Yearly Archives: 1994

GEOTEK REPORTS INCREASE IN NINE-MONTH REVENUES

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. reported a 50 percent increase in consolidated revenues for the nine months ended Sept. 30. The company reported $49.4 million...

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...

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...

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...

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...

BELL ATLANTIC REORGANIZES ITS INTERNATIONAL DIVISION

ARLINGTON, Va.-Bell Atlantic Corp. has reorganized its international business unit, naming Alexander H. Good president and chief executive officer of Bell Atlantic International Inc.Good,...

MORTOROLA TO LICENSE TECHNOLOGY TO E.F. JOHNSON FOR PROJECT 25

In efforts to achieve compatibility of mobile communications systems among public-safety agencies, several manufacturers contributing to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International Inc.'s Project...

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...

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...

NEXTEL SECURES INTREST IN MEXICAN SMR CARRIER

RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to invest in Corporacion Mobilcom S.A. de C.V., a Mexican specialized mobile radio operator, and...

CDMA PROPONENT GROUP COMPLETES SPECIFICATIONS FOR OFFERING DATA SERVICES

ATLANTA-The CDMA Development Group has completed specifications for Code Division Multiple Access asynchronous data and short message services.Services conforming to these standards are expected...

E.F.JOHNSON CO. DELIVERS NARROWBAND SMR SYSTEM

BURNSVILLE, Minn.-E.F. Johnson Co. delivered its first system of narrowband 220 MHz radio equipment using linear modulation technology to dispatch operators in Southern Florida.The...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

SATELLITE INNOVATIONS ALLOW FIRMS TO BLAST INTO GLOBAL MARKETPLACE

A new age of global wireless telecommunications is beginning as barriers to competition fall and innovative satellite technologies move from the drawing board to...

QUALCOMM, MAXON DEBUT CELLULAR PHONE IN BEIJING

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Maxon Electronics Co. Ltd. introduced the QCP-900 hand-held portable phone in Beijing.The phone, which can operate in Code Division Multiple...
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