Monthly Archives: February, 1998

BILLING INACCURACIES ALL TOO COMMON

To the editor: I just read your editorial about bundling and discounting, and, as a consumer, I could not agree more. I also subscribe to...

CABLE & WIRELESS HITS 2M SUBS IN ’97

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc said brisk sales during the holiday season helped its mobile telecommunications subscriber base surpass the 2 million mark.The total number...

LCC UNVEILS NETWORK-PLANNING SOFTWARE

MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc. offered GSM World Congress attendees in Cannes, France, a sneak peek at its next-generation wireless network planning and optimization software,...

PRODUCTS

Moffet, Larson & JohnsonMoffet, Larson & Johnson Inc. announced the integration of Comarco Wireless Technologies' Network Evaluation System tool NES-250 with the PathPro drive-test...

IRIDIUM LAUNCHED FIVE NEW SATELLITES

WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. announced that five additional satellites were launched Feb. 18, following several delays caused by unfavorable upper-level winds, said the company.The satellites were...

LIBERTY TELECOM FORMS TO HELP FINANCE WIRELESS FIRMS

NEW YORK-Two Denver companies joined forces this year as Liberty Telecom L.L.C., which they formed to fill a void caused by the paucity of...

GLENAYRE LOSS DUE TO ACQUISITIONS

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. reported a net loss of $121.5 million, or $2.01 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with...

INDUS TO PLAY BALL IN PCS VERTICAL NICHE

Envision an all digital baseball stadium that allows its patrons to use their digital wireless phones to determine which parking lots are full, to...

FCC SHOULD PROMOTE COMPETITION, NOT INDIVIDUAL COMPETITORS

To the Editor: During the next few weeks, the Federal Communications Commission will rule on requests to modify its decision to provide limited debt relief...

LUCENT FORMS VENTURE CAPITAL UNIT

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, N.J., has created a venture capital subsidiary to identify and invest in emerging technologies.Henry Schacht, who retired Feb....

IMPACT OF CRISIS WEIGHS ON RESCUE PLAN, MARKET FORCES

WASHINGTON-While the mounting Asian financial crisis cuts into the booming wireless business worldwide, the threat of a longer-term impact depends on whether a workable...

GEOTEK CLOSES EXCHANGE OF SHARES

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. said it closed a previously announced series O and Q preferred shares exchange offer.The offer was for preferred holders to...

GTSI TO RESELL RICOCHET LINE

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Metricom Inc. announced that GTSI, a government reseller in the United States, will resell the Ricochet wireless line of products and services.The...

INTERANTENNA SELECTS IN-TOUCH BILLING

MELVILLE, N.Y.-Interantenna-AMC, based in Moscow, has selected and installed the In-Touch II paging billing and management system from In-Touch Management Systems Inc., said the...

ITU LEARNS TO ADJUST TO PRIVATE-SECTOR DOMINATION

With technology advancing at lightning speed and telecommunications becoming a powerful engine of the global economy, the International Telecommunication Union has found itself learning...

ITDS RELEASES UPDATED SOLUTIONS

STAMFORD, Conn.-International Telecommunications Data Systems Inc. introduced its next generation of billing, customer care and management information solutions, including a new authentication-key management system.The...

TELECEL DEPLOYS GSM IN THE IVORY COAST

DALLAS-Ivory Coast's Telecel International has deployed its Global System for Mobile communications network using cellular infrastructure from Celcore, a division of DSC Communications Corp.,...

INTEK LM TECHNOLOGY LICENSED TO KOREAN MANUFACTURER

NEW YORK-Intek Diversified Corp., Princeton, N.J., has signed an agreement allowing use of its patented linear modulation technology by Kukjae Electronics Ltd. Co., Seoul,...

LUCENT TO ACQUIRE HP’S LMDS BUSINESS

Two wireless infrastructure manufacturers signed agreements last week giving them a foothold in the emerging broadband access market.Lucent Technologies Inc. announced plans to acquire...

MCI REPORTS NET LOSS OF $391 MILLION FOR 4Q

WASHINGTON-MCI Communications Corp. reported a net loss of $391 million, or 56 cents per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with...

L.A. CELLULAR FIGHTS TELEMARKETING FRAUD

CERRITOS, Calif.-Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. said it teamed up with the American Association of Retired Persons, Retired Senior Volunteer Persons and a host...

BELLSOUTH SHOWED $5.6B 4Q REVENUES

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced that 1997 showed an 8-percent increase in revenues, earnings growth of 12.3 percent and 15-percent growth in net income over 1996....

A CASE FOR WIRELESS CUSTOMER SERVICE

Last June, RCR asked me what I thought would be the biggest problem facing the wireless industry in 1998. My answer comprised one word: Education....

ASIA CRISIS SIGNALS GREATER COMPETITION FOR CDMAPHONE MAKERS IN U.S.

South Korean CDMA handset manufacturers exporting their way out of the currency crisis affecting their country are expected to fuel competition in the U.S....

AUTHOR SAYS U.S. NEEDS TO OPEN EYES TO ESPIONAGE

NEW YORK-James Bond and his high-tech Nokia mobile phone may be Hollywood's idea of the real McCoy. But truth, as journalists well know, often...
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