1999

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications said it will supply a temporary Global System for Mobile communications digital network in New Orleans during the Personal Communications Industry Association’s Personal Communications Showcase ’99 …

Bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. and Nextel Communications Inc. have tentatively agreed to again extend terms of a temporary restraining order banning Nextel from proposing its own reorganization plan to NextWave’s …

Craig McCaw and his crew at NextLink knew what they were doing, even if the rest of the world wasn’t as sure. Long characterized as a competitive local exchange carrier, …

Bell Atlantic Mobile purchased six 10-megahertz personal communications services licenses from Rivgam Communications L.L.C. to increase voice capacity and prepare for the onslaught of high-speed data applications. The cellular operator …

Transcrypt Transcrypt International Inc. said its EFJohnson subsidiary launched a new line of mobile and portable radios designed to operate on Motorola Inc.’s Smartnet and SmartZone systems in the 800 …

That personal digital assistants have attracted the attention of the wireless industry is evident in the many announcements made last week targeting the popular devices. AvantGo Inc. announced it has …

WASHINGTON-Telesta Inc. said it will offer mobile text phone service in the United States later this year, a development that will enable hearing- and speech-impaired people to use small wireless …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-Telstra in Australia formally launched cdmaOne service in Sydney and Melbourne, with plans to launch in Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra next month, said the CDMA Development Group. …

EIK, Norway-Telenor said its satellite earth station for the Inmarsat system has been certified for the new Global Area Network, with plans to begin offering service Sept. 22.

ATLANTA-Southern LINC said its customer base increased 50 percent in less than a year, from 100,000 customers in October 1998 to 150,000 customers presently. Since 1996, Southern LINC, the digital …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected this week to consider rules for the deployment of enhanced 911 automatic location identification technologies. The rules will come at an FCC Open Meeting …

NEW YORK-When David Finkelstein looks up at the heavens and ahead to the future, he sees low-earth-orbit satellites as galactic warriors fighting to control suburban sprawl on Earth and provide …

LONDON-Moody’s Investors Service Inc. placed on review for upgrade the Baa3 long-term ratings of both the $200 million senior notes due 2003 and the $800 million senior notes due 2008 …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association published several new standards and documents. They include: The “Mobile Station-Base Station Compatibility Standard for Wideband Spread Spectrum Cellular Systems,” TIA/EIA-95-B. It details the requirements …

NEW YORK-Even amid the rapidly expanding parade of venture capital investments, the telecommunications/wireless sector of American industry stands head and shoulders above the crowd. Venture capital investments in this sector …

The wireless industry is lagging behind in two areas that are gaining a lot of attention lately: e-commerce and telematics. The immediate response when one hears one is lagging is …

FREMONT, Calif.-ePhone Telecom Inc. announced it secured an initial agreement with Saigon Postel Corp. for the development of a fixed wireless local loop telephony network in Vietnam. SPC has the …

DENVER-VeloCom Inc. announced Canbra Telefonica, its consortium in Brazil, awarded a $500 million, five-year contract to Nortel Networks to design and build a wireless network to deliver telephone and data …

MELBOURNE, Australia-The Australian government said the second public offer of shares in Telstra Corp. Ltd. would list Oct. 18. With this 16.6-percent sale, the government’s stake in Telstra will be …

PageMart Wireless Inc. has begun marketing its products and services through BizBuyer.com, a Web site accessed by small and mid-sized businesses nationwide. BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. introduced an online demonstration …

SAN FRANCISCO-World Wireless Communications Inc. filed an action for permanent injunctive relief, defamation and fraud against Credit Bancorp N.V. dba Credit Bancorp Ltd., Douglas C. Brandon, Richard J. Blech, Thomas …

NEW YORK-Vodafone AirTouch plc confirmed Sept. 7 its intentions to forge a mobile telephony alliance with Bell Atlantic Corp., which has refused to comment on this possibility. Other options for …

FAIRFIELD, N.J.-Paradigm4 said the Police Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico awarded it a $9.23 million contract to add wireless data communications capability to the commonwealth’s law enforcement community. …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Datalink.net Inc. is offering to trade shares of common stock for outstanding warrants, without the need to exercise warrants of “pay cash.” Datalink is offering one share of …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced its Global System for Mobile communications subsidiary in Romania, named MobiFon S.A., surpassed the 500,000 subscribers mark after only 28 months of commercial operations. MobiFon …