1998

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, …

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating CellStar Corp.’s compliance with federal securities laws, and the handset distributor said it believes the inquiry is focused on previously disclosed events that …

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 …

NEW YORK-“One of the humbling things about this business is that, for three out of four years, we are unapproachable and obnoxious, but in the fourth year we have to …

Dobson Communications Corp. signed an agreement to acquire Sygnet Wireless Inc., which has been looking for a buyer since April. The agreement will expand Dobson’s wireless footprint to include Ohio, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected on Thursday to approve service rules for using the public- safety spectrum in the 746-806 MHz band. This spectrum currently is used for analog …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced it signed a three-year framework agreement with the Wind consortium, which recently won Italy’s third mobile cellular license. The agreement with Wind establishes Ericsson as the …

JERSEY CITY, N.J.-As the International Telecommunication Union wound up its meeting in South Korea July 24 to consider 15 third-generation wireless proposals, Telecom Analysis Systems convened a media briefing to …

CHICAGO-Prepaid cellular subscribers in Western Europe exceeded the 10 million mark during the first quarter of 1998, while the United States isn’t expected to reach that milestone until late 2000, …

CANADA Rogers Cantel announced the beginning of a rollout of Cantel AT&T Pay As You Go cellular service to more than 25 new markets in Canada. The markets include: Abbotsford, …

NEW YORK-After significantly reducing the size and price of its offering, ICO Global Communications Ltd., London, went public July 31, selling 10 million common stock shares at $12 each. Donaldson, …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Uniden Corp. announced it released a four-line alphanumeric pager called the ALP 9094 Contaq IV, which features 40-message storage capability and can receive messages of up to 100,000 …

Total paging subscribers will reach 68.9 million by year-end 2002, according to The Strategis Group report, “The State of the U.S. Paging Industry: 1998.” Of that number, 60.5 million are …