SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. finalized terms of its proposed placement of 5.75 percent Trust convertible preferred securities. The offering has been increased from $450 million to $550 million in gross proceeds …
NEW YORK-Qualcomm Financial Trust I, wholly owned by Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, plans to sell a $450 million issue of convertible preferred stock due 2012 to help finance the parent …
Ora Electronics Inc. announced its Signal Plus antenna performance kit, which the company said is designed to improve the performance of portable cellular telephones. Using a connector cable, users can …
Telephone and Data Systems Inc. elected George W. Off to its board of directors. He replaces Robert J. Collins who retired Jan. 7. Off will become chairman of the company’s …
The separate statement by embattled FCC Commissioner Rachelle Chong on the 2.3 GHz (auction it till it hertz) ruling last week helps explain why President Clinton should reappoint her for …
DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. has introduced two models of its S2000 family of micro base transceiver stations. The models, introduced at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, offer Global System …
WASHINGTON-The formal memorandum opinion and order regarding the award of NextWave Personal Communications Inc.’s long-awaited personal communications services licenses creates more questions than answers about the licensee’s foreign capitalization and …
Western Wireless Corp. added 51,500 wireless subscribers during the fourth quarter, for a total of 359,700 subscribers. Of the more than 51,000 new subscribers, 33,700 signed up for cellular service, …
FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced that its Wireless Message Gateway paging terminal now handles nearly 200 FLEX pages per second. The company said the Wireless Message Gateway product allows paging …
The wooden tower pole placed in Loveland, Colo., which was referred to in the laminated wood tower story on page 22 of the Feb. 17 issue of Radio Communications Report …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group signed an agreement with Alcatel Telecom that allows the companies to distribute each other’s telecommunications equipment including Code Division Multiple Access cellular and …
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.-The Delaware bankruptcy court issued a final order approving MobileMedia Corp.’s $200 million debtor-in-possession financing agreement with Chase Manhattan Bank of New York. This Feb. 19 order allows …
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said Merrill Lynch & Company is a market maker for the company’s stock. Merrill Lynch will be responsible for bringing buyers and sellers together on …
Along with reports of a $17 million net loss and 85 percent increase in revenues for the fourth quarter, Metrocall Inc. became the fifth largest paging carrier in the nation, …
Several low-earth-orbit satellite systems will have initial launches this year, marking the beginning of services that a Washington, D.C., consulting firm says “will fill the gaps other wireless systems don’t …
SEOUL, South Korea-Korea Mobile Telecom has introduced three new rate plans that it says will reduce service charges by about 12 percent on average, or 18 percent on straight line …
Bell Atlantic Corp. said it has gained management control of Grupo Iusacell after the Mexican government authorized the transfer from Grupo Iusa, Iusacell’s majority owner. Mexico’s “markets are opening up …
Teklogix International Inc. received a contract from Samson Transport A/S, a third-party warehouse and transport company with worldwide locations. Under the agreement, Teklogix will provide Samson with a narrowband wireless …
A small Westbrook, Maine, company plans to carve its niche out of the giant telecommunications industry by focusing on the billing and customer care needs of small- and medium-sized carriers. …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Wireless Data Division teamed with Infinite Technologies to provide users with remote access to local area network-based e-mail. Using Infinite’s InterChange remote e-mail server …
