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Italy The Italian government requested a communications ministry committee be formed to oversee the auction of its planned fourth cellular license. The action marks the next step toward awarding that …

Microsoft Corp. increased its ownership stake in SkyTel Communications Inc. Papers filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week disclosed that software megalith Microsoft bought 1.54 million shares of …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard last week said he would consider further wireless deregulation and intends to streamline operations, objectives that could help defuse plans on Capitol Hill to …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced plans to commercially introduce the SC3160 phone, a new entry-level Code Division Multiple Access wireless phone at the Consumer Electronics Show here last week. Commercial availability …

WASHINGTON-Iridium World Communications Ltd., which is listed on Nasdaq, announced Jan. 4 it plans an add-on public offering of 7.5 million shares of its Class A common stock. Iridium World …

After disclosing fourth-quarter earnings would be below analysts’ projections and problems in its two-way pager production, Glenayre Technologies Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Smith resigned last week, replaced …

ESPOO, Finland-Tecnomen, a designer and manufacturer of service and wide-area paging systems, reported it joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum to strengthen its position as a leading supplier of unified …

Canada Cell-Loc Inc. announced it expects to receive funding from the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program to assist in continued research and development of a Code …

PARSIPPANY, N.J.-BAP Acquisition Corp. announced it will begin operating under the name Aquis Communications Inc., effective immediately. The company’s original name was derived from its first acquisition, that of Bell …

Teklogix Teklogix introduced the Teklogix 9150 Wireless Gateway, which features dual Personal Computer Memory Card International Association radio card slots that help it support mixed radio configurations. The 9150 allows …

BRUSSELS-A newly formed company recently announced it plans to buy the paging business of Philips Electronics Inc., following that company’s termination of its joint venture with Lucent Technologies Inc. Advantra …

The introduction of digital phone technology has changed dramatically the landscape of wireless communications across the globe and put the heat on the global paging industry. Paging’s old advantages of …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The European paging industry entered 1998 with the loud disclaimer that it had, at long last, found its high-growth niche in mobile communications. With reports they had managed …

SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. announced it will purchase up to a 20-percent stake in Thailand’s Advanced Information Service, a cellular subsidiary of Shinawatra Computer and Communications, for approximately US$353.4 million. “For …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Competition in the South African wireless telecommunications sector is likely to be fierce this year, with two new cellular operators scheduled to enter the arena. This will delve …

MEXICO CITY-Imagine the following scenario: A company enters into a government auction to obtain spectrum. After an extremely long process, it wins frequencies because other participants couldn’t follow the pace …

WASHINGTON-The story of the calling party pays (CPP) system for cellular service in Latin America has been a successful one for almost everyone involved, expect paging operators. The messaging sector …

SEOUL, South Korea-Despite the financial crisis in Asia, the wireless telephony market has performed better than expected in South Korea. The number of cellular and PCS subscribers in the country …

LONDON-The Baltic region covers an area of 174,000 square kilometers, with approximately 8 million people generating US$13 billion in gross domestic product (GDP). But while Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania may …

China News reported merger plans in Taiwan’s paging arena, with Taiwan Paging Network announcing its intention to buy Express Telecom and Ever Glory Telecom, as well as three mobile data …

In the paging industry today, money talks. Carriers know this and are pursuing every avenue available to bulk up the bottom line. One relatively new road eyed by some carriers …

M/A-Com M/A-COM, a division of AMP Inc., announced a new family of DC-2 GHz GaAs Field Effect Transistor Microwave Monolithic Integrated Circuit digital attenuators with integral Application Specific Integrated Circuit …

At the end of each year, the RCR editorial staff looks back on the news events that made RCR headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories of …

LITTLE ROCK-Alltel Corp. announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Aliant Communications Inc. in a deal valued at $1.5 billion. Under terms of the agreement, each share …

NEW YORK-Echoing Rodney Dangerfield’s complaint, wireless carriers continue to say, “I don’t get no respect” as they fight skirmishes over local exchange carrier interconnection fees while the decisive battle is …