integration and production support services with Nettech's...

BOSTON INSTALLS SS7 FOR PREPAID SERVICE

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. announced it successfully implemented Signalling System 7 in support of a wireless carrier's prepaid service offering.This implementation will give...

BRIGHTPOINT CHINA CLOSES LEGEND BUY

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc.'s subsidiary, Brightpoint China Ltd., completed its acquisition of the business and certain assets of Legend International Ltd.The acquisition of the Hong Kong-based...

MOTOROLA SHIPPING NEW CDMA STATIONS

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group introduced a Code Division Multiple Access cellular base transmission system that supports about twice the capacity of...

OMNITEL PRONTO ITALIA CUSTOMERS AT 1.7M

MILAN-Omnitel Pronto Italia, Italy's second Global System for Mobile communications provider, announced its customer base reached 1.7 million at the end of the third...

BAM ANNOUNCES INTERNET SERVICE

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile announced its next-generation Cellscape Internet access service, which includes additional information services, enhanced encryption and predictable pricing.Cellscape provides business customers...

RCR PEOPLE

BellSouth Mobility named Scott Stone, Jack Landham, Rick Rudden and Terry D. Newberry to management positions for Alabama and northwest Florida. Stone, who was...

NATTEL PITCHES POCKET TAKEOVER

WASHINGTON - In a surprise move, National Telecom PCS Inc., which lost its C-block American Samoa personal communications services license last year due to...

CEO SCOTT DEPARTS PRIMECO, COO MCADAM TO TAKE SEAT

WESTLAKE, Texas-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. announced the departure of Chief Executive Officer Benjamin Scott, who has decided to leave the wireless business and pursue...

GLOBAL CHIPCARD ALLIANCE ENVISIONS MULTIPURPOSE SMART CARDS

NEW YORK-Within five years, the Global Chipcard Alliance envisions a transformation from today's fragmented patchwork of closed systems to a worldwide seamless environment of...

MOTOROLA LMPS SIGNS SFO CITY

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola's Land Mobile Products Sector announced it signed a $38 million, 10-year contract with the city of San Francisco to provide a digital...
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