1999

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 business unit was created to …

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 its networks initiated commercial operation and …

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, last week defended U.S. export controls …

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 supplier to a rapidly growing …

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 AT&T Corp., alleging its telecommunications products …

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 Communications Inc. an option to raise …

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 currency devaluation in Brazil and the …

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. announced it sold its interests in Bharti Cellular Ltd., Bite GSM UAB and Comliet UAB. The company sold its 13-percent interest in Bharti Cellular Ltd. …

NEW YORK-The United Kingdom started off 1999 with a bang, becoming the first country to implement local number portability for wireless telephony customers. All four cellular operators-Orange plc, Vodafone Group …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said Russia’s largest Global System for Mobile communications operator, ZAO Mobile TeleSystems, awarded Motorola’s Cellular Infrastructure Group two contracts for the supply of GSM network infrastructure. …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications announced Sprint Spectrum L.P. extended its Enhanced Directory Assistance services contract with Metro One for three more years. “Metro One has been providing its EDA services …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced plans to commercially introduce the SC3160 phone, a new entry-level Code Division Multiple Access wireless phone at the Consumer Electronics Show here last week. Commercial availability …

MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. officially announced its Nextel National Business Plan that will broaden its reach to include more traditional high-end white collar business users, said the company. RCR reported …

SARASOTA Fla.-Pinnacle Holdings Inc. filed an amendment to the registration statement it previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to an initial public offering of common stock. Pinnacle …

WASHINGTON-A wireless industry appeal of the Federal Communications Commission’s rules on local number portability, which become effective on March 31, 2000, has been postponed until at least May. Portability refers …

WEST POINT, Ga.-In its continuing effort to shift the main focus of its operations from cellular to personal communications services, Powertel Inc. announced it signed an agreement to sell its …

WASHINGTON-New House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) is expected to impact process more than policy in the 106th Congress, but his past support for Ameritech Corp.’s long-distance entry and strong campaign …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola’s commercial, government and industrial solutions sector announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with the National Security Agency to develop a Type 1 encryption certified digital portable …

BOSTON-Fidelity Investments announced its InstantBroker wireless stock alert and e-trading service will use BellSouth Wireless Data L.P.’s network for data transmission. As part of the agreement, Fidelity has exclusive use …

Despite massive consolidation among players in the tower industry, many small tower owners said they are not interested in selling their sites, according to a survey conducted by Fryer’s Information …

WASHINGTON-Rothschild Inc. this week will learn whether bulk bidders can top the $54 million fetched from bidders for Geotek Communications Inc.’s 900 MHz specialized mobile radio licenses in a bankruptcy …

The International Telecommunication Union said it may look for a way to work around the intellectual-property-right stalemate caused by Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson over third-generation technology. Fabio Leite, counselor …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard last week said he would consider further wireless deregulation and intends to streamline operations, objectives that could help defuse plans on Capitol Hill to …

The clock is ticking away for Leap Wireless International Inc. as it awaits Federal Communications Commission approval to bid in the reauction of C-block personal communications services spectrum. Five entities …

Motorola Inc. announced an agreement with Mercedes-Benz to incorporate a telematics system called TeleAid into all 2000 model Mercedes-Benz S-class sedans in North America. The new system will be based …