Mobile News – RCR Wireless News

In the July 27 issue of RCR, the name of Mike Engle, vice president of international sales and worldwide marketing for Tadiran Microwave Networks, was misspelled. Also in that issue, …

NEW YORK-Celumovil S.A., Bogota, Colombia, plans to raise $680 million by a private debt sale and a revolving bank loan to refinance outstanding debt and fund capital expenses and customer-acquisition …

WASHINGTON-The telecommunications industry last week again urged the Federal Communications Commission to extend the digital wiretap act compliance date to Oct. 25, 2000, instead of the end of the century, …

The high bids placed for Brazil’s eight A-band cellular companies late last month may cause some consortia members to rethink their positions. Reports already indicate Japan’s NTT DoCoMo and Japanese …

LAS VEGAS-Beepers Plus Inc. announced its board of directors approved a stock buyback plan of up to 2 percent of its outstanding shares. The company said the move will take …

Stratus Computer Inc. and Ascend Communications Inc., which makes wide area networking solutions for telecom carriers and Internet service providers, announced plans to merge in a tax-free stock-for-stock exchange valued …

WASHINGTON-The head of the Federal Communications Commission told RCR last week he believed assurances he received from Europeans that they would not discriminate against American companies on third-generation wireless standards …

WASHINGTON-The Strategis Group Inc. announced it has acquired and will operate the business of Cellular Directions Inc. through its newly created Carrier Resources division. In particular, Strategis said it wanted …

Qualcomm Inc. said it has clarified its stance with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute on intellectual property rights it claims to own for W-CDMA technology. In January, ETSI chose W-CDMA …

REDWOOD CITY, Calf.-Unwired Planet Inc. said Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. licensed its UP.Browser to integrate into the Code Division Multiple Access handsets of Samsung’s Dallas-based subsidiary, Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week issued service rules for using spectrum by local and state public-safety agencies, which included doubling the amount of spectrum available to some agencies. However, …

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. said it received the regulatory approvals necessary to complete the purchase of the outstanding stock of Western Maine Cellular Inc. Rural Cellular paid about $7.5 million …

Research In Motion is expected to introduce a next-generation version of its Inter@ctive two-way messaging device, code-named Leapfrog, sometime this month. The new model is closer to the size of …

CLEVELAND, Ohio-Reltec Corp. announced it will acquire the assets of Evergood Telecom Enclosures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Walker Group Inc. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Evergood designs, …

New studies indicate cellular and personal communications services operators are beginning to segment the market by means of pricing. A survey from Toronto Dominion Securities in New York indicates cellular …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce subcommittee hearing last week on the Federal Communications Commission’s controversial move to the Portals building was inconclusive, according to subcommittee Chairman Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas). The subcommittee …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association has taken another stab at urging the Federal Communications Commission to become less regulatory and less burdensome. “PCIA is continuing to find ways to press …

DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P., announced it successfully launched eight satellites into orbit, bringing its little low-earth-orbit constellation to 20. Orbcomm plans to offer satellite-based data and messaging services on a …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. introduced the Siemens S12 handset. It is available through all Omnipoint centers, direct sales and retailers and Telesales for $99. The handset has a three-color, …

Transcrypt International Inc. announced Aug. 6 a net loss of $5 million, or 39 cents per share, for the second quarter, which ended June 30. Revenues for the latest quarter …

DALLAS-Iridium North America announced it has entered a joint venture with Neiman Marcus aimed at introducing the Iridium satellite phone and pager to the retailer’s InCircle customers. Iridium’s products will …

SEATTLE-Tegic Communications added Motorola Inc. to the growing list of companies licensed to use its T9 text-input technology in their wireless handsets. Motorola initially plans to incorporate T9 technology into …

NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission could propose by early next year rules governing eligibility for applicants seeking access to the part of the 2 GHz spectrum allocated for mobile satellite …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. signed a multiyear strategic partnership with Metrocall Inc. for paging service development and distribution and closed its purchase of another paging carrier. Vanguard plans to …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-New Local Multipoint Distribution Services operators are expected to earn $6.5 billion by 2007, according to “LMDS Buildout Strategies: A Broadband Wireless Market Research Report,” a recently released report …