EIK, Norway-Telenor said its satellite earth station for the Inmarsat system has been certified for the new Global Area Network, with plans to begin offering service Sept. 22.
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1999
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FREMONT, Calif.-ePhone Telecom Inc. announced it secured an initial agreement with Saigon Postel Corp. for the development of a fixed wireless local loop telephony network in Vietnam. SPC has the …
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NEW YORK-Even amid the rapidly expanding parade of venture capital investments, the telecommunications/wireless sector of American industry stands head and shoulders above the crowd. Venture capital investments in this sector …
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LONDON-Moody’s Investors Service Inc. placed on review for upgrade the Baa3 long-term ratings of both the $200 million senior notes due 2003 and the $800 million senior notes due 2008 …
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NEW YORK-Vodafone AirTouch plc confirmed Sept. 7 its intentions to forge a mobile telephony alliance with Bell Atlantic Corp., which has refused to comment on this possibility. Other options for …
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SAN FRANCISCO-World Wireless Communications Inc. filed an action for permanent injunctive relief, defamation and fraud against Credit Bancorp N.V. dba Credit Bancorp Ltd., Douglas C. Brandon, Richard J. Blech, Thomas …
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SAN JOSE, Calif.-Datalink.net Inc. is offering to trade shares of common stock for outstanding warrants, without the need to exercise warrants of “pay cash.” Datalink is offering one share of …
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The wireless industry is lagging behind in two areas that are gaining a lot of attention lately: e-commerce and telematics. The immediate response when one hears one is lagging is …
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DENVER-VeloCom Inc. announced Canbra Telefonica, its consortium in Brazil, awarded a $500 million, five-year contract to Nortel Networks to design and build a wireless network to deliver telephone and data …
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WASHINGTON-Telesta Inc. said it will offer mobile text phone service in the United States later this year, a development that will enable hearing- and speech-impaired people to use small wireless …
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GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. received its first major order from China for radio-frequency integrated circuits, which are used in dual-band Global System for Mobile communication handsets. Xiamen Overseas Chinese …
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PageMart Wireless Inc. has begun marketing its products and services through BizBuyer.com, a Web site accessed by small and mid-sized businesses nationwide. BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. introduced an online demonstration …
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WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. said it formed a strategic alliance with Descartes Systems Group Inc. to provide wireless mobile communications solutions for delivery and field support workers. Under the …
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WASHINGTON-A cellular provider that wants universal-service subsidies played tug-of-war last week with the incumbent local exchange carriers receiving those funds. The scene was the CEO Summit on Rural Telecommunications sponsored …
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WASHINGTON-While President Clinton’s nomination of Greg Rohde to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration progressed toward Senate conformation last week, the White House’s reappointment of Democrat Susan Ness appears …
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WASHINGTON-Despite a vow to veto the Republican tax-cut bill when it is sent to the president, the White House Chief of Staff said the Clinton administration will still support the …
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MILWAUKEE-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. and Voyager.net Inc., an Internet service provider focused on the Midwest, announced a marketing and promotional agreement designed to jointly promote PrimeCo service and Voyager.net’s service, …
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NEW YORK-Speedia L.L.C. announced a communications initiative to enable delivery of Internet information, news and messaging services for mobile and fixed communications devices. Speedia said it will send subscriber requested …
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SnapTrack Inc., a wireless location solution provider, was awarded a key patent that is part of the foundation of its Wireless Assisted GPS system. SnapTrack’s system uses information from both …
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WASHINGTON-The universal-service fund should be paid for out of general revenues, not from taxes on telephone bills, said Philip M. Burgess, president and senior fellow of the Center for the …
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DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. said it signed a subscriber communicator manufacturing agreement with Satellite Smart Solutions Ltd., an Israeli company specializing in wireless telemetry and supervisory control and data acquisition …
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FAIRFIELD, N.J.-Paradigm4 said the Police Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico awarded it a $9.23 million contract to add wireless data communications capability to the commonwealth’s law enforcement community. …
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ATLANTA-Southern LINC said its customer base increased 50 percent in less than a year, from 100,000 customers in October 1998 to 150,000 customers presently. Since 1996, Southern LINC, the digital …
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WASHINGTON-Sprint Corp. was forced last month to clarify its position on the use of number pooling as a way to preserve telephone numbers after many in the wireless industry believed …
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NEW YORK-Globalstar L.P., shifting focus from a development company to an operating company, named a new senior operating team in preparation for its impending commercial launch. The low-earth-orbit satellite carrier …