February 1999

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. announced it is offering Nettech Systems’ Smart IP product over its wireless data network. Smart IP allows Internet Protocol applications to run over non-IP-based wireless networks without modification. The agreement allows BellSouth to offer other …

TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. announced it expanded and strengthened its distribution and presence across Canada through several transactions, as well as introduced international calling rates for its Cantel AT&T Pay As You Go service. The company also reduced the international calling …

NEW ORLEANS-The CDMA Development Group reported close to 23 million global Code Division Multiple Access technology subscribers for 1998 after adding about 15 million customers during the year. In North America, cdmaOne customers now total 6.8 million, growing 453 percent …

DALLAS-The Texas Instruments Inc. board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 8.5 cents per share of common stock, payable Feb. 16 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 1. Texas Instruments, whose stock trades on the New York …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced it added Tegic Communications’ text input technology to its Premion Interface+ solution. Geoworks said it included Tegic’s T9 technology so users more easily can enter address and e-mail information as well as promote more data use. …

ATLANTA-Clear Communications Group Inc. announced the acquisition of Cellular Technology International Inc., a provider of installation, checkout and testing, turnover and maintenance of cellular radio telephone, enhanced specialized mobile radio, personal communications services and related wireless communications radio equipment. The …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile said its strong fourth-quarter growth was fueled largely by the popularity of its digital service and SingleRate price plans. In September, the company launched SingleRate USA and SingleRate East, pricing plans with no roaming or long-distance …

REDMOND, Wash.-Data Critical Corp. announced it licensed a patent from Hewlett-Packard Co. for use in its MobileView System of remote access products for the health-care industry. HP’s technology will be combined with Data Critical’s own patented technology that allows waveform …

BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group and China’s Ministry of Information Industry held a seminar last week at the Beijing Shangri-La Hotel to discuss Global System for Mobile communication handset technology solutions. More than 100 people from China’s government, universities, research …

PETACH TIKVA, Israel-InnoWave Tadiran Telecommunications Wireless Systems Ltd. announced Lattelekom, the Latvian Post Telephone & Telegraph, placed a $2 million order for additional InnoWave MultiGain Wireless Systems. InnoWave said it shipped more than 12 tons of MGW equipment directly from …

KINGSTON, Jamaica-Globalstar Caribbean Ltd. announced the Post & Telecommunications Department of Jamaica granted it approval to provide wireless services in Jamaica using the Globalstar satellite-based communications system. This license allows Globalstar Caribbean Ltd. to use the radio-frequency spectrum required by …

WASHINGTON-A seemingly well-scripted House hearing to launch a watered-down E911 bill and a beefed-up privacy bill disintegrated into a fracas last week over the National Park Service’s handling of antenna-siting applications and the prospect of extending the October 2001 requirement …

The Wireless Application Forum held its latest members meeting last week in Dallas, convening this time to determine its road map for the coming year and into the next century. The meeting marked a transition from a focus on primarily …

NEW YORK-The Independent Committee of the board of directors of Intek Global Corp. said it retained Bear, Stearns and Co. Inc. to represent it in any potential dealings with Securicor Communications Ltd., Intek’s majority shareholder. Securicor Communications filed an amendment …

NEW YORK-Perception equals reality for those who believe federal class-action securities fraud cases are filed almost daily against publicly traded companies. Last year’s tally of 235 companies named as defendants in this kind of lawsuit broke the prior record of …

WASHINGTON-Bell Atlantic Mobile has reached an agreement with the National Park Service that should produce a decision on whether the controversial antenna towers can be built in Rock Creek Park by the middle of April. The agreement could be precedent-setting …

Never has an industry been so vastly underestimated as the cellular industry in its formative years. When the industry celebrated its 10th birthday in late 1993, industry watchers joked about how wrong the early subscriber forecasts were, while putting out …

Marketwave Richard Bryan is the new senior vice president of sales and marketing at Marketwave Corp. Bryan previously worked for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as its vice president of sales and marketing, in charge of staff, national accounts and retail …

Dinet Dinet Inc. announced an advanced keypad will be installed in all of its models of mobile data terminals. The keypad provides a more tactile feel as well as improved radio-frequency shielding. Testing of the new keypad showed no failures …

KANSAS CITY-Sprint Corp. announced it has priced its previously announced public offering of Sprint PCS common stock. Sprint sold 21,220,000 shares at a price to the public of $28.75 per share. Salomon Smith Barney and Warburg Dillon Read L.L.C. are …

LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp. said it has expanded its technology development and marketing agreement with Brite Voice Systems Inc. for exclusive distribution of the company’s BriteStar System in Europe. BriteStar is a prepaid program consisting of Telemac prepaid technology and Brite …

MOSCOW and NEW YORK-Vimpel-Communications announced its shareholders overwhelmingly approved the issue of 8.9 million shares of VimpelCom’s common stock to Telenor East Invest AS at $18.19 per share. As announced on Dec. 1, Telenor will acquire 25.7 percent of VimpelCom’s …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless announced its discussions with the main shareholders of Bouygues Telecom regarding the sale of Cable & Wireless’ 20-percent interest in Bouygues Telecom to them have not yet resulted in an agreement. The negotiations had been based on …

February 8-10 Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. (202) 785-2842. Post-CTIA ’99 February 10-12 Wireless Institute of Technology. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. (210) 344-6660. Radio-frequency Site Safety Awareness Seminar February 9 Radiofrequency …

LOS ANGELES-The CDMA Development Group announced it has posted a report on the Web, authored by the International Telecommunications Standards User Group, on “Global System for Mobile communications Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing Issues.” The ITSUG report indicates IPR is …