1999

DENVER-The Nokia 6185 and Nokia 5170 handsets will be available to U S West Inc.’s wireless customers as part of a $40 million agreement between U S West and Nokia …

HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. and Omnitel in Italy entered into a $177.6 million agreement for Nokia to add capacity and upgrade the service level of Omnitel’s network, said Nokia. Nokia will provide …

NEW YORK-Chalk one up for the Federal Communications Commission, which received a stay Aug. 31 of several lower-court decisions that affirmed key aspects of the bankruptcy reorganization of C-block carrier …

SANAA, Yemen-The government of Yemen issued a tender for two Global System for Mobile communications licenses. The closing date for receipt of the bid application is Dec. 5. Yemen currently …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association published “Project 25 Frequency Division Multiple Access Common Air Interface Conformance Test Addendum 1,” TSB102.BAAB-A-1. The bulletin provides FDMA revisions on modulation fidelity and data …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration’s trade ban against the Taliban in Afghanistan is preventing a New Jersey firm from completing construction of a wireless system in that country, a policy seen by …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas-SBC Communications Inc. completed its acquisition of Cellular Communications of Puerto Rico Inc. following approval of regulatory agencies, announced SBC. The company will continue operating under the Cellular …

WASHINGTON-A Canadian press report identifying a mobile phone as the cause of a gas-station explosion cannot be confirmed by Canadian authorities, but federal officials in British Columbia and some in …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Communications Corp. said it has formed an agreement with Yahoo! Inc. to display GoAmerica’s wireless connectivity solutions on Yahoo! Mobile, a new service of which GoAmerica is a …

Besieged by doubts over the very existence of a market for satellite-based voice services, low-earth-orbit carriers are starving for some kind of positive development to feed investors and customers alike. …

WASHINGTON-The official battle over fixed wireless’ access to multi-tenant buildings got started last week as the Federal Communications Commission and industry began to wade through mountains of comments from the …

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson announced it signed a $1.5 million contract to expand China Unicom’s Global System for Mobile communications network in the Jilin province. The infrastructure will be provided by the …

DES MOINES, Iowa-Iowa Wireless Services is expanding its roaming capabilities to nine states in the Southeast, said the company. Roaming services now will be available in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, …

BELLEVUE, [email protected] Inc. introduced its Wireless IMessenger Internet service, which extends Internet instant messaging to digital wireless phones. The company said the product is compatible with all current digital wireless …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The GSM Association said Global System for Mobile communications just broke through the 200 million customer barrier. “The Asia Pacific region continues to grow exponentially, with China maintaining its …

MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc. said Dutchtone NV of the Netherlands chose LCC to conduct its Quality of Service measurement and reporting process. The agreement calls for LCC UK Ltd. to …

JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. opened an Internet-based customer service and message retrieval center called the Customer Service Lounge. From its Web site, SkyTel customers may access their accounts or submit …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc.’s Mexican operating company, Pegaso PCS, will begin launching service in Guadalajara, Jilisco, Mexico, according to the company. Guadalajara is the second market in Pegaso’s rollout …

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc and AT&T Corp. each acquired a 15-percent stake in Japan Telecom for a total of $1.9 billion, completing BT’s strategic and operational partnership with Japan Telecom and …

HELSINKI-Finnish operator Sonera said its High Speed Circuit Switched Data network would be ready to begin offering services to data customers today. Handsets for the networks are not yet available, …

WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. said it has added international roaming to its selection of calling options. The international plan is available in 30 countries outside of North America, said Powertel. …

WASHINGTON-SBC Communications Inc. and Ameritech Corp. agreed to include wireless issues in their proposed conditions for license transfer, said the Personal Communications Industry Association. “In a nutshell, we are pleased …

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-Com Inc. and AMP Inc. entered into a $95 million contract under which M/A-Com’s OpenSky Wireless Internet Protocol network will be deployed for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s statewide public …

Wireless carriers are about to get an education, one that San Francisco-based Telephia Inc. believes is long overdue. Founded in February 1998, by Tom Frangione and John Oyler-both with extensive …

BANGALORE, India-It’s a difficult time for some cellular operators in India. The Department of Telecomunications (DoT) has terminated the cellular licenses and radio frequency licenses of a few operators in …