Monthly Archives: June, 1999
MOTOROLA EXPOUNDS ON DATA PLANS IN JAPAN
NEW YORK-"In Motorola's view, the technology for 2.5 generation is really here," said Moe Grzelakowski, senior vice president and general manager of 3G for...
BELL ATLANTIC TESTS WLL FOR RURAL AREAS
BRAINARDSVILLE, N.Y.-Bell Atlantic Corp. said it has begun testing wireless local loop technology as an alternative to traditional landline telephone service for many of...
FCC TO RELEASE DISABILITIES RULES NEXT MONTH
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected to issue rules next month on what telecommunications carriers and manufacturers must do to comply with provisions of...
ARCH STOCK TO SEE REVERSE SPLIT
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. announced it will implement a one-for-three reverse stock split of both common shares and Class B common shares at...
GTE SELLS AIRFONE
IRVING, Texas-GTE Corp. sold its GTE Airfone Inc. subsidiary on Thursday for an undisclosed amount to Oak Hill Capital Partners L.P. The sale is...
ERICSSON PLANS TO STRIKE IT BIG IN CDMA NETWORKS
L.M. Ericsson wants the industry to know it plans to become a formidable contender in the cdmaOne infrastructure business.It's been more than a month...
SUPRA TAKES TRACCESS TO CABINETS, ENCLOSURES
Supra Products rounded out its TRACcess family of electronic access devices with the introduction of its TRAC-Cabinet device.TRAC-Cabinet is a general purpose electronic cabinet...
MCCAW TO EXERCISE NEXTEL OPTIONS
KIRKLAND, Wash.(AP)-Craig McCaw, his family and ex-wife plan to exercise options for 17 million shares in Nextel Communications Inc., investing about $315 million in...
WIRELESS PRICES WORLDWIDE DROP
BOSTON-"Competitive Wireless Pricing Around the World," a new report compiled by The Yankee Group, reveals the drop in wireless prices worldwide has increased the...
TELSTRA MOVES TOWARD FULL PRIVATIZATION
SAN FRANCISCO-Australian telecommunications provider Telstra Corp. Ltd. welcomed the Australian parliament's decision to pass the Telstra Sale Bill and the government's announcement it will...
NOKIA TO SUPPLY WAP IN THE NETHERLANDS
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed an agreement with KPN Telecom to supply an end-to-end Wireless Application Protocol solution to the carrier in the Netherlands. The...
PRODUCTS
ElectofuelElectrofuel Inc. announced the Lithium Ion SuperPolymer battery, which has an energy density of 470 Wh/liter and 183 Wh/kilogram, almost doubling the previous endurance...
TELFONICA, MOTOROLA ENTER COLLABORATION
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica S.A. and Motorola Inc. signed an agreement under which the two companies will collaborate more closely and Motorola will become a preferred...
KENNARD, FREEH MEET, BUT NO DEALS MADE ON CALEA
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard and FBI Director Louis Freeh met June 21 to discuss implementation of the digital wiretap act, a meeting...
GLOBALSTAR ARRANGES CREDIT FACILITY
NEW YORK-Globalstar Telecommunications Inc. has arranged for a $500 million credit facility underwritten by Bank of America NT&SA, guaranteed by two subsidiaries of Loral...
EXXON ASKS CELL PHONE USERS TO TURN OFF BEFORE PUMPING
NEW YORK-Exxon Corp., Irvine, Texas, has posted signs at its domestic filling stations requiring customers to turn off their wireless phones before filling their...
GLOBAL MOBILITY, INFOSPACE TO DELIVER INTERNET CONTENT TO CELL PHONES
Global Mobility Systems has partnered with Internet infrastructure company InfoSpace.com to provide Internet content to wireless phones using Global Mobility's @mobile Internet portal.Under the...
FIBREBOND PLANT OPEN AND OPERATING
MINDEN, La.-Fibrebond Corp. said its new $7.5 million, 210,000-square-foot Minden, La., production plant went online this month, replacing the company's 15-year-old plant that burned...
VOICE RECOGNITION STEPS FORWARD
General Magic Inc. and Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. both made advancements last week in the voice recognition world.First, General Magic announced it received a...
LUCENT AND VODAFONE TRIAL 3G TECHNOLOGY
SWINDON, U.K.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Vodafone Group plc announced they made their first third-generation over-the-air trial calls using Lucent's Global Third Generation Code Division...
CONWAY TO HEAD GSM GROUP
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The GSM Association appointed Robert G. Conway its new director general. Conway was the former head of global business development for Motorola Inc.'s...
ARGENTINA FINALLY GRANTS PCS LICENSES
After nearly two years of fits and starts, the government of Argentina finally awarded six personal communications services licenses for a total consideration of...
AMERICAN TOWER TO BUY TELEPORT
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. entered an agreement to acquire Dallas/Fort Worth Teleport, a full-service satellite telecommunications facility in Irving, Texas.The teleport supports 16 antennas offering...
METROCALL REPORTS INTERCONNECT, BUNDLING DEALS
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. this week signed several interconnection agreements with Bell Atlantic Corp. and a three-year bundling agreement with AnswerNet Network.The interconnection agreement provides...
TRITON ANNOUNCES LAUNCH CITIES
MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. completed the first phase of its buildout by launching digital wireless service in Richmond, Va., and Hickory-Lenoir, N.C. The company...