1999

Despite increasing competition expected from wireless phone services, the Chinese paging market will continue to grow at a rate of 17.7 percent during the next five years, according to a …

ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. launched its new customer-care and billing software, “Targys-the millennium series,” for the global telecommunications industry. Targys easily can be integrated with other software, regardless of hardware and …

COLUMBIA, Md.-Tecore said it plans to deploy its AirCore platform prepaid solution in Nigeria for cellular operator Bourdex Telecommunications. The Tecore system will connect to Nitel, the public switched telephone …

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent said it launched SmartWave, its local, long-distance, high-speed data and Internet service for small- to medium-sized businesses in New Orleans, bringing its number of markets served across the …

WASHINGTON-Personal communications services subscribers use their phones more than cellular subscribers, said the Telecommunications Industry Association last week. PCS subscribers use their phones for 300 minutes per month while cellular …

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France-VLSI Technology Inc. said it and debis Systemhaus of Germany have jointly ported Global System for Mobile communications stack software to VLSI’s OneC GSM single-chip solution. “With the debis …

The Wireless Application Protocol effort gained momentum last week at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, with several Global System for Mobile communications carriers and handset manufacturers announcing WAP-compatible …

CHICAGO-Practical Sales Tools Inc. introduced its UnwiredContact wireless data interface for use between contact-management programs and portable devices. The product works with ACT! and the SalesLogix Sales Information System. As …

CANNES, France-RangeStar International revealed its first dual-band embedded antenna for wireless handsets that operates in the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz personal communications services frequency bands. The antenna features a …

WASHINGTON-Omnipoint Corp., Leap Wireless International Inc. and Cook Inlet/VoiceStream PCS could be among the top bidders for the March 23 re-auction of 356 C-, D-, E- and F-block personal communications …

WASHINGTON-Two members of the House Judiciary Committee last week re-introduced legislation to relax export restrictions on encryption products. The bill, known as the Security and Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) Act, …

STOCKHOLM-Ericsson Inc. said it signed a $65 million contract with Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates for a microcell expansion of Etisalat’s Global System for Mobile communication system. The project …

HYANNIS, Mass.-Excel Switching Corp. announced it has enhanced its open programmable switching platform to include an open subscriber-based service layer that enables carriers and developers to offer customized services. EXS …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week pulled an item from the public meeting agenda that was expected to propose the auction of private wireless spectrum. The proposed rules, implementing the …

SYDNEY, Australia-Formus Communications Inc. formed a joint venture with Bell Canada International Inc. to seek broadband wireless local multipoint distribution services spectrum in the multiple round Australian spectrum auctions this …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week adopted proposed rules that should make it easier for users of global mobile phones and pagers to cross international borders. The rules implement a …

Ukraine Orbcomm Global L.P. announced it has signed a service license agreement with Transexpo Corp. to provide its satellite data services to the Ukraine. According to the agreement, Transexpo will …

EAST FISHKILL, N.Y.-A new chip technology developed by IBM Corp. could lead to smaller electronic devices, including cellular phones and personal computers, said the company. The semiconductor technology IBM developed …

CANNES, France-InterWave Communications International Ltd. introduced its new packet-switched networking capability that provides interoperability between Global System for Mobile communications wireless and Internet protocol networks at the GSM World Congress …

STAMFORD, Conn.-International Telecommunication Data Systems Inc., a provider of customer-care and billing services to wireless carriers and resellers, formed a strategic business alliance with Novazen Inc. The alliance calls for …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service has changed to stable from negative its outlook on $279 million in Ba1-rated debt securities issued by SK Telecom Co. Ltd., Seoul, South Korea. “The change …

SAN DIEGO-Pegaso PCS, the Mexican operating company of Leap Wireless International Inc., last week launched its first market in Tijuana, Mexico. The company plans to build a nationwide network in …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. announced it changed the accounting for its acquisition of Coral Systems Inc. in November 1997. The restatement results in an increase in net income for the fourth …

TOKYO-Anticipating the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) scheduled March decision regarding key characteristics for the third-generation cellular, IMT-2000, Japanese carriers are mounting efforts to be able to kick off their 3G …

Sources close to International Telecommunication Union activity on third-generation technology say standards likely will not be set during the 31 March meeting in Brazil. The ITU had hoped ideally by …