Yearly Archives: 1994

CELLULAR DATA AT A GLANCE

Following is a laundry list of current and future cellular technologies: Circuit-switched networkThe most widespread option for transmitting cellular data is over the circuit-switched network,...

TOP 20 INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR MARKETS

Editor's Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest international cellular markets by country based on information supplied...

NOKIA TO PHASE OUT TECHNOPHONE BRAND IN ITS U.S. MARKETS

A rose by any other name still smells as sweet.Finnish-based Nokia Corp. hopes the same holds true for cellular telephones.The company's Nokia Mobile Phones...

DATARADIO PRODUCT USED BY NATIONAL CRIME CENTER

ATLANTA - Dataradio Corp. will provide its Vehicular Information Solutions products for the National Crime Information Center's modernization plans.The NCIC data system provides the...

OPERATOR TESTS ISRAELI TECHNOLOGY FOR PAGING

While some paging providers are spending a great deal of money for the prospect of providing two-way messaging services, a Minnesota company says it...

WIRELESS BOOM MAY BRING LACK OF EXPERIENCED SITE DEVELOPERS

Currently, massive investments are being planned for the next boom in wireless communications. Spurred by the prospect of personal communications services, the race is...

SEIKO FORMS UNIT TO OFFER NEWS, INFORMATION VIA WATCHES, PDAS

Saying it wants to make wireless information systems affordable to everyone, Seiko Corp. announced it has formed a new business unit and dumped $57...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION MAY TAKE CENTER STAGE THIS FALL

WASHINGTON-Congress will attempt to pass telecommunications reform and digital wiretap legislation this fall, and lawmakers also plan to put the Federal Communications Commission's auction...

GTE TO BUY OUTSTANDING SHARES OF CONTEL, FORM NEW SUBSIDIARY

GTE Corp. has opted to spend $224 million to purchase the remaining shares of Contel Cellular Inc. it doesn't already own.As part of the...

BUSINESS CHANGES NAME TO GO COMMUNICATIONS TO REACH BROADER MARKET

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-A group of investors looking to form alliances among personal communications services providers have changed the name of their company in hopes of...

REVENUSE UP 32 PERCENT FOR PAGING NETWORK INC.

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. posted record net revenue for the second quarter of 1994, ended June 30, and increased its number of pagers in service...

KITCHEN NAMED TO HEAD NEW TRADE ASSOCIATION FROM ANTICIPATED MERGER

WASHINGTON-Jay Kitchen will head the new wireless trade group created by the anticipated merger of the National Association of Business and Educational Radio and...

U S WEST PURCHASES RSA ALONG ARIZONA HIGHWAY

NOGALES, Ariz.-U S West Cellular announced it has expanded its cellular footprint in Arizona through the recent purchase of a rural license there.U S...

PCS NARROWBAND WINNERS PAINT FEATURE-FILLED PAGING LANDSCAPE

Two-way communications on devices the size of a pager will likely be the first service offered on recently purchased nationwide narrowband PCS frequencies."We're just...

JUDGE SETS NOV. 1 DATE TO HEAR LAWSUIT BY BELLS ON AT&T-MCCAW MERGER

WASHINGTON-A New York federal judge last week refused to block the proposed merger between AT&T Corp. and McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., but agreed to...

PEOPLE

Frank McGillivray has been promoted to vice president of Transaction Billing Resources, a provider of credit card processing for the telecommunications industry.Also, Donna Tucker...

BAM'S CELLULAR CALLERS CAN GET DIRECTORY HELP

BEDMINISTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile customers traveling in the southwest can now dial 411 and reach Bell Atlantic's new InfoAssist service, which provides regular directory...

TELECOM BILL'S FATE OVERSHADOWS THE FCC'S FALL AGENDA

Washington - Clouding the Federal Communications Commision's wireless agenda this fall is the uncertain fate of telecommunications reform legislation that could trigger scores of...

STOCKWATCH

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SPRINT, BAM AND NYNEX DISCUSS MERGING CELLULAR

Partnerships-even those between Bell companies and long-distance carriers-should be expected in today's cut-throat telecommunications industry, said a spokesman for Sprint Corp. in response to...

PCS LIKELY TO ACT AS A CATALYST FOR MORE MERGERS IN WIRELESS

What's behind the recent wave of wireless mega-mergers and alliances?First, AT&T Corp. launched its bold acquisition of cellular leader McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., and...

NEW DATABASE BY ORACLE HAS BUILT-IN RAM SUPPORT

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-Wireless access of information on an Oracle database is available more quickly now due to a new mobile client/server system with built-in support...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Hark Systems Inc. has installed a wireless switch in South Dakota that uses specialized mobile radio frequencies to connect inbound and outbound calls. Hark's...

LAWSUIT FILED

Shareholders of Contel Cellular Inc. have filed two separate lawsuits in an attempt to block GTE Corp.'s $224 million bid to purchase the remaining...

RBOCS OFFER TO ASSIST WINNERS OF `DESIGNATED ENTITY’ LICENSES

Small companies may have an easier go at starting personal communications services operations with minimal capital investment through proposals offered separately by the seven...
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