RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.-The Delaware bankruptcy court issued a final order approving MobileMedia Corp.’s $200 million debtor-in-possession financing agreement with Chase Manhattan Bank of New York. This Feb. 19 order allows …
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said Merrill Lynch & Company is a market maker for the company’s stock. Merrill Lynch will be responsible for bringing buyers and sellers together on …
Along with reports of a $17 million net loss and 85 percent increase in revenues for the fourth quarter, Metrocall Inc. became the fifth largest paging carrier in the nation, …
Several low-earth-orbit satellite systems will have initial launches this year, marking the beginning of services that a Washington, D.C., consulting firm says “will fill the gaps other wireless systems don’t …
SEOUL, South Korea-Korea Mobile Telecom has introduced three new rate plans that it says will reduce service charges by about 12 percent on average, or 18 percent on straight line …
Bell Atlantic Corp. said it has gained management control of Grupo Iusacell after the Mexican government authorized the transfer from Grupo Iusa, Iusacell’s majority owner. Mexico’s “markets are opening up …
Teklogix International Inc. received a contract from Samson Transport A/S, a third-party warehouse and transport company with worldwide locations. Under the agreement, Teklogix will provide Samson with a narrowband wireless …
A small Westbrook, Maine, company plans to carve its niche out of the giant telecommunications industry by focusing on the billing and customer care needs of small- and medium-sized carriers. …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Wireless Data Division teamed with Infinite Technologies to provide users with remote access to local area network-based e-mail. Using Infinite’s InterChange remote e-mail server …
PT Mobile Selular Indonesia signed a credit note facility for $31 million with 12 national banks for a term loan. Lead arrangers are PT Makindo Securities and Bank Umum Servitia; …
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. completed customer tests of its personal communications services receiver front-end. The company said the goal of the test was to demonstrate the product’s ability to …
OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet signed an agreement to allow members of its Procurement Consortium to obtain antenna infrastructure from Celwave at volume prices. Cellular, personal communications services and other wireless providers are …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s International Cellular Infrastructure Group won a contract to deploy Advanced Mobile Phone Service and narrowband AMPS cellular systems in Novosibirsk, Russia. Motorola values the contract at …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a new addition to its series of general-purpose Schottky-barrier diodes at the Wireless Symposium and Exhibition. The crossover quad configuration, targeted for use in double-balanced …
Wireless users will be willing to spend more on monthly wireless service over time as a result of enhanced service offerings often included with digital service, according to a report …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson, Swedish mobile telephone operator Telia AB and truck manufacturer Scania began a project to demonstrate the viability of secure intranet access using Global System for Mobile communications …
NEW YORK-Four wireless industry heavyweights and three universities announced Feb. 17 they had formed the Global Wireless Education Consortium to “attract and educate new technicians and engineers to the booming …
Dear Editor: As the world becomes more mobile, and our tools become more portable, our collective frustration with the performance of our portable phones and computers is increasingly blamed on …
If demand for dual-band handsets can be measured by vendor contracts, carriers must only now be finalizing plans for multi-frequency roaming. The industry’s most prolific terminal manufacturers have yet to …
The Personal Communications Industry Association has decided to contract out for more “been there, done that” expertise to help forward its wireless agenda on Capitol Hill. As of March 1, …
