CANNES, France-Powerwave Technologies Inc. said Swedish operator Atenit Communication AB has selected the company's Microwave group to supply Ethernet microwave communications solutions for use in its UMTS-TDD network.Atenit said the network will be the first commercial UMTS-TDD network in Scandinavia.
SANTA ANA, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. announced a global supplier agreement for UMTS infrastructure equipment available to all Vodafone Group plc subsidiaries worldwide. This agreement enables local Vodafone companies around the world to purchase Powerwave products and services negotiated at a global level. "We are...
Concerns about security and infrastructure reliability led officials to kill plans that would have used wireless networks to help manage the Summer Olympics, but there will be no shortage of mobile technology in Athens. About 5 million fans are expected during the course of...
SANTA ANA, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. and LGP Allgon Holding AB will combine their businesses in a strategic transaction under which Powerwave will acquire all outstanding shares of LGP Allgon's common stock. The transaction is valued at approximately $407 million."The combination of Powerwave and LGP...
SANTA ANA, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. has received $3.5 million in orders from Samsung Electronics for 2100 MHz W-CDMA RF power amplifiers to support the deployment of a W-CDMA network in South Korea.Powerwave expects to begin deliveries this quarter.
LOS ANGELES-Wireless equipment maker Powerwave Technologies Inc. posted a net loss of $15.2 million, or 23 cents per share, in the second quarter as against a profit of $4.4 million or 7 cents per share a year ago.Excluding charges, the company's loss would amount...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-The WiMAX Forum, an organization dedicated to the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless MAN specifications, announced it has 18 new member companies and has completed initial system profiles for the interoperability of products operating in the 2 GHz to 11 GHz...
CANNES, France-Powerwave Technologies Inc. said it is demonstrating its multicarrier power amplifier technology for UMTS networks, which it claims delivers 22 percent efficiency."Powerwave's next-generation amplifier solutions have once again set a powerful performance standard for the industry," stated Bruce C. Edwards, president and chief...
NEW YORK-Iospan Wireless Inc. and Powerwave Technologies Inc. have joined forces to develop AirBurst-compatible broadband power amplifiers to enhance delivery of non-line-of-site fixed-wireless communications.Powerwave will supply its radio-frequency power amplifiers to Iospan for use in trials with "a major U.S. carrier" that is using...
NEW YORK-In this year's RCR Wireless News Major Players Vendors listing, Nokia Corp. and Ericsson Inc. each moved up a notch, rising to first and second place respectively among equipment vendors that are net income leaders.Lucent Technologies Inc., which had previously topped the charts...
WirelessNorthPersonal communications services carrier WirelessNorth named David Charles president of the company. Charles served as director of operations with Montana Power Co., where he was responsible for 120 employees serving 110,000 electric and natural gas customers in the Missoula division, covering Western Montana. In...
NEW YORK-Qualcomm's meteoric stock price appreciation in 1999 may well be a unique phenomenon that other companies are unlikely to replicate.Nonetheless, other established and new telecommunications players seem poised to offer substantial returns on investment, J. Michael Gallipo, portfolio manager of Monument Telecommunications Fund,...
IRVINE, Calif.-In response to a shareholder lawsuit alleging the company misrepresented itself to inflate the price of its stock, Powerwave Technologies Inc. denied violating federal securities laws and said it plans to defend vigorously the company against the claims.The lawsuit was filed by the...
CROWN COMMUNICATIONSJohn P. Kelly was named chief operating officer of Crown Communications, the domestic operating subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp. Robert Crown will continue as president and chief executive officer of Crown Communications for the next several months, during which time Kelly will...
IRVINE, Calif.-Powerwave Technologies Inc. said it received orders from Northern Telecom Ltd. for its multicarrier radio-frequency power amplifiers.The orders, totaling $5 million, will be for a Time Division Multiple Access digital cellular network, Powerwave said. The company began delivery during the fourth quarter of...
