Monthly Archives: February, 1999

QUALCOMM SHIPS FIFTH-GENERATION CDMA SOFTWARE AND CHIPSET

SAN DIEGO - Qualcomm Inc. said it has begun production shipping its integrated fifth-generation Code Division Multiple Access chipset and system software for use...

QUALCOMM NET INCOME RISES 32 PERCENT

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported its net income for the first quarter of fiscal 1999 was $49 million, or 65 cents per share, compared with...

PRODUCTS

ZetronZetron Inc. launched the Model Z907 PCS Fault Finder, which provides fast notification of power amplifier and antenna problems at personal communications services sites....

BALL WIRELESS UNVEILS NEW ANTENNAS

Ball Wireless Communications Products introduced two new antenna products based on its AirBASE air dielectric technology.The DualBASE dual-band base station antenna allows wireless carriers...

CORRECTION

A Jan. 18 article about Sprint Spectrum L.P. launching service in Atlanta should have read that one of Sprint PCS's calling plans is $45...

PEOPLE

Power ProductsPower Products Unlimited Inc. selected Ken Donofrio as its new marketing director. He will orchestrate all aspects of the company's marketing and carrier...

CTIA SESSIONS ADDRESS SMALL MARKETS, DATA & Y2K

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association will host two-day sessions prior to Wireless '99 in New Orleans to address small market operations, wireless data and...

IFR RESULTS REFLECT WEAKNESS OF TEST EQUIP. MARKET

WICHITA, Kan.-Citing a "persistent weakness in the global test equipment market," IFR Systems Inc. announced results for the second quarter of fiscal 1999, which...

ILLINOIS SUPERCONDUCTOR REPORTS VENDOR CONTRACT

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. said it became an approved vendor for a large cellular system manufacturer, which it declined to name.As an approved...

PAGENET TURNS ON IRIDIUM SATELLITE PAGING SERVICE

Paging Network Inc. announced it is offering the Iridium World Page Service commercially in the United States as the country's exclusive paging carrier offering...

IRIDIUM RESULTS BEAT EXPECTATIONS, BUT ROAD AHEAD STILL BUMPY

Despite a five-week service launch delay and continued handset production problems, Iridium L.L.C. finished the fourth quarter with results that beat analysts expectations.The quarter,...

ERICSSON TO IMPLEMENT GPRS

STOCKHOLM-Ericsson Inc. announced it signed a contract with German operator Deutsche Telekom MobilNet to implement General Packet Radio Service into T-Mobil's Global System for...

TRITON OFFERS SERVICE IN SOUTHEAST U.S.

MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network affiliate, announced it has begun providing commercial wireless service to customers in six markets...

ERICSSON, TRITEL ENTER INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL

RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. and Tritel Communications Inc. announced they signed a $300 million agreement for Ericsson to supply Time Division Multiple Access infrastructure equipment...

CELLNET NETS UI METERING PACT

SAN CARLOS, Calif.-The United Illuminating Co. Inc. and CellNet Data Systems Inc. announced a memorandum of understanding to provide network meter-reading services to 312,000...

GTE NET INCOME RISES 21 PERCENT

IRVING, Texas-GTE Corp. reported its net income for the fourth quarter increased 21 percent to $855 million, or 88 cents per share.Net income for...

FOUR CARRIERS SIGN FOR GTE’S DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE

NEW YORK-GTE Network Services, Irving, Texas, rolled out a program last month to move wireless directory assistance off the shoulder of the road and...

DATALINK CHANGES NAME; TOTALLY WIRELESS TO MARKET SERVICES

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Datalink Systems Corp. announced it will begin operating under the name Datalink.net to more accurately reflect its Internet-based strategy."All of our products...

STUDY SAYS ’97 TELECOM DOLLAR GOES FURTHER WORLDWIDE

WASHINGTON, D.C.-A new, 90-country survey conducted by TeleGeography Inc. reports competition allowed international callers to stay on the phone six billion minutes longer in...

DOCOMO DOWNGRADED BECAUSE OF 3G DELAY

The third-generation technology debate is beginning to have a negative impact on the valuation of the world's largest wireless carrier, Japan's NTT Mobile Communications,...

ERICSSON PREMIERES NEW GSM PHONE

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson introduced its new T 28 dual-band mobile phone based on Global System for Mobile communications technology.The phone's functions include voice control,...

FCC APPOINTS WALLMAN

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has named Kathleen Wallman chairman of the FCC's Public Safety National Coordination Committee.In August, the FCC adopted rules calling for...

GLOBAL ACCESS CANCELS PLANS FOR PAGING MERGER

ESCONDIDO, Calif.-Global Access Pagers Inc. announced it has backed off from its proposed merger with Phone Time Resources Inc.The two entered an agreement to...

GEOTEK SALE DELAYED–AGAIN

WASHINGTON-The bankruptcy sale of Geotek Communications Inc.'s 900 MHz specialized mobile radio licenses continued to be embroiled in uncertainty last week as company officials...

GEOWORKS TAKES LOSS

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced a net loss of $3.4 million, or 22 cents per share, for the the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with...
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