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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...