July 1998

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 Global System for Mobile communications handset. …

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 allows fleets to wirelessly communicate …

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 million within 30 days. “This order …

Israel Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. said Paging Network Inc. has chosen the enhanced version of its Skystar Advantage very small aperture terminal satellite earth station, called NPCSkystar, for its narrowband …

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 stock, expected to sell in the …

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 a new form of strong encryption. …

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 only travel occasionally can transfer …

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 of The Republic of Senegal. Located …

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 in moving from analog to digital …

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 $5 million less than this year’s …

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 corresponding period last year. Total revenue …

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 users to access e-mail, corporate …

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 first installation of the product, …

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 devaluation of some Asian currencies. However, …

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 network. The contract, valued at $31.5 …

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 the terms of the agreement, …

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 non-Global System for Mobile Communications carriers. …

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

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 whether Bell Atlantic Mobile can site …

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 improved as a result of work …

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 Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group. Service is …

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 petition filed by the Personal Communications …

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 by December and commercial service rollout …

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 last week supposedly reveal that …

The June 29 story titled, “Wireless should strive for bigger piece of total minutes,” should have stated residential landline subscribers use about 600 minutes per month while wireless subscribers use …