September 1998

LONDON-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said the sale of its 48-percent interest in Ritabell of Estonia to an affiliate company, NetCom Systems A.B., for $55 million will result in a capital …

WASHINGTON-It is becoming quite obvious that the key word on antenna-siting disputes is cooperation. In two situations last week, cooperation led to successful results for three wireless companies. In Fairfax …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Silverlake Communications Inc., a wireless messaging software provider, announced it has entered a reseller agreement with Arch Communications Group Inc. Under terms of the agreement, Silverlake will be Arch’s …

SKOKIE, Ill.-Cellular Wholesalers Inc. said it partnered with wireless accessories manufacturer Direct Power Plus to sell and market batteries and cigarette lighter adaptors under the ProCell brand name. The products …

The wireless industry currently uses many different customer-retention strategies and retention campaigns, including win-back teams, welcome calls, competitive rate plans and loyalty programs. However, even with these comprehensive programs in …

NEW YORK-When it comes to smart cards, potential consumer demand is the proverbial tail wagging the dog of available supply, according to Avi Zahavi, chairman of the Smart Card Forum’s …

APEX, N.C.-Cumulous Communications, based in Fresno, Calif., selected SmartLink Development L.P. to supply and install a new SMRLink trunking and networking system that will cover most of the major corridors …

WASHINGTON-The remaining C-block licensees are being pushed into bankruptcy because the Federal Communications Commission has chosen to re-auction the returned licenses before the resolution of three outstanding bankruptcy proceedings, a …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS added Qualcomm Inc.’s QCP-1920 Code Division Multiple Access phone to its product lineup. The single-branded personal communications services phone comes with a standard lithium ion battery. …

DataLink Systems Corp.-a company providing real-time turnkey information services-introduced two new information services this week, expanding its portfolio of personalized Web-based content. Sports2Go, offered in conjunction with ESPN, delivers sports …

Qualcomm Inc. said it expects to distribute common shares of Leap Wireless International Inc.-Qualcomm’s spun-off wireless communications carrier-Sept. 23 after the close of marketing trading. The Securities and Exchange Commission …

The global market for in-vehicle intelligent transportation systems is expected to grow from $1 billion today to more than $18 billion annually during the next five years, according to a …

Applied Cellular Technology Inc.’s board of directors approved a strategic plan aimed at growing its earnings per share by 20 percent that calls for the divestiture of non-core business units …

Determined not to miss out on market opportunities provided by third-generation technology, NEC Corp. has taken early steps into the 3G arena. The Japanese manufacturer has begun operation of a …

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Specialty Teleconstructors Inc. changed its name to OmniAmerica Inc. and now trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under a new ticker symbol, XMIT. The company was formed in April …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Telecommunications demonstrated its High Speed Circuit Switched Data technology on a Global System for Mobile communications network, which boosted data speeds from current 9.6 kilobits per second to …

Extending desktop personal computer information to mobile phones has become a point of differentiation for several wireless companies of late, and Paragon Software plans to introduce a new application to …

Northern Telecom Ltd. last week said it plans to lay off 3,500 employees, or about 4 percent of its work force. Shares of Nortel on the New York Stock Exchange …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Ltd. entered the fraud-detection and prevention market with its new product offering called SuperSleuth, which combines neural network-based technologies with more traditional rules-based detection techniques to help prevent …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Ltd. was awarded a three-year $4 million contract to supply Wireless II L.L.C. with switching and base station equipment that will provide fixed and mobile telephone service using …

In about the same time-a nano-second or so-it took Mark McGwire’s record-breaking 62nd to leave the ball park and bring America together, Ken Starr was able to enter the nation’s …

NEW YORK-JVC Company of America, Wayne, N.J., and PocketScience Inc., Santa Clara, Calif., have teamed up to provide a portable e-mail system that is both complementary to and competitive with …

In preparation for PCS ’98, RCR sat down last month with Jay Kitchen, president of the Personal Communications Industry Association to talk about the trade show, the wireless industry in …

The man credited with helping Craig McCaw build a nationwide cellular network has retired from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. “I actually had [retirement] in mind for some time, and they …

INDIANAPOLIS-KG Telecommunications Co. Ltd., a wireless network operator in Taiwan, selected Brightpoint Inc. to provide inventory management and fulfillment services for handsets, accessories and prepaid cards to be retailed through …