1998

Ameritel Communications Inc., a wireless reseller owned by USCI Inc., has quickly and quietly become a weighty presence in the resale industry. The company, which began last year with fewer …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Anritsu Co. announced it received a contract from Qualcomm Inc. to develop, manufacture and market a custom test instrument to perform radio communication analysis on telephones for use on …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-CommNet Cellular Inc. announced it has closed the merger with AV Acquisition Corp., an affiliate of The Blackstone Group’s Blackstone Capital Partners II Merchant Banking Fund L.P. AV purchased …

WASHINGTON-A year-end survey conducted by the Telecommunications Resellers Association revealed that 90 percent of respondents who sought to resell personal communications services were barred from doing so by carriers, and …

LONDON-Moody’s Investors Service has assigned long-term ratings of Baa1 to the proposed $1 billion and $650 million bond issues of Cable & Wireless Communications, which will provide integrated telecommunications services …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. said initial results from field trials with two new cellular operators show that its ClearSite receiver front-end subsystem reduces dropped calls and interference, fills in coverage gaps …

BOULDER, Colo.-CellPort Labs Inc. announced Everything Wireless, a Cellular Works company, will distribute the CellPort universal, hands-free car kit, according to an agreement signed by the two. Everything Wireless sells …

PITTSBURGH, Pa.-Bell Atlantic Mobile announced it is providing wireless technology to People’s Cab, allowing it to accept credit cards for payment of cab fares via Cellular Digital Packet Data technology. …

It is much more expensive to recapture a wireless customer who has churned than it is to keep a customer on your network, say some customer service experts. Providing good …

Members of Congress are putting some heat on the Federal Communications Commission to resolve pending C-block personal communications services reconsideration petitions dealing with financial restructuring options this week to give …

NEW YORK-It keeps going and going and going, but it isn’t a rabbit or a battery. It’s a miniature version of the methanol-powered fuel cells used to run rocket ships. …

WASHINGTON-A House of Representatives bill that would tighten the rules surrounding small-business bankruptcy filings could have an effect on wireless operators-particularly those new services entering a competitive marketplace-if competition and/or …

MONTVALE, N.J.-Next Wireless plans to become Geotek Communications Inc.’s first nationwide distributor of its mobile business services, announced the companies. Next Wireless plans to broaden its product line during the …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and BellSouth New Zealand signed an agreement for Nokia to provide a mobile intelligent network for the BellSouth Global System for Mobile communications network in New Zealand, …

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-Ardis announced that Sears, Roebuck and Co. signed a contract with the company extending their existing network services agreement three years. Under the contract, Ardis will continue providing its …

MORRISTOWN, N.J.-PBS The Business Channel and Bellcore have teamed up to deliver “The Global Telecom Game: The Players,” to organizations of all sizes on March 25 via satellite, the organizations …

TRANSCRYPT INTERNATIONAL Transcrypt International Inc. named Craig Huffaker senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer. Huffaker’s 20 years of financial management experience include 12 years as CFO for …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. said its international network has expanded into Guatemala, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. The paging carrier added the networks of Guatemala’s Tele Escucha S.A., Costa Rica’s …

WEST POINT, Ga-Powertel Inc. announced its personal communications services business in the Southeast reported fourth-quarter revenues of $15.8 million, compared with third-quarter revenues of $10.2 million. Year-end revenues totaled $40.6 …

ALLEN TELECOM INC. Allen Telecom Inc.’s Antenna Specialists Division introduced a springless option to its line of Mosaic LMR vehicular antennas. Allen said the springless option is designed for applications …

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 …