Monthly Archives: November, 1999
Kennard ruling on Texas broadcaster contrasts rhetoric
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard's decision to neither shut down nor fine an unlicensed Texas broadcaster in April-following a friendly phone call from...
One.Tel, Lucent to pursue 3G business
SYDNEY, Australia-Australia's One.Tel Ltd. and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced an alliance to pursue business opportunities in third-generation mobile networks in the United Kingdom and...
Powertel offers Mobile e-mail
WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. is introducing Mobile e-mail, a technology allowing short e-mail messages to be transmitted directly to wireless handsets."With Mobile e-mail, the...
VoiceStream adds Austin, San Antonio
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Voice-Stream Wireless Corp. launched its personal communications services system in Austin and San Antonio, Texas.The company's Global System for Mobile communications service will...
Alcatel selects Tekelec’s GPRS testing solution
MORRISVILLE, N.C.-Tekelec announced Alcatel has selected its General Packet Radio Services testing solution, which is based on a new next-generation diagnostics platform, MGTS i3000.GPRS...
VIEWPOINT: Holiday recipe
Ah, the Thanksgiving holiday is now behind us. The official HOLIDAY season is upon us, and it's time to start shopping, writing letters to...
TSR Wireless names Sacks CEO, promotes other staff
FORT LEE, N.J.-TSR Wireless announced several changes to its senior management staff.The company promoted Mitchell Sacks, former president and chief financial officer, to president...
Sprint to add Motorola PCS line
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and Motorola Inc. announced the availability of Motorola's new StarTac ST7867 dual-band Sprint PCS phone.Later this month, Sprint PCS will...
FCC to set up Y2K war room
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will establish a year 2000 "war room" that will be manned from Dec. 30 through the first part of January,...
Ericsson may renegotiate Qualcomm infrastructure unit price
L.M. Ericsson wants to renegotiate the price it paid for Qualcomm Inc.'s infrastructure division, Qualcomm revealed in a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing.Qualcomm...
Rent Express launches overseas travel program
DALLAS-Rent Express Communications launched its frequent traveler program for North Americans who travel overseas regularly and need a mobile phone while abroad.The program costs...
UltraRF unveils amplifier integration
DENVER-Newly formed UltraRF, the former semiconductor division of Spectrian Corp., announced a new amplifier integration technology, in addition to details of its focus as...
Telecom firms underestimate revenue leaks
NEW YORK-Telecommunications companies pay insufficient attention to revenue leaks, possibly due to the misconception that these hidden losses have a minor impact on their...
TeleCorp raises $184M in IPO
AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s largest affiliate, TeleCorp PCS Inc., raised $184 million last Tuesday from its initial public offering.TeleCorp priced its IPO offering of...
Program aims to bring phones to world’s blind
The International Vision Calls Foundation, based in Toronto, has launched its "Phones for Sight" program, an initiative calling on wireless phone consumers and vendors...
Tracking stock to trace growing AT&T wireless business
Speculation continues that AT&T Corp. will unveil plans to issue a separate tracking stock to trace its wireless business, which has grown significantly since...
Qualcomm selling pdQ on the Internet
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. launched a direct sales effort over the Internet of its pdQ smart phone-the combined phone and pen-based organizer based on Code...
Lucent edges out Nokia as profit leader
Lucent Technologies Inc. charged ahead during the first half of the year, recording a substantial jump in profit growth and edging ahead of Nokia...
Lucent aims for No. 1 spot in 3G
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. has taken a page from Ericsson Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc., each of which now dominate in certain areas...
Private wireless gets boost from Dingell
WASHINGTON-Before Congress left town, two members lent their support to allocate spectrum for private wireless use.The private wireless industry has been urging the Federal...
S&P lowers rating on Mannesmann
LONDON-Standard & Poor's said it lowered its long-term ratings on Mannesmann AG from A to BBB, and its short-term ratings from A-1 to A-2,...
D.C. NOTES: Haley’s meteor
With its back to the wall and down to its last gasp, NextWave Telecom Inc. and friends brought in the big guns. Bay Harbor...
World Briefs
Roberto Colaninno, chairman and chief executive of Telecom Italia, formally abandoned the financial restructuring plan he announced in September. The boards of Olivetti and...
O’Brien says Nextel is poster child for competition
NEW YORK-Nextel is a "rag dog" company that has fought against the odds of regulators, antitrust lawyers and Wall Street to win, said Morgan...
US Unwired financing to fund expansion
LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired, a Sprint PCS affiliate, said it secured more than $380 million in financing, which will be used to expand the...
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