1999

WASHINGTON-U.S.-Sino trade relations, which only a month-and-a-half ago hit an all-time high with dramatic telecom market-opening concessions by China, have fallen into disarray. President Clinton, already on the defensive because …

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications announced it formed an exclusive strategic alliance with Canada’s Rogers Cantel Inc. to launch the WyndTell service in the country. WyndTell allows deaf and hard …

One invention can boost customer satisfaction, make mobile phones more powerful and create higher revenue for carriers, a Norcross, Ga., company believes. Enrev Corp., formerly called Advanced Charger Technology Inc., …

SAN CARLOS, Calif.-CellNet Data Systems Inc. said it successfully demonstrated with the City of Burlingame, Calif., its wireless network solution, which enables parking meters to send real-time alarms and other …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. reported a consolidated net loss for the first quarter of $34 million, or 33 cents per share, compared with an $18 million net loss, or 18 cents …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. announced OfficeMax Inc. will sell its advanced messaging products and services. OfficeMax operates more than 860 stores in 360 markets throughout 49 states, as well as Puerto …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc.’s Advanced Wireless Integration Group introduced two new services-the Jackpot Casino Monitoring System and Delivery-Mate automatic dispatch service. The casino service allows casino operators with networked slots and …

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. announced a first quarter net loss of $5.7 million, or 59 cents per share, compared with $3.8 million, or 41.5 cents per share, reported after the first …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Mobility Inc. announced it will offer General Magic Inc.’s Portico voice recognition-based virtual personal assistant to its customers through a four-month limited deployment, beginning in the Atlanta market. The …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has developed the first in a family of new chipsets and system software solutions to support future cdma2000 products. The new solution will provide wireless …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and U S West Communications Inc. announced a 12-month, $120 million agreement for U S West to purchase Qualcomm Code Division Multiple Access digital personal communications services …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced it has delivered the first Bluetooth Development Kit, which it said will enable early Bluetooth adopters to more quickly and cheaply develop applications using the technology. …

WASHINGTON-The fallout of last week’s Federal Communications Commission decision on solving the dead-zone problem saw the chairman’s office denouncing the industry’s response and consumers advocates split. As expected, the FCC …

FRANKLIN, Tenn.-Having survived a March 6 car crash that nearly killed him, country singer George Jones pleaded guilty to driving while impaired and having an open container in his vehicle. …

NEW YORK-The $5 billion Internet backbone upgrade that Teleglobe Communications Corp., Reston, Va., announced last week is intended to meet the growing cross-border data communications needs of its wireless and …

MONTREAL-The GSM Alliance and Nortel Networks announced they completed North America’s first third-generation wireless telephone call using a wideband Code Division Multiple Access trial network under live conditions. The trial …

CHICAGO-The North American GSM Alliance said 3.6 million customers across the United States and Canada use Global System for Mobile communications wireless phones. “More than 600,000 new GSM customers were …

Latin America According to The Strategis Group, privatization in Latin America is driving fixed-line growth as privatized operators build out networks to meet license requirements, while competition is propelling even …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Iridium L.L.C. announced it has filled two recently vacated management positions by electing senior vice president Leo Mondale its new chief financial officer and naming Sue Kennedy vice president …

To the Editor, I just read the May 3 issue of RCR and wanted to say thanks for the mention and to congratulate you on a good discussion of TDD …

WASHINGTON-The Land Mobile Communications Council asked the Federal Communications Commission to give commenters an extra month in answering the many questions raised in a notice of proposed rule making implementing …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s re-auction of 161 local multipoint distribution service licenses closed last week with bids totaling $45 million. “I’m extremely pleased with the results of this auction. The …

Microsoft Corp. gave some legitimacy to the wireless Internet access arena last week with its $600 million investment in Nextel Communications Inc. and an agreement that gives Nextel customers access …

WASHINGTON-Mid-sized incumbent local exchange carriers with wireless subsidiaries got some powerful help last week when 16 lawmakers urged the Federal Communications Commission to forbear from enforcing the separate subsidiary rule. …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. last week agreed to a management buyout of its Semiconductor Components Unit in a deal led by Texas Pacific Group, a private investment partnership that specializes in …