KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS announced a Northwest Airlines WorldPerks mileage program that allows WorldPerks members to earn frequent-flier miles when they sign up for service on the Sprint PCS nationwide …
CULVER CITY, Calif.-Protection One Inc. completed the sale of its Mobile Services Group to ATX Technologies for $21 million cash, plus a note and a preferred investment in ATX. Protection …
WARSAW-Poland only received two bids by the Aug. 23 preliminary bid deadline for a 25-percent to 35-percent stake in government-controlled Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA), according to press reports. The two bidders …
Having returned from Cape Cod and read about the ill-fated hostile takeover attempt by Nextel Communications Inc., the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department, I got to thinking: Had …
DALLAS-In response to the increasing popularity of its products, Nokia Corp. said it is converting its Fort Worth, Texas-based manufacturing facility-which currently makes mobile phone base stations-to mobile phone production. …
Just three months after entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Conxus Communications Inc. Friday abruptly shut off its entire network and ceased all operations, leaving some 80,000 voice and text paging …
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Conexant Systems said it opened a wireless communications research and development center in Shanghai, China, and a sales office in Beijing. The Wireless Communications Development Center will allow …
BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Corp. said its stockholders approved the proposed merger with Lockheed Martin Corp. About 99 percent of votes cast were in favor of the merger. Upon obtaining the necessary …
SAO PAULO-Brazilian cellular operator Telesp Cellular S.A., operating in the state and city of Sao Paulo, announced today it launched a new prepaid product, “Peg & Fale,” designed to meet …
ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 of $17.1 million. TeleCorp’s net loss before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was $23.4 million. TeleCorp PCS …
HOLLYWOOD, Fla.-Everything Wireless, a division of Roxy.com, launched its new Web site from which the company will sell various wireless phones, accessories and pagers.
VANCOUVER-Sierra Wireless said it has begun shipping the Windows version of the AirCard 300, a Type II wireless PC Card modem for devices supporting Windows CE, 95, 98 and NT.
BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications Corp. said it signed a contract to maintain enhanced 911 data for Colorado-based MediaOne Group Inc. in markets where MediaOne launches its cable-telephony solution. MediaOne will use …
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. said it will supply Venezuela-based carrier Telcel Cellular with its Inter@ctive 950e pager, the Spanish language version of the Inter@ctive 950. The deal will allow …
WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. announced Internet service provider RCN Corp. has become the first ISP to offer its BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution to subscribers. RCN said it plans to …
ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. released second-quarter results with a net loss of $2.3 million, or 20 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $3.8 million, or 24 cents per …
CAMPBELL, Calif.-P-Com Inc. received a $2 million purchase order from Tele.ring Telecom GmbH, an Austrian fixed access company known as 1012 privat. P-Com will provide 26 GHz point-to-multipoint equipment for …
The paging industry made further progress toward implementing content services last week, as both Motorola Inc. and Arch Communications Group Inc. introduced products and services targeting the space. Arch said …
Telecommunications operators could benefit from embracing fixed mobile convergence, according to a new report released by Ovum, an independent research and consulting company. The convergence market is expected to reach …
CI Wireless Inc., a supplier of wireless signal distribution products for wireless carriers, last week acquired Ortel Corp.’s domestic wireless assets, including certain technology properties, products, leased facilities and the …
