MCI Worldcom in published reports indicated it would be interested in buying a mobile phone service company in the coming years as competition drives down the value of wireless companies. …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it exercised its option to acquire the remaining 80 percent of WaveAccess Ltd. for about $50 million in cash. In May, Lucent acquired a …
DALLAS-JP Systems Inc. introduced a software package called InfoBeam that allows users of 3Com Corp.’s Palm III organizers to access Web-based information via an infrared link to an AccessLink II …
BOSTON-Iridium L.L.C. selected Paragren Technologies’ One-By-One Campaign Manager as a strategic customer marketing tool for the Iridium service, said Paragren. The campaign management tool, along with the One-By-One Application Server, …
PREFERRED NETWORKS Preferred Networks Inc. announced its founder, president and director, Michael Saner, will retire Dec. 31. Saner previously held upper-management positions at several paging companies, such as Paging Services …
MELVILLE, N.Y.-Northeast Digital Networks Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Personal Communications Networks, announced it has received an equipment supply and vendor-financing offer from Nortel Networks. The offer is subject …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association announced the formation of the PCIA Mobile Computing Advisory Group with Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle and Philips Consumer Communications. The PCIA MCAG’s …
Palm Computing Inc., an affiliate of 3Com Corp., introduced the Palm VII personal digital assistant at the Palm Computing Platform Worldwide Developer Conference in Santa Clara, Calif., featuring out-of-the-box wireless …
DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced it will be the exclusive provider of ESPN sports information to its paging subscribers, according to an agreement the two companies signed. Initially, PageNet subscribers will …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced Nov. 25 it signed a contract to provide a turnkey Global System for Mobile communications network to OOO Tomsk Cellular Communications in central Russia. The network, …
Orbcomm Global L.P. announced its $500 million constellation of 28 low-earth-orbit satellites is complete and able to offer full commercial service worldwide. Orbcomm has offered limited service capabilities for more …
LONDON-Orange Personal Communications Services Ltd. said it has become the first United Kingdom mobile service provider to offer roaming in Israel. The service in Israel was launched as Orange in …
CellNet Data Systems Inc. announced it signed a contract with Puget Sound Energy to expand CellNet’s 700,000-meter network by another 100,000 meters to extend network meter reading to some 85,000 …
HAPPAUGE, N.Y.-Microwave Power Devices Inc., a manufacturer and seller of ultra linear power amplifiers and related subsystems, announced it has signed a letter of intent to purchase New Jersey-based Amplidyne …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group said Sprint Spectrum L.P. launched its personal communications services network in several key markets as part of the expansion of its nationwide network. …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service Inc. announced Dec. 1 it upgraded to A1 from B1 its rating on $400 million in convertible subordinated notes issued by DSC Communications Corp. Moody’s said …
WASHINGTON-U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky last week demanded that Mexico live up to World Trade Organization commitments to liberalize its telecommunications market. “We urge Mexican authorities to take immediate measures …
WASHINGTON-Justice Department antitrust czar Joel Klein, sending a mixed message, predicts Baby Bells will face local competition from wireless and wireline firms over time, even if mega-mergers among dominant telecom …
Canada Research in Motion Ltd. announced it received a $1.3 million contract to supply its original equipment manufactured wireless modems to GMSI Inc.’s fleet management and communications systems. GMSI’s systems …
PLANO, Texas-Inet Inc. said it introduced its Spider II modem, a type II Cellular Digital Packet Data modem designed for Windows CE. Casio’s Cassiopeia personal digital assistant uses the modem …
