August 1998

WASHINGTON-A Federal Communications Commission proposal to privatize the equipment-authorization process has been panned by parties directly impacted by the suggestion. The FCC released a notice of proposed rule making this …

L.M. Ericsson head Sven-Christer Nilsson told the Japanese press late last week his company will continue negotiations with Qualcomm Inc. and said it is ready to reach some form of …

PRINCETON, N.J.-Radiocoms, a subsidiary of Intek Global Corp. that manufactures land mobile radio products based on its proprietary linear modulation technology, plans to sell its non-core distribution assets and activities …

MIAMI-Topp Telecom said it licensed Motorola Inc. to incorporate its proprietary prepaid software into certain Motorola phones that will be distributed in Central and South America and the Caribbean. The …

HELSINKI-Two of Nokia Corp.’s joint ventures in China, Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Ltd. and Beijing Nokia Hang Xiang Telecommunications System Ltd., signed an agreement to supply equipment for the sixth …

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group introduced flash-memory technology that can be used in digital signal processors operating at up to 80 million instructions per second. Lucent’s FlashDSP can be …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc announced plans to buy the national Global System for Mobile communications network in New Zealand for about $369.1 million. Vodafone Europe Holdings BV reached an agreement to …

PAOLI, Pa.-Orga Card Systems Inc. was chosen by Iowa Wireless Services L.P. to be the exclusive provider of Global System for Mobile communications smart cards for its personal communications services …

Compared with defining-and keeping-the same wireless strategy over the years, gambling is beginning to look like a sound way to sock some money away for retirement. In today’s frenetic telecom …

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Nuance Communications said it will provide its natural language speech-recognition technology to Motorola Inc. for its upcoming speech-enabled service code-named Myosphere. Nuance 6 allows users to speak to …

Bell Atlantic Mobile is expected to announce next month rate plans competitive with AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Digital One Rate plan-a move that could trigger price wars for valuable high-end …

President Clinton’s rapid-fire retaliation against terrorists suspected of bombing two U.S. embassies Aug. 7 in Africa, all cynicism aside, is in a broad sense more about invaluable eavesdropping by law …

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Rockwell Semiconductor Systems last week introduced its first chipset using Code Division Multiple Access technology. The chipset is an integrated radio-frequency subsystem for CDMA that also supports Advanced …

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Cellemetry L.L.C., which is a joint venture of NumereX Corp. and BellSouth Corp., signed agreements with two new carriers and completed the conversion of AirTouch Cellular to Cellemetry’s …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is planning to add 82 airports to the airport-frequencies protected list. This list will allow the airports primary access to frequencies specially allocated for airports in …

WASHINGTON-The third-generation wireless debate took a dramatic turn last week as a key Clinton administration official questioned whether the United States should follow Europe’s lead in allocating massive 3G spectrum, …

Tellabs Inc. and Ciena Corp. revised the exchange ratio of their proposed stock-for-stock merger from an equal exchange to a ratio of 0.8 shares of Tellabs for each outstanding share …

A Japanese newspaper reported that AirTouch Communications Inc., Japan Telecom Co. and Nissan Motor Co. plan to form a joint venture next month to bid for one of three third-generation …

WASHINGTON-The House and Senate are pushing bills to curb foreign bribery in international business, legislation that should aid the U.S. wireless telecom industry as trade barriers come down and carriers …

DALLAS-Local Multipoint Distribution Service license holder US Unwired and equipment supplier Bosch Telecom Inc. are conducting a commercial LMDS trial in Lake Charles, La. Hospitals, banks, chemical plants and the …

Tom Wheeler, president and chief executive officer of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, last week opened the Location Technology Implementation Conference in San Francisco by calling for cooperation in the …

WIRELESS SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION AND PORTABLE BY DESIGN August 31 – September 3 Penton Media. Boston World Trade Center, Boston. (201) 393-6259. Wireless Product Development September 1-3 AiC Worldwide Inc. …

VIENNA, Va.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. awarded TeleworX a five-year, $4 million lease for wireless network design and optimization tools-including Max, Xcalibur and PlotworX-for use in all Omnipoint’s U.S. markets. Max is …

DALLAS-Bosch Telecom Group Inc. said its Bosch World 718 mobile phone is available throughout North America from Quintex Communications Corp. The phone provides seamless access to worldwide Global System for …

CLAREMONT, Calif.-WolfeTech Corp. and SatCon Communications Europa Ltd. formed a strategic alliance to deliver WolfeTech’s PocketGenie software to the European cellular market and to offer SatCon’s European information services to …