1998

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and the Washington, D.C., law firm of Brown & Schwaninger once again have taken their running battle to the Federal Communications Commission, with Nextel this time fighting …

SEATTLE-Tegic Communications said it signed a licensing agreement with Fujitsu Network Communications, in which Fujitsu will incorporate Tegic’s T9 intelligent text input technology into its newest Code Division Multiple Access …

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. said it deployed a mobile communications solution to the ready-mix concrete industry, designed specifically to meet the industry’s needs. Geotek said it installed a system for …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Mobility DCS said it is offering its Prepaid To Go phone and service package to customers in the Carolinas, eastern Tennessee and coastal Georgia. Priced at $150, Prepaid to …

In the summer of 1989, one of my favorite bands, the B-52s, released an album with the big hit-tune “Roam,” in which singer Kate Pierson encouraged listeners to “roam around …

WASHINGTON-House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) blasted the Federal Communications Commission for not giving a college in his state the same discount given large corporations that began bidding last …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Election Commission earlier this month gave Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) the go-ahead to use campaign funds to sue Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) for allegedly leaking politically sensitive contents …

While market research firm Dataquest has diminished its previous 1998 forecast for the semiconductor industry by $15 billion in light of the Asian financial crisis, Harris Semiconductor has experienced a …

WASHINGTON-Labor Secretary Alexis Herman last week reiterated her innocence in connection with a Justice Department probe into whether she profited from helping Mobile Communications Holdings Inc. obtain a global satellite …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Harris Corp. said it has provided an operational Synchronous Digital Hierarchy system to Mexico. The MegaStar 155 radio will supply the backbone of the wireless infrastructure for Iusacell, …

1998 may be the year for introductions of next-generation wireless office systems that allow for seamless handoffs between the office system and a carrier’s macrocellular system. Hughes Network Systems Inc. …

Bob Hope made a lot of money telling jokes, but he made a great deal more in the real-estate business. Asked to explain his real-estate investment strategy, he said, “I …

To the editor: I appreciated your recent article on customer care-you made several relevant points and I look forward to the day when carriers begin to heed your well-worded advice. …

JACKSON, Miss.-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. announced improvements in its financial status following preliminary fourth-quarter results. Consolidated operating cash flow reached $20 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31, almost 40-percent …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Semiconductor announced earlier this month its new 800 MHz Interim Standard-95A chips for cellular handsets. With these new products, the company now has two chips for Qualcomm Inc.-based …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced a $100 million agreement with Optimus to supply switching and radio equipment for its Global System for Mobile communications dual-band wireless telephony network in Portugal. Optimus …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. said it closed the acquisition of the wireless phone distribution business and certain net assets of Matel-Tecnologia de Teleinformatica S.A.-Matec. Matec is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

GOLDEN, Colo.-Superconducting Core Technologies Inc., in partnership with Ball Wireless Communications, announced plans to debut an integrated antenna and tower-top amplifier at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless ’98 convention …

RICHARDSON, Texas- Ericsson Inc. has created the Network Solutions division to develop products, solutions and services for the Internet, and has named Jan-Anders Dalenstam its executive vice president and general …

NEW YORK-James Bond and his high-tech Nokia mobile phone may be Hollywood’s idea of the real McCoy. But truth, as journalists well know, often is stranger and scarier than fiction. …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Perusahaan Perseroan PT Indonesian Satellite Corp. Tbk. announced its consolidated 1997 net income-after accounting for minority interests in subsidiaries-was $136.9 million, or $1.30 per share. Despite current economic turmoil …

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Corp. business venture RAM Mobile Data USA L.P. announced it entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Future Horizons to market a wireless maintenance management solution to the …

SEOUL, Korea-Samsung Group is providing the Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee with four types of wireless communications equipment, six network and systems experts and 14,000 mobile units, including radios, pagers and …

SigmaOne Communications Corp. is one of many companies hoping to capitalize on the Federal Communications Commission’s Phase II E911 mandate requiring wireless carriers by 2001 to be able to provide …

The Strategis Group predicts despite the industry’s hardships to date, the commercial mobile data business can expect a rash of subscribers and revenues in the immediate years to come. In …