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Global Signal Inc. said its board of directors has increased its cash dividend for the fourth quarter to 40 cents per share of common stock from 37 cents in the third quarter of 2004. The dividend is payable Jan. 20. The tower player owns...

TEL AVIV, Israel-Wireless broadband company Alvarion Ltd. announced it completed its $40 million acquisition of wireless base station company InterWAVE Communications International Ltd. The closing ends a somewhat tenuous relationship between the two companies.Alvarion announced its intent to acquire InterWAVE in July, but then...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWAVE said it is trying to fine-tune and boost its finances as it undergoes discussions to be acquired."While we have historically managed well with our limited cash balances, our ability to continue to grow has been hampered, and those limited cash balances...

Rural wireless provider Bluegrass Cellular said it will deploy a commercial push-to-talk service using Kodiak Network's circuit-switch based Real-time Exchange system across its 34-county coverage area late next month. Beyond basic PTT functionality, Kodiak said its RTX system includes user-defined presence capabilities, conferencing, and...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Alvarion Ltd. said it will not pursue the acquisition of interWAVE Inc. because interWAVE has not been able to meet the conditions for closing the deal, adding it will not follow the terms set forth in the agreement.InterWAVE said it disagrees with...

Symbol Technologies Inc. will acquire Matrics Inc., which designs and manufactures electronic product code (EPC)-compliant radio frequency identification (RFID) systems, for $230 million. "The acquisition of Matrics is a significant step in executing our plan to be a leader in RFID and expands our...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Alvarion Communications Ltd. said it has entered an agreement to acquire InterWave for approximately $56 million in an all-cash deal.InterWave makes compact GSM and CDMA network equipment and services for low-density markets in developing regions as well as vertical applications. Alvarion...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-North American operators can enjoy a GSM and CDMA solution based on Telemetrix Inc.'s hosted switching and intelligent network elements and InterWave Communication's base station controller and voice and data software, according to both companies.The companies said they are targeting mobile operators...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWave Communications said it has received a contract from Telcoware to provide what it calls the first-ever GSM-based network infrastructure for the Korean IT Industry Promotion Agency."We are excited to further our scope and reach with this first-ever GSM contract in Korea,"...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWave Communications Inc. said it has launched what it calls the world's first Internet Protocol-based cellular infrastructure network that uses CDMA2000 technology.The product, which is called Wave2000, transmits voice and data."With its local switching capability in the combined base station and base...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-InterWave Communications International Ltd. reported growing revenues and a rising net loss for its fourth quarter, news that sent its stock down almost 17 percent to about $2.33 per share.The company reported total revenues of $8.5 million, up 29 percent from the...

There are several ways one can read the Pentagon mini-mobile-phone Iraq contract with MCI, formerly MCI before reputation-ravaged WorldCom Inc. figured a retro name change was in order since just about everything having to do with the one-time telecom giant had been turned upside...

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has expanded its CDMA licensing agreement with Interwave Communications Ltd. to develop, manufacture and sell cdmaOne, cdma2000 1x/1xEV-DO infrastructure agreement."We are pleased to license Interwave for the development of CDMA products and solutions to meet global market demand for...

BEIJING-Eastern Communications (Eastcom) became the first Chinese state-owned enterprise to acquire a Nasdaq-listed company, Interwave Communications. Taking a 10.3-percent stake, Eastcom became the largest shareholder of Interwave.Set up in the U.S. Silicon Valley in 1994, Interwave develops portable mobile cellular networks and broadband wireless...

SAN JOSE, Calif.—LGC Wireless announced Ian Sugarbroad has been named president and chief executive officer. "I'm confident about my ability to steer this company through one of the biggest economic slowdowns in recent history," said Sugarbroad of his new appointment. "I believe the market...

DENVER, United States—U.S. vendor Interwave Communications announced that Bell Benin Communications, a new mobile operator in Benin, has purchased US$1.8 million of Interwave's equipment and services for the initial phase of a nationwide GSM cellular network. When completed, the network will extend from the...

MENLO PARK, Calif.—Interwave Communications, which sells compact wireless voice communications systems and broadband wireless data networks, announced a $4.4 million contract with Micronesian carrier FSM Telecommunications Corp. to deploy its GSM-based cellular and broadband access network equipment throughout Micronesia.Interwave's system provides wireless coverage over...

MENLO PARK, California, United States—interWAVE Communications signed a distribution agreement with Global Telephone & Telecommunications, a Belgium satellite and last-mile integrator, to deploy GSM cellular networks with satellite backhaul throughout Africa."Working together, we will be able to provide mobile communications capabilities to many areas...

As wireless carriers spend billions of dollars to purchase spectrum and build out vast wireless networks, several smaller companies are offering similar services but on a much, much smaller scale-out the back of a truck, to be exact.InterWave Communications International Ltd., ADC Telecommunications Inc....

As carriers and companies worldwide rush to offer all kinds of location-based services, one consulting firm is warning that location-based services may not live up to the wireless industry's expectations.Telecommunications and new media advisor firm Analysys released a report cautioning that location-based services may...

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Aeronautical and maritime telecommunications solutions operator BT A&M and InterWave Communications International Ltd. completed a successful technical trial of a wireless communications system providing full GSM coverage on P&O Cruises' flagship Aurora.The trial involved InterWave and BT installing a wireless application using...

InterWaveWireless networking provider InterWave Communications International Ltd. introduced TurboMax, a macro network product offering wireless community network service providers extended coverage capabilities to meet the needs of community networks with dispersed populations. The company said the solution is ideally suited for network expansion where...

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Wireless infrastructure equipment provider interWave Communications International Ltd. signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Microcellular Systems Ltd.The acquisition is expected to enhance interWave's strategic position to capitalize upon emerging opportunities in wireless office and the wireless...

JapanVodafone AirTouch plc, together with its partners Japan Telecom and British Telecom, has agreed to restructure its interests in Japan ahead of the start of the third-generation license application process this month. According to Vodafone AirTouch, the main purpose of the restructuring is to...