November 1999

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless Communications Division elected Jim Caile of Motorola Inc. and Peter MacLaren of Nortel Networks as its new chairman and vice chairman, respectively. Jesse Russell …

To the Editor: I found the opinion by Tracy Ford (RCR, Oct. 25, 1999) to be oddly uninformed, especially in view of the long-term coverage your publication has given to …

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 …

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 …

WASHINGTON-When it comes to spending money to open doors and change hearts and minds in official Washington, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association is King of the Hill. As a wireless …

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 …

NEW YORK-Because of the burgeoning demand for data communications in the United States, wireless local access is emerging from the shadows of its mobile brethren and coming into its own …

Canada Microcell Telecommunications Inc. in a preview to its third-quarter results, to be released in mid-November, said it acquired 54,815 new subscribers during the third quarter. This represents a 77-percent …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Motorola Inc. and Telcordia Technologies Inc. revealed plans to develop a next-generation call agent as Telcordia’s contribution to the Aspira platform-a multicompany vision to merge wireline and wireless …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AirFlash.com Inc. said Finnish carrier Sonera Inc. has implemented its mobile location-based Internet services as part of the carrier’s recently announced mobile portal initiative. The initial service will …

PORTLAND, Ore.-AirTouch Cellular launched Net Access service in Portland today. The service allows travelers and mobile workers to access the Internet, online services or corporate networks via a laptop computer …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Following up its widely acclaimed NeoPoint 1000 smart phone, NeoPoint Inc. last week at Wireless I.T. introduced a location-based wireless portal called myAladdin.com. The portal is positioned as …

GENEVA-Alcatel and application developer In Fusio announced an agreement under which operators adopting Alcatel’s HomeTop Solutions software suite will be able to offer In Fusio gaming and entertainment services to …

American Tower Corp., the tower industry’s heavyweight with nearly 10,000 towers in its portfolio, began as something of an afterthought. “Our tower roots go back to my cable television days …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. said its revenues for the third quarter, ended Sept. 30, increased 102 percent to $195.7 million from the $96.9 million reported for the same period …

SANTA CLARA, [email protected] Inc., an application service provider for wireless carriers and Internet content providers, and GTE Wireless announced they will offer Internet content from Infospace, Starbucks, Weather.com, LinksTime.com and …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced a new service plan for its Digital One Rate program. The carrier said it offered a calling plan last week for up to 300 …

American Tower Corp. reported strong third-quarter results, including improvements in net income and increases in revenues. The company said its revenues increased 121 percent to $67.5 million for the third …

LONDON-AvantGo Inc. announced Protege will manage its European business expansion, establishing headquarters in the United Kingdom. Philip Hibberd, a Protege board member, will serve as AvantGo’s vice president of Europe.