mobile satellite

The House, over protests from the White House and some congressional Democrats, last week approved legislation to make electronic signatures legal. The measure, which passed by a 356-66 margin, comes …

Sprint PCS and Sanyo Fisher Co. announced the nationwide availability of the Sprint PCS SCP-4000 dual-band, Internet-ready wireless phone by Sanyo. The phone offers access to the Sprint PCS Wireless …

WASHINGTON-The private wireless and medical communities will have to wait until next year to find out if the Federal Communications Commission houses wireless medical telemetry service at 1.4 GHz. The …

ORLANDO, Fla.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. introduced a new version of its MobileMax fleet management communications service for the transportation industry. MobileMax2 adds new features such as automatic check calls, dispatching, …

GENEVA-Globalstar officially announced at Telecom ’99 a phased launch of its mobile satellite service. The phased launch begins with user trials, followed by a soft launch that will allow the …

ARMONK, N.Y.-Melard Technologies Inc. introduced the Scout HPC, a ruggedized full-screen wireless handheld computer powered by the Windows CE operating system. The Scout HPC contains two type III PC card …

Bankrupt mobile satellite service provider ICO Global Communications said it has received letters of intent for the first in an expected three-stage debtor-in-possession financing package that, when complete, would total …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. reported a third-quarter net loss of $66 million, or $1.45 per share, compared with a loss of $39.4 million, or $1.24 per share, for the …

GENEVA-Globalstar officially announced at Telecom ’99 a phased launch of its mobile satellite service. The phased launch begins with user trials, followed by a soft launch that will allow the …

American Mobile Satellite Corp. began offering its eLink wireless e-mail service commercially last week, featuring two-way wireless extension of desktop Internet e-mail to handheld devices and personal information management functions. …

While the bankruptcies of Iridium L.L.C. and ICO Global Communications have cast doubt on the mobile satellite services market, fixed satellite services provider Teledesic L.L.C. believes it may find a …

Speculation that BellSouth Wireless Data Ltd. would not immediately renew its supply contract with Research In Motion Ltd. has proven accurate, expected to result in lower third-quarter earnings for RIM. …

NEW ORLEANS-The bankruptcies of certain C-block and mobile satellite companies, coupled with mutual fund outflows, rising interest rates and other macro-economic trends, have aligned like planets in a bad omen …

After months of denying any plans to sell its wireless handset division, Qualcomm Inc. is publicly relenting to the pressures of severe competition from Asia and the likes of Nokia …

Besieged by doubts over the very existence of a market for satellite-based voice services, low-earth-orbit carriers are starving for some kind of positive development to feed investors and customers alike. …

The second mobile satellite company in less than a month filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a U.S. court at the end of August. ICO Global Communications Holdings and three …

The mobile satellite industry is now under extreme pressure to justify itself. With Iridium’s and ICO’s bankruptcy filings last month, Globalstar is suddenly on the hot seat as industry defender-whether …

Aether Systems Inc. announced it will acquire mobeo Inc., a company that provides financial news and stock updates on wireless devices such as pagers. Formerly called DocuPro Inc., mobeo delivers …

Adding to the mounting woes of the mobile satellite services industry, ICO Global Communications reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last week. Reuters news service broke the story, …

After defaulting on both its $800 million senior secured credit facility and its $750 million guaranteed credit facility last week, Iridium L.L.C. filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Iridium …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. released second-quarter financial results with a net loss of $42.4 million, or $1.31 per share, compared to $39 million, or $1.23 per share, reported after …

WASHINGTON-The FBI, fearful that national security will be compromised unless it can overcome legal and technical obstacles in conducting global phone wiretaps, is scrutinizing mobile satellite operators. The latest wiretap …

WASHINGTON-A broad cross section of wireless carriers, manufacturers and trade associations called on the Clinton administration to secure an additional 160 megahertz for third-generation mobile phone service and to promote …

American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it raised $125 million through a public offering of 7 million shares of common stock. Half the proceeds will be used to pay down debt, …

TeleCorp PCS TeleCorp PCS Inc. hired Raul Burgos as vice president and general manager of its Puerto Rican operations. He most recently served as general manager and vice president of …