1998

NEW YORK-Comcast Corp., Philadelphia, announced Oct. 20 it will become the majority shareholder and operating partner of TeleSource Corp., a start-up wireless telecommunications carrier headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. TeleSource already …

NEW YORK-Satellite Survey Systems Ltd., a Dallas company with roots in oil and gas exploration, has added another notch in its diversification belt by helping wireless companies pinpoint tower locations …

MALVERN, Pa.-Triton Cellular Partners L.P. said it reached a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Mountain Cellular Telephone, a privately held company that provides cellular service in Oregon and Washington. The …

The recent stock market volatility has created uncertainty among investors, leading to a rather steep slide in wireless stock value, say financial analysts following the wireless industry. Paging stocks have …

Germany-based Mannesmann A.G. and Italy’s Olivetti last week announced they will launch a joint-venture company, Mannesmann euro.map, to provide cross-border voice and data services using already-existing infrastructure in individual European …

HOUSTON-Crown Transmissions International, the United Kingdom subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp., purchased Millennium Communications Ltd. for about $15.5 million. Millennium will become an operating division of CTI, focused on …

While Nextel Communications Inc. remains the darling of the wireless industry these days, other specialized mobile radio operators are beginning to build successful businesses on plain old two-way dispatch voice …

TAMPA, Fla.-BellSouth Corp. announced it launched its personal communications services network in the Tampa, Fla., market, offering bundled-billing wireless and local service, paging and wireless long-distance service. The Tampa Bay …

ORLANDO, Fla.-To paraphrase a Bell Atlantic commercial, “wild things are happening” in dispatch radio, according to speakers at the recent PCS ’98 show. Just outside the spotlight, which is focused …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced its first two products supporting the Wireless Application Protocol at the GSM Asia-Pacific Congress in Singapore. The products are the WAP Gateway and a WAP Service …

Philips Electronics NV could announce this week plans to scrap its consumer communications joint venture with Lucent Technologies Inc. A decision about the fate of Philips Consumer Communications is expected …

LEESBURG, Fla.-Wireless Data Solutions Inc. announced it has reached a formal agreement with Angell Communications Inc. involving a 220 MHz frequency project in Mexico. Under the terms of the agreement, …

Ask any wireless carrier to name its goals, and most would mention they want to build brand loyalty with their existing customers. Yet research from Technology Trends Inc. indicates carriers …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Schlumberger Smart Cards & Terminals said Microcell Connexions Inc. has purchased several hundred thousand of its SIMflex dual-mode subscriber identity module cards. The thumbnail-sized SIM cards that hold …

SAN DIEGO-Willtech Inc. has licensed Qualcomm Inc.’s cdmaOne technology in a royalty-bearing agreement allowing the South Korea-based company to design and develop Code Division Multiple Access test equipment, said Qualcomm. …

WASHINGTON-Frustrated with failing to make progress after months of negotiations with European officials, Qualcomm Inc. last week declared war by formally invoking intellectual property rights to five third-generation wireless standards …

WASHINGTON-The telecommunications industry, while failing to get the digital wiretap grandfather date statutorily changed, appears to have been successful in getting written assurances included in the end-of-the-year spending bill that …

Sources indicate Ericsson Inc. may be preparing to enter the cdmaOne handset business. Ericsson, the only major vendor that has yet to license Interim Standard-95 technology from Qualcomm Inc., has …

An open letter praising the UWCC To the Editor: I feel compelled to write a letter of congratulations to the entire UWCC organization. It is the first time in my …

SAO PAULO-BellSouth Corp. announced late last week that its BCP S.A. cellular operation in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has wiped out its 1.8 million-person waiting list for cellular service, signing on …

WASHINGTON-Whether spectrum used by the private wireless industry will be included in future auction plans remains a murky matter as the Federal Communications Commission gets ready to debate a proposed …

WASHINGTON-In a flurry of legislative horse-trading capping the close of the 105th Congress, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) got a provision tucked into the fiscal 1999 omnibus budget …

An article in the Oct. 5 issue of RCR should have indicated Sprint PCS expects to raise $604 million with its initial public offering. Also, due to incorrect information supplied …

Microcell Telecommunications Inc. said it completed the final phase of its 1998 expansion in Canada with the launch of Fido personal communications services in London, Ontario. The PCS service, operating …

Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. introduced three SmartDigital U.S.A. rate plans offering wireless calls for 20 cents to 25 cents per minute without roaming fees in more than 7,000 cities …