1997

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 third quarter reached $309.4 million, …

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 Federal Communications Commission granted WinStar …

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 sender of the message and forward …

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 to a three-year contract between …

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 to 350 the number of …

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 will be effected in the …

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 Internet access from analog cellular phones, …

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 Inc.’s reorganization plan submitted to a …

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 plans to launch Grand Forks, N.D. …

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 bid to acquire MCI Communications Corp. …

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 the agreement, Brightpoint is handling …

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 legal challenge against new Federal Communications …

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 deal brings to 38 the …

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 of at least four years to …

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 InstantRF middleware product family. Racotek said …

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 carriers and their subscribers the …

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 distributor of wireless communication equipment …

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 current commercial CDMA networks, said the …

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 quarter, a 40-percent increase over the …

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 with access to information on …

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

WASHINGTON – In a surprise move, National Telecom PCS Inc., which lost its C-block American Samoa personal communications services license last year due to default but which has been fighting …

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 a new career opportunity as president …

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 multipurpose smart cards, said David P. …

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 800 MHz trunked radio communications system. …