Monthly Archives: November, 1999

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CAILE, MACLAREN ELECTED TO FILL TIA SEATS

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...

RF QUESTIONS: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

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...

HANDSET SHORTAGE ANSWERS DEPEND ON WHO YOU ASK

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...

IRIDIUM EXPANDS MARITIME OFFERINGS

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...

SBC’S RADIOFONE BUY ADDS 200,000 USERS

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...

NORTHERN IRELAND ATTEMPTS TO LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS

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...

L-3 COMM. FORMS TELEMETRY-EAST

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'...

WIRELESS EVOLVING TO LANDLINE SUBSTITUTE IN LATIN AMERICA

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...

NEXTLINK REVENUES DOUBLE

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...

WIRELESS LOBBYING BIG BUSINESS

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...

LUCENT OFFERS UNIFORM NETWORK GATEWAY, TEAMS WITH SIGNALSOFT

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...

BROADBAND FIRMS DEBATE DATA STRATEGIES

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...

WORLD BRIEFS

CanadaMicrocell 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...

MOTOROLA, TELCORDIA DEVELOP CALL AGENT

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...

SONERA SELECTS AIRFLASH.COM LOCATION-BASED INTERNET SERVICE

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...

AIRTOUCH OFFERS NET ACCESS IN ORE.

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...

NEOPOINT INTROS LOCATION-BASED WIRELESS PORTAL

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...

ALCATEL TEAMS WITH FUSIO FOR WAP-BASED ENTERTAINMENT

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...

AMERICAN TOWER STARTED AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT

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...

ARCH REVENUES UP FOR QUARTER

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...

@MOBILE.COM, GTE WIRELESS TEAM ON WEB CONTENT DELIVERY

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-@mobile.com Inc., an application service provider for wireless carriers and Internet content providers, and GTE Wireless announced they will offer Internet content...

AT&T EXPANDS ON ONE-RATE PLAN

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...

AMERICAN TOWER IMPROVES NET INCOME, REVENUE

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...

PROTEGE TO RUN AVANTGO’S U.K. BUSINESS

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...
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