1999

LAFAYETTE, Calif.-Mobex Communications Inc. announced it acquired Indianapolis-based Communications Maintenance Inc. and Richmond, Va.-based Radio Communications for its Commercial Services sector, expanding the reach of its specialized mobile radio and …

TORONTO-Motorola Inc.’s Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions sector announced it settled its civil lawsuit, against defendant Ronen Katz of Toronto for copyright and trademark infringement. Financial terms of the settlement …

Safco Technologies Inc. announced the completion of TEC Cellular’s integration into the company. TEC Cellular’s products, services and training now will be sold under the Safco brand. Safco acquired TEC …

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Ensure Technologies Inc. announced it joined the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. The company is a leader in the wireless personal computer security field and said it will apply …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week rejected a proposal from the Personal Communications Industry Association to institute a caller pays, or coin-in-the-box, plan for pay-phone compensation rather than the current …

As the end of the millennium approaches, it is worth pondering whether the recent bout of mergers and acquisitions are precedents to some colossal event of biblical proportions or merely …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it plans to incorporate Sun Microsystems’ Jini technology into a Motorola networking software project code-named Piano. Currently in the research and development stage, Piano involves technology …

SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Holdings Inc. reported for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, an increase in revenue of 122 percent to $10.9 million compared with $4.9 million for the same time …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced it has combined its sales and marketing activities in an attempt to more aggressively address its targeted market segments. As part of the organizational realignment, Lynn …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected to grant a request from the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association not to enforce wireless number portability rules until at least November 2002. Portability refers …

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-Sybase Inc. and Symbol Technologies announced they jointly plan to develop a mobile enterprise platform, intended to create a new class of mobile business applications for the retail, manufacturing, …

NEW YORK-In its fourth-quarter results released Jan. 27, Telephone and Data Systems Inc., Chicago, reported substantial increases in revenues and customers but a net loss per share of common stock. …

LAS VEGAS-Cue Corp. announced it entered into a supply agreement with TekNow Inc., valued at $2.2 million, to provide voice paging terminals for Cue’s voice paging service. Under the terms …

TYLER, Texas-Teletouch Communications Inc. announced record revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as well as positive operating income for the second quarter and six months ended Nov. …

TYLER, Texas-Teletouch Communications Inc. announced it added five retail stores in Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi, to expand its presence to 43 stores in its nine-state area.

LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs Inc. reported record sales and earnings for both the fourth quarter 1998 and the year ended January 1. Net income for the fourth quarter 1998 was $123.3 million, …

SAN FRANCISCO-Telstra MobileNet in Australia said strong December growth and increased migration of subscribers from analog to digital service increased its customer base to approximately 2.2 million Global System for …

BURNABY, British Columbia-BC Telecom Inc. announced its shareholders voted almost unanimously in favor of a merger between BC Telecom and Telus Corp. Earlier, Telus shareholders also voted in very strong …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. announced it increased its earnings in the fourth quarter, bouncing back from a loss in the same period a year ago. The company reported fourth-quarter earnings of …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-TIBCO Software Inc. introduced a new information integration and e-business service for Internet companies, corporate Web sites and wireless telecom carriers, called TIBCO.net. The service allows users to …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Several leading voice messaging companies in North America have formed the TeleMessaging Industry Association, aimed at better educating the public about the benefits of voice mail and messaging services, …

STOCKHOLM-Ericsson Inc. announced it signed a contract with German operator Deutsche Telekom MobilNet to implement General Packet Radio Service into T-Mobil’s Global System for Mobile communications network. The technology will …

MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network affiliate, announced it has begun providing commercial wireless service to customers in six markets in the Southeast. The company is …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. and Tritel Communications Inc. announced they signed a $300 million agreement for Ericsson to supply Time Division Multiple Access infrastructure equipment for Tritel’s personal communications services markets …

SAN CARLOS, Calif.-The United Illuminating Co. Inc. and CellNet Data Systems Inc. announced a memorandum of understanding to provide network meter-reading services to 312,000 customers in UI’s 17-town service territory. …