INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. acquired complete ownership of its subsidiaries, Brightpoint China Ltd., Brightpoint Ltd. and Brightpoint Australia Pty Ltd.The 20 percent interests were owned by members of management of each of the subsidiaries, the company said. Brightpoint exchanged cash and stock to acquire the interests,...
After a year of sweeping talented executives away from competing companies and setting the stage for strongly anticipated success, Philips Consumer Communications doesn't blink when it says it expects to be one of the top three handset providers by 2000.The Netherlands-based electronics giant was...
Centigram Communications Corp. announced it will sell its MobileManager enhanced services platform to Paging Network Inc. for limited testing this year with possible commercial deployment later. Centigram developed MobileManager in partnership with Priority Call Management. It is designed to support enhanced features such as...
Oki telecom, one of Oki America Inc.'s five divisions, announced Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. will realign the corporate structure of its U.S. telecommunications group. On October 1, a new corporation named Oki Telecom Inc. will be established to better address the opportunities presented...
MidAmerican Energy Co. announced a $10 million investment in Racom Corp., an enhanced specialized mobile radio network operator. Racom has developed and owns a digital ESMR network that spans the upper Midwest. The company also provides hardware and equipment that enables customers to communicate...
Look for "clustering" to become a common word in tomorrow's wireless dictionary as companies continue to refine their strategies amid an increasingly competitive marketplace.GTE Mobilnet Inc. announced last week plans to sell its PCS license for the Denver market to Western Wireless Corp. As...
