CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter that included a net loss of $9.9 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with a loss of $100,000, …
NEW YORK-Frequency Electronics Inc., Mitchell Field, N.Y., received what it called its first multiyear agreement for its rubidium synchronization product line, a contract with Motorola Inc. valued at $20 million …
The transition of control of cell sites from wireless carriers to independent tower companies is accelerating, and build-to-suit companies increasingly are getting the call from carriers to handle the buildout …
WASHINGTON-MCI WorldCom Inc. chief Bernard Ebbers, basking in glow of first-quarter earnings that surpassed forecasts, last week did not indicate whether the No. 2 long-distance telephone company is seriously interested …
WASHINGTON-The House Republican leadership sent a letter to their colleagues last week stating strong support for a House bill to relax export controls on encryption products. “H.R. 850, the Security …
NEW YORK-Montreal-based Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced April 29 that Dolphin Telecom plc, its London-based subsidiary, raised $210 million in private equity to help finance the rollout of an enhanced …
SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Clearnet Communications Inc. said it entered into an underwriting agreement to raise cash proceeds of $256 million from the sale of its 10.13-percent senior discount notes due May 2009. …
WASHINGTON-U.S. and Chinese officials will resume talks mid-May in Beijing in hopes of reaching a landmark deal by June that would dramatically open up the wireless equipment and services market …
SEATTLE-Cellular Technical Services Co. Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter of $2.8 million, a decrease from the $3.4 million reported for the same time the previous year. Net earnings …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-California Microwave Inc. completed the sale of its government business to Northrop Grumman for $93 million in cash, for an approximate net gain of $38 million, said the company. …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 increased 9 percent from $343.4 million in first-quarter 1998 to $372.7 million for the same time this year. The …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced it entered into an agreement with AirTouch Cellular under which Brightpoint will provide warehousing and distribution services, fulfillment, repair and refurbishment and returns processing services for AirTouch …
Telecommunications companies are offering some of the largest bond sales ever. Sprint Capital Corp. on Thursday expanded its $3 billion global bond sale to $3.5 billion. The proceeds will cover …
The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions launched its enhanced Web site and home page-www.atis.org-designed to serve as a centralized location for daily updates on the work of ATIS-sponsored committees and …
WOBURN, Mass.-Cable and Wireless Caribbean Cellular launched its prepaid service under the brand name “Freedom Prepaid Cellular” and selected the Systems Division of Boston Communications Group Inc. as the preferred …
WASHINGTON-A special Senate Y2K committee learned last week that ironically due to the lack of phase I enhanced 911 wireless systems, public safety answering points actually may be practicing Year …
In the nascent broadband wireless access market, Bellevue, Wash.-based Wavtrace Inc., which develops systems for millimeter-wave frequencies, believes it has a head start on the competition after unveiling its first …
CAMBRIDGE, England-Vodafone Group plc and the Automobile Association in the United Kingdom announced they have agreed to participate in the world’s first commercial trial of the Cursor location system designed …
Carriers are keeping quiet about events that transpired during a third-generation harmonization meeting two weeks ago in Japan, but an independent study commissioned by Vodafone plc is seen by cdmaOne …
SAN RAMON, Calif.-U.S. Wireless Corp. completed the first phase of a trial of its end-to-end wireless E911 system that integrates continuous caller location capability. The five-month trial included U S …
