May 1999

MONTREAL-Dolphin Telecom plc said it completed the first trans-Atlantic third-generation wireless call using a wideband-Code Division Multiple Access network in Canada and Dolphin’s Trans European Trunked Radio network in the …

One invention can boost customer satisfaction, make mobile phones more powerful and create higher revenue for carriers, a Norcross, Ga., company believes. Enrev Corp., formerly called Advanced Charger Technology Inc., …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it signed a one-year agreement to distribute prepaid cellular phone kits for CTI Compania de Telefonos del Interior S.A., the second-largest wireless carrier in Argentina. The …

Little appreciated until now in the Rock Creek Park-BAM cell tower dispute is the clout of the bird people. I was enlightened to this by an article in the May …

Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association President Tom Wheeler has announced this year’s Vita Wireless Samaritans, all of whom used their wireless phones to save, protect or improve themselves or the lives …

While paging carriers work to upgrade their network technology to fit the advanced messaging paradigm, several also are working to upgrade the services available on their networks, namely content. For …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-The Telecommunications and Electronics Consortium for Latin America and the U.S. Government both have filed comments with Anatel in Brazil regarding Anatel’s proposed rules on equipment purchases by …

WASHINGTON-A Defense Department authorization bill headed to the Senate floor today would give Pentagon spectrum superior status over all government and nongovernment frequencies and force federal agencies and private-sector telecom …

NEW YORK-With support of the industry it oversees, the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission unanimously approved May 20 a regulation to restrict the use of cellular phones by …

WASHINGTON-A House panel probing U.S.-Sino ties is expected this week to release a long-anticipated report that concludes satellite technology transfers and nuclear espionage by China have severely compromised U.S. national …

MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles, part of the Telefonica Group S.A., Madrid, Spain, announced it gained 822,487 new customers during the first quarter of this year, more than triple the net additions …

Confirming rumors that started when the company announced layoffs in March, voice paging provider Conxus Communications Inc. filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy …

EAST FISHKILL, N.Y.-IBM Corp. introduced a family of multipoint wireless networking products based on the Advanced Infrared connectivity standard, which enables users to instantly connect wirelessly with mobile computers, printers, …

Sprint PCS believes it has a strong enough wireless footprint to begin aggressively targeting business users. Analysts didn’t expect the company to heavily pursue this segment until next year, but …

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court Tuesday stayed the Federal Communications Commission’s rules regarding the unauthorized switching of long-distance carriers, a practice known as slamming. The rules went into effect May 17. …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has shipped its new high-speed packet data software solution to Japanese and Korean wireless operators that have announced plans to launch high-speed data service before …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau told private wireless advocates it is inclined to grant 54 waivers by Nextel Communications Inc., which would allow Nextel to use private wireless …

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson announced it is supplying a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access system to Hong Kong-based SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd. The experimental third-generation system could support wireless Internet protocol and …

Telefonica Internacional announced plans to launch public tender offers to buy 100 percent of the preferred and common stock of two Brazilian mobile wireless phone companies: Telerj Celular, in Rio …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission should encourage the deployment of wireless technology in rural America, including Indian reservations, said 11 Senate Democrats last week. “As you know, there are some rural …

In addition to adding towers to their portfolios, tower management companies also have started to bring wireless construction capabilities in-house in an effort to offer their carrier customers one-stop shopping. …

NEW YORK-Texas Instruments announced eight of the world’s top 10 producers of third-generation wireless base stations said they plan to use TI’s latest and fastest digital signal processor in their …

SINGAPORE-Nokia Inc. entered into a partnership agreement with Bridge Information Systems to provide BridgeConnect, a financial information service for digital mobile phone users, said Nokia. Using the Wireless Application Protocol, …

Industry executives in February hailed the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue agreement as a major breakthrough in the 3G debate, but today it appears standards bodies have made little progress to pursue …

UNITED KINGDOM ICO Global Communications Ltd. said it has commenced a rights offering that will permit shareholders to purchase up to approximately 207.6 million ordinary shares of ICO at $5 …