McLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. introduced several new products and services, including the i600 phone, and announced record subscriber numbers in the fourth quarter 1997. Nextel’s digital subscriber units in service …
ArrayComm Inc. announced its next-generation IntelliCell-enhanced Personal Handyphone System cell stations are operating in Tokyo’s PHS network, following months of field trials conducted with DDI Pocket Telephone. DDI holds a …
NEW YORK-Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., reported higher sales and earnings for the fourth quarter of 1997 and for all of last year, but slightly below analysts’ expectations due to the …
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TA Intercall AB, a wholesale distributor of wireless communications products in Sweden. TA Intercall recorded sales of …
PageMart Wireless Inc. has announced it will be the next carrier to offer acknowledgement paging using its own network, joining SkyTel Corp.’s 2-Way Network. “We’re going to have the second …
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-After introducing the architecture for the Wireless Application Protocol last September, collaborators L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp. and Unwired Planet Inc. announced they established a new company …
They’re coming out of the woodwork to point out the perils of driving and dialing. Cellular phones can cause distractions, says a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety …
Software developer US/Intelicom stands poised to capitalize on prepaid wireless, an industry segment some analysts expect to grow rapidly during the next few years. The company entered the prepaid arena …
WASHINGTON-The Telecommunications Resellers Association said it asked the Federal Communication Commission to require wireless carriers to offer automatic roaming agreements on a nondiscriminatory basis. TRA asserts that wireless resellers “have …
CULVER CITY, Calif.-UStel Inc. announced that its new proprietary, in-house billing service began operation after nine months of development and parallel testing. The company’s chief executive officer, Robert Diener, said …
NEW YORK-AT&T Corp., New York, announced it will acquire Teleport Communications Group in a stock swap transaction valued at about $12 billion, based on AT&T’s current stock price. The acquisition …
CHICAGO-SourceOne Wireless Inc. has expanded its ForeverPage service to include alpha paging subscribers. The new Calling Party Pays now allows alphanumeric subscribers to receive word messages without paying for monthly …
LOS ANGELES-SmarTalk TeleServices Inc. said it completed its acquisition of ConQuest Telecommunications Services Corp., following “overwhelming approval by shareholders of both companies.” Under the terms of the acquisition, each share …
WASHINGTON-C-block personal communications service licensees will have an additional seven weeks to file with the Federal Communications Commission their choice-if any-of the four financial restructuring options offered by the commission …
CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Bell Inc. and Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. signed an agreement to conduct a six-month program to test an integrated solution for managing customer churn, the companies announced. The solution …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to perform value-added logistics services like receiving, kit preparation and packaging for Conxus Communications Inc., Greenville, S.C. Conxus is building a …
WASHINGTON-State Department officials last week told Qualcomm Inc. that Russian authorities will not require technician Richard Bliss to return to Russia to face espionage charges. Bliss, who was arrested Nov. …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Mobility DCS has launched international roaming with nine European Global System for Mobile communications operators enabling BellSouth’s customers to use their smart cards to roam in Belgium, England, France, …
BOSTON-American Tower Systems Corp., a subsidiary of American Radio Systems Corp., announced it agreed to sell $80 million in a private placement of its common stock to certain officers, directors …
Editor’s Note: A wireless RF engineer with 18 years experience shared his recent job-hunting experience with RCR-and the response he wished he could have written back. Thank you for your …
