May 1999

Sirius Communications Sirius Communications NV introduced the DataSat Code Division Multiple Access development system. It offers an alternative to today’s very small aperture terminal systems. It works with all existing …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $32.3 million, an increase of 117 percent from the $14.8 million reported for the same time …

SnapTrack Inc. last week announced a strategic partnership with Motorola Inc. under which it will license its personal location system to Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector. Motorola will use SnapTrack’s technology …

WASHINGTON-At a time when policy makers are wrestling with how best to reform the Federal Communications Commission in the Digital Age of Competition, the agency is quietly undergoing a transformation …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-NextLink Communications Inc. announced its $695 million cash and stock acquisition of WNP Communications Inc. is complete. NextLink picked up 39 A-block local multipoint distribution services wireless licenses, covering …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced record revenue growth in the first quarter, adding 378,000 customers and surpassing 10 million total customers. AT&T Corp. said it was raising its revenue growth …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. announced its shareholders approved the merger of Vanguard into a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Corp. Each Vanguard share will be exchanged at each shareholder’s …

LOUISVILLE, Colo.-AirCell Inc., which has developed an air-to-ground communications system that makes use of cellular frequencies, said private equity investors led by Blumenstein/Thorne Information Partners have purchased more than $12 …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter that included a net loss of $9.9 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with a loss of $100,000, …

NEW YORK-Frequency Electronics Inc., Mitchell Field, N.Y., received what it called its first multiyear agreement for its rubidium synchronization product line, a contract with Motorola Inc. valued at $20 million …

CAMBRIDGE, England-Vodafone Group plc and the Automobile Association in the United Kingdom announced they have agreed to participate in the world’s first commercial trial of the Cursor location system designed …

WASHINGTON-A special Senate Y2K committee learned last week that ironically due to the lack of phase I enhanced 911 wireless systems, public safety answering points actually may be practicing Year …

WOBURN, Mass.-Cable and Wireless Caribbean Cellular launched its prepaid service under the brand name “Freedom Prepaid Cellular” and selected the Systems Division of Boston Communications Group Inc. as the preferred …

The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions launched its enhanced Web site and home page-www.atis.org-designed to serve as a centralized location for daily updates on the work of ATIS-sponsored committees and …

Telecommunications companies are offering some of the largest bond sales ever. Sprint Capital Corp. on Thursday expanded its $3 billion global bond sale to $3.5 billion. The proceeds will cover …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced it entered into an agreement with AirTouch Cellular under which Brightpoint will provide warehousing and distribution services, fulfillment, repair and refurbishment and returns processing services for AirTouch …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 increased 9 percent from $343.4 million in first-quarter 1998 to $372.7 million for the same time this year. The …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-California Microwave Inc. completed the sale of its government business to Northrop Grumman for $93 million in cash, for an approximate net gain of $38 million, said the company. …

SEATTLE-Cellular Technical Services Co. Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter of $2.8 million, a decrease from the $3.4 million reported for the same time the previous year. Net earnings …

WASHINGTON-U.S. and Chinese officials will resume talks mid-May in Beijing in hopes of reaching a landmark deal by June that would dramatically open up the wireless equipment and services market …

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Clearnet Communications Inc. said it entered into an underwriting agreement to raise cash proceeds of $256 million from the sale of its 10.13-percent senior discount notes due May 2009. …

NEW YORK-Montreal-based Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced April 29 that Dolphin Telecom plc, its London-based subsidiary, raised $210 million in private equity to help finance the rollout of an enhanced …

WASHINGTON-The House Republican leadership sent a letter to their colleagues last week stating strong support for a House bill to relax export controls on encryption products. “H.R. 850, the Security …

WASHINGTON-MCI WorldCom Inc. chief Bernard Ebbers, basking in glow of first-quarter earnings that surpassed forecasts, last week did not indicate whether the No. 2 long-distance telephone company is seriously interested …

The transition of control of cell sites from wireless carriers to independent tower companies is accelerating, and build-to-suit companies increasingly are getting the call from carriers to handle the buildout …