July 1998

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Toshiba Corp. have merged Ericsson Toshiba Telecommunications Systems K.K. with Nippon Ericsson K.K. in Japan. Ericsson Toshiba Telecommunications was a joint venture between Ericsson and Toshiba. …

RESTON, Va.-Checkpoint Systems Inc. will use the Ardis network to deploy Checkpoint’s network services and solution development support for a nationwide wireless field-service application, according to American Mobile Satellite Corp. …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. entered into an agreement to provide a cellular operator in Japan with a Japanese version of its ClearSite product to examine cellular coverage and radio-frequency interference. “We …

NEW YORK-Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecommunicaciones S.A., Ecuador’s largest cellular carrier, “may not be able to maintain access to sufficient capital to fully execute its business plans,” Moody’s Investors Service said. …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association has asked the Federal Communications Commission not to enforce newly enacted rules on customer information. In February, the FCC enacted rules that the telecommunications industry-especially …

WASHINGTON-Two wireless trade groups urged the government to develop flexible rules that do not impose undue cost on carriers, manufacturers and consumers in comments filed regarding rules for providing people …

While the majority of wireless carriers are moving toward outsourcing their handset distribution needs, Powertel Inc. is moving in the opposite direction. The West Point, Ga.-based personal communications services company …

The sinking ship that is Geotek Communications Inc. wallowed deeper into troubled waters last week when the company filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection while its captain and …

NEW YORK-The admonition that those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it applies to investors in high-yield bonds, many sold by companies in a variety of wireless telecommunications-related …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. said it completed its recapitalization effort, closing a $400 million bank credit facility and revised legal structure, privately placing $25 million of convertible preferred stock …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Spectrum L.P. introduced Sprint PCS Management Reporting, a software application for small-and medium-sized businesses that contains invoice detail for the current month and two previous months. Delivered …

JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. announced it will deliver news from MSNBC to its subscribers at no additional cost. Subscribers will receive MSNBC headlines twice a day at 11: 30 a.m. …

WASHINGTON-Local government representatives and the wireless industry appear to be close to announcing procedures for local governments and industry to resolve disputes about siting wireless facilities. The Federal Communications Commission’s …

Now that the nation’s top wireless carrier and its second-largest cable TV company have announced plans to merge, industry watchers are speculating about how the companies might converge their networks. …

Mobile & Fixed Wireless Networks and Services Seminar July 6-7 Alexander Resources. Marriott Courtyard Crystal City, Washington, D.C. (800) 948-8225 or (972) 818-8225. Signalling System 7 and Intelligent Networks July …

NEW CANAAN, Conn.-New York investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe agreed to buy Centennial Cellular Corp., and merge the rural cellular provider with CCW Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation …

WASHINGTON-When the Galaxy IV satellite went berserk in May and left most paging carriers and their customers holding the bag, the Federal Communications Commission said the Network Reliability and Interoperability …

NEW YORK-Citing “the weak state of the new issues public market,” Orbcomm Corp., Herndon, Va., announced July 2 it decided to postpone indefinitely its planned initial public offering of 7.6 …

NEW YORK-At least four class-action shareholder lawsuits were filed between June 25 and July 1 against Premiere Technologies Inc., an Atlanta-based company that provides enhanced services to paging and other …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its MSM2310 Mobile Station Modem, a single-chip, tri-mode vocoder solution supporting Enhanced Variable Rate Vocoder is available in production quantities. A derivative of Qualcomm’s MSM2300, the …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said Richard Sulpizio was promoted to president of Qualcomm. Harvey White, current president, will assume the role of vice chairman and head of the company’s new telecom …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-The Cellular Infrastructure Group of Motorola Inc. agreed to jointly develop and market Rapid Deployment Vehicles with Xi’an Datang Telephone Company Ltd. The agreement calls for Motorola CIG …

Wireless carrier CMS St. Cloud, which is operating a cellular network in St. Cloud, Minn., under the name Cellular 2000, is ahead of many rural carriers in deploying digital technology …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. received regulatory approval and completed the acquisition of the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont cellular licenses, operations and related assets of Atlantic Cellular Inc. …

WASHINGTON-The Senate, pressured by Democratic accusations the GOP wanted to embarrass President Clinton while he was in China, has declined for now to forbid satellite exports to that country. The …