Monthly Archives: May, 1997
PCIA PETITIONS FCC TO STOP MANDATING WIRELESS RESALE FOR PCS
WASHINGTON-In an effort to control paperwork and legal fees connected with compliance to certain Federal Communications Commission guidelines mandated by the Telecommunications Act of...
MATRA MARCONI INKS LEO SPACE CONTRACT
RESTON, Va.-Constellation Communications Inc. selected Matra Marconi Space as prime contractor for the space segment of its low-earth-orbit satellite system. The initial contract is...
QUALCOMM FILES COMPLAINT IN COURT
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in San Diego seeking a judicial determination that Qualcomm does not infringe on...
LGI ORDERS $4M SYSTEM IN KOREA
ANAHEIM, Calif.-LG Information and Communications Ltd. placed an order valued at $4 million with Odetics for K-Star II wireless synchronization systems used in Code...
KARTELE FILES BREACH OF CONTRACT WITH BELL ATLANTIC NYNEX MOBILE
NEW YORK-New England Mobile Telecommunications Inc., a Norwalk, Conn.-based retailer of wireless communications products and services, has brought a $20 million breach of contract...
RARITAN OFFICERS USING CDPD TO CATCH SUSPICIOUS DRIVERS
RARITAN TOWNSHIP, N.J.-Police in Raritan Township, N.J., have had increased success in apprehending drivers with suspended licenses or other violations using Bell Atlantic Nynex...
SBC PLANS TO FORM SWISS COMPETITOR
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. completed an agreement to form a Swiss telecommunications company to compete with Switzerland's Telecom Post, Telephone and Telegraph when the...
NEXTWAVE GRANTED EXTRA TIME TO COMPLY WITH OWNERSHIP RULES
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission gave NextWave Telecom Inc. extra time to reorganize its ownership structure in light of anticipated commission changes in foreign-investment rules...
ELECTRIC LIGHTWAVE ENTERS AGREEMENT
VANCOUVER, Wash.-Electric Lightwave Inc. signed an agreement with NW Communications to manage all back-office support in an effort to help streamline NW's prepaid debit...
INTER-CARRIER, MUNICIPAL COOPERATION NEEDED FOR SMOOTH ZONING
NEWARK, N.J.-It's trade secrets vs. tell all as wireless telecommunications companies try to hide their strategies from competitors while seeking fast buildout approvals from...
QUALCOMM GETS NAMING RIGHTS
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. last week dedicated Qualcomm Stadium, which is home to the San Diego Chargers, San Diego Padres and San Diego State University...
SALIENT PROVIDES PREVIEW OF RESULTS
READING, Pa.-Salient 3 Communications Inc., formerly Gilbert Associates, said it is unlikely the company will achieve previously provided estimates of earnings per share of...
LAWMAKERS BRING TO FLOOR NEW SECURITIES LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON-Two House lawmakers introduced legislation last week to stem the tide of high-tech class action securities lawsuits that have migrated from federal courts to...
RAYTHEON TO STUDY PART OF LEO SYSTEM
GREENVILLE, Texas-Constellation Communications Inc. commissioned Raytheon E-Systems to perform a study for the ground segment of its low-earth-orbit satellite system.Constellation placed a value on...
TWO-WAY HAND-OFF SHOWN AT MALAYSIA CONFERENCE
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson demonstrated a two-way hyperband hand-off between 1900 MHz and 800 MHz radio frequencies at the Universal Wireless Communications conference in Kuala...
ROAMER ONE OFFERS TRACKING FOR BRINKS
LOS ANGELES-Roamer One, a subsidiary of Intek Diversified Corp., installed a two-way voice and data communications and vehicle tracking system for Brinks Inc., a...
DEMOCRATS UNHAPPY OVER LACK OF RURAL REPRESENTATION AT FCC
WASHINGTON-Key Senate Democrats have threatened to block a package of Federal Communications Commission nominees because they do not represent rural America.In an April 15...
ATS ACQUIRES B&E NASSETS FOR $14M
BOCA RATON, Fla.-American Tower Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Radio Systems, acquired the assets of B&E Associates and DB Consultants for $13...
GTE ACTIVATES CDMA PCS IN SPOKANE
SPOKANE, Wash.-GTE Wireless activated its Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services network in Spokane, Wash."The introduction of this new wireless service in Spokane...
SPRINT TO PROVIDE NEWS SERVICES
BETHESDA, Md.-Sprint Spectrum L.P. teamed up with USA Today to begin providing a customized news and information service over portable digital phones.The "Headlines to...
PRODUCTS
Motorola Inc.'s Integrated Software Products division released its Air Apparent software for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows NT version 1.1. The product is a general purpose,...
MOTOROLA’S LLOYD PREDICTS THAT PAGING WILL SEND A GLOBAL MARKET MESSAGE
After three years in Motorola Inc.'s Information Systems Group and 23 years with the company, Frank Lloyd has returned to paging, his mind set...
CALIF. FACES SPECTRUM SHORTAGE
WASHINGTON-Two California lawmakers, citing lack of cooperation from the Federal Communications Commission and the startling prospect that spectrum legislation pushed by Congress and the...
ERICSSON CONTRACTS FOR POLISH NETWORK
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed a contract to supply a telecommunications network including radio in the local loop to Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. The network will...
MOODY'S INCREASES CBIS DEBT RATING
NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service announced May 21 it raised the investment grade ratings on the outstanding senior unsecured debt of Cincinnati Bell Inc. to...