November 1999

CHICAGO-A wireless network benchmarking study comparing the call quality of digital and analog cellular and personal communication services networks in metropolitan Manhattan found the Code Division Multiple Access network recorded …

WASHINGTON-Bell Atlantic Mobile late Thursday received consent from the National Capital Planning Commission to site two towers inside Rock Creek Park here, but the carrier is expected to continue to …

MERIDEN, Conn.-Radio Frequency Systems said it will consolidate two formerly separate divisions into one operation. The product lines of the former RFS and Celwave groups will merge, and for North …

Qualcomm Inc. stock jumped more than $35 last week after the Code Division Multiple Access technology innovator reported rising profits for the fiscal fourth quarter, which included a steady increase …

Tadiran Tadiran Inc. introduced the Pulses Plus battery, a high-energy lithium thionyl chloride battery designed specifically for global positioning system tracking, radio-frequency interference detection and other high pulse applications. The …

With 3,600 owned or managed towers in its inventory, Pinnacle Holdings Inc. ranks among the largest tower companies in the industry, but the way it built its portfolio differs from …

Tessco Tessco Technologies Inc. appointed Kevin P. Demery vice president and unit director of product and brand development. He will be responsible for electronic commerce, product management, strategic planning and …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Paradigm4 unveiled SmartPartner Pager, a new wireless data service that provides law enforcement officers with the ability to access critical information from local, state and federal criminal databases …

Following Orange’s launch of a $15.5 million promotional campaign in July of the Wildfire voice-activated personal assistant, the carrier said 20,000 subscribers have signed onto the service. Orange, the United …

LOS ANGELES-Econ One Research’s latest monthly survey of wireless-phone service prices showed that some carriers charge up to twice as much for the same service in one city as they …

WASHINGTON-A company with a name that means “a rapid gallop” or “the blare of a horn” next month plans to begin alpha testing a technology that could greatly reduce the …

Alain Rossmann, founder of Phone.com, told the opening session audience at CTIA’s Wireless I.T. conference last week in Santa Clara, Calif., that the wireless data industry has moved beyond the …

NEW YORK-For strategic and financial investors, many domestic wireless carriers possess a strong desirability quotient because they own scarce spectrum in a huge and growing market. Lehman Brothers Inc. projects …

NEW YORK-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral arguments Nov. 1 in the government’s appeal of decisions that had affirmed key aspects of the bankruptcy reorganization …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it priced its underwritten offering of 30 million shares of its Class A common stock at $83.813 per share. The closing of the transaction was …

The concept of a trade show devoted to wireless data applications, like Wireless I.T., is as marvelous as it is timely. The show no doubt is destined for greatness. Internet …

CARACAS, Venezuela-Venezuelan regulatory agency Conatel expects to award an additional cellular operating license early next year, according to a Reuters report. There currently are three other cellular carriers operating in …

It could have been an isolated path for TDMA operators going forward as they struggled for economies of scale in their businesses, but with a new agreement with the GSM …

Tower companies late last week made several announcements: Nextel Communications Inc. signed a master lease agreement with Crown Castle International Corp. to collocate on 1,264 wireless sites owned by Crown …

TOKYO-DDI Corp. announced it acquired the stakes held by Nissan Motor Co. in three Tu-Ka cellular phone firms, completing a deal that was announced in August, according to The Nihon …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced the creation of Hong Kong-based TIW Asia N.V. “TIW Asia will primarily focus on the acquisition of existing wireless companies and the development of new …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. and ARM Ltd. last week announced plans to collaborate on developing a digital signal processor and microcontroller platform for use in next-generation wireless information devices, including smart …

Dear Editor: I totally disagree with your unsupported conclusion that digital cellular phones are less dangerous than their analog counterparts. The exact opposite is true! The brain cells of digital …

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent Inc. said it raised $500 million in new capital through an investor group led by Microsoft Corp. and private equity firm Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Inc. Other …

WASHINGTON-The private wireless and medical communities will have to wait until next year to find out if the Federal Communications Commission houses wireless medical telemetry service at 1.4 GHz. The …