1996

Denmark’s government has accepted bids for personal communications licenses and is pleased with the amount of interest it received, reported the U.S. Department of Commerce. Five entities filed tender documents for one of perhaps five nationwide Digital Cordless Services 1800 …

WASHINGTON-C-block personal communications services bidders Antigone Communications L.P. and PCS Devco Inc. continued to put NextWave Personal Communications Inc.’s feet into the fire regarding its pending C-block licenses. This time it asked the Federal Communications Commission Dec. 6 to force …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Embarc and Paging Partners Corp. launched the Street Line paging service to offer financial news and stock quotes from CNBC. Breaking news-including business, financial, national and international news-will be offered as part of the service. The service also …

DANVILLE, Calif.-The U.S. Department of Commerce approved a patent for Telemac’s Debit Technology, which offers cellular providers a pay-as-you-go solution for credit restricted and budget-conscious customers. “We are very pleased to be recognized as the inventor of the first cellular …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. increased its ownership in Portuguese cellular operator Telecel-Comunicacoes Pessoais from 39 percent to 51 percent, making it the majority shareholder. Telecel recently completed an initial public offering of more than 7.6 million shares. Price per share …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-CTI Movil, a cellular network operator in Argentina, selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand its Advanced Mobile Phone Service network and install an online billing platform. Lucent values the contract at $35 million. The expansion calls for Lucent …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Cellular’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Lee Cox, announced he will retire effective April 4. Cox also serves as vice chairman for domestic operations for AirTouch Communications Inc. Cox, 56, will retire after a 33-year career in wireline …

ATLANTA-UPS Worldwide Logistics will manage Sprint PCS’s handset and accessory supply chain, according to a contract UPS values at $45 million. UPS will supervise the movement of handsets from original equipment manufacturer to delivery to Sprint PCS distributors and customers, …

MobileMedia Corp. announced Motorola Inc. discontinued product shipments to the carrier until it secures the credit to “assure payment of $34 million past due accounts payable.” The Ridgefield Park, N.J.-based company also said it skipped a $5.6 million interest payment …

LOS ANGELES-The CDMA Development Group has said it wants to create a single name for the Code Division Multiple Access family of products. Wireless local loop, cellular and personal communications services are based on the same specification, said Perry LaForge, …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. said it expects to have 9 million pagers in service at the end of this year, 34 percent more than last year. “Our 1996 results have been very strong,” said Glenn W. Marschel, president and chief executive …

Qualcomm Inc. has made a double-barrel response to claims by L.M. Ericsson that Qualcomm’s Code Division Multiple Access products infringe on Ericsson technology patents. Both Qualcomm and Ericsson hold CDMA U.S. patents. Qualcomm has designed and is building commercial CDMA …

The Federal Communications Commission is looking to once again become a regulatory agency instead of a money maker. (New employees must be shocked. What do you mean we’re not a bank?!) The FCC was never meant to be a bank. …

GREENVILLE, S.C.-Conxus Communications Inc. will provide mobile voice messaging services to Arch Communications Group Inc., according to a definitive agreement. Conxus is deploying a nationwide narrowband personal communications services network in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. …

WASHINGTON-The cellular and paging industries experienced similar declines in revenue per subscriber and operating expenses this year. But despite jitters on Wall Street, the operating performance of most wireless companies remains strong, said Economic Management Consultant International Inc. in its …

AML Communications Inc. has introduced what is says is the highest power multicarrier amplifier available to the cellular industry. The amplifier operates at 140 watts, compared to the 100 watts other manufacturers may offer, the company said. AML designs and …

NEW YORK-CIBC Wood Gundy Securities Corp. “is on the threshold of making announcements” about deals to help some vendors finance the purchase of their wireless equipment by cash-poor, start-up American personal communications services providers, said Robert W. Stuart, managing director …

NEW YORK-Like the fabled elephant described by a group of blind men positioned near various points of its anatomy, equipment vendors at the recent “PCS-1900 in North America” conference gave widely different definitions of so-called “smart phones.” The closest thing …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. said it is syndicating about $1.1 billion of its $1.3 billion vendor credit facility with Sprint Spectrum L.P. through a group of major financial institutions. The syndication of participation rights and loan assignments is expected to be …

DENVER-Cellmart, a Web site for consumers to shop for local cellular service and cellular phones, was introduced by Nlytn Technologies Corp. Trent Sutton, chief executive officer of the company, said “For consumers, Cellmart will be the first non-exclusive storefront whereby …

As part of a holiday promotion, Powertel Inc. is offering unlimited local calling within its entire coverage area for $50 per month for all of next year. Customers who sign up before Jan. 18 will become “Prestige Partners” and will …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Telecommunications said it will supply Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure equipment to Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone. According to the agreement, Nokia will deliver base stations, base station controllers, operation systems and network implementation, optimization and maintenance related …

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Tele-communications Services Inc. has agreed to supply its CloneDetector system to PrimeCo Personal Communications. The agreement also calls for GTE Telecommunications Services to manage the maintenance and operation of the system’s software and hardware platforms. The system identifies …

WAKEFIELD, Mass.-Boston Technology Inc. said it will provide hardware, software and services to SBC Communications Inc. for enhanced telecommunications services. According to the agreement, Boston Technology will supply its Access NP and CO Access Network Services Platforms, associated software and …

At 29, Kashif Hassan is the president of Wyrex Communications Inc., a small Toronto-based wireless consulting company with a clientele including some of the biggest players in the U.S. personal communications services market. As the framework for PCS developed, Hassan-an …