September 1998

NEW CANAAN, Conn.-Centennial Cellular Corp. announced an offer to purchase for cash all $250 million principal amount of its 8.875-percent senior notes due 2001 and $100 million principal amount of …

Iridium announced last week it does not plan to meet its commercial launch goal of Sept. 23 because the mobile satellite service provider needs to tinker a bit more with …

“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 Henry …” Many telecommunications carriers face …

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 is in the fraud-prevention arena, …

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 for possible downgrade because of the …

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 on rhetoric: the Telecommunications Industry Association. …

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 Corp.’s Ardis data network. The MARK-V …

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 to give users access both to …

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 opposed by the White House and …

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, is negotiating with the Justice Department …

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 city or several counties. This means …

SAN CARLOS, Calif.-CellNet Data Systems Inc. announced it brought the 1.5-millionth device online in its networks. The devices are primarily monitoring metered energy usage for six U.S. utilities, although CellNet …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced it opened a new office in Costa Mesa to serve as its global headquarters. The organization, which promotes Code Division Multiple Access technology …

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group was awarded two contracts valued at $38.8 million to replace another vendor’s existing cellular Global System for Mobile communications networks and to expand …

ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. and Compaq Inc. announced Slovak mobile carrier EuroTel Bratislava is migrating its customer base to the upgraded version of LHS’ Business Support and Control System. Compaq is …

Reply to Kennard: Since when has the FCC been for the public? To the Editor: I read [Federal Communications Commission] Chairman (William) Kennard’s response in your Aug. 24, 1998, issue …

BUENOS AIRES-Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a $52.5 million contract with CTI Movil of Argentina to provide equipment, services and software for another expansion of CTI Movil’s Advanced Mobile Phone Services …

Political turmoil and economic problems around the world have delayed tenders and auctions of mobile phone spectrum in some countries. At least three Latin American countries-Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela-have put …

HOUSTON-Tadiran Microwave Networks was awarded a contract from a cellular company in the Russian Federation to provide high-frequency radios to expand a Global System for Mobile communications network in Moscow. …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp.’s board of directors approved the repurchase of up to 1.5 million shares of the company’s outstanding common stock, the company said. “We believe that …

Lucent Technologies Inc. said scientists at its Bell Labs research and development arm have developed a technology that could boost capacity of some wireless links by a multiple of 10 …

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc., which designs, manufactures and installs wireless local area network systems, bar-code systems and short-range wireless-connectivity products, today announced its support for and full participation in the …

The latest rage in the wireless industry has been the rush to purchase and build towers and facilities and lease them to wireless carriers. This accumulation of vertical real estate …

The Federal Communications Commission late Friday extended the compliance deadline for implementation of the digital wiretap act until June 30, 2000. Without the extension, telecommunications carriers were subject to possible …