Palm Computing Inc., an affiliate of 3Com Corp., introduced the Palm VII personal digital assistant at the Palm Computing Platform Worldwide Developer Conference in...
WOOD DALE, Ill.-Ericsson Inc. and Rockwell Electronic Commerce said they plan to form an alliance to cooperate in international marketing, distribution and integration development...
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...
CHICAGO-Ameritech Corp. said it introduced Ameritech Roadside Assistance, designed to provide prompt, reliable nationwide auto service to stranded motorists via their cellular phone.The service...
IRVINE, Calif.-Bax Global said it won a multiyear contract from Motorola Inc. to manage the packing and distribution of Motorola's Personal Communications Sector in...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc. completed its acquisition of Summa Four Inc. The companies this summer agreed to the acquisition.Summa Four's open standards-based programmable...
Moody's Investors Service Inc. said it assigned a B2 rating to Orbital Sciences Corp.'s $100 million of 5-percent subordinated notes, due 2002.The company said...
Wireless product distributor Intellicell Corp. was the industry's top stock story last week when its stock quadrupled in value after a series of company...
NEW YORK-Panafon, the largest cellular carrier in Greece, raised $2.42 billion Nov. 20 in a global public stock offering of 26.9 million shares.Additionally, France...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. launched its VoiceStream Wireless personal communications services system in the Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., metropolitan areas.
WASHINGTON-Progress toward lowering telecom equipment tariffs and trade barriers was overshadowed at the recent Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum by Vice President Al Gore's...
With the Nov. 1 commercial activation of Iridium L.L.C.'s satellite-based global mobile phone network, the mobile satellite services industry proved it is technologically possible...
WASHINGTON-A wireless-industry proposal that would allow carriers to institute calling party pays is stalled at the Federal Communications Commission due to a lack of...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communication Commission said it will re-auction 225 licenses for the 220 MHz service (220-222 MHz) on June 8. The auction is for...
SpainThe government of Spain reportedly may award its fourth mobile phone license to a consortium made up of two formerly separate consortia-Lince and Uni2....
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Powertel Inc. said it has begun offering personal communications services in Louisville, Lexington, Frankfurt and Bowling Green, Ky.Powertel said it now provides commercial...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. said it has developed an affordable, network-based solution to help wireless carriers meet the Federal Communications Commission guidelines for Phase I compliance...
CHICAGO-Ameritech announced the Motorola digital StarTac phone will be available with Ameritech's ClearPath wireless service beginning Nov. 27 in Chicago, Columbus, Detroit and St....
TORONTO-Clearnet Inc., Toronto, announced it has entered into an underwriting agreement with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce for $350 million in senior secured...
More legal issues have fallen in the way of Venezuela's plans to tender a personal communications services license earlier this month.Conatel, Venezuela's telecom regulatory...
LONDON-Alcatel, Gemplus SCA and Mondex International said they will cooperate to develop a Global System for Mobile communications phone that can be used as...
NEW YORK-Venture capital-backed investments in the third quarter of 1998 reached an all-time high of $3.77 billion, a nose ahead of the $3.73 billion...
DAPHNE, Ala.-Communitronics of America Inc. announced it received Federal Communications Commission approval to provide paging services at 152.630 MHz in Mobile, Ala.The licensed coverage...
