1999

In 1989, I started my career in wireless as an outside sales rep for Metro Mobile (which would later become part of Bell Atlantic Corp.) in my hometown of Columbia, …

A number of Internet sites have popped up in recent months offering side-by-side wireless services pricing comparison and purchasing. But some are evolving to become much more. The wireless industry …

NEW YORK-The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce is engaged in a monumental juggling act with significant implications for levies on telecommunications in general, judging by comments at its two-day hearing …

Joining several other third-party developers creating applications for the Wireless Application Protocol, CMG Telecommunications introduced its WAP Service Broker, a platform designed to connect wireless phone users to WAP-based content. …

TOKYO-Softbank, Microsoft Corp. and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced in August they will establish a joint company to provide wireless access line services. According to the announcement, the new …

ATLANTA-Infowave Software Inc. said it unveiled the final version of Infowave for the Net, a client/server solution designed to provide secure wireless access to the Internet or intranets. The company …

International joint ventures formed by manufacturing concerns, and the failure rates of these companies, have been well-documented over the years. The pioneering efforts of telecommunications service providers from developed countries, …

OREM, Utah-Q Comm International Inc., a regional telecommunications provider specializing in prepaid cards and wireless phone services, announced it signed an agreement with Page Tel Cellular to market its prepaid …

SEATTLE-Point.com, an online retailer of wireless phones, service plans and accessories, announced two separate agreements allowing users of ZDNet, The New York Times on the Web and New York Today …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has appointed Fred Kuznik president of Motorola’s operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Kuznik returns to the region after six years in the United States, …

The U.S. cellular adoption level is fast approaching 30 percent-not bad. However, it’s also a long way from the penetration rates we see in Europe, particularly in the benchmark countries …

NEW ORLEANS-A 2000 Porsche Boxster will be raffled at PCS ’99 in New Orleans on Wednesday, with all proceeds benefiting Personal Communications Industry Association Foundation programs Wireless Partnership for Donor …

Cupertino, Calif.-based chip manufacturer DSP Communications Inc. today plans to introduce two new products for current and future Code Division Multiple Access handsets. Immediately available is DSPC’s new CDMA Manufacturers …

Three quarters of the way into 1999, we are inundated with good news from many of the wireless carriers showing record numbers of new customers added to their networks. These …

NEW YORK-The Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, Conn., recently issued a proposal for public comment that would eliminate accounting for mergers as pooling of interests, which are the sum of …

MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc. said it made a minority investment in Italtel Sistemi SpA, obtaining access to 2,300 telecom professionals and improving its position to capture a sizable percentage of …

This analysis explains why initial terminal forecasts for 1999 averaged 55 million units below what will likely be 260 million terminals shipped. It reveals that between 1996 and 1998 the …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-CellMania.com entered into a partnership with ShopNow.com Inc. under which ShopNow.com’s customers will have access to CellMania’s wireless shopping site. ShopNow.com also will offer CellMania.com users membership in …

WASHINGTON-The saga of the NextWave Telecom Inc. bankruptcy, like a hurricane in the ocean, kept churning last week as a variety of activities here and in New York had players …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association announced an initiative to develop wireless Internet Protocol standards under the guidelines of the American National Standards Institute’s open standards process. The initiative supports TIA’s …

HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. and Nokiterra Oy merged, giving Nokia approximately 64.3 million of its shares, corresponding to approximately 5.3 percent of the total share capital and voting rights of Nokia, said …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association published a new interim standard, “Cellular Radiotelecommunications Intersystem Operations-Over-the-Air-Service Provisioning and Parameter Administration.” The document presents Stage-1 recommendations for OTASP subscriber and OTAPA network feature …

DULLES, Va.-Navigation Solutions L.L.C., a joint venture formed earlier this year by Orbital Sciences Corp. and The Hertz Corp., said it will begin installing 50,000 satellite-based navigation systems in Hertz …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it signed two contracts, valued at more than $55 million, with Advanced Info Service Public Co. Ltd. in Thailand for the expansion of its Global System …

TIVERTON, R.I.-S.V. Designs Inc., which provides wireless phone companies aesthetic concealment solutions for their antennas and cables, announced it expanded its service area from New England to now include the …