NEW YORK-The irony inherent in the proliferation of communications devices and technologies is the difficulty of getting them to interact with home base. Therein lies a business opportunity for MobileSys Inc., a Mountain View, Calif., start-up that provides middleware. Its …
WASHINGTON-The U.S. House of Representatives last week approved a new District of Columbia appropriations conference report, which includes a provision to foster antenna siting in Rock Creek Park and on other federal lands in the nation’s capital. At RCR press …
The first satellite for the Asia Cellular Satellite (ACeS) mobile telephony and data services communication system is scheduled to be launched in November from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to the satellite’s manufacturer Lockheed Martin. The ACeS System is …
In two different venues, two totally different approaches to antenna siting were on display in the nation’s capital last week. In the power corridors of Congress, the House and Senate-hounded by warring lobbyists-deliberated over a controversial appropriations provision to foster …
WASHINGTON-President Clinton last week vetoed an appropriations bill that fosters antenna siting in Rock Creek Park and on other federal property in the nation’s capital, and threatened to veto a separate spending bill that funds the Federal Communications Commission. The …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry is on the verge of arguably its biggest victory since congressionally mandated state deregulation in 1993: liability protection. Congress is poised this fall to give wireless carriers liability protection on par with wireline carriers across the country. …
NEW ORLEANS-LGC Wireless announced its LGCell system has been selected to provide wireless access in the tallest buildings in the world-the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Petronas Twin Towers consist of two 88-story towers with a shopping …
WASHINGTON-The House, over protests from local officials and environmentalists, narrowly passed legislation to enable Bell Atlantic Mobile and wireless carriers to erect towers in Rock Creek Park and on other federal property in the nation’s capital. By a 208-206 vote …
Portals have a hidden agenda to capture the wireless e-commerce market. Carriers had better beware. Greek mythology chronicles the fall of the once-prosperous city of Troy, misled by the promise of a gift in the form of a Trojan horse. …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Detron Group N.V. established a joint venture with Crown Castle International. Crown Castle initially will invest $10 million in the venture, and Detron’s Sites & Towers affiliate will be part of the venture through a minority stake. Lehman …
WASHINGTON-With lawmakers back at work, the wireless industry will shift gears to push for passage of pending bills and try to position other legislation for congressional approval in 2000. Before the House and Senate recessed in August, the industry was …
SARASOTA, Fla.-Pinnacle Holdings Inc. said it has entered agreements to acquire 552 communications sites in 20 separate transactions for a total purchase price of $50 million. The transactions include about 136 owned towers and 416 managed towers and rooftops, said …
Handsets Nokia Nokia announced a new NMT 450 analog handset, to be available in the third quarter, that features true 3-volt technology and the Nokia NaviKey concept. The Nokia 640 weighs 195 grams and has a standby time of up …
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Spectrum Resources Towers L.P. and Towercom L.L.C. announced a joint venture to develop new towers for carrier collocation. Under terms of the partnership, Spectrum will finance, own and manage the towers developed by Towercom, in return for an …
NEW YORK-Companion bills to enact the Wireless Facilities Siting Act never made it out of New York State Assembly and Senate committees before the Legislature adjourned Aug. 6 for summer recess. The proposed legislation, some believe, would have been the …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. entered a definitive agreement to acquire 56 wireless towers from Horizon Telecom Inc. The agreement also calls for SBA to provide exclusive site acquisition, development, collocation, build-to-suit and equipment installation services in selected regions for …
American Tower Corp. last week made its first large carrier transaction through a master sublease agreement with Vodafone AirTouch plc. The deal gives American Tower the sublease rights to 2,100 AirTouch towers in the United States for $800 million in …
Lucent Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced software that will turn down transmitter power levels when the user is not speaking into the handset, effectively increasing talk time by extending battery life up to 30 percent. The discontinuous transmission feature will be …
Wireless construction company Berliner Communications Inc. said it has begun negotiating with underwriters to commence an initial public offering. “We see geographic expansion and further offerings via acquisition of selected companies as the best way for us to continue on …
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Spectrum Resources Towers L.P. said it acquired four towers from Tyris Corp. based in Reno, Nev. With this acquisition, Spectrum Resources Towers said it now owns 13 towers in the Reno market, and towers in 10 states across …
Lucent Technologies Inc. announced a feature enhancement that increases the battery life of Time Division Multiple Access digital mobile phones. The software, refined by Bell Labs, turns down transmitter power levels when the user is not speaking into the handset, …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced it filed a preliminary prospectus supplement covering up to 5 million shares, worth approximately $115 million, of its common stock owned by Robert and Barbara Crown. Additionally, Crown Castle said it closed on two notes …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry scored on public safety, liability protection, federal-land antenna siting and sales commissions in Congress last week, while fending off a Pentagon assault on federal spectrum management and a pro-state challenge to federal numbering policy. Wireless gains on …
WASHINGTON-SiteSafe L.L.C., a company that specializes in telecommunications site compliance, introduced an interactive training product designed to help companies comply with Federal Communications Commission and Occupational Safety & Health Administration regulations. Called PeopleSafe, the CD ROM training program provides instruction …
WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 of $63.9 million, a significant increase over the $40.8 million reported for second-quarter 1998. Powertel recorded net earnings of $60.6 million, or $2.19 per basic share, compared …
