Yearly Archives: 1998

TIW’S REGIOCOM ACQUIRES BOUYGES SMR OPERATION

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced its French subsidiary, Regiocom SA, has acquired S3RP, the specialized mobile radio operations of Bouyges marketed under the brand...

FORMUS, UNISOURCE TO INTERCONNECT TELECOM NETWORKS

DENVER-Formus Communications Inc., a high-speed broadband wireless provider to overseas markets, and Unisource NV formed a strategic partnership to interconnect their communications networks in...

WAP FORUM MOVES FORWARD WITH EXPANDED MEMBERSHIP

LONDON-The Wireless Application Protocol Forum announced 23 companies have joined the organization since May, and it recently expanded and elected new officers to its...

DST SYSTEMS-USCS MERGER VALUED AT $874M

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.-DST Systems Inc. and USCS International Inc. announced an agreement to merge USCS with a wholly owned subsidiary of DST in a...

D.C. NOTES: HOW DO YOU SPELL RELIEF? T-I-A

When controversy comes calling, policy makers and wireless telecom firms turn to a high-tech sounding board whose work is based more on reality than...

MOODY’S PLACES C&W DEBT UNDER REVIEW

NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service, London, announced it has placed the long-term ratings of about $4 billion of Cable & Wireless plc debt under review...

CARRIERS CAN KEEP REVENUES FROM GOING DOWN THE DRAIN

"There's a hole in the bucket, dear Eliza, dear Eliza, There's a hole in the bucket, dear Eliza, my love. Then fix it, dear...

CORSAIR DEVELOPS NETWORK-BASED WIRELESS LOCATION SYSTEM

Corsair Communications Inc. joined the ranks of companies hoping to capitalize on the Federal Communications Commission's mandate on wireless 911.The company, whose product history...

CDG OPENS COSTA MESA OFFICE

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced it opened a new office in Costa Mesa to serve as its global headquarters.The organization, which promotes...

APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS PRO-TOWER RULING

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court recently dealt a blow to wireless carriers hoping to site antennas in areas where residents believe they would be an...

WIRELESS IS PRIORITY CLASSROOM TOOL

WASHINGTON-Teachers and principals from 120 U.S. schools that were supplied with wireless phones said the phone would be their first choice for a communications...

CRI COMPLETES SMART ZONE PROJECTS

PELHAM, Ala.-Computer Resources Inc. said it completed several international projects for Motorola Inc.CRI said it interfaced a Motorola Smart Zone mobile radio system to...

ALLGON EXPANDS BUSINESS LINE: COVERAGE SOLUTIONS

Allgon Enterprises Inc., a manufacturer of various wireless infrastructure products, announced it has expanded its business to include coverage solutions as well.The self-described "best-kept...

A SERVICE PROVIDER’S DILEMMA: STATUS QUO OR DIFFERENTIATION

Today's volatile wireless telecommunications market compares to a Roman sports arena with every service provider in hand-to-hand combat-fate hanging in the balance. It doesn't...

GLOBALSTAR LAUNCH BOMBS

News that Globalstar L.L.P. lost 12 satellites late last week in a failed rocket launch left mobile satellite service investors uneasy. An announcement from...

PHYTHYON SPEAKING AT RADIO CLUB SESSION

IRVING, Texas-Daniel Phythyon, chief of the Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is slated as the keynote speaker at the Radio Club of America's...

BLAST TECHNOLOGY COULD BOOST FIXED WIRELESS CAPACITY

Lucent Technologies Inc. said scientists at its Bell Labs research and development arm have developed a technology that could boost capacity of some wireless...

CARRIERS STILL BATTLE FOR USERS WITH PRICE

Wireless operators seem to be reacting to AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s Digital One Rate plan, but have fallen short of offering plans that mimic...

SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES JOINS BLUETOOTH SIG

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y.-Symbol Technologies Inc., which designs, manufactures and installs wireless local area network systems, bar-code systems and short-range wireless-connectivity products, today announced its support...

CALENDAR

Pricing, Marketing, Packaging & Branding Bundled Services in the Telecom IndustrySeptember 14-15Institute for International Research. The Wyndham Resort, Miami Beach, Fla. (888) 777-8730 or...

FCC EXTENDS CALEA COMPLIANCE TO JUNE 2000

The Federal Communications Commission late Friday extended the compliance deadline for implementation of the digital wiretap act until June 30, 2000. Without the extension,...

BUILD TO SUIT OR FORMULA FOR FAILURE?

The latest rage in the wireless industry has been the rush to purchase and build towers and facilities and lease them to wireless carriers....

THE NAME GAME

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel said it is changing the name of 360

CENTENNIAL MAKES CASH OFFER ON NOTES

NEW CANAAN, Conn.-Centennial Cellular Corp. announced an offer to purchase for cash all $250 million principal amount of its 8.875-percent senior notes due 2001...

CELLNET DATA BRINGS ON 1.5M DEVICES

SAN CARLOS, Calif.-CellNet Data Systems Inc. announced it brought the 1.5-millionth device online in its networks. The devices are primarily monitoring metered energy usage...
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