1999

ATLANTA-Southern Linc introduced Informance Solutions, which includes a wireless Internet dispatching service, vehicle location service and public-safety/law-enforcement application. The My Linc business service will be available mid-November. The Informance Solutions …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Puma Technology Inc. said Intel Corp. will integrate its Intellisync synchronization software with its Bluetooth software and module.

In the Oct. 18 issue of RCR, RCR’s Top 20 list of personal communications services operators excluded two markets Omnipoint Communications Inc. has launched. Michigan and Indiana should have been …

In two different venues, two totally different approaches to antenna siting were on display in the nation’s capital last week. In the power corridors of Congress, the House and Senate-hounded …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week allocated 75 megahertz of spectrum for smart highway technologies, such as automated toll booths, monitoring traffic jams, travelers’ alerts, and enabling traffic signals to …

FRANKFURT, Germany-Deutsche Telekom AG announced it is buying a majority stake in MediaOne Group Inc.’s cellular phone assets in Central Europe and Russia for $2 billion. Under the agreement, Deutsche …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter, ended Sept. 30, of $23.8 million, up 52.6 percent from the $15.6 million reported for third-quarter 1998. The company recorded a …

Nuevo Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. seems to be making moves to establish a nationwide wireless presence in Mexico. Bell Atlantic Global Wireless Inc. confirmed it is in discussions regarding …

BellSouth Corp. last week announced plans to restructure the company to better position itself to provide bundled services. The move comes just weeks after BellSouth failed in a bid to …

Dear Editor: We are greatly disappointed in RCR’s Oct. 11 article, “AT&T Explores 1XRTT Technology,” by Lynnette Luna. There is no truth to the suggestion that AT&T may utilize cdma2000/1XRTT …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-At the PalmSource ’99 conference, several companies announced support for the Palm computing platform, while others developed services formatted for the Palm VII connected organizer. Nettech Systems Inc. …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. introduced what it called a significant upgrade to its ReFLEX technology for two-way paging. “With this upgrade, we are adding additional flexibility to help reduce deployment …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. reported revenues for the third quarter of $17.1 million, an increase from the $12 million in revenues reported for third-quarter 1998. The company had net …

Mannesmann AG, parent of Germany’s top mobile communications company, confirmed last week it made a bid to buy U.K. mobile carrier Orange plc, which Orange’s largest shareholder accepted. The bid …

NEW YORK-France Telecom last week proceeded toward its goal of becoming a pan-European provider of seamless mobile, wireline and Internet communications through an agreement to acquire controlling interest in E-Plus, …

Following is a summary of the finalists for the tower industry Excellence in Business Awards sponsored by RCR and Shorecliff Communications Inc. Winners will be announced at the 1999 Tower …

The Wireless Application Protocol had the biggest coming-out party of its 20-month life span during Telecom ’99 in Geneva, with more than 100 carriers, vendors and content providers displaying WAP …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-ThinAirApps.com introduced its ThinAir Secure Server application that, when installed inside a private corporate network, allows employees to access corporate database information and services from wirelessly enabled devices. …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and Lucent Technologies Inc. said they plan to test third-generation Code Division Multiple Access 1XRTT in the first half of next year. The trial will take …

MONTREAL-Ericsson Canada Inc. said it will invest $196 million and create 130 new engineering positions during the next three years to develop third-generation wireless solutions. As part of the initiative, …

WASHINGTON-Sens. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and Byron Dorgan (N.D.), backed by industry and cities, last week introduced legislation to simplify taxation of wireless carriers by local and state authorities. Instead of …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. released its first quarterly report since becoming a public company. For the first fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, the company posted a net loss of $4.9 …

ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its shares of class A common stock, the company announced. …

TORONTO-Wyrex Communications Inc. announced it formed a new business division specializing in wireless data. The first phase is concentrated on developing Wireless Application Protocol applications for clients, including WAP gateway …

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. will integrate fax-to-e-mail services in its MyPhone mobile portal offering through a deal with eFax.com, said eFax. As a result of the deal, phone users will …