1998

Palm Computing Inc., an affiliate of 3Com Corp., introduced the Palm VII personal digital assistant at the Palm Computing Platform Worldwide Developer Conference in Santa Clara, Calif., featuring out-of-the-box wireless …

KANSAS CITY-Sprint Corp. announced it completed the recapitalization of its common stock into two separate classes and the restructuring of Sprint Spectrum L.P., branded Sprint PCS. With the recapitalization, each …

WASHINGTON-Justice Department antitrust czar Joel Klein, sending a mixed message, predicts Baby Bells will face local competition from wireless and wireline firms over time, even if mega-mergers among dominant telecom …

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada-Clearnet Communications Inc. announced it launched personal communications services in Victoria. Clearnet PCS offers a Sony Corp. dual-mode PCS phone. Clearnet originally brought its PCS service to …

In an unprecedented show of cooperation, Glenayre Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. joined forces to promote ReFLEX paging systems in the Asia Pacific, organizing the ReFLEX Technology Symposium ’98 held …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced it will be the exclusive provider of ESPN sports information to its paging subscribers, according to an agreement the two companies signed. Initially, PageNet subscribers will …

WASHINGTON-The current Federal Communications Commission plan for public-safety digital-only operations in the 700 MHz band (746-806 MHz) will lead to unused spectrum for as long as seven years, the Association …

In the Nov. 23 issue of RCR, it was incorrectly stated Mitsubishi would be exiting the handset manufacturing business. Based on incorrect information supplied to RCR, an article in the …

DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. and Audiovox Communications Corp. have signed a $100 million handset agreement to launch Audiovox’s PCX-1000XL, the first Code Division Multiple Access phone manufactured by Hyundai for …

Arch Communications Group Inc. and MobileMedia Corp. have made additional modifications to their merger agreement, first announced Aug. 18 and initially amended Sept. 3. The modifications place a fixed subscription …

Canada Research in Motion Ltd. announced it received a $1.3 million contract to supply its original equipment manufactured wireless modems to GMSI Inc.’s fleet management and communications systems. GMSI’s systems …

NEW CANAAN, Conn.-Centennial Cellular Corp. and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe VIII L.P. lowered the value of their July 2 merger agreement by $60 million in cash considerations to be …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. announced it has received the requisite consents from a majority in aggregate principal amount of its 9.38-percent senior debentures, due 2006. Holders who tendered their …

WASHINGTON-U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky last week demanded that Mexico live up to World Trade Organization commitments to liberalize its telecommunications market. “We urge Mexican authorities to take immediate measures …

WASHINGTON-Marcia Spielholz, the California woman whose emergency 911 cellular phone call went unanswered in 1994 during an attempted auto theft in which she was shot in the face, plans to …

LOS ANGELES-After more than a year of testing, Pacific Bell Wireless announced it will offer the Wildfire electronic personal assistant from Wildfire Communications Inc. to its personal communications services customers …

CellNet Data Systems Inc. announced it signed a contract with Puget Sound Energy to expand CellNet’s 700,000-meter network by another 100,000 meters to extend network meter reading to some 85,000 …

GREENBELT, Md.-Cellular One here announced it is now offering an Information Services feature to its new Digital Edge wireless phone customers. Information Services includes hundreds of options for updates on …

Get ready, the wireless world as we know it is going to change-again. When we look back at 1998 in wireless to see which announcements impacted the industry, it may …

MOSCOW-Telenor AS, a fixed, mobile, satellite and Internet services provider, will purchase a strategic ownership interest in Russian cellular carrier Vimpel-Communications, announced the companies. According to the agreement, Telenor will …

PLANO, Texas-Inet Inc. said it introduced its Spider II modem, a type II Cellular Digital Packet Data modem designed for Windows CE. Casio’s Cassiopeia personal digital assistant uses the modem …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced Nov. 25 it signed a contract to provide a turnkey Global System for Mobile communications network to OOO Tomsk Cellular Communications in central Russia. The network, …

Orbcomm Global L.P. announced its $500 million constellation of 28 low-earth-orbit satellites is complete and able to offer full commercial service worldwide. Orbcomm has offered limited service capabilities for more …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group said Sprint Spectrum L.P. launched its personal communications services network in several key markets as part of the expansion of its nationwide network. …