Wouldn’t it be nice to know if people are actually going to like the holiday gifts you so thoughtfully picked out especially for them? You ponder, prepare and then pray …

AUSTRALIA-Telstra Corp. Ltd. announced the launch of its MobileNet service in the United Kingdom, through its reseller subsidiary Telstra UK. Telstra is an Australian provider of long-distance, local, wireless, messaging, …

DTS Wireless unveiled its Wireless InBox addition to its line of ZAP-IT wireless messaging services. The product is a one-mailbox solution that enables seamless wireless access to existing local area …

DALLAS-DSC Communications Inc. completed its acquisition of Celcore Inc. for about $145 million in cash and the assumption of Celcore’s outstanding stock options. The total purchase price is an estimated …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Thomas M. Dougherty was promoted to regional president for Sprint Spectrum L.P.’s next phase of Sprint PCS market launches, expected to begin next year. In Dougherty’s new role, …

Another wireless carrier has jumped on the Time Division Multiple Access bandwagon with help from AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Oklahoma City-based Dobson Communications Corp., a cellular carrier with about 100,000 …

WASHINGTON-Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, the politician whose fight to retain local and state oversight of antenna siting and whose small Northeast state is leading the grassroots revolt against federal pre-emption …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. has chosen Lyndon Daniels as the company’s new president and chief operating officer. Daniels replaces former President C. Edward Baker, who will remain Arch’s chairman …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. and Dun & Bradstreet plan to offer the Wireless Telecommunications Industry Score, a software tool that assesses risk of doing business with new and existing accounts in …

ST. CLOUD, Minn.-Wireless carrier CMS St. Cloud said it will become one of the first operators in the United States to offer customers a choice of Code Division Multiple Access, …

Motorola Inc.’s FLEX Architecture Solutions Division has introduced the CreataLink Control Module, a messaging receiver developed for wireless, wide-area automotive applications. Essentially, the CreataLink module gives users the ability to …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Put four analysts up on a podium, ask them what they think and while their answers don’t always agree on specifics, their big picture themes often seem similar. That’s …

HOUSTON-Castle Tower Corp. and Crown Communications merged, announced the companies. Castle Tower is a subsidiary of Castle Tower Holding Corp., now know as Crown Castle International. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group introduced two Code Division Multiple Access microcellular base stations. The SC 614 and SC 614T base transceiver stations support operators in both the …

Bell Atlantic Corp. announced it sold its 33-percent ownership stake in the Italian telephone carrier Infostrada to its partner in that venture, Olivetti spa, which already holds the remaining 67 …

SK Telecom announced it has filed a registration statement with Korea’s Minister of Finance and Economy, completing a $100 million offering of nearly 19 million American Depository Receipts. The ADR …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-L.M. Ericsson and Synacom signed a letter of intent to distribute cloning fraud prevention systems for digital Advanced Mobile Phone Service networks that provide authentication capability. Synacom’s secure …

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. introduced its first Code Division Multiple Access-based 1900 MHz digital phone for the Americas. Nokia’s research and development center in San Diego developed the Nokia 2170, which …

DE PERE, Wis.-Cellcom announced it has activated two new towers in the Green Bay, Wis., area. One is located on the west side near Austin Straubel Airport, and the other …

DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched its PrimeTravel service, which allows subscribers to roam throughout the nation using dual-mode/dual-band handsets manufactured by Sony Corp. The company also announced it has implemented …