March 10, 1997

NEW YORK – Nextel Communications Inc. made a big splash in the capital markets last week with two big deals, neither of which will directly finance the carrier’s domestic specialized mobile radio operations. The first, a debt issue, was sold …

MARCH 10-11 Data Warehousing & DSS/EIS Conference, by Decision Support Technology Inc. Sheraton Grande Torrey Pines, La Jolla, Calif. (800) 288-5434. 11 Making Sense of the New Telecommunications Market for Financial and Strategic Planners, by TeleStrategies Inc. Marriott Financial Center …

SAN FRANCISCO-Coherent Communications Systems Corp. announced the launch of its new network management system. The Coherent Monitoring, Observation and Response system (c/mor), makes possible remote monitoring and configuration of Coherent echo cancellers located throughout a customer’s network. The c/mor system …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Western Multiplex division introduced the third generation of its LYNX family of radios designed for temporary or permanent connections often used as an alternative to leased lines or 38 GHz microwave for `last-mile’ applications. The LYNX.sc …

WASHINGTON-Vice President Gore’s major-and questionably legal-role in Clinton administration fund raising raises more questions about whether telecommunications and trade policies continue to be compromised by campaign contributions from donors seeking a lane on the Information Superhighway. Gore, the most influential …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-GTE Wireless announced it has expanded its digital wireless network to include San Francisco’s East Bay. The company’s digital wireless service now is available in the majority of the San Francisco Bay area, with plans to expand to …

GERMANTOWN, Md.-Hughes Network Systems Inc. won the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium’s technology award at the consortium’s summit in Orlando last month. Hughes received the Outstanding Innovation Award for its demonstrations of Interim Standard 136 features and benefits using the GMH …

Nokia Corp. signed an agreement with Beijing Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications network in Beijing. Nokia values the agreement at $50 million. Nokia said it will provide its DX 200 mobile switching centers, base station …

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-International Billing Services will continue to provide statement production services to Cincinnati Bell Information Systems Inc. A new contract extends the companies’ original agreement by five years. IBS has worked with CBIS for seven years, providing services …

NEW YORK-ICG Communications Inc. was expected to place privately last week $100 million in senior unsecured discount notes and $100 million in exchangeable preferred stock. ICG, based in Englewood, Colo., is a diversified telecommunications company whose businesses include satellite telecommunications, …

WASHINGTON-Southern California specialized mobile radio entrepreneur James Kay Jr. last week won a partial victory at the Federal Communications Commission regarding the FCC ordered take back of his Part 90 frequencies and the associated $75,000 fine. A commission review of …

Motorola Inc. said it intends to file a patent infringement lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc., claiming Qualcomm’s new Code Division Multiple Access “Q” phone copies the basic look and functions as well as marketing literature of Motorola’s StarTac wearable phone. Qualcomm …

VIENNA, Va.-Cable & Wireless Inc. and NextWave Telecom Inc. have signed a letter of intent to negotiate CWI’s resale of wireless minutes from NextWave’s digital personal communications services networks. “Our success in today’s competitive marketplace is based on listening closely …

NEW YORK-Nact Tele-communications Inc., a telecommunications switching platform provider, closed a 3 million share initial public offering March 3. The opening share price of the newly public company was $10 and the stock trades on Nasdaq. One third of the …

USCI Inc. named Albert Bodamer senior vice president of Ameritel Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of USCI. He will be responsible for all operational aspects of Ameritel. Bodamer previously served as vice president and general manager for PriCellular Corp.’s …

While many winners of C-block personal communications services spectrum are months away from launching commercial service, Airadigm Communications Inc. is preparing to be the first C-block player to launch. “We have 37 people on board that represent 270 years of …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp. said it signed a purchase agreement to supply personal communications services infrastructure equipment and services to Americall International L.L.C. of Phoenix, Ariz. AirNet values the agreement at $40 million. The company said it will supply and …

SAN FRANCISCO-Noting there have been several false starts in the wireless PBX market, Allen Telecom Group last week introduced its SmartCell Dialogue Cellular PBX at Wireless ’97 here. The Allen Telecom product addresses several obstacles cellular carriers have faced when …

SAN FRANCISCO-Ameritech Cellular Services said it is close to launching its ClearPath Code Division Multiple Access digital service in Chicago. The company said it expects to launch by the end of the second quarter. Final steps include employee trials and …

Stratos Mobile Networks, an international multi-network mobile satellite service provider, is in operation and ready to partner with other network operators and service providers. Stratos, headed by Chief Executive Officer Derrick Rowe, is the result of three mobile satellite communications …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration has overestimated by $12 billion the amount of revenue from spectrum auctions over the next five years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. CBO’s numbers, prepared at the request of the Senate Appropriations Committee, appear to confirm …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile announced a pricing structure for its new Cellscape service, which is designed to provide mobile business customers with quick access to a variety of information and communications services. The basic Cellscape package, which costs $21 …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile expanded its offering of DigitalChoice to the Philadelphia area. There is no activation fee for DigitalChoice, which employs 13-kilobit per second CDMA technology. Pricing plans start at $25 per month. Bell Atlantic Nynex said it …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile said it experienced a 70 percent overall decrease in fraud since May when it implemented authentication and radio frequency fingerprinting technologies. Bell Atlantic Nynex said nearly two million of its customers are protected by these …

Chesapeake Wireless Technologies Inc. relocated its headquarters to a new facility in Baltimore in order to accommodate the expansion of its service division, which provides basic cable assemblies used in cell site and mobile telephone switching office applications.The company said …