Yearly Archives: 1998

TWS FORMS LONDON-BASED UNIT

ATLANTA-TWS Inc. said it formed a subsidiary TWS Ltd., headquartered in London, to provide voice and data messaging to the United Kingdom and the...

TELLABS, CIENA RENEGOTIATE MERGER

Tellabs Inc. and Ciena Corp. revised the exchange ratio of their proposed stock-for-stock merger from an equal exchange to a ratio of 0.8 shares...

CEDETEL-NORCEL DEPLOYS FRAUDBUSTER

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Cedetel-Norcel, a division of Motorola Inc. that provides cellular services in Mexico-recently deployed Lightbridge Inc.'s FraudBuster fraud detection and reduction software. The company...

FCC TO ADD AIRPORTS TO PROTECTED LIST

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is planning to add 82 airports to the airport-frequencies protected list. This list will allow the airports primary access to...

US UNWIRED, BOSCH TELECOM TRIAL LMDS

DALLAS-Local Multipoint Distribution Service license holder US Unwired and equipment supplier Bosch Telecom Inc. are conducting a commercial LMDS trial in Lake Charles, La.Hospitals,...

IOWA WIRELESS CHOOSES ORGA GSM SMART CARDS

PAOLI, Pa.-Orga Card Systems Inc. was chosen by Iowa Wireless Services L.P. to be the exclusive provider of Global System for Mobile communications smart...

U.S. FIRMS STAY COMPETITIVE IN CHIP BUSINESS

SAN JOSE, Calif.-U.S. semiconductor companies maintained their share of the Japanese chip market during the first quarter of 1998 despite the economic slowdown there,...

PCIA EMBRACES LMDS CONTINGENT

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association last week announced it is creating a new membership council to represent local multipoint distribution services operators.PCIA said it...

BAM TO CHALLENGE AT&T’S ONE-RATE PLAN

Bell Atlantic Mobile is expected to announce next month rate plans competitive with AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s Digital One Rate plan-a move that could...

WAVESPAN OFFERS BROADBAND SOLUTION

WaveSpan Corp. introduced its WaveSpan 5800, a broadband access solution that offers fiber-like performance in voice-over-Internet protocol, high-speed Internet access and last-mile connectivity applications,...

ERICSSON OFFERS MODEM

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Ericsson Inc. last week introduced a snap-on wireless modem that allows users to browse the Internet and send or receive faxes...

TELE DANMARK SELLS PANNON INTEREST

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-The Danish telecommunications services group Tele Danmark A/S said it sold some of its stake in Hungarian cellular operator Pannon GSM Tavkozlesi Rt.Tele...

ERICSSON BUYS EDGECOM

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson Radio Systems announced it bought telecommunications consulting company Edgecom for an undisclosed amount.The acquisition effectively splits Ericsson's consulting activities from its sales...

CENTENNIAL DEBT GETS B2 RATING

NEW YORK-Moody's Investors Service has assigned a speculative grade rating of B2 to a proposed $1.21 billion in secured credit facilities that will be...

CTIA REQUESTS E911 LIABILITY PROTECTION

WASHINGTON-In comments filed late last week with the Federal Communications Commission, CTIA asked the regulator to provide nationwide liability protection for wireless service providers...

GEOTEK 2Q RESULTS SHOW RESTRUCTURE EFFORTS

NEW YORK-Geotek Communications Inc., a Montvale, N.J., provider of wireless communications geared to mobile workers, reported second-quarter and first-half results Aug. 17 that reflect...

CONDUCTUS GETS MICROWAVE CONTRACT

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. was awarded a contract to develop low-loss tunable microwave devices for applications in wireless and satellite communications, said the company.The contract,...

CORSAIR WORKS ON PHONETRACK

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. said it is developing a network-based wireless location system called PhoneTrack using elements of time difference of arrival and...

CLECS COULD PLAY NEW ROLES IN WIRELESS

NEW YORK-As mergers among telecommunications giants tear around the track at breathtaking speed, it may seem that domestic deregulation, intended to promote competition, has...

C&W SELLS BUSINESS INTEREST

LONDON - Cable & Wireless plc announced plans to sell its 25-percent interest in Mobile Telephone Networks Holdings (Pty) Ltd., a South African Global...

INDUSTRY WRESTLES WITH DISABILITY DEFINITIONS

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry and the hearing-impaired community appear headed on a collision course over the implementation of the 1996 telecom act's mandate that equipment...

CINCINNATI BELL WIRELESS EXPANDS IN OHIO

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Wireless announced that it expanded its southwest Ohio operating region by launching personal communications services in Dayton.The launch coincides with the opening...

PARKS SERVICE COMPLETES ANTENNA-SITING GUIDELINES

WASHINGTON-Finishing guidelines to facilitate antenna sitings on park property, The National Park Service stopped short of presuming that antennas can be sited without harming...

CLINTON PRE-EMPTION ORDER DERAILED

WASHINGTON-In late spring, as federal regulators, wireless carriers and state and local officials neared the end of nearly one year of negotiations-culminating earlier this...

NORTEL, AT&T WORK ON WIRELESS OFFICE

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Ltd. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said they will jointly develop and market enhancements to Nortel's Companion Microcellular system, a digital wireless...
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