Monthly Archives: November, 1994

ONCE SEEN AS A CLONE OF HUNDT, FCC'S NESS SHOWS INDIVIDUALITY

In unspectacular fashion, Susan Ness diligently immersed herself in spectrum auction and personal communications services rulemakings at the Federal Communications Commission soon after she...

CTIA ADDS DIGITAL TESTING TO CERTIFICATION PROGRAM

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's equipment certification program is now testing digital equipment, including dual-mode Time Division Multiple Access phones.Certification testing for Code Division...

COMSAT OUTLINES STRATEGY TO INVEST IN KEY PROJECTS THAT HAVE GLOBAL OUTLOOK

BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Corp. said it plans to invest $50 million to develop a laptop-sized mobile terminal that will serve as a bridge between today's...

CTIA WILL SPONSOR FOURM WITH WIRELESS DATA FOCUS

WASHINGTON-Due to increased demand for an annual forum dedicated to wireless data, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association announced it will host a new fall...

AT DEADLINE: PATENT DISPUTE SETTLED

Qualcomm Inc. agreed to pay InterDigital Technology Corp. $5.5 million in an out-of-court settlement of the companies' Code Division Multiple Access patent dispute.In return...

THE WORLD

Microwave Networks Inc. said it has formed a joint marketing agreement with United Kingdom-based Westinghouse Electronics Ltd. The agreement positions the companies to respond...

USA MOBILE TO PURCHASE PAGE ALERT’S OPERATIONS

CINCINNATI-USA Mobile Communications Holdings Inc. has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the paging business and licenses of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Page Alert.Page...

NOKIA’S MOBILE PHONES DIVISION RECORDS A 62 PERCENT INCREASE

Nokia Corp. reported solid financial results for the first eight months of 1994, particularly in its telecommunications and mobile phone divisions, with net sales...

FBI’S TECHNOLOGY UPDATE TO AID LAW ENFORCEMENT CATCH CROOKS

Transmitting mug shots and fingerprint images over wireless is the aim of the FBI's $17 million-plus technology update program, but it comes at a...

EARNINGS DIGEST: STRONG DOMESTIC SALES BEEST CELLSATR’S INCOME

DALLAS-CellStar Corp. said its net income increased 58 percent to $4.5 million, or 24 cents per share, on 18.6 million shares outstanding for third...

RCR’S TOP 20 MOBILE DATA OPERATORS

Editor's Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiles this list of two-way mobile data operators based on survey responses and interviews with industry...

BIG AND SMALL SMR COMPANIES ARE FACING SEPARATE CHALLENGES

WASHINGTON-The industry created two decades ago to foster dispatch wireless communications in the United States stands at a crossroads as regulatory, technological and market...

MINORITY-OWNED FIRM WELL-PLACED TO SECURE REGIONAL PCS LICENSES

WASHINGTON-A paging consortium led by Maceo Sloan, founder of the nation's largest minority-owned investment firm, late last week appeared headed for a big victory...

NEXTEL INCREASES STAKE IN ALABAMA SMR CARRIER

RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced it has increased its ownership stake in Saber Communications Inc. to 89 percent, and has agreed to purchase up...

READYTALK DEVICE USES CELLULAR TO TRANSMIT PORTABLE VOICE MAIL

ReadyCom Inc. is bringing voice-mail messaging to wireless communications with ReadyTalk, a single unit that uses the cellular network to deliver voice mail service...

NEXTEL ORDERED TO SELL CHANNELS TO BUY CERTAIN MOTOROLA ASSETS

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. said its antitrust settlement with the Justice Department will not interfere with plans to build a nationwide wireless network."While we do...

ERICCSON CDPD SYSTEMS WILL USE DATACELL STATION SUPPLIED BY STEINBRECHER

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Steinbrecher Corp. said it will supply its DataCell mobile data base stations to Ericsson Radio Systems Inc. to be used in Ericsson cellular...

ONCE SEEN AS A CLONE OF HUNDT, FCC’S NESS SHOWS INDIVIDUALITY

In unspectacular fashion, Susan Ness diligently immersed herself in spectrum auction and personal communications services rulemakings at the Federal Communications Commission soon after she...

U S WEST INAUGURATES WIRELESS DATA SERVICES

SEATTLE-U S West Cellular Inc. said it has launched its wireless data service across the company's 13-state service area, offering end-to-end data solutions.Products offered...

VIEWPOINT

The Oct. 28 deadlind for those applying with the Federal Communications Commission to participate in next month's auction for broadband personal communications services licenses...

PCIA AND NABER MERGE TO FORM NEW ASSOCIATION MADE UP OF SEVEN UNITS

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association voted to combine its membership with the National Association of Business and Educational Radio, formally completing months of negotiations...

PRODUCTS

The National Association for Business and Educational Radio announced the release of its ninth edition of The NABER Resource. The guide is a comprehensive...

LETTERS: WASHINGTONBLIND ABOUT PCS SPECTRUM AUCTIONS

The following letter is in response to RCR Editor Bill Maguire's look at the Federal Communications Commission approach to spectrum auctions and how effectively...

D.C. NOTEBOOK

Timing is everything.Ask Thomas Wheeler, president of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, who took advantage of auction frenzy to send Federal Communications Commission Chairman...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

US MobilComm Inc. announced it will complete the initial phase of construction for its Boston-to-Washington corridor of 220 MHz systems this month. US MobilComm...
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