Monthly Archives: March, 1999

IBM RELEASES NEW CHIP THAT AIDS MINIATURIZATION

EAST FISHKILL, N.Y.-A new chip technology developed by IBM Corp. could lead to smaller electronic devices, including cellular phones and personal computers, said the...

INTERWAVE TO DEMONSTRATE PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORK IN FRANCE

CANNES, France-InterWave Communications International Ltd. introduced its new packet-switched networking capability that provides interoperability between Global System for Mobile communications wireless and Internet protocol...

ITDS AND NOVAZEN PARTNER ON BILLING

STAMFORD, Conn.-International Telecommunication Data Systems Inc., a provider of customer-care and billing services to wireless carriers and resellers, formed a strategic business alliance with...

GROWTH MAKES MOODY’S UPGRADE SK TELECOM RATING

NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service has changed to stable from negative its outlook on $279 million in Ba1-rated debt securities issued by SK Telecom Co....

PEGASO LAUNCHES IN TIJUANA

SAN DIEGO-Pegaso PCS, the Mexican operating company of Leap Wireless International Inc., last week launched its first market in Tijuana, Mexico.The company plans to...

LIGHTBRIDGE REPORTS ACCOUNTING CHANGES

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. announced it changed the accounting for its acquisition of Coral Systems Inc. in November 1997. The restatement results in an increase...

JAPANESE CARRIERS GEAR UP FOR EARLY LAUNCH OF 3G

TOKYO-Anticipating the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) scheduled March decision regarding key characteristics for the third-generation cellular, IMT-2000, Japanese carriers are mounting efforts to be...

3G ISSUES REMAIN UNRESOLVED

Sources close to International Telecommunication Union activity on third-generation technology say standards likely will not be set during the 31 March meeting in Brazil.The...

FAMILIAR AND ODD NAMES TOP RE-AUCTION LIST

WASHINGTON-Omnipoint Corp., Leap Wireless International Inc. and Cook Inlet/VoiceStream PCS could be among the top bidders for the March 23 re-auction of 356 C-,...

RANGESTAR UNVEILS DUAL-BAND ANTENNA

CANNES, France-RangeStar International revealed its first dual-band embedded antenna for wireless handsets that operates in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz personal communications services...

ORBCOMM REGISTERS WITH ITU GROUP AS GMPCS-MOU FIRM

DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. announced it is registered with the International Telecommunication Union as a Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite Memorandum of Understanding...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

TELIGENT LAUNCHES SMARTWAVE IN NEW ORLEANS

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent said it launched SmartWave, its local, long-distance, high-speed data and Internet service for small- to medium-sized businesses in New Orleans, bringing its...

TIA: PCS CALLERS USE PHONE MORE THAN CELLULAR COUNTERPARTS

WASHINGTON-Personal communications services subscribers use their phones more than cellular subscribers, said the Telecommunications Industry Association last week.PCS subscribers use their phones for 300...

VLSI ANNOUNCES CHIP SOLUTION

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France-VLSI Technology Inc. said it and debis Systemhaus of Germany have jointly ported Global System for Mobile communications stack software to VLSI's OneC...

WAP FORUM GAINS MOMENTUM IN FRANCE

The Wireless Application Protocol effort gained momentum last week at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, with several Global System for Mobile communications...

FIRM DEBUTS WIRELESS DATA INTERFACE

CHICAGO-Practical Sales Tools Inc. introduced its UnwiredContact wireless data interface for use between contact-management programs and portable devices. The product works with ACT! and...
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