Bob Hope made a lot of money telling jokes, but he made a great deal more in the real-estate business. Asked to explain his real-estate investment strategy, he said, “I …

1998 may be the year for introductions of next-generation wireless office systems that allow for seamless handoffs between the office system and a carrier’s macrocellular system. Hughes Network Systems Inc. …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Harris Corp. said it has provided an operational Synchronous Digital Hierarchy system to Mexico. The MegaStar 155 radio will supply the backbone of the wireless infrastructure for Iusacell, …

WASHINGTON-Labor Secretary Alexis Herman last week reiterated her innocence in connection with a Justice Department probe into whether she profited from helping Mobile Communications Holdings Inc. obtain a global satellite …

While market research firm Dataquest has diminished its previous 1998 forecast for the semiconductor industry by $15 billion in light of the Asian financial crisis, Harris Semiconductor has experienced a …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Election Commission earlier this month gave Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) the go-ahead to use campaign funds to sue Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) for allegedly leaking politically sensitive contents …

WASHINGTON-House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) blasted the Federal Communications Commission for not giving a college in his state the same discount given large corporations that began bidding last …

In the summer of 1989, one of my favorite bands, the B-52s, released an album with the big hit-tune “Roam,” in which singer Kate Pierson encouraged listeners to “roam around …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Mobility DCS said it is offering its Prepaid To Go phone and service package to customers in the Carolinas, eastern Tennessee and coastal Georgia. Priced at $150, Prepaid to …

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. said it deployed a mobile communications solution to the ready-mix concrete industry, designed specifically to meet the industry’s needs. Geotek said it installed a system for …

SEATTLE-Tegic Communications said it signed a licensing agreement with Fujitsu Network Communications, in which Fujitsu will incorporate Tegic’s T9 intelligent text input technology into its newest Code Division Multiple Access …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. and the Washington, D.C., law firm of Brown & Schwaninger once again have taken their running battle to the Federal Communications Commission, with Nextel this time fighting …

Excel Switching Corp., a provider of open switching platforms, said it is in the process of a product rollout phase that raises the level of programmability to new heights and …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. demonstrated the capability of its local number portability database solution to provide range updates of up to 1,000 location routing number records and 2,000 global title translation …

Dutch PTT using Glenayre’s MVPCHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced that Dutch telecom operator PTT Telecom is using the company’s modular voice processing system to provide a voice-activated dialing service on …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-U S West Communications Group announced fourth quarter adjusted earnings of 60 cents per share before a $250 million regulatory charge-compared with 63 cents for the same period in …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. reported its net income for 1997, before acquisition-related charges, totaled $1.5 million, or 10 cents per share, compared with net income of $1.6 million, or 10 cents …

At any given time, it’s hard to say what agenda is being played out by whom in the FCC-Portals fiasco. Let’s take a look at the players and their roles. …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. and AirTouch Communications Inc. announced they will participate in a trial of Code Division Multiple Access data technologies for information services with Lucent Technologies Inc. and …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The commercial trunked radio industry in the Czech Republic is showing significant signs of growth and is on pace to reach more than 22,000 subscribers by 2000, according to …