1998

NEW YORK-Siemens Telecom Networks will provide point-to-multipoint equipment and systems-integration services for WinStar Communications Inc.’s wireless broadband demonstration network in Washington, D.C. WinStar has engaged Siemens to integrate P-Com’s point-to-multipoint …

Israel Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. used the code-generation technology in Jerusalem-based Emultek Ltd.’s Rapid Plus software suite to build a fully functional Code Division Multiple Access cellular phone, said Emultek. …

VLSI VLSI Technology Inc. said its president and chief operating officer, Richard M. Beyer, left the company for personal reasons. “We have a very solid team that can weather the …

WASHINGTON-The head of the Federal Communications Commission told RCR last week he believed assurances he received from Europeans that they would not discriminate against American companies on third-generation wireless standards …

Arthur Andersen predicts continued convergence within and amongst the industry segments well into the next century, thanks to the advent of digital technology. Seven of the 10 biggest acquisitions and …

Stratus Computer Inc. and Ascend Communications Inc., which makes wide area networking solutions for telecom carriers and Internet service providers, announced plans to merge in a tax-free stock-for-stock exchange valued …

NEW YORK-Ultralife Batteries Inc., a Newark, N.J., company developing lithium-ion solid-polymer rechargeable batteries for portable electronic devices, was sued Aug. 3 by investors alleging it failed to disclose adequately delays …

LAS VEGAS-Beepers Plus Inc. announced its board of directors approved a stock buyback plan of up to 2 percent of its outstanding shares. The company said the move will take …

NEW YORK-Telecommunications carriers broke records Aug. 6 in the debt markets, with WorldCom Inc. selling the largest corporate bond issue ever and a Bell Atlantic Corp. subsidiary, the biggest exchangeable …

The high bids placed for Brazil’s eight A-band cellular companies late last month may cause some consortia members to rethink their positions. Reports already indicate Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and Japanese …

NEW YORK-Amid a broader trend of increasing mergers and decreasing initial public offerings among information technology, communications and media companies, carriers seized both options with gusto during the first six …

Flexibility may be coming to a base station near you. Most base stations today are built to accommodate only one or two wireless technologies, but a relatively new concept may …

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data announced it offers frame-relay connectivity to its nationwide Intelligent Wireless NetworkSM. “For companies that already have frame relay, our company is providing an efficient and cost-effective …

Paging Network Inc.’s Internet gateway experienced sporadic outages over a space of 30 hours late last month, during which customers nationwide were unable to receive text messages sent from an …

WASHINGTON-The telecommunications industry last week again urged the Federal Communications Commission to extend the digital wiretap act compliance date to Oct. 25, 2000, instead of the end of the century, …

NEW YORK-Celumovil S.A., Bogota, Colombia, plans to raise $680 million by a private debt sale and a revolving bank loan to refinance outstanding debt and fund capital expenses and customer-acquisition …

LONDON-London Underground Ltd. selected the CityLink Telecommunications consortium to replace and manage its communications network in a private finance initiative project valued at more than $6 million during 20 years. …

In the July 27 issue of RCR, the name of Mike Engle, vice president of international sales and worldwide marketing for Tadiran Microwave Networks, was misspelled. Also in that issue, …

Dear Editor: I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a tad bit tired of hearing how upset Billy Tauzin, John McCain and others are with the FCC. They, and …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and wireless operator Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH began a live trial of adaptive antenna technology-both downlink and uplink-on Mannesmann’s Global System for Mobile communications network in Germany. Adaptive …

Joining a slew of other industry captains abandoning ship for various reasons, Ericsson Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Bo Hedfors last week decided to set sail for Motorla Inc. …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Symbio Systems Inc., a worldwide consulting and systems-integration provider, selected Lightbridge Inc. to provide local customer support for its FraudBuster clients in Taiwan, announced Lightbridge. “An Asian Executives Poll …

The first half of this year has produced several landscape-changing events in the wireless industry. If completed, the proposed mergers between SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. and Bell Atlantic …

NEW YORK-Cantel AT&T’s Pay As You Go prepaid cellular and paging services, launched nationwide in May in Canada, is using prepaid technology and customer support services from Boston Communications Group …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission again extended the buildout time on the so-called Goodman/Chan licenses until current litigation can be resolved. In a July 31 ruling, the FCC said Goodman/Chan licensees …