Despite a five-week service launch delay and continued handset production problems, Iridium L.L.C. finished the fourth quarter with results that beat analysts expectations. The quarter, ended Dec. 31, marked the …
Paging Network Inc. announced it is offering the Iridium World Page Service commercially in the United States as the country’s exclusive paging carrier offering Iridium service. The paging portion of …
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. said it became an approved vendor for a large cellular system manufacturer, which it declined to name. As an approved vendor, Illinois Superconductor can provide …
WICHITA, Kan.-Citing a “persistent weakness in the global test equipment market,” IFR Systems Inc. announced results for the second quarter of fiscal 1999, which ended Dec. 31, of a net …
IRVING, Texas-GTE Corp. reported its net income for the fourth quarter increased 21 percent to $855 million, or 88 cents per share. Net income for the year totaled $2.17 million, …
NEW YORK-GTE Network Services, Irving, Texas, rolled out a program last month to move wireless directory assistance off the shoulder of the road and into the fast lane of the …
ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced a net loss of $3.4 million, or 22 cents per share, for the the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with a net loss of $2.5 million, …
WASHINGTON-The bankruptcy sale of Geotek Communications Inc.’s 900 MHz specialized mobile radio licenses continued to be embroiled in uncertainty last week as company officials and creditors struggled over whether to …
ESCONDIDO, Calif.-Global Access Pagers Inc. announced it has backed off from its proposed merger with Phone Time Resources Inc. The two entered an agreement to merge on April 21. No …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has named Kathleen Wallman chairman of the FCC’s Public Safety National Coordination Committee. In August, the FCC adopted rules calling for a new committee to develop …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson introduced its new T 28 dual-band mobile phone based on Global System for Mobile communications technology. The phone’s functions include voice control, automatic world clock and new …
The third-generation technology debate is beginning to have a negative impact on the valuation of the world’s largest wireless carrier, Japan’s NTT Mobile Communications, which plans to become the first …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-A new, 90-country survey conducted by TeleGeography Inc. reports competition allowed international callers to stay on the phone six billion minutes longer in 1997 for the same price they …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Datalink Systems Corp. announced it will begin operating under the name Datalink.net to more accurately reflect its Internet-based strategy. “All of our products are driven by our Web-based …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association will host two-day sessions prior to Wireless ’99 in New Orleans to address small market operations, wireless data and Y2K. The “Market Operations Forum: Solutions …
Power Products Power Products Unlimited Inc. selected Ken Donofrio as its new marketing director. He will orchestrate all aspects of the company’s marketing and carrier services program. Donofrio previously was …
A Jan. 18 article about Sprint Spectrum L.P. launching service in Atlanta should have read that one of Sprint PCS’s calling plans is $45 per month for 500 minutes.
Earlier in this decade, the wireless industry began heating up over the immense promise of wireless local loop applications. Predictions of an explosion of worldwide WLL system installations through the …
WASHINGTON-The Commerce Department, amid administration warnings that a return to U.S. protectionism would hurt U.S. firms and exacerbate global financial troubles, last week said commercial wireless carriers “constitute a thriving …
NEW YORK-Cautious optimism in the absence of completely verifiable proof is the prognosis for Year 2000 compliance by the wireless industry, according to consultants interviewed by RCR. “How fraught with …
