LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp. said it has expanded its technology development and marketing agreement with Brite Voice Systems Inc. for exclusive distribution of the company’s BriteStar System in Europe. BriteStar is …
KANSAS CITY-Sprint Corp. announced it has priced its previously announced public offering of Sprint PCS common stock. Sprint sold 21,220,000 shares at a price to the public of $28.75 per …
WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. said it added 67,000 new personal communications services customers during the fourth quarter, ending 1998 with more than 295,000 customers. New PCS customers on post-paid service …
Dinet Dinet Inc. announced an advanced keypad will be installed in all of its models of mobile data terminals. The keypad provides a more tactile feel as well as improved …
Marketwave Richard Bryan is the new senior vice president of sales and marketing at Marketwave Corp. Bryan previously worked for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as its vice president of sales …
Never has an industry been so vastly underestimated as the cellular industry in its formative years. When the industry celebrated its 10th birthday in late 1993, industry watchers joked about …
WASHINGTON-Bell Atlantic Mobile has reached an agreement with the National Park Service that should produce a decision on whether the controversial antenna towers can be built in Rock Creek Park …
WASHINGTON-Support continued to mount last week for flexible rules that would give wireless carriers options for contributing to the federal Universal Service Fund and a fair chance at replacing monopoly …
SAN CARLOS, Calif.-The United Illuminating Co. Inc. and CellNet Data Systems Inc. announced a memorandum of understanding to provide network meter-reading services to 312,000 customers in UI’s 17-town service territory. …
RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. and Tritel Communications Inc. announced they signed a $300 million agreement for Ericsson to supply Time Division Multiple Access infrastructure equipment for Tritel’s personal communications services markets …
MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc., an AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network affiliate, announced it has begun providing commercial wireless service to customers in six markets in the Southeast. The company is …
STOCKHOLM-Ericsson Inc. announced it signed a contract with German operator Deutsche Telekom MobilNet to implement General Packet Radio Service into T-Mobil’s Global System for Mobile communications network. The technology will …
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-Several leading voice messaging companies in North America have formed the TeleMessaging Industry Association, aimed at better educating the public about the benefits of voice mail and messaging services, …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-TIBCO Software Inc. introduced a new information integration and e-business service for Internet companies, corporate Web sites and wireless telecom carriers, called TIBCO.net. The service allows users to …
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. announced it increased its earnings in the fourth quarter, bouncing back from a loss in the same period a year ago. The company reported fourth-quarter earnings of …
BURNABY, British Columbia-BC Telecom Inc. announced its shareholders voted almost unanimously in favor of a merger between BC Telecom and Telus Corp. Earlier, Telus shareholders also voted in very strong …
SAN FRANCISCO-Telstra MobileNet in Australia said strong December growth and increased migration of subscribers from analog to digital service increased its customer base to approximately 2.2 million Global System for …
LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs Inc. reported record sales and earnings for both the fourth quarter 1998 and the year ended January 1. Net income for the fourth quarter 1998 was $123.3 million, …
TYLER, Texas-Teletouch Communications Inc. announced it added five retail stores in Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi, to expand its presence to 43 stores in its nine-state area.
TYLER, Texas-Teletouch Communications Inc. announced record revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, as well as positive operating income for the second quarter and six months ended Nov. …
