September 1995

HONG KONG-Two Chinese paging operators have chosen Motorola Inc. to provide a paging network using the Illinois-based company’s high-speed FLEX paging protocol. Chinese paging provider Beijing First Star has selected …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-A committee under the Industry Carriers Compatibility Forum submitted to federal authorities a plan for providing personal communications services users with number portability. The Industry Numbering Committee’s proposal would …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it will concentrate on making wireless regulations more flexible and streamlining licensing procedures in the coming months. The emphasis on the two areas will be …

SEATTLE-The Aviation Communications Division of AT&T Wireless Services announced the domestic offering of new ground-to-air service on its all-digital, inflight telecommunications system. “Consumers now have the option of being reached …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Pilipino Telephone Corp. awarded Motorola Inc.’s International Cellular Infrastructure Division a $270 million contract to expand and enhance its Mobiline cellular phone system, said Motorola. The initial phase …

NEW YORK-The Asia-Pacific cellular market is expected to hold 30 million subscribers by 1998, according to a new market research study from Northern Business Information. Cellular service market analyses and …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-TMI Communications and Co. L.P. announced its mobile satellite communications network is now operational and being tested. “We are pleased to announce that testing to date on the …

With the dramatic changes that are occurring in every sector of the telecommunications industry, analysts and investors on Wall Street and elsewhere are re-evaluating the industry, its sectors and its …

WASHINGTON-The government of Taiwan has licensed nine groups to operate CT2, second-generation cordless telephone service in the nation’s three telecommunications regions. Observers say it may give the operators a chance …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint will unveil the first offering of its Total Number service to customers in the Las Vegas market. Total Number is a single number service which allows customers …

Solectek Corp. of San Diego offers a high-speed wireless bridge system that can link local area networks up to 25 miles apart in an ideal setting, or 7 miles apart …

JACKSON, Miss.-Prince, the Holland, Mich., supplier of automotive interior systems, and SkyTel Corp., the Jackson, Miss., wireless messaging service provider, said they have agreed to form an alliance to develop …

PORTOLA VALLEY, Calif.-The Small Business PCS Association announced it will hold a national meeting with the theme “Small Business PCS (personal communications services)-Where are we now?” held in conjunction with …

The wireless industry is certainly capturing a few people’s attention these days. The House has designed legislation that would supersede arguments on the legalities of an entrepreneur auction. If the …

Telecommunications officials in India are set to issue the remaining licenses for cellular service in the next few weeks, just as initial licensees are beginning to launch their systems in …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Shinawatra Paging of Thailand has chosen Glenayre Technologies Inc. to supply infrastructure equipment for the second phase of its system expansion. Glenayre said it will provide nearly 300 high-performance …

The Czech Economics Ministry is firming its plans to issue a tender for companies interested in becoming partners in one of two groups that will hold licenses to operate Global …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc.’s Embarc Communication Services division and CNBC have formed a 10-year, multimillion dollar alliance in which the companies will develop and market wireless financial news and information …

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BOGOTA, Colombia-NSN Network Services Ltd. said it installed Colombia’s nationwide satellite paging system for Vipertronic of Bogota. Vipertronic will provide local and national paging services in Colombia using NSN’s Gilat …

RIDGELAND, Miss.-MobileComm, the paging subsidiary of BellSouth Corp., and ReadyCom Inc. have entered an agreement whereby MobileComm plans to offer ReadyTalk service in its markets. ReadyTalk, conceived by Chapel Hill, …

Tonawanda, N.Y.-based Sinclabs, a division of Sinclair Technologies, announced its Excelsior antenna line, which consists of low band, 1/4 wave, 220 MHz, wideband UHF/VHF, cellular trunking, no ground plane and …

U.S. telecom companies have the chance to buy into one of Indonesia’s cellular operators, PT Telkomsel, which is seeking a strategic partner to help combat the $586 million investment Deutsche …

RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Nextel Communications Inc. has activated its digital specialized mobile radio service in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., market. “It is always exciting to begin service in a new market, …

Olivetti SpA and Northern Telecom Ltd. have formed a joint venture to distribute and service Nortel telecommunications products in Italy. As part of the agreement, Nortel has acquired 49 percent …