November 1999

After scoring an agreement with Vodafone AirTouch plc to deploy its location-based technology in the carrier’s U.K. network, Cambridge Positioning Systems is ready to push its product in the United …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-VoiceStream Wireless Corp. announced it raised about $1.5 billion in proceeds from the issuance of 10.375-percent senior notes and 11.875-percent senior discount notes. The 10.375-percent senior notes due 2009 …

Is paging dead? The wireless industry has been debating that unflattering statement for a few years now. When you look at recent statistics and stories in RCR and from around …

LAS VEGAS-Following are the winners of the tower industry’s Excellence in Business Awards sponsored by RCR and Shorecliff Communications Inc. The winners were announced last week at the 1999 Tower …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. reported revenues for the third quarter grew to $24.6 million, an increase of 85.1 percent from revenues of $13.3 million during the same quarter last …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-SanDisk Corp., a Sunnyvale, Calif., developer of flash memory storage products, sold a 4.5 million-share secondary common stock offering Nov. 3. It raised net proceeds of about $291.3 million …

SAN FRANCISCO-Act now! GSM carriers need to deploy wireless data today, speakers told Global System for Mobile communications operators at last week’s GSM in North America conference here. Carriers need …

ICO Global Communications announced the first $150 million in interim debtor-in-possession financing offer led by Craig McCaw and his Eagle River Investments L.L.C. affiliate has been approved by the U.S. …

STAMFORD, Conn.-AT&T Corp. jumped from fifth to second place in Corporate Branding L.L.C.’s latest annual ranking of telecommunications companies, the firm said. Motorola Inc. retained the study’s top spot, while …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. said it has added InfoBeam technology from JP Systems to the PageWriter 2000X, extending microbrowser functionality to the two-way pager to enable news, sports scores, weather …

Dear Editor: I have been a customer of AT&T Wireless in the New York region for several years. During this time, I have utilized the service from a home base …

Rural Cellular Corp. announced its subsidiary, RCC Holdings Inc., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the cellular telephone licenses, operations and related assets of Triton Cellular Partners L.P. for …

Key to the merger agreement between Paging Network Inc. and Arch Communications Group Inc. is a massive debt reduction to be achieved through a proposed recapitalization plan that would convert …

SAN FRANCISCO-North American Global System for Mobile communications operators had an upbeat story to tell international GSM carriers this year at the GSM in North America conference last week. Last …

WASHINGTON-With the tidal wave of telecommunications mergers occurring, regulators must ensure that whatever conditions they impose on companies to protect consumers are done right the first time. “It is not …

Some confusion exists in the wireless industry over whether mobile-phone-component shortages are affecting the handset supply in the United States. Major handset suppliers say they aren’t struggling with component shortages, …

TEMPE, Ariz.-Iridium North America announced the availability of a broad array of maritime-specific communication devices suitable for virtually any vessel. The single- and multi-channel equipment offers boaters various configurations from …

With a portfolio of nearly 1,000 towers, SBA Communications Corp. is among the top five public tower companies in the United States, and yet it is a small player among …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas-SBC Communications Inc. said it agreed to acquire Radiofone Inc., which serves more than 200,000 wireless customers in Louisiana and Michigan. Once the transaction is completed, SBC said …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Northern Ireland is a complex country with an intriguing cellular industry. As part of the United Kingdom, it is covered by the same mobile networks (BT Cellnet, Vodafone AirTouch …

NEW YORK-L-3 Communications formed a new Telemetry-East division through the consolidation of the company’s Microcom division and the Aydin Telemetry division of L-3 Communications’ Aydin Corp. The division, a business …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile telephony in Latin America rapidly is evolving into a viable substitute for inefficient and expensive landline services, according to Dataquest Inc. During the first half of this …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Broadband carrier Nextlink Communications Inc. said its revenues for the third quarter reached $75.1 million, nearly double revenues of $37.8 million the company reported during the third quarter of …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced a uniform gateway to its Autoplex and Flexent Wireless Networks products, enabling network operators to introduce personalized or user-customized wireless data services that depend …

WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain late Friday called on the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Inspector General to “promptly, fairly, and thoroughly investigate” an allegation from a high-ranking civilian FCC employee that …