Monthly Archives: December, 1998

NEWS BRIEFS

Northeast Communications of Wisconsin Inc. announced it acquired U.S. Cellular's Marathon County operations. Cellcom, the company's wireless subsidiary, will provide cellular and paging services....

OLIVETTI, MANNESMANN BUY OUT CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS INT’L

Olivetti S.p.A. and Mannesmann AG last week signed an agreement to acquire U.S.-based Cellular Communications International Inc., giving the companies an increased stake in...

ITU COULD STOP WORK ON CDMA

L.M. Ericsson's offer to compromise on third-generation technology may not change the International Telecommunication Union's action on Dec. 31. The ITU is likely to...

PAGENET TO USE AETHOS SITE-PLANNING TOOL

DALLAS-Aethos Communication Systems Inc. announced it has agreed to provide its Odyssey RF Planning Tool to Paging Network Inc., the first time Aethos has...

ADC SIGNS OEM AGREEMENT WITH UNICA

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-ADC Metrica, a unit of ADC Telecommunications, said it signed an original equipment manufacturer agreement with Unica Technologies Inc. to integrate Unica's data...

FCC EXAMINES Y2K IMPACTS ON TOWER LIGHTING

WASHINGTON-People flying New Year's Eve 1999 should wonder if their airplanes will be able to navigate safely if the pilots cannot see wireless antenna...

XYPOINT HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR’S E911 LEGISLATION RECORD

SEATTLE-Thirteen states passed enhanced 911 legislation this year, according to Xypoint Corp., a wireless intelligent network services provider that tracks legislative efforts on E911...

WORLD BRIEFS

Slovenia, RomaniaOmnipoint Communications Inc. said it signed roaming agreements in Slovenia and Romania, with Mobitel d.d. Slovenia and Mobilrom S.A., respectively. Both countries are...

CIA TIED TO HUGHES SATELLITE PROBE

WASHINGTON-CIA officials last week were expected to appear before a federal grand jury here in connection with new revelations that intelligence officials may have...

CALEA COMMENTS EXPECTED TO FOCUS ON COSTS

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission this week plans to begin reviewing comments on what technical capabilities are necessary to implement the digital wiretap act.The comments...

RANGESTAR GETS ANTENNAS TO CONSUMERS

SAN JOSE, Calif.-RangeStar International announced it has made deals with Let's Talk Cellular & Wireless and Everything Wireless to increase the RangeStar PCS Antenna's...

QUALCOMM TO EQUIP MAURITUS TELECOM

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it signed a contract with Mauritius Telecom to supply and install a cdmaOne wireless local loop network. The network, using...

U S WEST EXPANDS PCS COVERAGE

DENVER-U S West expanded its Advanced PCS wireless service territory west from Denver to include the major ski resorts and mountain communities that reside...

D.C. NOTES

effrey Silva Can your beer do that? The National League of Cities, which just wrapped up its 75th annual meeting in Kansas City, boasts...

AMERICAN TOWER BUYS BRACKET MASTER

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. has purchased Bracket Master Inc. for approximately $1.5 million.Bracket Master Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of tower hardware based in Jupiter,...

SPRINT COMPLETES STOCK SEPARATION

KANSAS CITY-Sprint Corp. announced it completed the recapitalization of its common stock into two separate classes and the restructuring of Sprint Spectrum L.P., branded...

SUPRA DEPLOYS TRACCESS SYSTEM IN AT&T WIRELESS’ CENTRAL REGION

Supra Products Inc. won a contract from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to provide its TRACcess electronic access control system at AT&T Wireless cell sites...

ORANGE ROAMS IN ISRAEL

LONDON-Orange Personal Communications Services Ltd. said it has become the first United Kingdom mobile service provider to offer roaming in Israel.The service in Israel...

ORBCOMM CONSTELLATION COMPLETE WITH 28 SATELLITES IN ORBIT

Orbcomm Global L.P. announced its $500 million constellation of 28 low-earth-orbit satellites is complete and able to offer full commercial service worldwide.Orbcomm has offered...

ERICSSON TO SUPPLY RUSSIAN NETWORK

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced Nov. 25 it signed a contract to provide a turnkey Global System for Mobile communications network to OOO Tomsk Cellular...

PAGENET PROVIDES ESPN INFO

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced it will be the exclusive provider of ESPN sports information to its paging subscribers, according to an agreement the two...

3COM’S PALM VII LOGS ONTO THE INTERNET

Palm Computing Inc., an affiliate of 3Com Corp., introduced the Palm VII personal digital assistant at the Palm Computing Platform Worldwide Developer Conference in...

PCIA, INDUSTRY PLAYERS FORM MOBILE COMPUTING GROUP

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association announced the formation of the PCIA Mobile Computing Advisory Group with Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle and...

PCN ANNOUNCES FINANCE OFFER FROM NORTEL

MELVILLE, N.Y.-Northeast Digital Networks Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Personal Communications Networks, announced it has received an equipment supply and vendor-financing offer from...

PEOPLE

PREFERRED NETWORKSPreferred Networks Inc. announced its founder, president and director, Michael Saner, will retire Dec. 31. Saner previously held upper-management positions at several paging...
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