MILPITAS, Calif.-Solectron Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. formed a manufacturing partnership to compete in the North American wireless market. Under the agreement, Mitsubishi will transfer to Solectron the wireless telephone …
WASHINGTON-The House approved high-tech securities reform litigation that would create uniform national standards for class action shareholder lawsuits and keep such cases in federal court. “This bill closes a loophole …
WASHINGTON-Hughes Electronics Co., under fire in Congress for heavy-handed lobbying on satellite exports to China, again is pushing the Clinton administration to relicense a $500 million Asia-Pacific Mobile Telecommunications satellite …
The government of Brazil received premiums of more than 200 percent over minimum bid requirements on some of the cellular properties it auctioned off last week. The sealed-bid auction last …
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Microelectronics Group said its new Global System for Mobile communications handset design cuts development time by about 60 percent. Taiwan-based GVC Corp., Lucent’s first GSM Reference …
MELVILLE, N.Y.-In-Touch Management Systems Inc. announced Paging Network Inc. has awarded it a three-year contract to handle all of PageNet’s reseller billing and provisioning nationwide. According to the agreement, PageNet …
EMERYVILLE, Calif.-U.S. Wireless Data Inc. announced it finished a private placement of 6-percent convertible subordinated notes that raised gross proceeds of $2 million. The money raised will be used to …
In this Clintonian Age of Relativity, there is always-for everyone here-a way out: denial. Having an extramarital affair with a girl your twenty-something daughter’s age. Deny it. Soliciting campaign contributions …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced its second-quarter results were affected by an unexpected drop in sales and manufacturing problems. Net income was reported at $77,000, or 0 cents per share, …
WASHINGTON-The chairmen of the telecommunications oversight subcommittees in Congress late last week proposed legislation to eliminate two-thirds of the so-called “tax on talking” and place the remaining 1 percent in …
TORONTO-Stratos Global Corp. announced it has entered into definitive agreements with ICG Communications Inc. to acquire its subsidiaries Nova-Net Communications Inc. of Englewood, Colo., and MarineSat Communications Inc. of Jupiter, …
NEW YORK-After a six-month review, Moody’s Investors Service July 22 confirmed the investment-grade rating of Baa1 on about $280 million in dollar-denominated debt issued by Seoul-based SK Telecom Co. Ltd., …
The government of Puerto Rico last week elected to stay with a bid made by a GTE Corp.-led consortium for Puerto Rico Telephone Co., after receiving a competing bid from …
MEXICO CITY-Pegaso Telecomunicaciones S.A. de C.V. increased its equity commitments to $400 million by adding four new consortium members: Grupo Televisa S.A., Citicorp Equity Capital Latin America, AIG-GE Capital Latin …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association announced the industry leaders who will speak at the Personal Communications Showcase ’98 conference Sept. 22-25 in Orlando, Fla. Federal Communications Commission Chairman William …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-MobileMedia Communications Corp. awarded Glenayre Technologies Inc. a $2.2 million contract to provide receiver equipment for its nationwide narrowband personal communications network upgrade. Also, MobileMedia formed an agreement with …
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Four companies have entered a joint venture to supply value-added data services such as location-related services and e-commerce banking and ticketing services. Omnipoint Communications Inc., Microcell Capital Inc., …
Applied Cellular Technology Inc. formed an executive search committee to fill the position of president and chief executive officer. The committee, made up of several outside board members and Richard …
NEW YORK-For consumers, the important news out of a Motorola Inc. press conference July 21 is the broad suite of new wireless telecommunications devices the industry heavyweight debuted. For other …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. has made several changes in its senior management team to address the integration of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Advanced Messaging Division. Thomas P. Matthews, the executive who …
