Yearly Archives: 1998

MOTOROLA PICKS UP HANDSET ASSETS FROM LUCENT VENTURE

Motorola Inc. plans to purchase assets related to the research and product development portion of Lucent Technologies Inc.'s wireless handset facility in New Jersey.The...

BELL ATLANTIC MOBILE TO BEGIN DATA OVER CDMAONE NEXT YEAR

LOS ANGELES-Bell Atlantic Mobile announced it will begin phased introduction of high-speed wireless data capabilities over its existing cdmaOne network in 1999.The next-generation wireless...

REGULATORY, TECHNICAL ISSUES NEED RESOLUTION FOR WIRELESS LOCATION

ORLANDO, Fla.-"I feel like I'm on a bucking bronco and about to get thrown into the mud," George Shaginaw Jr. said at the Wireless...

SKYTEL’S STUPKA SAYS “UNAWARE NESS” IS HURDLE FOR MESSAGING MARKET

NEW YORK-John T. Stupka, president and chief executive officer of SkyTel Communications Inc., said a BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. advertisement that's been running in...

PAGEMART, MOTOROLA SIGN WITH MONITEL ON REMOTE MONITORING

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-PageMart Wireless Inc. and Motorola Inc. have signed strategic alliance agreements with Monitel Products Corp. to provide various aspects of a two-way...

BLISS SUES QUALCOMM FOR NEGLIGENCE IN SECURING GPS AUTHORIZATION

WASHINGTON-Richard Bliss, the Qualcomm Inc. field technician detained on espionage charges last November but conditionally freed by Russian authorities a month later, sued the...

NRTC PLEDGES $5M FOR INTEK’S LM

PRINCETON, N.J.-Intek Global Corp. received a $5 million commitment from the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative for its Linear Modulation-based radio and base station equipment.NRTC...

GEOWORKS PREMION ADDS DATA TO EXISTING PHONES

Nearly a year in the making, Geoworks Corp. has introduced a long-awaited software solution that allows carriers to add enhanced data services to otherwise...

JAPAN’S PHS CARRIERS TAKE VARYING TACKS TO REJUVENATE DEMAND

The personal handyphone system market in Japan is ready for improvement, but analysts say it will take big commitments from carriers and differentiated marketing...

CONDUCTUS TRADING MOVES TO SMALLCAP

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. announced its shares have begun trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap market. The move was necessary to ensure the company's continued listing...

OMNIPOINT TO USE REALTEL PROPERTIES

CHICAGO-Omnipoint Communications Inc. signed an agreement with site landlord U.S. RealTel Inc. to give the carrier access to U.S. RealTel's portfolio of properties nationwide....

NEXTEL TESTING WATERS ON ONE-RATE PLAN

Nextel Communications Inc. is testing nationwide pricing plans that fall in line with high-end one-rate plans offered by national mobile phone competitors.Analysts say the...

IRIDIUM TURNS ON PAGING; U.S. SERVICE EXPECTED IN 1999

WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. has activated its global paging and messaging network, about two weeks after the commercial launch of its global satellite phone system.Messaging tests...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Horizon Personal Communications Inc. launched its personal communications services network in seven basic trading areas in Ohio and West Virginia, under an affiliate agreement...

AMERICAN TOWER AIMS FOR 10,000 TOWERS

American Tower Corp. last week bolstered its leading position among independent tower companies when it announced plans to acquire TeleCom Towers L.L.C. and OmniAmerica...

SYNAPSE CARD DELAYS REMEDIED

PageMart Wireless Inc. reported the Synapse Pager Card production delays have been worked out and shipments are underway in the volume expected.PageMart began shipping...

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTE COULD ESCALATE 3G TALKS

WASHINGTON-A critical European Parliament vote last week, which could effectively mandate a third-generation mobile phone standard dominated by Sweden's L.M. Ericsson and Finland's Nokia...

TELECORP PCS TO USE LHS GROUP’S BSCS

ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. formed a license and maintenance agreement with TeleCorp PCS Inc. to provide its client/server-based Business Support and Control System for customer...

MOTOROLA USING GLENAYRE MVP FOR IRIDIUM

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Integrated Network Group announced its modular voice processing system is being used by Motorola Inc.'s Ground Systems Division to deploy...

AT&T TO EXTEND BRAND TO LA CELLULAR

KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it plans to brand the AT&T name in Los Angeles by next year.The company recently gained management control...

GLENAYRE AWAITS BUYER FOR WESTERN MULTIPLEX

It's been more than a year since Glenayre Technologies Inc. first announced its intention to divest the Western Multiplex microwave business unit, yet the...

TSR TO RESELL III INFORMATION SERVICE

FORT LEE, N.J.-TSR Wireless L.L.C. said it entered an agreement with Intelligent Information Inc. to resell III's personalized information services. TSR is branding the...

D.C. NOTES: HIGH ANXIETY

That the Clinton administration hasn't said all that much since the Nov. 3 midterm congressional elections is instructive. For one thing, who can say...

NEWS BRIEFS

Alltel Corp. said it acquired Armstrong Cellular Inc.'s 15-percent interest in a network the two companies operate in Charleston, W.Va. Alltel now has 100...

FCC RECOVERS MOST POCKET LICENSES

WASHINGTON-As the Federal Communications Commission set the stage for auctioning nearly 500 returned C-block personal communications services licenses next March, agency lawyers successfully fought...
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