January 1999

DENVER-U S West Wireless said it plans to expand its personal communications services into Salt Lake City and other markets this year. The company, working with U S West !nterprise …

NEW YORK-“Much to the shock of my sales team, vendors are not partners with an equity stake in carriers, and loans are not investments without repayment expectations,” Leslie L. Rogers …

Triton Network Systems Inc. is aiming to give competitive local exchange carriers a wireless alternative to building fiber-optic networks to get into the local loop, yet keep the same quality …

MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network of affiliate, announced it selected SunCom as the brand name for its wireless network in the Southeast. The company is …

If the recent consolidation activity among independent tower companies is any indication, size is perceived to be an important element to a tower company in attracting deals with wireless carriers. …

LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs announced its echo cancellation original equipment manufacturer division, Coherent, won a $3 million, three-year global contract with Nortel Networks to provide its echo canceller technology. “With technology from …

NEW YORK-Electric Fuel Corp.’s consumer battery division introduced a new line of zinc-air disposable batteries for L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. cellular phones. The new line includes 2,900 …

We are witnesses to history in the making. Yes, yes, tomorrow’s students will study the impeachment of President Clinton in History class (now isn’t that something to look forward to), …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced it entered into agreements with Orbcomm International Partners L.P. and Orbcomm USA L.P. to establish a program to distribute subscriber communicators and related accessories to Orbcomm …

NEW YORK-Centennial Cellular Corp. announced record results for the quarter ended Nov. 30. Total revenue for the quarter was $87.2 million, up $28.6 million or 48.8 percent compared with revenue …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. announced it signed a three-year contract with Comunicacion Celular S.A., the A-band carrier for Colombia, for nationwide deployment of PhonePrint 5.0, a fraud prevention system …

WEST POINT, Ga.-In its continuing effort to shift the main focus of its operations from cellular to personal communications services, Powertel Inc. announced it signed an agreement to sell its …

WASHINGTON-A wireless industry appeal of the Federal Communications Commission’s rules on local number portability, which become effective on March 31, 2000, has been postponed until at least May. Portability refers …

MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. officially announced its Nextel National Business Plan that will broaden its reach to include more traditional high-end white collar business users, said the company. RCR reported …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced plans to commercially introduce the SC3160 phone, a new entry-level Code Division Multiple Access wireless phone at the Consumer Electronics Show here last week. Commercial availability …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications announced Sprint Spectrum L.P. extended its Enhanced Directory Assistance services contract with Metro One for three more years. “Metro One has been providing its EDA services …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said Russia’s largest Global System for Mobile communications operator, ZAO Mobile TeleSystems, awarded Motorola’s Cellular Infrastructure Group two contracts for the supply of GSM network infrastructure. …

NEW YORK-The United Kingdom started off 1999 with a bang, becoming the first country to implement local number portability for wireless telephony customers. All four cellular operators-Orange plc, Vodafone Group …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. announced it sold its interests in Bharti Cellular Ltd., Bite GSM UAB and Comliet UAB. The company sold its 13-percent interest in Bharti Cellular Ltd. …

LOS ALAMOS, N.M.-Manhattan Scientifics Inc. said Robert G. Hockaday, a chief fuel-cell scientist with the company, successfully made a cellular phone call using a phone powered by an alcohol-fueled pre-prototype …

STOCKHOLM-Ericsson announced through its Italian subsidiary, Ericsson Spa, it reached an agreement with Sieti/Itel to sell 80 percent of Sielte Spa’s outstanding shares. Sielte constructs telecommunications networks throughout Italy. The …

NEW YORK-Cellcom Israel Ltd., which has about 1 million customers, reportedly is planning to go public with a stock sale in the United States. Shares of many Israel-based companies closed …

WASHINGTON-Iridium World Communications Ltd., which is listed on Nasdaq, announced Jan. 4 it plans an add-on public offering of 7.5 million shares of its Class A common stock. Iridium World …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service Inc. is reviewing $400 million in Hyundai Semiconductor America debt for possible downgrade because merger talks between HSA and LG Semicon Co. Ltd. hit an impasse …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless Global Mobile said its total customer base increased 13 percent last quarter, with several of its markets experiencing even higher growth rates. Cable & Wireless Global Mobile …