NEW YORK-Telecommunications carriers broke records Aug. 6 in the debt markets, with WorldCom Inc. selling the largest corporate bond issue ever and a Bell Atlantic Corp. subsidiary, the biggest exchangeable …
LAS VEGAS-Beepers Plus Inc. announced its board of directors approved a stock buyback plan of up to 2 percent of its outstanding shares. The company said the move will take …
NEW YORK-Ultralife Batteries Inc., a Newark, N.J., company developing lithium-ion solid-polymer rechargeable batteries for portable electronic devices, was sued Aug. 3 by investors alleging it failed to disclose adequately delays …
Stratus Computer Inc. and Ascend Communications Inc., which makes wide area networking solutions for telecom carriers and Internet service providers, announced plans to merge in a tax-free stock-for-stock exchange valued …
Arthur Andersen predicts continued convergence within and amongst the industry segments well into the next century, thanks to the advent of digital technology. Seven of the 10 biggest acquisitions and …
WASHINGTON-The head of the Federal Communications Commission told RCR last week he believed assurances he received from Europeans that they would not discriminate against American companies on third-generation wireless standards …
VLSI VLSI Technology Inc. said its president and chief operating officer, Richard M. Beyer, left the company for personal reasons. “We have a very solid team that can weather the …
Israel Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. used the code-generation technology in Jerusalem-based Emultek Ltd.’s Rapid Plus software suite to build a fully functional Code Division Multiple Access cellular phone, said Emultek. …
NEW YORK-Siemens Telecom Networks will provide point-to-multipoint equipment and systems-integration services for WinStar Communications Inc.’s wireless broadband demonstration network in Washington, D.C. WinStar has engaged Siemens to integrate P-Com’s point-to-multipoint …
As PCS ’98 approaches, RCR editorial staffers are bracing themselves for an onslaught of press releases ranging in news value from important to the less-important. A print journalist for 20 …
Eloquent and elaborate quotes with references to Winston Churchill, the 1969 presidential inauguration and the devil himself spewed forth from press releases last Wednesday as three wireless associations praised the …
MILAN, Italy-Omnitel Pronto Italia plans to test Unwired Planet Inc.’s wireless Internet technology on its Global System for Mobile communications network. The new services from Omnitel will use Unwired Planet’s …
PLAINVIEW, N.Y.-RTS Wireless Inc. and The Traffic Station Group L.L.C. announced a strategic alliance that will deliver real-time traffic reports to digital wireless phone and pager subscribers. Under the alliance, …
SEATTLE-Tegic Communications and Unwired Planet Inc. announced they have partnered to ensure the compatibility and ease of integration of their respective technologies. The two want to ensure that Tegic’s T9 …
WASHINGTON-The Strategis Group Inc. announced it has acquired and will operate the business of Cellular Directions Inc. through its newly created Carrier Resources division. In particular, Strategis said it wanted …
Qualcomm Inc. said it has clarified its stance with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute on intellectual property rights it claims to own for W-CDMA technology. In January, ETSI chose W-CDMA …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Corp. announced it upgraded its outlook on SkyTel Communications Inc. from negative to stable, citing the company’s improved cash flow and advanced messaging unit growth reported …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry last week made significant strides in its efforts to reach a conciliatory note on antenna siting with various parties with which the industry has often disagreed. Additionally, …
While many carriers and manufacturers are thinking about and preparing for third-generation wireless systems, buildout on first- and second-generation systems continues. “Most carriers have built out their metropolitan markets, and …
SAN DIEGO-SecurFone America Inc. announced it signed a letter of intent to enter a strategic alliance with Las Vegas Entertainment Network to develop and deploy wireless Internet telephony and prepaid …
