Monthly Archives: January, 2000

Ericsson PRS to be acquired by Com-Net

LYNCHBURG, Va.-Ericsson Inc. said its Private Radio Systems operations will be acquired by Com-Net Critical Communications, a Pittsburgh-based provider of radio network solutions to...

Esat discourages Telenor bid

DUBLIN, Ireland-Esat Telecom continued its defense against a hostile takeover attempt by Telenor Ireland AB. The company posted its second defense document on its...

Convergys adds company to systems integrator program

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced it added PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. as a qualified global systems integrator for the company's new Atlys wireless customer care and billing solution.The...

Spectrum valuation difficult task for budget makers

WASHINGTON-With only a month until President Clinton sends his 2001 budget plan to Congress, White House and congressional number crunchers face the daunting task...

VIEWPOINT: The Holy Grail of wireless data

Did you see Virginia Tech freshman quarterback Michael Vick play last week in the Nokia Sugar Bowl? Wow! I don't follow college ball so...

Wireless stirs universal-service waters

WASHINGTON-Even as wireless carriers begin paying nearly 6 percent of their interstate and international revenues to the federal universal-service fund, they are gearing up...

U.K. carriers see strong 4Q growth

LONDON-London-based telecommunication companies are riding the wave of increased demand for wireless communications with three companies reporting strong growth in new mobile phone customers...

Telstreet.com launches online wireless store

INDIANAPOLIS-A new contender, Telstreet.com, has launched an online wireless superstore, unveiling a retail outlet for products and services. To prepare for the online battle,...

Paging poised for two-way

If recent announcements by paging vendors and carriers are any indication, two-way paging products and services are poised to make a big splash in...

TCP approves distribution of interest

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Telesp Celular Participacoes, the Brazilian cellular telecom holding company, announced its board of directors has approved a distribution of interest on net...

Online bandwidth exchange expected to come to fruition in February

NEW YORK-RateXchange Inc., San Francisco, expects by early February to execute the first trade on its new online bandwidth exchange, inaugurated to meet the...

FWT emerges from bankruptcy

FORT WORTH, Texas-Tower manufacturer FWT Inc. announced it has emerged from bankruptcy protection and is experiencing strong sales and increased hiring.The company declared bankruptcy...

AOL, Casio cooperate on wireless e-mail

DULLES, Va.-The merging of Internet services and wireless communications continued to proliferate with the announcement that America Online Inc. and Casio Computer Co. Ltd....

Analysts should speak up

NEW YORK-If the overall stock market advance is to continue, securities analysts must recognize their right and discharge their duty to speak fully and...

Alcatel divests N.A. plants

DALLAS-Alcatel USA is divesting itself of three North American manufacturing plants as part of the company's strategic initiative to better focus its resources on...

Triton enters 12 new cities

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. has swam into 12 additional Southeast markets, bringing a total of 37 markets into the company's service area. As the...

AirGate launches PCS network

ATLANTA-AirGate PCS Inc., a Sprint PCS network partner, launched the initial phase of its personal communications services wireless operation, which covers a significant portion...

30 MHz of spectrum set aside for auction

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will auction 30 megahertz of spectrum being made available with the transition to digital TV for advanced fixed and mobile...

Winstar gains nine more channels at 38 GHz in North

NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission granted Winstar Communications Inc. nine additional 100 megahertz channels in the 38 GHz spectrum range. The channels cover more...

interWAVE announces IPO

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-interWAVE Communications International Ltd. said it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of...

Leap subscribers jump 250 percent

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. announced its international and domestic subscribers have jumped to more than 210,000 since Aug. 31, a 250-percent increase for...

NTT buys KDD wireless network facilities

TOKYO-NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc., Japan's largest mobile operator, purchased KDD Corp.'s wireless network facilities for about $170 million. The acquisition is intended to...

DDI, IDO launch CDMA packet service

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. said Japanese carriers DDI and IDO are launching a Code Division Multiple Access-based packet service called PacketOne for their wireless...

Hong Kong regulator investigates price hikes

HONG KONG-The Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong's telecom regulator, is investigating reports that six mobile phone operators simultaneously raised fees on monthly...

Globalstar stock rally indicates investor confidence in MSS

It seems the dark cloud that settled over the mobile satellite services industry when Iridium L.L.C. and ICO Global Communications went bankrupt last August...
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