Monthly Archives: January, 1999
FCC EXPECTED TO DENY JAMMING DEVICE APPLICATIONS
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is not likely to authorize the scanning/jamming devices that recently were approved in Japan."We would not authorize knowingly any transmitter...
WDF AND WIMC TO JOINTLY DEVELOP E-COMMERCE PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, D.C.,-The Wireless Data Forum announced it is developing an electronic-commerce program in conjunction with Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing, to be called the...
FCC CRACKS DOWN ON UNREGISTERED TOWERS
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry, already facing stiff resistance to antenna siting from local zoning boards and federal land managers, has come under fire from the...
MANNESMANN INCREASES STAKE
DUSSELDORF, Germany-Mannesmann AG announced it has increased its participation in Italian mobile carrier Omnitel Pronto Italia by 3.2 percent. The transaction included offering AirTouch...
NEXTLINK TO ACQUIRE WNP
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Nextlink Communications Inc. announced it has reached an agreement to acquire WNP Communications Inc. in a combined cash and stock transaction valued at...
NEW CONSULTING UNIT HELPING GEOWORKS GET BACK ON TRACK
Geoworks Corp. announced the latest stage in its continuing transformation last week with the introduction of a consulting division called the Professional Services group.The...
LEAP REPORTS EARNINGS
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. announced that as of the end of its first quarter of fiscal year 1999, ended Nov. 30, two of...
FIRM SUES LUCENT, ALLEGING Y2K PROBLEM
NEW YORK-A company called Beatie, King & Abate L.L.P. has filed a class-action lawsuit against Lucent Technologies Inc. individually and as a successor to...
VIEWPOINT: COMPETITION’S CONTRADICTIONS
Today's telecommunications behemoths soon will rank right up there with journalists and used-car salesman on the "Who don't you trust" list.As competition tries to...
UNWIRED PLANET OFFERS HANDSET MAKERS WAP COMPATIBILITY TEST
Unwired Planet Inc. took another step toward making its vision of Wireless Application Protocol devices and services a commercial reality by providing interoperability testing...
WHAT’S UP FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE IN 1999?
WASHINGTON-In 1998, the wireless industry started paying into the Universal Service Fund. In 1999, the industry could find out how much money can be...
LUCENT ADDS TWO NOTCHES TO ITS ACQUISITION BELT
NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc., the Murray Hill, N.J., telecommunications equipment giant, gobbled up two other properties last week.In its bid to become a single-source...
WHITE HOUSE DEFENDS EXPORT CONTROLS
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration, reacting for the first time to a new congressional report that concluded American satellite exports to China harmed U.S. national security,...
LATTICE FORMS TOWER VENTURE
CINCINNATI-Cinergy Communications Inc., Lattice Partners Ltd. and a partnership led by Robert M. Bass announced they will form a venture to acquire and develop...
PUSH SAYS MINORITIES TO BID FOR AMERITECH PROPERTIES
NEW YORK-"The SBC (Communications Inc.)-Ameritech (Corp.) merger will provide outstanding opportunities for minorities to get into the wireless business," said Thomas A. Hart Jr....
QUALCOMM COULD SELL HANDSET BUSINESS
Qualcomm Inc. may be ready to sell off its handset division as competition in the cdmaOne handset business intensifies and costs increase.Sources say Qualcomm...
SMALL TOWN MAY HAVE BIG IMPACT ON WIRELESS COMPETITION REGS
A clash between cellular operator Western Wireless Corp. and a rural telephone company in North Dakota could set a precedent with the Federal Communications...
LATE NEWS
AT&T Wireless employee wounded in Utah shootingSALT LAKE CITY-The Associated Press reported AT&T Wireless Services Inc. employee Anne Sleater was shot in the head...
SUN OFFERS ALL-INCLUSIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR TELECOM
NEW YORK-Sun Microsystems Inc., the Palo Alto, Calif., computer hardware and software giant, announced the availability of a new suite of products and services...
TELE DANMARK SELECTS TECNOMEN MESSAGING AND ENHANCED SERVICES
ESPOO, Finland-Tele Danmark announced it has made The Tecnomen Group's Enhanced Services System commercially available and signed a contract to introduce Tecnomen's unified messaging...
FRENCH PHONE MANUFACTURER TO USE TEGIC SOFTWARE
Tegic Communications Inc. said Groupe Sagem will incorporate Tegic's European and Chinese character-based versions of its T9 Text Input software into Sagem mobile phones."The...
LUCENT TO BECOME TELEFONICA SUPPLIER
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced they signed a memorandum of understanding that strengthens their relationship by recognizing Lucent as a preferred global...
TOPP UNVEILS NEW AD CAMPAIGN
LAS VEGAS-Topp Telecom Inc. unveiled its new $20 million national advertising campaign at the International Consumer Electronics Show last week, featuring TV ads produced...
TRITEL TO LAUNCH AS AT&T AFFILIATE
JACKSON, Miss.-Tritel Inc. announced it will launch a 1900 MHz personal communications services wireless network as an affiliate of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The...
RESTRUCTURING EFFORTS BEGIN TO PAY OFF FOR MOTOROLA
Motorola Inc. said it expects to meet Wall Street's earnings expectations for the first quarter, though it remains cautious in light of last week's...