Yearly Archives: 1999

SOUTHERN LINC OFFERS NEW DATA SERVICES PACKAGE

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...

INTEL SELECTS PUMA INTELLISYNC SOFTWARE

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

CORRECTION

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....

D.C. NOTES: SLOUCHING TOWARD TEAMWORK

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...

FCC ASSIGNS 75 MEGAHERTZ FOR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

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'...

D. TELEKOM ANNEXES SHARE OF MEDIAONE EUROPE ASSETS

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...

LIGHTBRIDGE REPORTS STRONG QUARTER

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...

IUSACELL, BELL ATLANTIC DISCUSS FURTHER DEALS IN MEXICO

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...

BELLSOUTH RESTRUCTURES IN EFFORT TO BUNDLE SERVICES

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...

AT&T DISCOUNTS RCR STORY

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...

PALM COMPUTING PLATFORM GAINS MOMENTUM

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...

MOTOROLA DEVELOPS REFLEX UPGRADE

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...

CORSAIR CREDITS PREPAY PRODUCT FOR REVENUE INCREASE

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...

SHAKE-UP CONTINUES IN EUROPE

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...

FRANCE TELECOM ENTERS GERMAN MARKET WITH E-PLUS BUY

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...

FINALISTS ANNOUNCED IN TOWER INDUSTRY AWARDS

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

WAP PROPONENTS FACE INTEROPERABILITY CHALLENGES AS STANDARD EVOLVES

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,...

THINAIRAPPS.COM OFFERS WIRELESS ACCESS TO CORPORATE DATABASE

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...

SPRINT PCS, LUCENT TO TRIAL 1XRTT

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...

ERICSSON CANADA BOLSTERS 3G INITIATIVE

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...

WIRELESS SOURCING BILL INTRODUCED IN SENATE

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...

PHONE.COM TAKES LOSS, STOCK TO SPLIT

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...

TELECORP PCS FILES FOR IPO

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...

WYREX CREATES WIRELESS DATA DIVISION

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...

PHONE.COM TO OFFER EFAX SERVICE

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...
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