Monthly Archives: September, 1998

APPLIED CELLULAR GAINS CREDIT EXTENSION

PALM BEACH, Fla.-Applied Cellular Technology Inc. said it closed on a $20 million secured line of credit from Boston's State Street Bank and Trust...

ERICSSON TO EXPAND SICHUAN PTA GSM NETWORK

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it signed a contract valued at $85 million with Sichuan Post and Telecommunications Administration to expand the existing 900 MHz...

GOAMERICA RESELLING RIM INTER@CTIVE 950

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Communications Corp. announced it is reselling Research In Motion's Inter@ctive Pager 950 palm-sized advanced messaging device, operating on the BellSouth Intelligent Wireless...

RELTEC RESULTS FALL BELOW EXPECTATIONS

CLEVELAND-Reltec Corp. said its financial results will not meet analysts' expectations because of issues and circumstances it believes to be unique to the fiscal...

PRODUCTS

GLOBECOM SYSTEMSGlobecomm Systems Inc. announced commercial availability of its Systems Explorer II Portable Satphone, a satellite phone system that uses Integrated Services Digital Network...

MITSUBISHI UNVEILS PDA KIT

The massive popularity of 3Com Corp.'s PalmPilot personal digital assistant has spurred several mobile communications companies to develop wireless solutions for the product. The...

LANTANA TO OFFER TELEDATA PRODUCTS

ATLANTA-Teledata World Services Inc. said it is in final negotiations with Lantana Merchants Solutions Corp., which provides prepaid cellular cards, to offer Teledata cellular...

ILL. SUPERCONDUCTOR EQUIPS RAMCELL WITH FILTER SYSTEMS

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. said Ramcell Cellular Communications bought RangeMaster cellular filter systems for three rural cell sites to improve performance of the...

INFOTECH ENHANCES SOFTWARE, LOOKS FOR PARTNER

Though intense competition for second-tier cellular carriers is some time away, a Westbrook, Maine, company is looking to help these carriers get ready for...

III’S VILLAGE SQUARE IS LINK TO PERSONAL INFORMATION SERVICES

STAMFORD, Conn.-Intelligent Information Inc. introduced a wireless commerce platform called Village Square for wireless phone, pager and wireless data device users.Village Square allows users...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Audiovox Corp. and Tendler Cellular introduced a system to provide location information for wireless 911 callers using a Global Positioning System receiver built into...

COLOMBIA: ONE-WAY CELLULAR SERVICE RINGS UP NICHE CUSTOMERS

WASHINGTON-A few carriers in Latin America, such as in Colombia and Bolivia, have solved the problem of employees making personal calls on the their...

CARRIERS CAN KEEP REVENUES FROM GOING DOWN THE DRAIN

"There's a hole in the bucket, dear Eliza, dear Eliza, There's a hole in the bucket, dear Eliza, my love. Then fix it, dear...

CORSAIR DEVELOPS NETWORK-BASED WIRELESS LOCATION SYSTEM

Corsair Communications Inc. joined the ranks of companies hoping to capitalize on the Federal Communications Commission's mandate on wireless 911.The company, whose product history...

MOODY’S PLACES C&W DEBT UNDER REVIEW

NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service, London, announced it has placed the long-term ratings of about $4 billion of Cable & Wireless plc debt under review...

D.C. NOTES: HOW DO YOU SPELL RELIEF? T-I-A

When controversy comes calling, policy makers and wireless telecom firms turn to a high-tech sounding board whose work is based more on reality than...

TRANSDATA CREATES INTEGRATED ELECTRIC METER

RICHARDSON, Texas-TransData announced it has created an electric meter that integrates national two-way automatic meter reading technology completely under glass using American Mobile Satellite...

MOTOROLA TO TRIAL TWO-SLOT PHONE IN EUROPE

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. plans to begin trials in Europe late this year of CardFone, which it hopes will be the first handset available commercially...

BILL WOULD LET COMPANIES HIRE MORE SKILLED FOREIGN WORKERS

WASHINGTON-The House is set to begin debate this week on legislation to allow more highly skilled foreign workers into the United States, an initiative...

NEXTEL NEGOTIATES FOR MORE SPECTRUM

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc., in a move possibly signaling capacity problems that may be forcing the already highly leveraged wireless giant back into acquisition mode,...

WAP FORUM MOVES FORWARD WITH EXPANDED MEMBERSHIP

LONDON-The Wireless Application Protocol Forum announced 23 companies have joined the organization since May, and it recently expanded and elected new officers to its...

GLENAYRE SERVER ALLOWS SYNCHRONIZED WMTP NETWORKS

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. introduced a Distributed Network Configuration Server, which it said allows paging carriers to automatically synchronize WMtp-based networks over a single...

ZSIGO WORKSHOP AIMS TO ATTRACT SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS

EAST LANSING, Mich.-Zsigo Wireless Data Consultants Inc. said it is launching a new workshop aimed at bringing software developers into the wireless industry in...

WINSTAR OFFERS LNP

NEW YORK-WinStar Communications Inc. said it provides local number portability in 15 of its 27 markets and plans to deploy LNP service on a...

54 BIDDERS QUALIFY FOR TOMORROW’S 220 MHZ AUCTION

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week announced 54 bidders are qualified for the auction of licenses in the 220 MHz (220-222 MHz) band set...
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