Qualcomm Inc. and Ortel Corp. said they demonstrated measurable performance improvements in receive diversity in Code Division Multiple Access personal communications services repeaters. Ortel, a repeater manufacturer, and Qualcomm have …
NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s ratings on PriCellular Wireless Corp. remain on CreditWatch with negative implications even after the announcement that its parent company, PriCellular Corp., will be acquired by American …
Rural cellular carrier PriCellular Corp. last week agreed to be acquired by American Cellular Corp. for approximately $1.4 billion, including about $811 million cash and $600 million in debt repayment. …
LINCOLN, Neb.-Transcrypt International Inc. said Denver-based Centennial Communications signed a purchase agreement valued at more than $1.5 million for its wide-area LTR trunked radio equipment. Centennial Communications plans to use …
BALTIMORE-Pacific Eagle Investments Ltd., Masa Telecom Inc., Ericsson Inc. and Siemens Telecom Networks-collective creditors to bankrupt C-block personal communications services licensee Pocket Communications Inc.-have withdrawn a lawsuit filed in U.S. …
PAIGNTON, United Kingdom-Northern Telecom Inc. said it successfully demonstrated Integrated Services Digital Network capability via fixed wireless access. The company said it plans to begin field tests and customer implementation …
NEW YORK-Nextel International Inc., Seattle, plans to sell $300 million in 10-year senior discount notes to help with expansion plans, including construction of its integrated Dispatch Enhanced Networks in Argentina, …
Globecomm Systems Inc. and Tecore Inc. formed an alliance to offer design, integration, installation, training and maintenance services for satellite communications and wireless networks. A key feature of the new …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Netro Corp. introduced AirStar LM, an advanced fixed wireless broadband solution designed to provide competitive local exchange carriers and telecommunication service providers with last-mile access, said Netro. AirStar’s …
VIENNA, Va.-Ventera Corp. announced it will build an Internet-based software application to track and report key engineering data for Metrocall Inc.’s nationwide paging network. Ventera said the software will capture, …
STAMFORD, Conn.-Metromedia International Telecommunications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Metromedia International Group Inc., said Communicatii Nationale Mobile S.A., a joint venture between the Metromedia parent company and an unnamed …
The good news: Competition is rampant in at least 50 of the top markets. The bad news: Churn is on the rise. This time around, however, applications developers say they …
NEW YORK-McLeodUSA Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, announced March 10 it plans to place privately a $200 million senior discount note issue due 2008. Proceeds will help finance construction and operation …
WASHINGTON-Telefonica, WorldCom Inc. and MCI Communications Corp. said they plan to partner in strategic business ventures to leverage the three companies’ network and geographic strengths as they enter new telecommunications …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH signed contracts totaling $165 million for Ericsson to continue supplying infrastructure to expand further Mannesmann’s network, said Ericsson. The contracts cover base stations, …
WASHINGTON-The pack leaders haven’t changed much during the last week of bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s local multipoint distribution services auction. The top 10 companies remain the same, although …
What? There is not a shortage of available phone numbers? The rise in fax machines, pagers and cellular phones is not to blame for what is being perceived as a …
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association announced it published a series of documents on system specifications for Cellular Digital Packet Data in the first step toward establishing the documents for standardization. …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. said it reached an agreement with Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems and Southwestern Bell Wireless to deploy its PhonePrint cellular fraud prevention system in additional Southwestern …
