Monthly Archives: March, 1999

INTEK TO BROADEN DEALER RELATIONSHIP

NEW YORK-After 2001 and Beyond L.L.C. posted strong sales of Intek Global Corp.'s Linear Modulation technology-based wireless products in the Dallas and El Paso,...

GSM WORLD GETS LOBBYING VOICE

CANNES, France-CDMA proponents have their voice in the CDMA Development Group. TDMA advocates have their say through the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium. Now the...

GWCOM REPORTS INVESTMENT FROM INTEL

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-GWcom Inc. said it received investment funding from Intel Corp., which GWcom plans to use to expand its business activities and provide...

SONERA PLANS $1.1 BILLION DEBT OFFERING

Helsinki-based Sonera Group plc, Finland's largest telecommunications carrier, plans a $1.1 billion issue of medium term notes to help finance its expansion plans.The partially...

CONGRESS TO MEDIATE FCC FIGHT

WASHINGTON-When children squabble about whether one is being nice to the other, a parent often must render a judgment about the situation. When members...

ENTEL PCS CHOOSES ERICSSON

STOCKHOLM-Ericsson Inc. said it received its third contract from Entel PCS in Chile to provide Global System for Mobile communications 1900 MHz network equipment...

CLINTON ADMINISTRATION OPPOSES ENCRYPTION BILL

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration last week formally opposed a bill to relax export restrictions on encryption products. Encryption is scrambling technology used to keep electronic...

PER-MINUTE REVENUES DECLINE IN EUROPE

LONDON-A new report compiled by The Strategis Group reveals per-minute revenues for European wireless operators have declined substantially from 64 cents per minute in...

CUMULUS TO LEASE TOWER SPACE

MILWAUKEE-Cumulus Media Inc. announced it established a new business unit, Cumulus Wireless Services Inc., which will lease space on its broadcast towers to communications...

CORRECTION

A quote in the Feb. 22 issue in the story "FCC looks for policy goals to solve 'dead zone' issue" should have read: "Everything in...

MOTOROLA INTRODUCES HORIZONOFFICE

CANNES, France-Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector introduced the M-Cell Horizonoffice, a Global System for Mobile communications wireless enterprise system.The Wireless Enterprise is Motorola NSS'...

TIW LAUNCHES IN BRAZIL

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced its affiliate, Telet S.A., launched digital cellular service in Greater Porto Alegre and Greater Caxias do Sul in the...

CELLSTAR SELLS PREPAID ASSETS TO MOVILNET

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it has agreed to sell its Movil Amigo prepaid operation in Venezuela to Movilnet, the cellular operator subsidiary of CANTV.As...

JUDGE COULD RULE ON NEXTEL BID TO BUY GEOTEK LICENSES

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Thomas J. Hogan later this week could rule on the Justice Department's expected motion for summary judgment against Nextel Communications Inc.'s...

NOKIA OPENS MEXICO FACTORY

REYNOSA, Mexico-Nokia Display Products, manufacturers of computer displays, said it opened its newest factory in Parque Industrial del Norte in Reynosa, Mexico.The facility currently...

AFFILIATES TRY TO LEVERAGE LARGER CARRIERS’ STRENGTHS

Sprint PCS is attempting to change the way the industry does business with affiliate companies, but the task has not been without its difficulties...

SENATE TO DECIDE FATE OF E911, PRIVACY BILLS

WASHINGTON-The House last week overwhelmingly passed wireless E911 and privacy bills, leaving it now to the Senate to move on the two measures that...

NEW WTR FINDINGS RAISE QUESTIONS

WASHINGTON-Wireless Technology Research Chairman George Carlo has informed federal regulators that five cell-culture studies under his purview raise questions about possible bioeffects from radio-frequency...

PHILIPS BIDS TO ACQUIRE VLSI

AMSTERDAM-Royal Philips Electronics Friday made a bid to acquire San Jose, Calif.-based VLSI Technology Inc., a company that designs and manufactures custom and semi-custom...

PCS REGULATION MELTING INTO WIRELESS RULES

WASHINGTON-The regulatory landscape for the personal communications services industry is dominated not by issues that are PCS-specific but by issues impacting the entire commercial...

MOST CARRIERS WILL MEET FCC BUILDOUT REQUIREMENTS

Personal communications services network buildout is largely complete in the nation's largest markets, and carriers this year are beginning to focus their attention on...

SHAFFER TO AID PATHNET

HOUSTON-Shaffer Tower Services Inc., a Houston-based communications consulting firm and tower construction company, announced it signed an agreement with Pathnet to upgrade their microwave...

TOWER FIRMS COMPLETE MERGER

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. and OmniAmerica Inc. announced they have completed their merger transaction.American Tower said it issued approximately 16.7 million shares of Class A...

JUDGE REFUSES TO REVERSE POCKET’S C-BLOCK ELECTION

BALTIMORE-Judge E. Stephen Derby last week denied a motion by Pocket Communications Inc. to reverse its election, thus allowing the re-auction of all but...

NOKIA LAUNCHES ROUTING REGISTER

HELSINKI-Nokia Telecommunications announced the launch of the DX 200 i-series Nokia Service Routing Register, a new solution that helps Global System for Mobile communications...
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