STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Saying “profitability is not satisfactory,” the Business Area Infocom Systems division of L.M. Ericsson plans to lay off another 10,000 employees worldwide in 1998, bringing the number of displaced …
A California court of appeals remanded for further proceedings a judgment for Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co., allowing four cellular dealers to revisit part of their case against the carrier, …
Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. should have been ranked 14th on RCR’s Top 20 PCS Operators list (Nov. 24, 1997). The company has 24.3 million pops and 66,000 subscribers …
One month from now, the holiday gift-giving frenzy will have subsided and holiday gift recipients will be well entrenched in the traditional return and exchange of gifts. With wireless service …
NEW YORK-When looking for the causes of customer churn, executives of cellular and personal communications services carriers should “start with the man in the mirror,” to borrow words from pop …
LAS VEGAS-Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc., a provider of specialized mobile radio services, said it activated service in 45 additional markets in the United States this month, raising its current total …
ORLANDO, Fla.-Code Division Multiple Access-based service was a promise a year ago, but it has begun to deliver in a big way today, speakers at the 1997 CDMA North American …
PRINCETON N.J.-Intek Diversified Corp. said its board of directors has allocated $1 million for the repurchase of up to 1 percent of the company’s outstanding 42 million shares of common …
SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom said it plans to install its InfoVision system in South Korean mass transit, which will give passengers news, weather, traffic, sports and business information from an …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-The Watkins-Johnson Co. said it established a new business unit, the Wireless Products Group, at its Palo Alto, Calif., plant. The new unit was formed after divesting its …
CALGARY-The People’s Republic of China President Jiang Zemin visited Northern Telecom Ltd.’s Westwinds facility in Calgary during his visit to Canada for the recent APEC meetings. Coinciding with Jiang’s visit, …
WICHITA,Kan.-Western Wireless Corp. said it launched VoiceStream personal communications services in Wichita. The VoiceStream Wireless network uses equipment supplied by Northern Telecom Inc. and operates on the Global System for …
RCR has some good little elves and once again, they managed to redirect some mail sent to Santa from executives in the wireless industry. Rest assured, no felonious acts of …
Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 21 through 40 largest personal communications services operators in the United States. Since many carriers have not launched service yet, company rankings …
LOS ANGELES-Sprint Spectrum L.P. announced the launch of its personal communications services wireless network in Los Angeles, using Lucent Technologies Inc.’ Code Division Multiple Access network infrastructure equipment. Sprint PCS …
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Spectrum Resources Tower L.P. announced yesterday that New York-based Veronis, Suhler and Associates Inc. has agreed to invest $60 million in the company. Along with bank debt, the …
DALLAS-SpaceCom Systems said it plans to install an additional geographically diverse uplink system at the Dallas-Fort Worth Teleport so its customers can achieve a quick recovery for their satellite networks …
PARIS-Sony Corp. joined the UMTS Alliance in support of its proposed next generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications System wireless standard, which combines key elements of Time Division Multiple Access and Code …
An attorney for California specialized mobile radio station owner Marc Sobel is preparing to appeal a ruling by a Federal Communications Commission administrative law judge that revoked Sobel’s licenses, denied …
WASHINGTON-As prospects grow that the Jan. 1 start date of the global telecom free trade pact will be delayed, the United States is coming under fire by the European Union …
