Monthly Archives: September, 1998

MILLICOM TO SELL MORE RITABELL INTERESTS

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...

WHEN YOU WANT AN ANTENNA SITE, COOPERATION IS KEY

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...

SILVERLAKE INKS RESALE DEAL FOR ARCH, OFFERS WEB PRODUCT

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...

CELLULAR WHOLESALERS, DIRECT POWER PLUS TEAM

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...

PREDICTIVE CHURN MODELS CAN IMPROVE RETENTION EFFORTS

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,...

HANDSETS SHOULD ACCEPT MULTIPUR POSE SMART CARDS, RESEARCH INDICATES

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,...

SMARTLINK TO SUPPLY CUMULOUS’ WEST COAST CORRIDOR

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...

CONGRESS COULD STEP IN TO GUIDE C-BLOCK

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...

SPRINT PCS OFFERS QUALCOMM PHONE

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...

DATALINK TO DELIVER CONTENT LEG OF WIRELESS MESSAGING

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...

QUALCOMM MAKES LEAP TO TWO COMPANIES

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...

NATION’S BRIEFS

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...

NATION’S BRIEF

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...

NEC MOVES ON WITH W-CDMA FOR EARLY-BIRD ADVANTAGE

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...

SPECIALTY TELECONSTRUCTORS RENAMED OMNIAMERICA

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....

Radio Comm. Report

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...

SYNCHRONIZATION SOFTWARE SHARES DATA BETWEEN PCS AND HANDSETS

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

NORTEL ANNOUNCES REORGANIZATION PLAN

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...

NORTEL’S SUPERSLEUTH ENTERS FRAUD-PREVENTION MARKET

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...

NORTEL TO SUPPLY WIRELESS PCS

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...

D.C. NOTES: GOING, GOING, GONE

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...

JVC DEBUTS PORTABLE E-MAIL SYSTEM

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...

PCIA: PUSHING THE WIRELESS AGENDA

In preparation for PCS '98, RCR sat down last month with Jay Kitchen, president of the Personal Communications Industry Association to talk about the...

AT&T’S KAUSER SETS SAIL FOR RETIREMENT

The man credited with helping Craig McCaw build a nationwide cellular network has retired from AT&T Wireless Services Inc."I actually had in mind...

KG GOES WITH BRIGHTPOINT

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...
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