Monthly Archives: November, 1998

AIRNET SETS SIGHTS ON LARGE PCS CARRIERS

AirNet Communications Corp. has struck a chord with smaller personal communications services licensees and is working on grabbing the attention of A- and B-block...

ABI PREDICTS 19% GROWTH IN POWER SEMICONDUCTOR AND IC MARKETS

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for power semiconductors, integrated circuits and modules is expected to grow at an annual average rate of 19 percent, to...

NEWS BRIEFS

President Bill Clinton signed into law late last month the federal Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998, which authorizes prison terms of...

WINSTAR SAYS IT WANTS ART’S SPECTRUM

NEW YORK-By the tenor of their top executives' flirtatious banter Nov. 2, WinStar Communications Inc. appears to be an amorous suitor to a somewhat...

VANGUARD OFFERS TENDER ON SENIOR DEBENTURES

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. commenced a cash tender offer and consent solicitation relating to its $200 million outstanding principal amount of 9.38 percent...

MOTOROLA LICENSES DIABLO RESEARCH FOR REFLEX CHIPSET

Motorola Inc.'s ReFLEX chipset and software solution first announced a month ago is available for purchase. The company also released more details about the...

WORLD BRIEFS

ItalyTelecom Italia Mobile announced it will begin a market trial of Unwired Planet Inc.'s UP.Link Server and software planet for wireless Internet access to...

COMCAST TO OFFER ONE-RATE PLAN WITH NO TOLL FEES

WAYNE, Pa.-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. announced new national and regional service plans that provide service for one low rate, without roaming or toll charges.Rates...

DCR LOWERS SPRINT’S SENIOR DEBT RATING

CHICAGO-Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. lowered the senior debt rating of Sprint Corp. from A to BBB+.Sprint's commercial paper rating also has been...

FCC SEEKS SPECTRUM DEDICATED TO MEDICAL TELEMETRY

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is looking for a new primary spectrum band for wireless medical devices used by hospitals.Medical telemetry devices, such as heart...

PEOPLE

ITAThe Industrial Telecommunications Association said it appointed Laura Leigh Smith executive director, government relations. She formerly was deputy division chief (legal) in the public...

CELLULAR CARRIERS’ EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS

Rural Cellular Corp. Rural Cellular's revenues increased 103 percent to $34 million from $16.8 million during last year's third quarter. Net loss for the...

BELLSOUTH MOBILITY LAUNCHES FLA. MARKETS

PENSACOLA, Fla.-BellSouth Mobility Inc. launched personal communications services in northwest Florida, including Panama City, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Ocala and Tampa.The company's licenses in northwest Florida...

IRIDIUM MUST MEET MARKETING CHALLENGE

While Iridium L.L.C. continues work to improve the technical prowess of its low-earth-orbit satellite-based global phone service, the company also must turn its attention...

HANEY INDICTED ON ILLEGAL FUND-RAISING CHARGES

WASHINGTON-Franklin Haney, a Tennessee developer closely tied to Vice President Gore and a central figure in Portals investigations, was indicted by a federal grand...

GREEK TELECOM CARRIER RAISES $1B IN IPO

NEW YORK-Hellenic Tele-communications Organization S.A., a multiservice carrier headquartered in Athens, went public Nov. 2 with a 43.8 million-share stock sale that raised $1.1...

GLOBALSTAR ON THE UP, THOUGH MORE FINANCING NECESSARY

Analysts say the launch of Iridium L.L.C.'s mobile satellite service has positioned Globalstar L.L.P. to be a low-cost provider when it offers service around...

MARKET SHARE A BETTER INDICATION OF CARRIERS’ PROFITABILITY

NEW YORK-Conventional wisdom may hold that scale is superior when it comes to carriers and miniaturization is most desirable when it comes to handsets....

ERICSSON, TELIA TEST GSM OVER IP

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it and Swedish operator Telia will conduct further trials of business communication services, providing Global System for Mobile communications wireless...

ERICSSON WINS ASIA CONTRACTS

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced expansion contracts with Singapore Telecom and Chongqing Telecom and the Hebei PT in China.Ericsson plans to expand SingTel Mobile's Global...

LEADERSHIP CHANGES COULD ALTER TELECOM VOTES

WASHINGTON-Well, the game is over and the fat lady has sung. But who won and what does it mean for the wireless telecommunications industry?The...

TELINOR SEEKING FINANCING FOR WLL BUILDOUT IN MEXICO

NEW YORK-"There is no question that, with no bank or bond market to finance your start-up, you need either to be crazy or have...

ONE-RATE PLANS PUSH CUSTOMERS TO DIGITAL SERVICE

Aggressive digital pricing plans are quickly driving the migration of customers from analog service to digital service, say analysts."We attribute today's successful migration directly...

EARNINGS DIGEST

InterFigital reports net loss; revenues increaseKING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. reported a third-quarter net loss of $6.1 million, or 13 cents per share,...

LAWMAKER VIEWS COALESCING ON U.S. 3G POLICY

WASHINGTON-Key lawmakers, amid stepped-up negotiations last week on third-generation mobile phone technology, are laying the groundwork to move legislation in 1999 if they conclude...
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