WASHINGTON-The wireless industry this week is preparing to argue before a federal appeals court in Oklahoma City that the Federal Communications Commission’s rules requiring wireless number portability were enacted improperly …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. said it completed $6.53 million in financing, consisting of $5.03 million in new equity funds, $1 million from a new lease line and $500,000 that was released …
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Network Systems announced it has agreed to supply BellSouth Corp. with universal messaging infrastructure for BellSouth’s Advanced Intelligent Messaging 2000 initiative. BellSouth hopes AIM 2000 will give customers …
NEW YORK-By incorporating Silicon Germanium into its components for wireless handsets, CommQuest Technologies, Encinitas, Calif., announced Sept. 14 it has advanced significantly toward its goal of offering a Global System …
LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc completed its $1.75 billion cash acquisition of MCI Corp.’s U.S.-based Internet business, including its Internet backbone services, about 1,000 specialist employees, as well as its retail …
NEW YORK-Coded Communications Corp., a Carlsbad, Calif., developer and supplier of wireless mobile data systems, announced an agreement to acquire Boston-based NetCore Technologies Inc., which provides remote network management and …
Colorado MicroDisplay Inc., a Boulder, Colo.-based supplier of microdisplays, announced it is taking orders for its CMD View Cube Optics Developer’s Kit. The kit provides a visual interface development platform …
Tellabs Inc. and Ciena Corp. last week each saw their stock hit new 52-week lows after announcing they had scrapped plans to merge after a spate of bad news for …
NEW YORK-It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s `super craft’! Look up in the sky over California’s Mojave Desert on the morning of Sept. 22, and you’re likely to …
Last month marked the first anniversary of the Federal Communications Commission’s revised radio-frequency radiation guidelines. Those guidelines constituted the first major overhaul of RF rules in nearly a decade and …
WASHINGTON-NAACP President Kweisi Mfume last week called for a boycott of two top wireless firms-AirTouch Communications Inc. and AllTel Corp.-for inadequate representation of African Americans in employment and contracting practices, …
HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Communications Corp. said it is supplying enhanced services for its Go.Mail wireless e-mail software for the PalmPilot and Palm III connected organizers with the integration of One-Touch Communicator …
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Globecomm Systems Inc. acquired an 18.75-percent interest in McKibben Communications, a privately held Los Angeles-based company providing global TV program origination and distribution to private networks and the cable …
The ability to access information anytime, anywhere quickly is becoming the most-touted benefit of wireless communications devices, a characteristic that could continue into the next century as long as application …
BETHESDA, Md.-Sybase Inc. announced the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau began implementing the Universal Licensing System to make filing for wireless licenses easier. The ULS, an integrated information system …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission plans to demonstrate its auctions bidding software, electronic filing processes and Internet accessibility at PCS ’98 Sept. 23-25 in Orlando, Fla. At the FCC’s booth, conference …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, in moves that will largely wipe out the huge wireless backlog and automate future licensing, dismissed 50,000 multiple address system applications and approved rules implementing the …
CHICAGO-Ameritech Corp.’s board of directors declared a regular third-quarter dividend of 30 cents per share, payable Nov. 2 to shareowners of record Sept. 30. The dividend is the same as …
Alcatel Alsthom’s announcement of lower-than-expected earnings hit telecom stocks in Europe and the United States late last week. The French telecom equipment vendor said its telecom segment’s income will be …
BOISE, Idaho-AirTouch Cellular announced it launched digital wireless service in southern Idaho using Code Division Multiple Access technology. Services include text messaging, voice mail with notification, paging and caller ID. …
