Yearly Archives: 1998

LEAP WIRELESS ACQUIRES AUSTRALIAN LICENSES

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc., Qualcomm Inc.'s spun-off wireless communications carrier, announced that one of its operating companies, OzPhone Pty. Ltd., has acquired two...

LCC CEO RESIGNS AMID PRODUCT DELAYS

MCLEAN, Va.-Less than one year after assuming the posts of president and chief executive officer of LCC International Inc., Geoffrey S. Carroll resigned from...

SPECTRALINK UNVEILS NEW PHONES

SpectraLink Corp., a Boulder, Colo.-based company that provides wireless telephone systems for the workplace, introduced its Link 3000 Wireless Telephone System.The company's systems, which...

SUPREME COURT TO HEAR ARGUMENTS ON TELECOM COMPETITION

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in a case that could determine the scope of local telecom competition for years to...

KEEP ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS SIMPLE

To The Editor: With the advent of increased competition resulting from the Telecommunications Act of 1996 came a proliferation of wireless advertisements and marketing materials,...

SIEMENS LATEST VENDOR TO REORGANIZE

Changing times are requiring some infrastructure vendors to reorganize their businesses and better align themselves with their customers.Siemens AG of Germany is the latest...

INDUSTRY CAN CHALK UP 2 WINS AS CONGRESS LEAVES

WASHINGTON-With the scheduled adjournment of the 105th Congress last Friday, the wireless industry will be able to point to few visible victories. Indeed, industry...

D.C. NOTES: CRITICISM IS COMPLIMENT FOR WTB

In recent months, the Wireless Telecom Bureau and its chief, Dan Phythyon, have endured harsh criticism from Senate Commerce Committee John McCain (R-Ariz.), and...

ITU KICKS OFF IN MINNESOTA

The 15th Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union kicks off today in Minneapolis, a meeting whose focus on internal governance and strategic planning...

METROCALL LIKELY BUYER FOR VANGUARD PAGING PROPERTIES

AT&T Corp.'s announced acquisition of Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. has raised some questions as to what AT&T plans to do with Vanguard's paging operations.Many...

PRICING PRESSURES CONTINUE FOR MOTOROLA

Motorola Inc., remaining cautious about its financial outlook for 1998, said it likely will reach $7.9 billion in sales with earnings per share around...

ARCH ACQUISITION OF MOBILEMEDIA MOVES FORWARD

Officials at MobileMedia Corp. said they will not postpone the Oct. 14 bankruptcy court hearing to review its disclosure statement, setting in motion the...

OMNIPOINT IN FINANCIAL NEGOTIATIONS

BETHESDA, Md.-Omnipoint Corp. said it has been in discussions with its primary vendors, Ericsson Inc. and Northern Telecom Inc., to provide the personal communications...

BRIGHTPOINT, IRIDIUM ENTER AGREEMENT

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced that Iridium L.L.C. selected it to provide sales and fulfillment services for Iridium World Roaming Services.Under the agreement, Brightpoint services will...

WALDRON CONSIDERED AS FCC CHIEF OF STAFF

Gerard J. Waldron, a communications attorney and former Democratic counsel to the House telecommunications subcommittee, is being prominently mentioned as the leading candidate to...

SASSER COMES UNDER HOUSE SCRUTINY FOR PORTALS

WASHINGTON-James Sasser, a former Tennessee senator hired by developer Franklin Haney to work on the Portals deal before becoming U.S. ambassador to China, denied...

SUCCESSFUL WIRELESS MARKETERS STICK TO SINGLE PROMISE

ORLANDO, Fla.-"We here are circumscribed by a group that accepts and celebrates technology, but we are a very rare breed, a tribe that thinks...

INTEK TOP BIDDER FOR NATIONWIDE 220 LICENSES

WASHINGTON-Intek License Acquisition Corp. apparently could be the big winner in the continuing auction of licenses for the 220 MHz.At the end of round...

MICROSOFT UNVEILS NEW SOFTWARE PLATFORM

Microsoft Corp. introduced its third-generation software platform for handheld personal computer products, called the Windows CE Handheld PC Professional Edition, or H/PC Pro.The platform,...

C-BLOCK AMENDMENT KILLED IN SENATE

WASHINGTON-An amendment that had the potential to change the outcome of the C-block auction has been killed.The C-block personal communications services amendment was attached...

BOTTING ANNOUNCES PRODUCT FOR DETAILED CALL RECORDS

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Botting Systems Inc. announced the release of its Total Network Knowledge software suite designed to convert Signaling System 7 records into detailed...

PAGEMART EXPANDS GUARANTEED MESSAGING

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. said it plans to launch guaranteed messaging service in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia and Utah and expand current coverage in Florida as...

CARRIERS NEED TO REMAIN FLEXIBLE FOR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Telecommunications executives convened in California last month to discuss the challenges facing the industry, including competition, regulation and technological change, as part of...

JUSTICE STUDIES NEXTEL REQUEST FOR CONSENT DECREE RELIEF

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week said the Justice Department has made initial queries regarding Nextel Communications Inc.'s request to lift a 1994 antitrust...

GTE TRIES TO CURTAIL CRAMMING COMPLAINTS

WASHINGTON-GTE Network Services announced it is adopting an anti-cramming policy that it defines as the toughest in the industry.Cramming is the practice of adding...
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