DALLAS-BearCom Inc., a wireless equipment dealer and distributor, announced it has acquired Condor Communications. BearCom said the acquisition is part of its strategy to provide a worldwide sales and support …
WASHINGTON-The Indonesian government agreed last week to privatize state-owned telecommunications as part of a new, $43 billion rescue package negotiated with the International Monetary Fund. Last week’s accord, the third …
BERKSHIRE, England-Vodafone Group plc announced its parent company, Vodafone Europe Holdings BV, acquired 8.5 percent of CV Gemeenschappelijk Bezit Libertel from ING Bank Corporate Investments BV. The transaction gives Vodafone …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. announced the private placement of $15 million in preferred shares with institutional investors including Scotia Merchant Capital, Tera Capital and BCI Holdings. Sierra plans to …
DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. announced it is repositioning its strategic alliances business unit to better prepare for a second-quarter launch of its ReFLEX 25 narrowband personal communications services network. As part …
NEW YORK-Aliant Communications Inc. said it will use part of the proceeds of a recently completed public debt issue to pay for its purchase of a 50-percent stake in Omaha …
SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. and MediaOne Group, formerly U S West Media Group, completed merging MediaOne’s U.S. cellular and personal communications services interests into AirTouch, said the carrier. The merger, …
The CDMA Development Group said wideband cdmaOne technology is ready to be submitted to the International Telecommunications Union after gaining approval from groups within the Telecommunications Industry Association. The CDG …
Wireless Turn-Key Services Inc., a new company based in Long Beach, Calif., introduced a system designed to replace fiber-optic cable for local telephone companies and competitive local exchange carriers, including …
MALVERN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc. and Triton Cellular Partners selected National Telemanagement Corp.’s SmartPay Wireless prepaid billing system for its cellular and personal communications services networks, said the company. Under the …
CHICAGO-Telephone and Data Systems Inc. said it completed the process to combine American Paging Inc. with TSR Paging Inc. TDS contributed most of the assets and certain limited liabilities of …
Ameritech Cellular confirmed the company settled a lawsuit with Chicago-area dealers DCI Integrated Computer Systems and Infinity Wireless Communications Inc. Neither party would disclose details of the settlement. The lawsuit …
BOSTON-Sprint Spectrum L.P. said it launched Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services in Washington, D.C./Baltimore alongside the company’s Global System for Mobile communications network. Customers can trade in their …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Spectrum L.P., which operates a personal communications services network under the Sprint PCS brand name, said it plans to open a new customer-care center in Rio Rancho, …
The FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau struck another blow against specialized mobile radio station owner Marc Sobel when it opposed his Revised Request for Inquiry and Investigation that is pending with …
SnapTrack Inc., headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is attracting attention from some industry heavyweights with its Global Positioning System-based method for providing location-based services, including enhanced 911 service. Seven Code …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service Inc. confirmed the speculative grade rating of Ba1 on $1.8 billion in outstanding debt of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., including Samsung Electronics America Inc. and other …
I discovered writing about high-tech wireless hasn’t prepared me for the real world. On spring vacation with my family in central Florida, I got an early taste of the coming …
CHANDLER, Ariz.-Motorola Inc. completed its third Iridium launch
Responding to concerns by radio astronomers that its transmission signals will overpower those from the distant celestial objects they track, Iridium L.L.C. has moved forward with a series of compromise …
