May 1999

VLSI Technology Inc. said it received a major order from Mitsubishi Electric Corp. for its OneCT single-chip Global System for Mobile communications baseband solution. The order is valued at $19 …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Friday announced a negotiated a consent decree requiring U S West Inc. to pay $800,000 in connection with telephone communications between U S West and Western …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Motorola Inc.’s Worldwide Information Network Services group announced the U.S. General Services Administration awarded it a contract for Iridium L.L.C. products and services. The contract is in addition to …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Royal Philips Electronics and VLSI Technology Inc. announced a definitive merger agreement under which Philips will acquire all of VLSI’s shares for $21 per share in cash. VLSI will …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $62.5 million, a 10.5-percent increase from the $56.6 million recorded for the same time the previous year. …

Metrocall Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $145.2 million, a substantial increase from the $96.3 million reported for first-quarter 1998. Net loss for the quarter …

Working in the fast-paced world of wireless telecommunications is like playing a game of musical chairs-everything moves along smoothly until the music stops. In the silence, many are making a …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has licensed Custom Netcenter from Netscape, a subsidiary of America Online, to develop a portal designed to serve as the Internet start page …

WASHINGTON-MCI WorldCom Inc. last week halted talks to buy Nextel Communications Inc. after succumbing to differences over price, putting shares of the No. 2 long-distance telephone company and the last …

WASHINGTON-The recent rash of violent events-highlighting both the life-saving capabilities and limitations of wireless technology-will serve as a powerful backdrop to this Wednesday’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing on 911 wireless …

Western Wireless Corp. appears to have a long struggle ahead as it attempts to offer fixed wireless service in rural America. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission denied Western’s application …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. announced it has spun off its 80.1-percent ownership in personal communications services division VoiceStream Wireless Corp. Western distributed to each of its shareholders one share of …

Leveraging its parent company’s strength as a landline and Internet service provider, U S West Wireless said it expects to roll out commercial mobile text-based Internet access during the fourth …

MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $11.5 million and a total of 43,741 subscribers. During the quarter the company launched service in …

WASHINGTON-The consumer group fighting for specific E911 call-completion regulations vowed to take its case to court if the Federal Communications Commission adopts a technology-neutral rule this week. When it became …

WASHINGTON-At the end of round 22, the re-auction of 161 local multipoint distribution service licenses was still going strong with 64 new bids. McLeod USA Inc. is the most active …

NEW YORK-Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. and SBC Communications Inc. announced May 3 they would jointly purchase Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico Inc. for $814 million from CoreComm Inc., …

“The rate of growth in wireless and for telecommunications in general means people are looking for new and more ways to connect, so this will be a good investment, even …

IRVINE, Calif.-STM Wireless Inc. said Bolivia’s sole long-distance provider, Entel S.A., awarded STM a $5.4 million contract to supply 550 solar-powered subscriber earth station “SpacePhone” terminals, which will be installed …

LONDON-Hongkong Telecommunications Ltd. reported its mobile service revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31 were $751.6 million, down 3 percent from the previous year. The company recorded a net …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless Communications reported revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31 of $4.3 billion, an increase from the $3.7 billion reported for 1998. The company had net earnings …

The market for broadband access services is on the verge of dramatic growth, and fixed terrestrial wireless systems are expected to play a big role, according to a new Strategis …

MONTEREY, Calif.-Ending months of speculation and veiled tension, Microsoft Corp. last week officially announced it joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum, a move many see as effectively ending a microbrowser …

NEW YORK-Executives of Sun Microsystems Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., announced initiatives May 5 designed to advance outsourcing of computing at the enterprise level by using the Internet to deliver software …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association announced Omnipoint Communications Inc. President George Schmitt was elected chairman of the PCIA board of directors. Formerly the association’s treasurer, Schmitt succeeds Metrocall Corp. …