NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service, London, assigned a speculative grade rating of Ba3 to Orange plc’s planned private placement of $562 million in 10-year senior notes. “The Ba3 rating factors in …
DALLAS-Nokia Corp. received a $165 million order from Telefonica Celular in Brazil to supply Nokia’s 6180 and 5180 Code Division Multiple Access cellular handsets. Deliveries are expected to begin this …
MILAN-Omnitel launched its new Web portal-Omnitel 2000-last week in Milan. The portal provides access to more than 150 different services and the Internet from any type of telephone connection using …
The Operators Harmonization Group, an ad hoc assembly of mobile phone operators from around the world, sent its third-generation technology harmonization proposal to the International Telecommunication Union, which meets in …
LONDON-Following an offer made by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone for Japanese carrier International Digital Communications, Cable & Wireless plc announced it is raising its previous offer for IDC and extending …
LIVONIA, Mich.-Omnipoint Communications, Cedar Knolls, N.J., announced June 4 its intention to enter into an operating partnership with NPI Wireless, Livonia, Mich. The companies plan to jointly design, deploy and …
TORONTO-Nortel Networks declared its regular quarterly dividend is 75 cents per common share, payable June 30 to shareholders of record at the close of business June 8. In regards to …
SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia Corp. announced several cooperative activities focused on supporting the Wireless Application Protocol at its third annual Wireless Data Conference. Companies cooperating with Nokia in the effort include Excite@Home, …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Nextlink Communications Inc. said it expects to raise net proceeds totalling about $1.3 billion through the sale of 7.6 million shares of common stock and $1 billion in senior …
The Semiconductor Industry Association said it is encouraged by President Clinton’s decision to extend Normal Trade Relations with China for another year, and it urged Congress to support the measure. …
WASHINGTON-Geotek Communications Inc. is moving forward to win creditor and bankruptcy court approval of a final plan of liquidation and is planning for contingencies in the event Nextel Communications Inc. …
NEW YORK-Venture-capital investments in the telecom/wireless sector during the first quarter of this year reached $734 million, more than double the total during the same period a year ago, according …
COLLEGE PARK, Md.-Tim Ayers, former vice president for communications at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, will join North Light Communications group to launch a new entity-North Light Public Affairs, said …
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association has published a new interim standard, Wireless Authentication Enhancements Descriptions, TIA/EIA/IS-778. The document presents a recommended plan for implementing authentication enhancements to use in wireless …
ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. acquired AT&T’s Puerto Rico personal communications services license, said the company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Wireless growth in Puerto Rico is equal to …
MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Telcordia Technologies Inc.’s software development group earned a level-five rating from Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute. The ranking is the highest possible based on the Capability Maturity Model …
LISLE, Ill.-As recently as a year ago, investors feared Tellabs Inc.’s flagship telephone network-management system-long considered the industry Cadillac-was on its way to becoming an Edsel. Instead, Tellabs’ flagship Titan …
Sprint PCS announced it will stop operating its Global System for Mobile communications network in Washington, D.C., by the end of the year, ending months of speculation and denials from …
After MCI WorldCom Inc. made news with its plans to acquire paging carrier SkyTel Communications Inc., the first question on everyone’s mind was, “Why?” In a recently released update, Strategy …
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.-To move device interconnectivity from enticing theory to practical reality, the new Wireless Research Center of the University of California at Berkeley has formed a bi-coastal collaboration with …
