1998

MEXICO Corsair Communications Inc. recently completed installation of its radio-frequency fingerprinting system for Baja Celular Mexicana in Tijuana, and for Celular de Telefonia in Monterrey, the company announced. Corsair will …

PLANO, Texas-Inet Inc. and GoAmerica Communications plan to offer two free months of GoAmerica’s wireless Internet and intranet services with the purchase of Inet’s Spider Cellular Digital Packet Data modem …

InterDigital Technology Corp. made another move in a long-running patent dispute with Ericsson Radio Systems AB. The company’s parent, InterDigital Communications Corp., announced ITC has sought a further stay of …

Italy’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications granted Telecom Italia permission to operate a Digital European Cordless Telephone wireless network after a year of deliberations. Called Fido, the system allows customers …

STAMFORD, Conn.-International Telecommunication Data Systems Inc. and Computer Sciences Corp. announced that ITDS will buy TRIS, a cellular telephone billing unit of Computer Sciences, for $100 million. Under the terms …

In an initial victory for paging carriers nationwide, the Federal Communications Commission’s Common Carrier Bureau announced its current rules do not allow local exchange carriers to charge paging carriers for …

Despite filing for bankruptcy last year, MobileMedia Corp. announced plans to build out networks for its two nationwide narrowband personal communications licenses, with service available to select markets later this …

The Federal Communications Commission late last week was expected to allocate 24 megahertz for public safety communications and reserve 36 megahertz in the same 800 MHz band for commercial wireless …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. took Omnipoint Corp. to task over its Nov. 24 petition for reconsideration and clarification regarding proposed financial options for C-block personal communications services players. Comments on Omnipoint’s …

… Kudos to AT&T Wireless for being the proud provider of PCS service that worked in D.C.’s Old Ebbitt Grill. The bartender said most pocket phones don’t work in Old …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nexus Telecommunication Systems Ltd. announced the acquisition of Aptel Ltd., a developer of wireless technologies and products, owned mainly by DSP Group Inc. Nexus purchased 100 percent of …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association is awaiting Justice Department approval for a national database that will include information on potential wireless site locations targeting new and collocation opportunities. Justice is …

NEW YORK-Promotional activity revved into high gear during the critical December holiday season, which accounts for about 40 percent of carriers’ yearly gross customer additions, according to an informal but …

1. Jan. 6 NextWave awarded its PCS permits In a decision almost surely headed for the appeals court, the Federal Communications Commission last Friday conditionally awarded NextWave Personal Communications Inc. …

The Jan. 12 issue of RCR will feature the Top 20 Wireless Resellers, which will include PCS and cellular resellers. If you would like your company included on the list, …

Giving the wireless data industry some important momentum to start the new year, American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it plans to acquire Motorola Inc.’s Ardis data messaging business, which combined …

MOORESTOWN, N.J.-Axiom Inc., a billing data management solution provider, announced the opening of its first European customer support center. The new customer support center will be jointly operated by Axiom …

1997-It was the year that simultaneously showed the promise and the pain of new entrants into the wireless industry. PCS companies thrived and dived, one paging business declared bankruptcy, while …

With a new president and chief executive officer at the helm, Diva Communications Inc. is working to establish key strategic partnerships throughout the world to secure its niche in the …

WHEATON, Ill.-The majority of cellular phone users acknowledge the dangers of driving while using their phones but continue do so anyway, according to a survey conducted for the Insurance Research …