German powerhouse RWE Energie AG has its telecom engine revving, awaiting a license to drive. The diversified conglomerate has an extensive telecom network already in place and is gearing up …
MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. announced that investors affiliated with George Soros were scheduled to purchase about $21 million principal amount of units consisting of 15 percent senior secured discount notes …
MONTVALE, N.J.-GMSI Inc., a subsidiary of Geotek Communications Inc., has been contracted to provide dispatch and mobile data systems for Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd. of Singapore. Geotek said Comfort operates …
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.-Sims Communications Inc. said it will install Instafone cellular rental machines at four more international airports, in Anchorage, Alaska, Baton Rouge, La., Richmond, Va., and Reno, Nev. These …
If you were one of the many who stood in line to buy a copy of Windows 95 at midnight Aug. 24, (or even if you’re not one of them), …
WASHINGTON-The union representing Federal Communications Commission employees has accused Chairman Reed Hundt of reneging on a staff reduction plan agreed to by labor and management earlier this year that required …
NORWELL, Mass.-Europe’s mobile communications services market is expected to jump to $30 billion by 1998, while the continent’s mobile communications equipment market will see sales revenue of $8.1 billion by …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, responding to industry concerns about potential interference from the introduction of advanced technologies in private wireless bands below 800 MHz, has extended the freeze on filing …
DENVER-RCR Publications Inc. announced the newspaper will be printed weekly beginning Jan. 1 to keep its readers better informed about the constantly changing wireless telecommunications industry. “The wireless industry is …
I don’t envy FCC Chairman Reed Hundt. Yes, only a few short months ago he was the golden boy of Washington, as should be anyone who delivers the president a …
WASHINGTON-Is this the future? The Progress & Freedom Foundation, the libertarian think tank of House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., that wants to abolish the Federal Communications Commission, would be proud. …
BRUSSELS-The European Commission is investigating three consortia building mobile satellite systems to guage the effect those global systems will have on future competition in European Union nations. Globalstar L.P., Iridium …
BRUSSELS-The European Commission has approved the formation of two joint ventures by the German energy company Veba AG and London-based Cable & Wireless plc. The two entities have created Vebacom …
STOCKHOLM-Malaysian cellular operator Mobikom Sdn Bhd has placed an order with L.M. Ericsson, valued at $60 million, to expand its Mobifon 800 Time Division Multiple Access/Advanced Mobile Phone Service network, …
Hoping to raise $1 billion to be used toward cellular expansion efforts, L.M. Ericsson said it is proposing an equity share offering. “There is an increased need for working capital …
WASHINGTON-The number of mobile data subscribers can be expected to double by 2000 as more equipment and data networks become available, according to a new study by Economic & Management …
Cellular operators may have to continue to price digital service lower than analog to capture and keep customers until digital service matures and can offer advanced features, said cellular phone …
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Differential Corrections Inc. will provide digital data services to the North Dakota Department of Transportation using Radio Broadcast Data System technology. DCI provides global positioning system differential correction service …
DENVER-Contel Cellular of California Inc. has acquired certain limited partnership interests in the California-4 Rural Service Area from affiliates of Evans Telephone Co., Pinnecles Telephone Co. and Ponderosa Telephone Co. …
WASHINGTON-Increased competition among commercial wireless carriers-owing to deregulation, more spectrum and technical flexibility-could lead to the formation of a single telecommunications market for “people on the move.” The trend is …
