Yearly Archives: 1998

NEXTEL QUESTIONS LAW FIRM’S BEHAVIOR

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...

TEGIC LICENSES FUJITSU FOR HANDSETS

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...

GEOTEK SUPPLIES CONCRETE INDUSTRY

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...

BELLSOUTH MOBILITY EXPANDS PREPAID

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...

ROAM, IF YOU WANT 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...

BLILEY BLASTS FCC ON LMDS

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...

BOEHNER CAN USE MONEY FROM CAMPAIGN FOR LAWSUIT

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.)...

HARRIS: ASIA CRISIS NOT AS SIGNIFICANT AS SOME SAY

While market research firm Dataquest has diminished its previous 1998 forecast for the semiconductor industry by $15 billion in light of the Asian financial...

HERMAN REITERATES SHE DID NOT PROFIT FROM MCHI LINK

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...

HARRIS SUPPLIES MEXICAN CARRIERS

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...

HUGHES, AT&T COLLABORATE ON AIREACH OFFICE

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...

BANDWIDTH & AIRWAVES: WHERE DO THE STREETS STOP?

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...

GOOD CUSTOMER CARE REQUIRES QUALITY OF ALL PROCESSES

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...

CASH FLOW, REVENUE IMPROVE FOR MTEL

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...

HARRIS INTRODUCES IS-95A HANDSET CHIP

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...

ERICSSON TO EQUIP OPTIMUS OF PORTUGAL

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...

BRIGHTPOINT COMPLETES MATEL-TECNOLOGIA BUY

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...

SCT TEAMS WITH BALL WIRELESS

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...

ERICSSON CREATES INTERNET DIVISION

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...

AUTHOR SAYS U.S. NEEDS TO OPEN EYES TO ESPIONAGE

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...

PERUSAHAAN PROFITS INCREASED IN 1997

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...

RAM MOBILE TEAMS WITH FUTURE HORIZONS

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...

SAMSUNG EQUIPS OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

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...

NEWCOMER DRAWS ON MILITARY PAST TO FIND E911 NICHE

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...

STRATEGIS BULLISH ON COMMERCIAL MOBILE DATA MARKET

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...
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