1999

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission rejected privacy and industry concerns in approving six of nine additional capabilities to an industry interim technical standard implementing the digital wiretap act. The decision was …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission received two rebukes from the Senate last week regarding the agreement its general counsel signed Aug. 10 that seemed to pave the way for Nextel Communications …

OSLO, Norway-NetCom ASA, which operates Global System for Mobile communications 1800 MHz service in Norway, reported its profits before tax were $11.5 million for the second quarter ended June 30, …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-The government late Friday was granted a last-minute emergency stay in its appeal against the bankruptcy reorganization of NextWave Personal Communications Inc., despite a stinging rebuke from another …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will combine three units and establish Nokia Internet Communications to serve enterprises and Internet service providers, effective Oct. 1. Nokia Internet Communications will consist of …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Puma Technology Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Proxi-Net Inc., gaining access to the company’s ProxiWare Server and ProxiWeb microbrowser. Puma said it plans to combine ProxiNet’s …

Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Access Group charged Research In Motion Ltd. with patent infringement on RIM two-way messaging devices. The Glenayre division said it filed a federal lawsuit in the …

SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. last week introduced a one-stop telecommunications and entertainment services package in what many speculate is a competitive strike against similar packages in the works at rival …

NEW YORK-SCC Commu-nications Corp., a Boulder, Colo., provider of emergency call services to wireline and wireless carriers, has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission its intention to go public. …

JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. announced the Federal Communications Commission approved its proposed merger with MCI WorldCom Inc. SkyTel said it expects to send a proxy statement to shareholders early next …

Wireless industry members agree smart phones will become a critical differentiating factor for handset vendors and mobile-phone operators within the next two years, but the proliferation of these devices remains …

Sprint PCS said when it launches its wireless Web services in late September, customers could have access to the Internet in as fast as five to seven seconds. 3Com Corp. …

SEATTLE-Tegic Communications and Optimay GmbH, a subsidiary of Lucent Technologies Inc., announced they signed a licensing agreement that allows Optimay to integrate the Chinese language version of Tegic’s T9 Text …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Tele-communications Industry Association said it published a new standard, “Mobile Center-Base Station Interface for Public Wireless Communications Systems.” The standard is organized into a base part and five …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Autotrac Comercio e Telecomunicacoes S.A. of Brazil formed a joint venture to bring the OmniTracs mobile information management system to Argentina. The OmniTracs system provides two-way …

NEW YORK-WinStar Communications Inc. said it received a spectrum grant for Hamburg and Cologne, Germany. The company paid a nominal license fee for these grants, which are in the 26 …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will ask a federal appeals court to review its decision that eliminated FCC rules on how telecommunications carriers use information about their customers. The U.S. Court …

WASHINGTON-Geotek Communications Inc. creditors blasted the proposed antitrust settlement between the Justice Department and Nextel Comm-unications Inc., while government lawyers continued to fight to limit the creditors’ participation in the …

WASHINGTON-Congressional offices and one senator are planning to fight a Justice Department proposal that would allow law enforcement to enter people’s homes and disable encryption products without the owners’ knowledge. …

In yet another paging industry alliance aimed at wirelessly enabling personal digital assistants, Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Access Group said it plans to partner with JP Systems Inc. to jointly …

WASHINGTON-The recent dress rehearsal for the millennium bug-the rollover of the global positioning system-was successful, said the Air Force. “As expected, the satellite and associated ground facilities have successfully gone …

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio-Horizon Personal Communications Inc., an affiliate of The Chillicothe Telephone Co., expanded its management agreement with Sprint PCS to include 15 new markets in the Shenandoah Valley, northern West …

Adding to the mounting woes of the mobile satellite services industry, ICO Global Communications reportedly filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last week. Reuters news service broke the story, …

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. announced it signed a test agreement with an international system supplier for Japan’s third-generation cellular system for its RangeMaster Extreme filter. Under terms of the …

MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc. said Ericsson Inc. will acquire the assets of LCC’s product divisions for approximately $22 million. Closing is expected to occur on or about Sept. 30. The …