December 1997

Motorola Inc.’s FLEX Architecture Solutions Division has introduced the CreataLink Control Module, a messaging receiver developed for wireless, wide-area automotive applications. Essentially, the CreataLink module gives users the ability to “page” their vehicles with command messages to control various functions …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Put four analysts up on a podium, ask them what they think and while their answers don’t always agree on specifics, their big picture themes often seem similar. That’s what happened at the recent 1997 CDMA North American Regional …

HOUSTON-Castle Tower Corp. and Crown Communications merged, announced the companies. Castle Tower is a subsidiary of Castle Tower Holding Corp., now know as Crown Castle International. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Crown Communications will serve as the domestic operating arm of …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group introduced two Code Division Multiple Access microcellular base stations. The SC 614 and SC 614T base transceiver stations support operators in both the 800 MHz and 1.9 GHz frequency bands. The SC 614 …

Bell Atlantic Corp. announced it sold its 33-percent ownership stake in the Italian telephone carrier Infostrada to its partner in that venture, Olivetti spa, which already holds the remaining 67 percent. Bell Atlantic unloaded its Infostrada share for $43 million …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. and Dun & Bradstreet plan to offer the Wireless Telecommunications Industry Score, a software tool that assesses risk of doing business with new and existing accounts in the United States. The scoring software is aimed at credit …

SK Telecom announced it has filed a registration statement with Korea’s Minister of Finance and Economy, completing a $100 million offering of nearly 19 million American Depository Receipts. The ADR shares were priced at $5.24 each. The Seoul, South Korea-based …

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.-Qualcomm Inc. has chosen DC-to-DC power converters from Lucent Technologies Inc. to power its next generation of satellite communications equipment, announced the companies. The Lucent JW060 triple-output series of power modules are being installed in up to 200 …

Geoworks announced a significant evolution to its GEOS operating system that will allow handset manufacturers to quickly produce a range of low-end to high-end smart phones. Consumer electronics giant Mitsubishi has licensed the upgraded system, the GEOS-SC, to manufacture and …

Sprint Corp. reportedly is intensifying its search for a European partner to construct a possible merger or partnership scheme that could give the long-distance carrier enough cash to buy out its cable partners in the personal communications services business. Analysts …

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-The state of Alabama awarded Price Communications Wireless Inc. a two-year contract for cellular service effective Dec. 1, said the company.. The contract includes options for two additional 12-month periods. All state offices and employees are included in the …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Siemens Wireless Terminals began delivery of its first digital handset, the g1050, which features a high-resolution graphic display, noise-canceling microphone and voice memo for recording brief messages. The Global System for Mobile communications-based phone initially will be available through …

GoAmerica Communications Corp., a wireless Internet and intranet service provider, hopes to enter the consumer market in the next couple of years and is preparing by beginning to build network partnerships with Global System for Mobile communications and Code Division …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Bill Kennard, under fire from Capitol Hill, last week defended a compromise with the Clinton administration to protect U.S. spy satellite frequencies by shifting around spectrum and awarding free spectrum licenses to wireless startups headed by …

DETROIT-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its Time Division Multiple Access personal communications services network in Detroit, using infrastructure equipment supplied and installed by Lucent Technologies Inc. The new system has advanced services including caller ID, paging, e-mail, and voice mail …

Dear Editor: Mr. Jeffrey Silva’s “Little LEO’s fail to secure spectrum” (Dec. 1, p.1) is one-sided and incorrect. The first line stated that the “United States failed once again to secure spectrum below 1 GHz.” The reason that the little …

PHOENIX-TekNow Inc., which markets advanced wireless messaging systems to replace existing paging terminal equipment, announced Metrocall Inc. bought its platform of integrated messaging solutions. The platform includes TekNow’s PhenX TK4000 Paging Terminal and its PhenX Network Paging Gateway TNPP message …

Teledesic Corp. announced Craig McCaw will return to his former post as chief executive officer of the company, where he will share the position with Steve Hooper, a longtime associate of McCaw and chairman of Nextlink Communications. Steve Twyver, who …

SAN DIEGO-Nigerian Starcomms Ltd., a privately licensed wireless local loop operator, has agreed to provide service to the Lagos area of Nigeria using a $40 million cdmaOne system supplied by Qualcomm Inc., announced Qualcomm. Deployment of the 1900 MHz Code …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee said a law partner of Peter Knight, lobbyist for Portals developer Franklin Haney and former Clinton-Gore campaign manager, told the panel the $1 million Haney paid to Knight in April 1996 was a one-time performance fee. …

Pagerola Corp. announced that it changed its name to GoComm Wireless Corp., pursuant to an undisclosed agreement with Motorola Inc., which had threatened to sue for trademark infringement, according to the company. Pagerola, a small pager manufacturer based in Texas …

NEW YORK-A year after enactment of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995-designed to prevent frivolous shareholder lawsuits-the caliber of the federal cases brought is improving, but the overall numbers of suits aren’t dropping because of a shift to …

A new company led by former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. executive Michael Buhrmann has developed a client-server operating platform designed to let wireless carriers segment their customer base by offering lower-cost specialized services. “The new entrants that have come to …

PHILADELPHIA-Grupo Iusacell, Bell Atlantic Corp.’s communications venture in Mexico, plans to launch Mexico’s first Code Division Multiple Access network as part of a $200 million upgrade beginning in Mexico City early next year, said the company. Lucent Technologies Inc. will …

The state of wireless technology and devices is in good shape today, and should continue to stay healthy well into the future, as long as carriers understand the changing dynamics of wireless users, according to a study presented by the …