Yearly Archives: 1998

PCS MEETS WITH MIXED SUCCESS

In the eyes of some, the Federal Communications Commission's great experiment with personal communications services licensing has been a smashing success. Facilities-based competition is...

SPRINT PCS’ PUBLIC OFFERING COULD BE ONLY ONE FOR AWHILE

NEW YORK-When it comes to American pure-play personal communications services IPOs, the million-dollar question is, "Where did they go?"Sprint Corp. may hold the answer...

ROAMING TECHNOLOGY TO GET SMARTER; CARRIERS STILL RESIST ROAMING CONTRACTS

The personal communications services industry emerged almost unscathed in its quest for automatic roaming agreements with analog cellular carriers.Last year's lawsuit, which subsequently was...

PEOPLE

COMSTREAMJohn F. Hodgson joined ComStream Corp. as vice president of human resources. Before ComStream, Hodgson held the same position with NextWave Telecom, San Diego,...

STOCK OWNER HOLDS TRUMP CARD IN MERGER PLANS

NEW YORK-Even if telecommunications giants seeking to combine with each other clear the myriad hurdles confronting their plans, the success of their bids to...

POWERTEL JOINS PCIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. has joined the other nearly 1,300 members of the Personal Communications Industry Association, said the trade association.Powertel,...

IFR SYSTEMS ENTERS QUALCOMM LICENSE AGREEMENT

WITCHITA, Kansas-IFR Systems Inc. announced it has entered into a royalty-bearing license agreement with Qualcomm Inc. that gives IFR the right to use and...

INTERDIGITAL TO TEST WLL IN IOWA

NEW YORK-InterDigital Communications Corp., King of Prussia, Pa., will field test its new wireless local loop product in northwest Iowa this fall in conjunction...

IRIDIUM REPORTS DELAYS IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. reported second-quarter financial results of little surprise to anyone, fulfilling all expectations.Net loss for the quarter was $244.7 million, or $1.74 per...

SUN TO LET JINI OUT OF THE BOX TODAY

NEW YORK-Proceeding toward its vision of the network as the computer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., is expected to introduce formally this week...

LUCENT WINS $100M CONTRACT IN VENEZUELA

CARACAS, Venezuela-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it has received a contract from Telcel valued at $100 million to upgrade the Venzuelan cellular operator's network.Telcel will...

NO LACK OF WIRELESS APPLICATIONS HERE

To the Editor: In response to your article "Wireless data industry continues evolution," I was somewhat surprised to see a figure of 132,000 wireless data...

QUALCOMM SIGNS SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH PEGASO

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed an agreement with Pegaso PCS S.A. de D.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pegaso Telecommunications S.A. de C.V., to supply...

CONSOLIDATION, CASH FLOW & COMPETITION CONCERN INDUSTRY

The success of the personal communications services industry has astounded industry analysts, PCS company executives and cellular carriers alike.The PCS industry is about two...

D.C. NOTES: IF I HAD A MILLION DOLLARS

Turns out there is not one but two million-dollar men in the Portals fiasco.Subpoenaed documents provided to congressional investigators by Tennessee developer Franklin Haney...

PAGENET INTRODUCES NEW NATIONWIDE ROAMING OFFER

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. introduced a nationwide roaming service for local and regional subscribers, as an alternative to full-time nationwide coverage.Local and regional subscribers who...

MORE PAPERWORK NEEDED IN ROCK CREEK SITING DEBATE

WASHINGTON-The Superintendent of Rock Creek Park, an urban national park, said it would take five months before an environmental assessment is completed to determine...

SENEGAL GSM CONTRACT AWARDED

LUXEMBOURG-SENTELgsm, a company owned 75 percent by Millicom International Cellular S.A., was awarded a 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications license covering all...

MOTOROLA’S STARFISH BUY HAS ANALYSTS LOOKING UP

At a somewhat lavish press event at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Motorola Inc. announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire...

TAIWAN GETS COMPETITION IN LOW-TIER MOBILE PHONE SERVICE

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Low-tier mobile phone service in Taiwan was opened to competition by the country's Ministry of Transportation and Communications, with a tender announcement expected...

JAPAN LAUNCHES CDMA

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Three of Japanese cellular operator DDI Corp.'s regional service providers launched commercial Code Division Multiple Access service in Japan, according to Motorola...

MILLICOM’S ASIA GROWTH IMPACTED BY FINANCIAL CRISIS

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said cellular subscriber growth in its Asian markets has been negatively impacted by the region's financial crisis and the...

MOTOROLA DENIES CHARGE IT TRANSFERRED TECHNOLOGY TO CHINA

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. last week vehemently denied transferring sensitive technology to Communist China after a leaked classified Air Force report concluded Chinese nuclear missile capabilities...

FCC PROBES NEXTEL’S RESALE POLICY

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is investigating possible wireless resale violations by Nextel Communications Inc., a probe that contributed to the agency rejecting the forbearance...

NEXTEL RESULTS, GOOD AND BAD, EXCEED ANALYST EXPECTATIONS

MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reported a second-quarter net loss of $531.3 million, or $1.94 per share, compared with a $261.6 million loss for the...
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