CAMBRIDGE, England-A group of investment companies, including Boston-based Argo Global Capital, have invested $15 million of venture capital in Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd., makers of the CURSOR positioning system, due …
AirCell Inc. received favorable decisions from the Federal Communications Commission that will enable it to move forward with its air-to-ground communications system, targeted for use by general aviation aircraft and …
American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it raised $125 million through a public offering of 7 million shares of common stock. Half the proceeds will be used to pay down debt, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Originally expected in May, two-way paging devices based on ReFLEX 25 technology will not be available for commercial deployment until the fourth quarter, at the earliest, according to pager manufacturers. …
Any hopes Vodafone AirTouch plc had in linking up with Bell Atlantic Corp. to create a nationwide wireless footprint in the United States were likely dashed last week when the …
DALLAS-Omnipoint Communications Inc. announced it placed an order with Nortel Networks for additional wireless equipment and services valued in excess of $100 million, to expand its digital personal communications services …
NEW YORK-The direct connection between a consumer’s choice of wireless services and a carrier’s own brand and retail stores is growing, even with the advent of the Internet and expansion …
WASHINGTON-Whether a recent appeals court ruling on universal service will have a positive or negative impact on wireless carriers depends on how you interpret a footnote in the decision. Footnote …
WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association said last week the PCIA Microwave Clearinghouse had identified more than $100 million in reimbursable costs for microwave relocation. Additionally, the Microwave Clearinghouse signed an …
MONTREAL-Bell Canada announced plans to purchase for $1.06 billion the minority interests in BCE Mobile Communications Inc. Bell Canada currently owns 65 percent of the outstanding common shares of BCE …
BOSTON-Smart cards are poised to move beyond their role in identifying Global System for Mobile communications subscribers, due to momentum outside wireless and beyond U.S. borders. The challenge both for …
TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications Inc. posted overall results for the second quarter, ended June 30, showing a 6.2-percent increase in total revenues to $215 million from $202.5 million for the …
WASHINGTON-The pace of technological change-rapid and frenzied-will have an impact on regulation, and in turn, how regulation impacts the wireless industry in the next millennium, most policy makers agree. The …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Rural Cellular Corp. reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 of $38.2 million, more than double the $17.7 million in revenues RCC reported for second-quarter 1998. RCC …
Coherent The Coherent original equipment manufacturer division of Tellabs launched a complete design verification kit for its CEC-128 Integrated Echo Canceller multichip module. The kit consists of a CEC-128 plug-in …
WASHINGTON-Associations representing private wireless users do not see a need for the petition, filed late Friday by the American Mobile Telecommunications Association, urging the Federal Communications Commission to auction large …
HELSINKI-Primatel, the new Global System for Mobile communications 1800 mobile operator in Hungary, selected Nokia Corp. to supply its GSM 1800/GSM 900 network, said Nokia. Nokia will supply a complete …
