Yearly Archives: 1998

TELIGENT LAUNCHES TWO MORE MARKETS

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent announced it has continued the rollout of its Digital SmartWave technology to the San Francisco Bay Area, after the initial launch in...

VANGUARD OFFERS TENDER ON SENIOR DEBENTURES

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. commenced a cash tender offer and consent solicitation relating to its $200 million outstanding principal amount of 9.38 percent...

IRIDIUM SELECTS LHS FOR BILLING, CUSTOMER CARE

ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. announced it will co-develop and co-deploy an advanced customer-service, billing and financial management business support system for Iridium L.L.C.'s global mobile...

ITDS SELECTS IBS FOR STATEMENT PROCESSING

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-International Telecommunications Data Systems Inc., a provider of service bureau billing services, named International Billing Services its exclusive statement processing services...

BMW OFFERS GPS PHONE WITH A BUNCH OF BELLS AND WHISTLES

Motorola Inc. announced a partnership with BMW North America Inc. to create a new telematics cellular phone system expected to be available on all...

FCC SEEKS SPECTRUM DEDICATED TO MEDICAL TELEMETRY

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is looking for a new primary spectrum band for wireless medical devices used by hospitals.Medical telemetry devices, such as heart...

POWER COMPANY WANTS PLUG PULLED ON PRIMECO

A Texas electric company has asked the Federal Communications Commission to revoke personal communications services licenses owned by PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P.Brazos Electric Power...

SYNACOM REPORTS CLONESAFE SYSTEM TEST SUCCESSFUL

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Synacom Technology Inc. said it successfully tested its CloneSafe wireless cloning fraud system as part of Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Cooperative Innovations program.The...

CELLSTAR SETTLES WITH WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp., Carrollton, Texas, announced Nov. 5 it has signed a memorandum of understanding to settle with the State of Wisconsin Investment Board...

WTR TO RECOMMEND POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE IN CANCER DEBATE

WASHINGTON-Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. Chairman George Carlo is expected to recommend early next year that basic scientific research be de-emphasized in the future in...

BRIGHTPOINT SHOWS EARNINGS INCREASE FOR 3Q

INDIANAPOLIS-In its third quarter report, Brightpoint Inc. of Indianapolis reported net income of $9.42 million, or 18 cents per share, up from $5.93 million,...

SBC-SNET MERGER CLEARS FCC

NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission announced it approved the transfer of licenses and authorizations from Southern New England Telecommunications Corp. to SBC Communications Inc.,...

NEW VENTURE FUND RAISES CAPITAL

NEW YORK-Communications Ventures, a Palo Alto, Calif., venture capital firm specializing in early-stage communications companies, said it has raised $125 million for its third...

ADC TO ACQUIRE HADAX ELECTRONIC

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire for about $25 million Hadax Electronic Inc. of South Hackensack, N.J. Hadax makes...

D.C. NOTES: 'PATENTLY CONTROVERSIAL' REVISITED

My Oct. 19 column was titled, "Patently Controversial." It certainly was.We received feedback in one form or another from Captain Joe Hanna of Richardson...

NORTEL POSTS LOSS ON BAY PURCHASE

NEW YORK-Because of costs associated with its acquisition of Bay Networks, Nortel Networks posted a net loss of $306 million, or 54 cents per...

ITU ELECTS NEW LEADERS

WASHINGTON-Yoshio Utsumi was elected secretary-general and Roberto Blois deputy secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union.The two replace Pekka Tarjanne and Henry Chasia, respectively. Voting...

COMPANIES, REGULATORS CREATE FORUM TO PROMOTE COMPETITION ABROAD

NEW YORK-Telecommunications carriers, equipment manufacturers, regulators and financiers are invited to attend the second steering committee meeting Nov. 9 of a new organization being...

METROCALL, PAGEMART JOIN ON NPCS BUILDOUT EFFORT

Metrocall Inc. and PageMart Wireless Inc. have entered a five-year strategic alliance that is part resale agreement, part shared network buildout relationship.In the first...

NEWS BRIEFS

NumereX Corp. announced Cellemetry L.L.C. signed an agreement with Bell Atlantic Mobile, expanding its Cellemetry Data Service footprint into the Eastern corridor. Gordon Ray,...

D.C. NOTES: ‘PATENTLY CONTROVERSIAL’ REVISITED

My Oct. 19 column was titled, "Patently Controversial." It certainly was.We received feedback in one form or another from Captain Joe Hanna of Richardson...

ITALY CHANGES BID DATES FOR MOBILE PHONE LICENSE TO MID 1999

The new head of Italy's communications ministry said the government expects to hold its tender for a fourth mobile phone license by the middle...

BELL MOBILITY TO TEST WITH OMNIVOICE

SAN DIEGO-OmniVoice Technologies Inc. announced Bell Mobility of Canada soon will begin testing its digital voice paging technology. OnmiVoice's VoiceOver technology compresses voice messages...

ALASKA CO. GETS OK TO BUY CELLULAR PROVIDER

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-The Municipality of Anchorage in Alaska approved Alaska Communications Systems Inc.'s offer to acquire the operations of Anchorage Telephone Utility for $295...

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