Monthly Archives: July, 1998

AUDIOVOX STEPS INTO GSM MARKET WITH COMMQUEST CHIP

Signing one of its largest ever pacts, CommQuest Technologies Inc. said it will supply its GSM-XL chipset to Audiovox Communications Corp. for a new...

ETE’S MOBILETRAK AVAILABLE

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-ETE Inc., a San Diego-based developer of fleet management solutions, said its MobileTrak solution now is available.MobileTrak is a wireless-enabled, PC-based product that...

AML REPORTS AMP ORDER

CAMARILLO, Calif.-AML Communications Inc. received a $600,000 order for satellite gateway amplifiers, with the possibility of the customer ordering up to an additional $1.2...

WORLD BRIEFS

IsraelGilat Satellite Networks Ltd. said Paging Network Inc. has chosen the enhanced version of its Skystar Advantage very small aperture terminal satellite earth station,...

METAWAVE FILES FOR IPO; 5M SHARES

REDMOND, Wash.-Metawave Communications Corp. filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of 5 million shares of common...

COMPUTER FIRMS ASK FOR GOV’T APPROVAL TO EXPORT ENCRYPTION PRODUCT

WASHINGTON-The Department of Commerce is expected to ask other federal agencies for advice on applications filed last week by leading computer firms to export...

PAGENET INTRODUCES NEW NATIONWIDE ROAMING OFFER

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. introduced a nationwide roaming service for local and regional subscribers, as an alternative to full-time nationwide coverage.Local and regional subscribers who...

SENEGAL GSM CONTRACT AWARDED

LUXEMBOURG-SENTELgsm, a company owned 75 percent by Millicom International Cellular S.A., was awarded a 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications license covering all...

PUBLIC SAFETY NOT LIKELY TO GET ADDED SPECTRUM ANY TIME SOON

WASHINGTON-New public-safety spectrum will be denied to police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel well into early next century because of delays claimed by broadcasters...

HOUSE GROUP OKS $182M FCC BUDGET

WASHINGTON-The House Appropriations Committee last week approved the budget for the Federal Communications Commission for Fiscal Year 1999. The appropriation of $182 million is...

NEXTEL RESULTS, GOOD AND BAD, EXCEED ANALYST EXPECTATIONS

MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a second-quarter net loss of $531.3 million, or $1.94 per share, compared with a $261.6 million loss for the...

GOAMERICA ACQUIRES DTS WIRELESS UNIT

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Communications Corp. announced it acquired the ZAP-IT business unit of DTS Wireless Inc. without disclosing the financial details of the transaction.ZAP-IT allows...

BELLSOUTH SELECTS CORSAIR PRODUCTS

PALO ALTO, Calif.-BellSouth Cellular Corp. selected Corsair Communications Inc.'s FraudWatch Pro system to prevent fraud in its North and South American markets, said Corsair.The...

MILLICOM’S ASIA GROWTH IMPACTED BY FINANCIAL CRISIS

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said cellular subscriber growth in its Asian markets has been negatively impacted by the region's financial crisis and the...

ERICSSON WINS CONTRACT IN CHILE

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it signed a contract with CTC-Startel, Chile's largest wireless network operator, to expand its Digital Advanced Mobile Phone Interim Standard-136...

AMSC TO EQUIP CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. said it will provide network services and solution development to Checkpoint Systems Inc. for a nationwide wireless field-service application.Under...

CARRIERS, MANUFACTURERS WRANGLE WITH A-KEY DECISIONS

NEW YORK-A Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association group is developing recommendations for handset manufacturers that would reduce fraud potential and facilitate over-the-air customer activations for...

MOTOROLA’S STARFISH BUY HAS ANALYSTS LOOKING UP

At a somewhat lavish press event at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Motorola Inc. announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire...

MORE PAPERWORK NEEDED IN ROCK CREEK SITING DEBATE

WASHINGTON-The Superintendent of Rock Creek Park, an urban national park, said it would take five months before an environmental assessment is completed to determine...

MOTOROLA DENIES CHARGE IT TRANSFERRED TECHNOLOGY TO CHINA

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. last week vehemently denied transferring sensitive technology to Communist China after a leaked classified Air Force report concluded Chinese nuclear missile capabilities...

JAPAN LAUNCHES CDMA

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Three of Japanese cellular operator DDI Corp.'s regional service providers launched commercial Code Division Multiple Access service in Japan, according to Motorola...

FCC PROBES NEXTEL’S RESALE POLICY

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is investigating possible wireless resale violations by Nextel Communications Inc., a probe that contributed to the agency rejecting the forbearance...

TAIWAN GETS COMPETITION IN LOW-TIER MOBILE PHONE SERVICE

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Low-tier mobile phone service in Taiwan was opened to competition by the country's Ministry of Transportation and Communications, with a tender announcement expected...

D.C. NOTES: IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS

Turns out there is not one but two million-dollar men in the Portals fiasco.Subpoenaed documents provided to congressional investigators by Tennessee developer Franklin Haney...

CORRECTION

The June 29 story titled, "Wireless should strive for bigger piece of total minutes," should have stated residential landline subscribers use about 600 minutes...
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