Airadigm

MADISON, Wisconsin, United States-Airadigm Communications, a C-block winner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at a U.S. bankruptcy court. Airadigm was the first C-block licensee to begin service in March …

WASHINGTON-Whether the spectrum cap should stay or go-one issue that distinguishes incumbent cellular operators and upstart personal communications services operators-“will hopefully” be decided by the Federal Communications Commission at its …

The fallout from the C-block debacle continued last week as Wisconsin-based C-blocker Airadigm Communications filed for chapter 11 protection at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Madison, Wis. Meanwhile, C-block winner …

Nextel Communications Inc. last week agreed to sell its portfolio of towers to independent tower company SpectraSite Communications Inc., ending months of speculation about which tower company the specialized mobile …

The reauction of C-block personal communications services spectrum is expected to be a dismal affair in March, and most small entrepreneurial businesses-which the auction was designed for-are likely to forgo …

If the recent consolidation activity among independent tower companies is any indication, size is perceived to be an important element to a tower company in attracting deals with wireless carriers. …

DENVER-SpectraSite Communications Inc., a provider of site and tower development services, said it acquired certain tower assets of Airadigm Communications Inc., a provider of personal communications services. Under the terms …

ITA The Industrial Telecommunications Association said it appointed Laura Leigh Smith executive director, government relations. She formerly was deputy division chief (legal) in the public safety and private wireless division …

Consolidation among heavyweights in the telecommunications industry, including some of the wireless sector’s largest carriers, has grabbed the headlines during the last several months. Meanwhile, the tower industry has been …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late last week was close to approving a new plan to relax conservative parts of its C-block personal communications services debt-restructuring rules and to extend the …

Multinational Automated Clearing House U.S.A. said it signed agreements to provide roamer call data clearing services to Global System for Mobile service providers American Personal Communications, Powertel Inc., Microcell Connexions …

OSHKOSH, Wis.-C-block operator Airadigm Communications Inc. said it launched 1900 MHz personal communications services in Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, Wis. The service, branded Einstein, uses Global System for Mobile …

WASHINGTON-With all its internal struggles regarding the proposed new Federal Communications Commissioners reportedly solved, Congress was poised at press time to vote on the leaders of a new regime at …

Cook Inlet Region Inc. will roll out personal communications services this week in Tulsa, Okla.,-just the second C-block player to launch commercial PCS operations. Airadigm Communications Inc., another C-block licensee, …

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications Inc. is launching service in Green Bay, Wis., and opening a retail store in the Bay Park Square Mall. Airadigm’s service is branded Einstein PCS. The …

Ericsson Inc. announced it supplied equipment and services to Airadigm Communications Inc. for its Einstein personal communications services network in Appleton, Wis. The network uses Global System for Mobile communications …

While many winners of C-block personal communications services spectrum are months away from launching commercial service, Airadigm Communications Inc. is preparing to be the first C-block player to launch. “We …

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications made what it says are the first C-block personal communications services calls in the its Wisconsin markets. Calls were made by George Benson, Airadigm’s chief executive …

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-ClearSystems Inc. will provide its customer care and billing platform, Innoverse, to Airadigm Communications, a personal communications services license winner. Innoverse was designed using client/server object-oriented technology, the …

L.M. Ericsson on Jan. 1 plans to reorganize its five business areas into three: Telephones & Terminals, Mobile Systems and Infocom Systems. Telephones & Terminals will be responsible for consumer …

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications has chosen Ericsson Inc. as equipment vendor for the company’s personal communications services network. Airadigm hopes to deploy service early next year. The Little Chute, Wis.-based …

Estimated Equipment/ Date and market cost to handset service was Markets planned Company Ownership Technology build network vendors launched for launch AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AT&T Corp. TDMA N/A Ericsson, …

CALABASAS, Calif.- Tekelec signed a global licensing agreement to provide its Protocol Adaptable State Machine technology and Chameleon SoftTest products to all of L.M. Ericsson’s divisions. “The combination of PASM …

Bidders currently participating in the auction of D-, E- and F-block broadband personal communications licenses are as diverse as the markets they are pursuing. Many come with deep-pocketed backers, including …