ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. said The Nasdaq Stock Market notified the company that effective with the close of business on March 22, the company’s common stock was delisted as a consequence …
NEW YORK-“With respect to the status of our strategic partnering, we are pleased to say we have received written proposals from four (companies) and may receive more shortly,” Douglas G. …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. General Services Administration’s Federal Technology Service announced it awarded a two-year contract to Nextel Communications Inc. for enhanced specialized mobile radio service. The contract, awarded by FTS …
TOKYO-NEC Corp. and Siemens AG agreed to form a strategic alliance and signed a pact to form a joint venture to develop the third-generation mobile system, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. …
FORT LEE, N.J.-MobileMedia Communications Inc. reported its Class 6 creditors have voted to accept its reorganization plan, following a court-ordered vote resolicitation. Meanwhile, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-The Integrated Network Group of Glenayre Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks announced plans to deliver enhanced voice messaging and call management services by combining Nortel’s DMS-10, DMS-100 and DMS-500 …
HANNOVER, Germany-Siemens Information and Communications announced it will acquire Internet specialist Redstone Communications based in Westford, Mass. Redstone develops next-generation routing technology designed to address service provider challenges at the …
AO PAULO, Brazil-Samsung in mid-March opened its first manufacturing operations for cellular handsets outside of South Korea. The company began manufacturing a Code Division Multiple Access handset for the Brazil …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reaffirmed the validity of one of its key Code Division Multiple Access patents. The patent office will issue a Re-examination …
DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. announced it has obtained a new $100 million senior secured credit facility through Bankers Trust Co. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc. The new facility replaces the …
MEXICO CITY-Pegaso PCS announced it obtained $100 million in working capital from a consortium of international financial institutions to complete the funding it needs to build out and launch its …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Unwired Planet Inc. and Matsushita Communications Industrial Co. Ltd. announced a licensing agreement for MCI to integrate Unwired Planet’s UP.Browser in its upcoming mobile phones expected to support …
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard, already under fire in Congress over telecom act implementation, merger reviews and agency reform, hit another hot button last week by asking a Senate …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it changed the operating segments it uses to report financial figures to coincide with organizational changes in its communications equipment business. Research and development expenditures now …
WASHINGTON-Telecom mergers are not just about mergers anymore. Multibillion-dollar deals have become the jumping-off-point for activism on labor rights, civil rights, regulatory reform, consumer protection, globalism, politics and a slew …
The announcement last week that Comcast Corp. and MediaOne Group signed an agreement to merge in a $60 billion deal driven by broadband cable networks could affect the wireless industry …
DALLAS-Metrocall Inc. has begun participating in America Online Inc.’s AOL Rewards Program, according to Digital Marketing Services Inc., which provides incentive programs for the Internet service provider. Under the program, …
Conxus Communications Inc. confirmed it had conducted a series of layoffs last week as part of a “strategic refocus” that will affect employees at its headquarters in Greenville, S.C., and …
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.-International Wireless Technologies L.L.C. has developed a single-chip solution that permits wireless device manufacturers to use one platform for multiple mobile and fixed voice and data standards. By …
MILWAUKEE, Wis.-Industar Digital PCS, an independent C-block wireless carrier offering service using the Time Division Multiple Access platform, will introduce its services and products to business customers throughout southeastern Wisconsin …
