Monthly Archives: April, 1999

WIRELESS PROVES KEY SAFETY TOOL IN TRAGEDY

DENVER-Columbine High School students last week used wireless technology as a lifeline to the world from within the confines of their Littleton, Colo., school...

DATACOM/TECHVEST STUDY EXPECTS WIRELESS TO BENEFIT E-COMMERCE

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-A new study conducted by Datacomm Research Co. and Techvest International found Internet-based e-commerce will skyrocket, but only companies that develop and implement...

DIGITAL WIRELESS DRIVES DSP MARKET

After coming off one of its worst years in history, the semiconductor industry continues to show signs of recovery.The industry finished last year with...

XIRCOM FORMS RESELLER PARTNER PROGRAM

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.-Xircom Inc. announced it formed a reseller partner program to provide members with market development services to increase sales and profits.The Mobile...

INTELLISOFT WINS ORDERS FOR BILLING, ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE

MIAMI-Intellisoft Inc. announced it has sold 4,000 of its Beep Plus billing and accounting software suites.The software integrates control of daily operations and financial...

FCC DELAYS, CELLULAR OPPOSITION AFFECT AIRCELL BUSINESS

The recent battles at the Federal Communications Commission between AirCell Inc. and the cellular carriers that oppose its air-to-ground communications system may be starting...

BAM TO SELL INET SPIDER CDPD WIRELESS MODEM

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile said it will sell Inet's Spider Cellular Digital Packet Data modem for use with Bell Atlantic Mobile's AirBridge wireless data...

NEXTEL WANTS TO WRITE RULE BOOK

Dear Editor: In a March 29 letter in RCR from Daniel F. Akerson, chairman and CEO, Nextel Communications Inc., Mr. Akerson states "what we are...

MOTOROLA BACKS OFF PAGING SYSTEM BUSINESS

Motorola Inc. and Glenayre Technologies Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding that, if fulfilled, will license Glenayre to manufacture all Motorola's paging infrastructure-effectively heralding...

NEW 3COM UNIT HAS WIRELESS FOCUS

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-3Com Corp. announced it created a new business unit designed to achieve faster growth, improved customer focus and higher profitability.The Personal Connectivity...

ERICSSON INCOME DROPS 50 PERCENT

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson's net sales grew 8 percent during the first quarter while income before taxes and income per share fell by 51 percent...

SPECTRASITE TO BUY NEXTEL TOWERS

MCLEAN, Va.-SpectraSite Communications Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. announced an agreement under which SpectraSite will purchase 2,000 Nextel towers and build 1,700 more for...

NY STATE STUDIES UNIFORM SITING BILL

NEW YORK-The New York Wireless Carriers Coalition is hoping for passage this spring of a bill that some group members believe would be the...

AIRNET TO EQUIP ONQUE WITH GSM

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp. signed a contract to supply Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure equipment to OnQue Communications Inc.The equipment is expected to...

WORLD ACCESS TO ISSUE SHARES

ATLANTA-World Access Inc. announced it entered into an agreement to raise $50 million in equity capital through the sale of 50,000 newly issued shares...

FOLLOW UP ON BML SITE VALUES

Dear Editor: I read the Opinion section by Jeffrey Silva in the April 12th issue of RCR News. It finally exposes a railroad company spinoff...

ERICSSON SMART PHONE TO INCLUDE CIC HANDWRITING RECOGNITION

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Communication Intelligence Corp. announced it completed a licensing agreement with Ericsson Mobile Communications AB to bundle CIC's Jot handwriting recognition system and...

TELCOS WANT TO BE RID OF SEPARATE WIRELESS SUB RULE

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will decide next month whether mid-sized incumbent local exchange carriers must continue to have a separate subsidiary to offer wireless...

CONGRESS FIGHTING IRS ON RURAL COOPERATIVE RULING

WASHINGTON-The Internal Revenue Service is coming under attack from Congress again. IRS-bashing is common sport. But this time it is not taxpayer abuse that...

HONGKONG TELECOM BEGINS STAFF REDUCTION

LONDON-In response to staff requests and changes in company structure, Hongkong Telecom said it has begun a voluntary exit program for approximately 4,000 of...

90 BIDDERS APPROVED FOR LMDS RE-AUCTION

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has qualified 90 bidders to compete in the re-auction of 161 local multipoint distribution services licenses on April 27.Seven LMDS...

PINNACLE REPORTS TOWER ACQUISITIONS

SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Towers Inc. acquired six towers in two acquisitions last week. The towers are located in Mississippi and Arkansas.

CARRIERS TO MEET ON 3G IN TOKYO

The world's carriers are set to meet in Tokyo this week for another round of discussions on converging Code Division Multiple Access-based third-generation technology.The...

FIRM TARGETS NICHE CREATED BY EMERGING, CHANGING TELECOM PLAYERS

NEW YORK-PriceWaterhouseCoopers L.L.P., well known as a major accounting firm, has a new investment banking division that seeks to fill a niche in financing...
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