Yearly Archives: 1999

INDUSTRY FLUX CREATES MORE OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES, FOR DISTRIBUTION

NEW YORK-Since the launch of carrier competition in the duopoly wireless market, third-party distributors have had to work hard to manage increasingly complex distribution...

TIA ISSUES POLICY POSITION ON SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association's board of directors approved a policy position paper that presents fundamental principles contributing to the effective management of radio...

WHITE HOUSE PREPARES FOR JAN. 1 PROBLEMS NOT Y2K-RELATED

WASHINGTON-"All problems that occur on Jan. 1 will be assumed to be Y2K problems," said John Koskinen, chair of the President's Council on Y2K...

MOTOROLA COMPLETES SEMICONDUCTOR UNIT SALE

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it completed its transaction with Texas Pacific Group for the management buyout of a business unit of Motorola's Semiconductor Products...

SPRINT CORRECTS 2Q RESULTS

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-The weighted average shares reported in Sprint PCS' July 22 second-quarter operating results, which are used to calculate loss per share, inadvertently...

FBISUSPENDS MSS PROGRESS, FEARFUL OF SECURITY BREACH

WASHINGTON-The FBI, fearful that national security will be compromised unless it can overcome legal and technical obstacles in conducting global phone wiretaps, is scrutinizing...

TELEKOM WINS ONE 2 ONE IN $13.6B CASH, DEBT DEAL

LONDON-Following weeks of industry speculation, Deutsche Telekom on Friday won its bid to buy U.K. mobile carrier One 2 One in a deal valued...

ERICSSON FORMS INTERNET UNIT; PARTNERS WITH GOAMERICA

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.J.-Ericsson Inc. announced it formed Ericsson Wireless Internet Solutions, a new unit that will marry Ericsson's knowledge in wireless technologies and...

VIEWPOINT: COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Remember the slew of lawsuits filed by small- and medium-sized resellers several years ago? These companies argued cellular carriers were trying to squeeze them...

UNLICENSED SPECTRUM ADVOCATES TO FORM WCA SUBCOMMITTEE

WASHINGTON-Proponents of unlicensed spectrum announced plans to organize as a subcommittee with the Wireless Communications Association.The group's mission statement is "to promote the interests...

W-TRADE CREATES W-BANK FOR ON LINE BANKING

NEW YORK-w-Trade Technologies Inc., which developed the w-Trade wireless trading system, introduced a new product called w-Bank.Much like the way w-Trade allows brokerages to...

SPECIAL-INTEREST REQUESTS FOR 36 MEGAHERTZ FLOOD FCC

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has been deluged with a slew of special-interest requests for 36 megahertz of prime spectrum that Congress wants sold this...

FWT FILES PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION

FORT WORTH, Texas-Tower manufacturer FWT Inc. filed a plan of reorganization with the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Texas.The company...

GTE EARNINGS SLIGHTLY UP

IRVING, Texas-GTE Corp. reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 of $6.29 billion, a slight increase over the $6.28 billion reported for...

MOTOROLA RELEASES I500PLUS WAP-COMPLIANT IDEN HANDSET

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. unveiled its i500plus multiservice wireless phone. The integrated Digital Enhanced Network handset is a Wireless Application Protocol-compliant phone that features an...

WORLD BRIEFS

FranceFrance Telecom said it signed a partnership agreement with the Sonae group in Portugal. The two already have a working relationship as stakeholders in...

CHASE PRESSURES IRIDIUM ON MOTOROLA $300M GUARANTEE

One of Iridium L.L.C.'s main lenders, Chase Manhattan Bank, has asked Iridium to demand that Motorola Inc. provide a guarantee of $300 million under...

D.C. NOTES: GEORGE W.’S TROJAN HORSE

Last time around, you'll remember we made special note of Herculean Gore 2000 fund-raising efforts by one J. Shelby Bryan, wireless pioneer and FOB....

MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICE SHIPMENTS WORLD MARKET 1999-2004

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The millimeter wave device market is expected to grow from 314,000 shipments this year to nearly 3 million shipments in 2004, according...

MANNESMANN’S D2 TO LAUNCH WAP SERVICE, REPORTS HIGH SMS USE

FRANKFURT, Germany-Mannesmann's D2 mobile carrier said sales for the first half of 1999 increased by 34 percent to $2.47 million compared with the same...

CHINA ENDS METROMEDIA’S JV WITH CHINA UNICOM

NEW YORK-Metromedia International Group Inc. said it received notification from China Unicom stating a department of the Chinese government requested termination of one of...

FCC ADDRESSES LACK OF WIRELESS ACCESS ON TRIBAL LANDS

WASHINGTON-With telephone penetration as low as 20 percent on some Indian reservations, the Federal Communications Commission last week began exploring ways to extend telecommunications...

TELECOM NZ CHOOSES CDMA

WELLINGTON, New Zealand-Telecom New Zealand announced it will adopt cdmaOne technology, but keep investing in its Time Division Multiple Access network.The company said it...

NISSAN TO EXIT CELLULAR BUSINESS IN JAPAN

Nissan Motor Co. said last week it will sell its stakes in nine Japanese cellular operators, a move that is sure to pave the...

NORTEL OUTSOURCES AND DIVESTS SOME OPERATIONS, CUTS JOBS

BRAMPTON, Ontario-Nortel Networks said it entered into agreements with five manufacturing services companies to outsource and/or divest certain manufacturing and repair operations.Earlier in the...
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