Monthly Archives: March, 1999

CHINESE GOV’T CLOSE TO ACCEPTING CDMAONE STANDARD

CdmaOne vendors in China anxiously are awaiting official government word on whether China Unicom is allowed to deploy Interim Standard-95 technology."It appears China Unicom...

WDF GET SIX NEW MEMBERS

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Wireless Data Forum announced six new members joined the organization. Aether Technologies International L.L.C., Global Wireless Data L.L.C., ICE Wireless Group L.L.C.,...

QUALCOMM, ERICSSON LEAVE OTHERS TO DECIDE CHIP RATE

Although Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson announced resolutions to Code Division Multiple Access disputes and the standoff over third-generation intellectual property rights, the companies didn't...

NASDAQ DELISTS PNI

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. said The Nasdaq Stock Market notified the company that effective with the close of business on March 22, the company's common...

CANADA’S TELECOM LANDSCAPE GETS MAKEOVER

Canada's telecom market saw major changes last week, as its four smallest telecom companies agreed to merge into one company and Bell Canada formed...

WORLD ACCESS SELLS UNIT TO MATCO IN CONSOLIDATION EFFORT

NEW YORK-World Access Inc. announced March 22 it completed the sale of its manufacturing operations in Alpharetta, Ga., to U.S. Assemblies in Georgia Inc.,...

NEW DSP CHIP WILL USE IBM TECHNOLOGY

CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. announced the D5361, a single-chip radio-frequency solution for the Personal Digital Cellular standard, which will be manufactured by IBM for...

FOURTH ITALIAN LICENSE COMING SOON

Reuters reported that Italy's Ministry of Communications approved the auction process for a fourth cellular license there, scheduled to get underway in June or...

U.S. CAUTIOUS ABOUT CHINA TELECOM OFFER

WASHINGTON-Despite China's making new promises to open its telecom market to competition and foreign investment, the Clinton administration is avoiding making any commitments to...

SAMSUNG OPENS MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN BRAZIL

AO PAULO, Brazil-Samsung in mid-March opened its first manufacturing operations for cellular handsets outside of South Korea. The company began manufacturing a Code Division...

BRAND MUST INCLUDE PROMISE FOR WIRELESS COMPANIES

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a hamburger and French fries? Probably McDonalds.Think of a pair of...

WIRELESS MESSAGING GROUP AIMS TO TAKE MESSAGING MAINSTREAM

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Electronic Messaging Association announced the formation of the Wireless Messaging Group, designed to help bring wireless messaging mainstream.According to EMA, the WMG's...

SILICON WAVE CHIPS ALLOW MORE COMPONENTS, SMALLER SIZE

Silicon Wave Inc. announced it is developing a Radio Modem Control integrated circuit for Bluetooth applications, using an advanced silicon-on-insulator technology known as BiCMOS.Silicon...

ROHN/PIROD MERGER POSTPONED

PEORIA, Ill.-Rohn Industries Inc. said its previously announced merger with PiRod Holdings Inc., which was expected to close in the first quarter, has been...

COMPANY ACQUIRES GUATEMALA LICENSE

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala-Telefonica Centroamerica, a member of Telefonica Group, said it acquired the 15-megahertz band B license for personal communications services in Guatemala for...

QUALCOMM PE SHIPS 10M CDMA PHONE

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced Qualcomm Personal Electronics, a joint venture between subsidiaries of Qualcomm Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., shipped its 10 millionth Code...

66 MAKE C-BLOCK RE-AUCTION

WASHINGTON-Sixty-six bidders are competing for the 356 personal communications services licenses being re-auctioned by the Federal Communications Commission.Bidders include Omnipoint Corp., Cook Inlet/VoiceStream PCS...

COMCARE PUSHES TO GET FUNDING BACK IN E911 BILL

WASHINGTON-The introduction of a wireless E911 bill in the Senate has been complicated by controversy over the ComCare Alliance's push for federal funding and...

FCC RELEASES PRIVATE WIRELESS ITEM

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Friday adopted proposed rules to implement the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.The long-awaited notice of proposed rule making does...

LETTERS

Cellular towers ruining AmericaTo the Editor: I have two comments regarding your antenna-siting article. (Antenna siting is hot topic for NACo Crowd, March 8.)First, it...

NEWS BRRIEFS

Omnipoint Corp. said last week it has received proposals from potential strategic equity investors and will be evaluating them shortly. The company in January...

D.C. NOTES: MOTHERS OF INVENTION

To create some excitement before his swing through New Hampshire last week, Al Gore declared he invented the Internet. It worked. A dumbfounded James...

JUDGE TO HEAR NEXTEL CONSENT CASE

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan last week rejected the Justice Department's motion to deny Nextel Communications Inc.'s lawsuit to vacate a 1995 antitrust...

MOTOROLA OFFERS GPS FOR TELEMATICS

NORTHBROOK, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced a new global positioning system technology designed to enhance traditional GPS for telematics systems.Called Wireless-Assisted GPS, the system includes a...

SABRE TO CREATE WAP FLIGHT INFO SERVICE

FORT WORTH, Texas-The Sabre Group announced it is working with IBM Corp. and Nokia Corp. to create a real-time, interactive flight schedule service for...
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