Yearly Archives: 1999

TELSTRA, SINGTEL COMPLETE Y2K TESTS

SAN FRANCISCO-Telstra Corp. Ltd. of Australia and Singapore Telecom said they successfully completed Year 2000 service continuity tests, demonstrating that Telstra will be able...

SKYTEL AGREEMENTS DESIGNED TO EXPAND DISTRIBUTION

JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. announced it is developing a program designed to expand distribution and coverage in small-and medium-sized markets by signing "local partner"...

VIEWPOINT: THE CIRCLE OF LIFE

The evolution of the wireless handset has gone from the mobile in the car, to the transportable in the car, to the portable in...

WESTERN’S REVENUES GROW, NET LOSS SHRINKS

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. reported revenues for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, of $171.6 million, up 51 percent from the same quarter the...

WORLD ACCESS EXPECTS LION’S SHARE OF REVENUES FROM ACQUISITIONS

NEW YORK-World Access Inc., Atlanta, which has been targeted recently by shareholder lawsuits related to its recent acquisitions and share price volatility, said it...

ABB ELECTRIC METERING TO RESELL ORBCOMM SERVICES

DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. announced ABB Electric Metering will resell Orbcomm system services to enable automated meter reading for general commercial and remote utility...

ADC ENTERS VENDOR DEAL WITH QUALCOMM

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. announced it signed a three-year vendor agreement with Qualcomm Inc. for its NewNet wireless messaging products, SMserver short messaging service and...

ALLTEL BEGINS AD CAMPAIGN; COEN BROTHERS DIRECT TV SPOTS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. announced it is launching a new advertising campaign produced by The Martin Agency that will appear in Alltel markets across...

AMDOCS ROLLS OUT BILLING SYSTEM ON TELUS NETWORK

ST. LOUIS-Amdocs announced the successful rollout of its Unix-based Ensemble customer care and billing solution at Telus Mobility, the largest cellular provider in Alberta,...

TRITON HIRES APEX TO MANAGE SITES

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Apex Site Management Inc. announced Triton PCS Inc. hired Apex to manage the collocation marketing and management portion of its tower portfolio, which...

NORTHWEST MODIFIES CELL PHONE POLICY

EAGAN, Minn. (AP)-Northwest Airlines has loosened its rules on the use of cellular phones aboard aircraft and in jetways.Effective immediately, Northwest passengers may use...

U.S., EUROPEAN EXECS AGREE ON HARMONIZED 3G CDMA FRAME WORK

WASHINGTON-In potentially a major breakthrough in the gridlocked third generation mobile phone controversy, U.S. and European wireless executives here last week agreed to pursue...

INTEK TO DEVELOP PRODUCT FOR ADI

NEW YORK-Intek Global Corp. announced it signed a multi-year product development and manufacturing agreement with Taiwan-based ADI Communications Corp.Intek Global said it will develop...

KEENEY LEAVES FCC FOR JOB WITH DELL

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late last week announced that the first chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is leaving to run the Washington office...

LCC CONSIDERS SPIN-OFF TO FOCUS ON CORE BUSINESSES

MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc., a radio-frequency engineering and wireless telecommunications consulting firm, said it is considering spinning off some of its product businesses in...

MEXICO TO START CPP BY APRIL

WASHINGTON-Even before the Federal Communications Commission can release proposed rules to implement calling party pays service in the United States, its neighbor to the...

MOTOROLA COMPUTER GROUP STARTS PARTNER PROGRAM

TEMPE, Ariz.-Motorola Computer Group announced "Embedded Connections," a new partner program designed to support MCG's original equipment manufacturers in telecommunications, electronic imaging and industrial...

MSS INDUSTRY LAUNCHES TO REALITY

The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of mobile satellite carriers based on interviews with industry contacts. The list is arranged...

RESULTS MIXED FOR PAGING INDUSTRY

The fourth quarter of 1998 marked both highs and lows for the various carriers that make up the paging industry, with companies meeting both...

220 MHZ NON-COMMERCIAL LICENSE FIGHT LANDS IN APPEALS COURT

WASHINGTON-PLMRS Narrowband Corp. and the Federal Communications Commission were in federal appeals court last Friday arguing whether the FCC should have canceled the applications...

GLOBE, NOKIA SIGN EXPANSION ORDER

HELSINKI-Globe Telecom and Nokia Corp. said they have signed a $60 million contract for the sixth phase of expansion of Globe Telecom's Global System...

NEXTEL SUES TO LIFT DECREE; BANK RUPTCY JUDGE APPROVES GEOTEK SPECTRUM SALE

WILMINGTON, Del.-A bankruptcy court here last week approved Nextel Communications Inc.'s $150 million purchase of Geotek Communications Inc.'s 191 dispatch radio licenses, setting the...

NEC TO CUT 15,000 JOBS

TOKYO-NEC Corp. plans to cut 15,000 jobs, or 9.7 percent of its work force, over the next three years as it struggles to recover...

PCIA URGES WTB TO ACT ON OUT STANDING 800 MHZ ISSUES

WASHINGTON-In an effort to spur the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau to act on outstanding issues regarding the 800 MHz band, the Personal Communications Industry...

MITSUBISHI TO USE PRAIRIECOMM CHIP

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-PrairieComm Inc. announced Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. selected PrairieComm's Time Division Multiple Access chipset for use in MWCI's recently announced T200 tri-mode...
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