Yearly Archives: 1999

QUALCOMM STOCK JUMPS ON EARNINGS NEWS

Qualcomm Inc. stock jumped more than $35 last week after the Code Division Multiple Access technology innovator reported rising profits for the fiscal fourth...

TIW CREATES ASIAN VENTURE

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...

NEXTEL PRICES 30M SHARES AT ABOUT $84

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...

CROWN INKS MASTER PACT WITH NEXTEL; CLEAR BUYS TWR

Tower companies late last week made several announcements: Nextel Communications Inc. signed a master lease agreement with Crown Castle International Corp. to collocate on...

TDMA, GSM GROUPS GO GLOBAL WITH ALLIANCE

It could have been an isolated path for TDMA operators going forward as they struggled for economies of scale in their businesses, but with...

PRODUCTS

TadiranTadiran 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...

PCS Markets (1-20)

PINNACLE GROWTH ACHIEVED A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME

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...

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...

PEOPLE

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

HE WHO HOLDS THE SPECTRUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS, BUYERS

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...

DDI CLOSES ON TU-KA STAKE

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...

`PICK ME COACH,’ WIRELESS TELLS SENATE AT COMPETITION HEARING

WASHINGTON-Competition in the local loop does not need to come from wireline competitive local exchange carriers, it can come from wireless carriers, a high-level...

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...

NOVATEL TO USE FUSIONONE SERVICE

LOS GATOS, Calif.-FusionOne Inc. said it will make its Internet Sync wireless synchronization service available to customers of Novatel Wireless Inc., which makes the...

WIRELESS E-COMMERCE TO DRIVE ONLINE SECURITY

Wireless data and electronic-commerce applications should become increasingly popular in the future, with users trading stocks, comparison shopping and making travel arrangements all via...

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...

ORANGE HOPES TO DIFFERENTIATE IN COMPETITIVE MARKET

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...

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...

VIEWPOINT: DATA DESTINY: MORAL QUESTIONS?

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...

WIRELESS IS FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH OTHER SERVICES

NEW YORK-Landline replacement, the Holy Grail of wireless telephony, received a boost from an array of forces unleashed simultaneously into the communications environment.This is...

WIRELESS FACILITIES GOES PUBLIC

NEW YORK-Wireless Facilities Inc., a San Diego designer and manager of wireless communications networks, went public Nov. 4 with an offering of 4 million...

BAM WINS ROCK CREEK PLANNING COMMISSION VOTE

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...

GTE-BELL ATLANTIC NAME TOP EXECS

NEW YORK-GTE Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles R. Lee and Bell Atlantic Corp. Chairman and CEO Ivan Seidenberg designated six executives to...
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