Telecom

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. signed a purchase agreement relating to a private placement of $207 million principal amount of units consisting of 5-year zero coupon 15 percent senior secured discount …

Nextel Communications Inc. said it has received the required consents from its bondholders to complete its pending transactions with Motorola, Inc., Craig O. McCaw, OneComm Corp., American Mobile Systems Inc. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has adopted recommendations for the World Radiocommunication Conference this fall in Geneva that are aimed at fostering development of global mobile satellite systems. Proposals crafted by …

All’s fair in love and war. And wireless telecommunications competition is beginning to look like a battlefield. But not necessarily the “level” playing (battle)field government keeps trying to create when …

NEW YORK-Following a one-year system trial, Ericsson Inc. and Telenor AS (formerly Norwegian Telecom) implemented a Universal Personal Telecommunications system, providing users one personal telephone number at which they can …

Telular Corp. is seeking a strategic partner to help it take advantage of the burgeoning fixed wireless market worldwide and, eventually, the U.S. personal communications services market. “The opportunities we …