Yearly Archives: 1994

MTEL SIGNS AGREEMENT TO BUY U.S. PAGING CORP. IN STOCK-FOR-STOCK DEAL

JACKSON, Miss.-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire United States Paging Corp. in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at...

QUALCOMM INTRODUCES HANDSET, SOFTWARE FOR PCS MARKETPLACE

Gearing up for upcoming personal communications services auctions, Qualcomm Inc. has introduced several products based on its Code Division Multiple Access digital technology, including...

FIRM PLANS TO AID PCS HOPEFULS IN BIDDING, BUILDING, BRANDING

Positioning itself for the impending rush on broadband personal communications services licenses, The PCS Group, a Minneapolis-based consulting firm, has formed to offer one-stop...

FCC PLANS TO STAMP OUT FRAUD EARLY ON IN SPECTRUM AUCTIONS

WASHINGTON-With huge sums of money expected to be bid on broadband personal communications services licenses later this year, the Federal Communications Commission has adopted...

A VIRTUAL WALK DOWN THE WE-WAY GIVES A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE

Oct. 8, 2022. Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian exhibit on the Age of Multimedia: 1994-2008 opened for public viewing in the Gore Digital Museum complex located...

UTILITY BUSINESS PLANS TO LAUNCH ITS OWN SMR NETWORK NEXT YEAR

The Southern Co., a registered holding company for five Southeastern utilities, plans to have the first domestic digital specialized mobile radio network operated by...

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FIRM USES A `COOL’ TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE CLEARER BASE STATIONS

Illinois Superconductor Corp. said it has introduced an interference filter for cellular base station receivers that uses superconductor technology, enabling the base station to...

MOTOROLA’S TELEDENSITY PRODUCT CAN REPLACE WIRELINE TELEPHONE

Motorola Inc.'s Personal Communications Systems formally introduced its Teledensity product, a wireless system designed for local loop and personal communications services applications, at the...

CALIFORNIA MICROWAVE HAS RECORD NET INCOME YEAR

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-California Microwave Inc. reported a 50 percent increase in net income for fiscal year 1994, ended June 30 for a record $15.1 million,...

IRIDIUM FINISHES EQUITY FUNDING WITH $310M FROM NEW BUSINESS

With three new investors injecting a fresh $310 million into its low-earth-orbiting satellite project, Iridium Inc. said it has completed its planned equity financing.That...

WIRETAP BILL GETS SUPPORT

House and Senate Judiciary committees late last week approved digital wiretap legislation, improving chances for passing a bill before the 103rd Congress adjourns for...

PAGING COMPANIES TEAM FOR CROSS-BORDER SERVICE

HARTFORD, Conn.-Message Center USA is teaming with Continental Paging Corp. of Canada to offer an integrated North American paging service between Canada and the...

RACOTEK ADOPTS PROPOSAL TO PROTECT SHAREHOLDERS

MINNEAPOLIS-Racotek Inc. said its board of directors has adopted a stockholder rights plan designed to protect the long-term value of the company during any...

PAGEMART TO LAUNCH FLEX NATION WIDE IN EARLY 1995

DALLAS-PageMart Inc. will launch the new Flex Signaling System nationwide early in the first quarter of 1995.Flex is able to increase the number of...

PEOPLE

Houston Cellular Telephone Co. announced that Donald Kovalevich has joined the company as its new president and general manager. He has an extensive sales...

FCC COUNSEL KENNARD IS LIKED, RESPECTED AMONG AGENCY PEERS

While it is significant that William Kennard, general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission, is one of only a handful of African Americans to...

CTIA DECLARES OPPOSITION TO NEW ILLINOIS AREA CODE, CALLING IT DISCRIMINATORY

The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association has filed comments with federal regulators opposing Ameritech's new telephone numbering plan for Illinois.CTIA said the new area code...

DELUGE OF 800 MHZ APPLICANTS AWAIT FCC LIFTING OF SMR FREEZE

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, facing intensified criticism from industry and Congress, has set up a task force to help it decide the fate of...

NEXTEL WILL ACQUIRE AMS UNDER NEW AGREEMENT

RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. and American Mobile Systems Inc. have entered into an agreement to merge operations, Nextel said.Plans call for the entire, fully-diluted...

NEXTEL SAYS IT IS CAUTIOUS ABOUT GETTING PARTNERS AFTER BREAK-UP WITH MCI

Nextel Communications Inc. says it isn't anxious to jump into another relationship or alliance, and has money enough of its own until 1997."In the...

IRIDUM PROJECT INVERTOR LIST INCLUDE BIG ANS SMALL

Other Iridium investors include: Iridium Canada Inc.China Great Wall Industry Corp.Iridium Africa Corp.Iridium Andes-Caribe of VenezuelaIridium India Private Ltd.-a consortium of Indian financial institutions, investing...

NEW 500 AREA CODE MAY BOOST DEMAND FOR 1-NUMBER SERVICES

Demand for one-number services may become even greater now that the non-geographic 500 area code is available, according to Accessline Technologies Inc., a company...

CARRIERS REPORTING LOWER CHURN, BUT INDUSTRY ANALYSTS DISAGREE

Accurate cellular subscriber churn rates continue to be elusive for most people to obtain except those really "in the know" at cellular service companies,...

CALENDAR

OCTOBER3-5 Power '94, by BIS Strategic Decisions. The Westin Hotel, Santa Clara, Calif. For information call (800) 874-9980.4-5 Wholesale PCS: Less Capital for Small Business...
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