Monthly Archives: September, 1995

MOTOROLA CONTRACTS FLEX FOR TWO CLIENTS IN CHINA

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...

NUMBER PORTABILITY GROUP PREDICTS IT BE FOUR YEARS BEFORE PLAN IS DEPLOYED

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...

FCC WILL FOCUS ON STREAMLINING ITS PROCEDURES AND REGULATIONS

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...

AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES ANNOUNCES PASSENGER GROUND-TO-AIR CAPABILITY

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...

MOTOROLA SNAGS CONTRACT TO INSTALL NAMPS SYSTEM FROM PILIPINO TELEPHONE

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...

GROWTH SPREADS IN ASIA-PACIFIC, MARKET WILL CLIMB TO 30 MILLION

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...

MSAT NETWORK PROVIDES NORTH AMERICAN CALLING

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...

TELECOM PLAYERS MUST PREPARE TO MEET FORCES OF COMPETITION

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...

TAIWAN LETS NINE GROUPS OFFER CT2 PHONE SERVICE THROUGHOUT THREE REGIONS

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...

LAS VEGAS GETS SPRINT TOTAL NUMBER OFFERING

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...

SOLECTEK OFFERS BRIDGE SYSTEM FOR LINKING LANS SPREAD APART

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...

PRINCE AND SKYTEL AGREE TO FORM BUSINESS ALLIANCE

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...

SBPCS GROUP SCHEDULES A MEETING DURING PCIA

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...

VIEWPOINT

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...

INDIAN GOVERNMENT SET TO ISSUE NEXT ROUND OF WIRELESS LICENSES

Telecommunications officials in India are set to issue the remaining licenses for cellular service in the next few weeks, just as initial licensees are...

GLENAYRE DELIVERS PRODUCT FOR EX PANSION IN THAILAND

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...

CZECH REPUBLIC TO ISSUE TENDER FOR SECOND GSM CELLULAR SYSTEM

The Czech Economics Ministry is firming its plans to issue a tender for companies interested in becoming partners in one of two groups that...

MOTOROLA AND CNBC JOIN TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL NEWS IN WIRELESS SERVICE VENUE

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...

SEPTEMBER

20-21 Wireless Telecom Values & Finance, by Kagan Seminars. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York. For information call Kristen Roelofs at (408) 624-1536.20-23 PCS '95, by...

BOGOTA’S PAGING SYSTEM COURTESY OF NSN NETWORK

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...

MOBILECOMM SET TO OFFER READYTALK IN MARKETS

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...

PRODUCTS

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,...

WIRELESS OPERATOR IN INDONESIA SEEKS PARTNER TO HELP COMPETE

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...

NEXTEL ACTIVATES SERVICE IN BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON

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...

THE WORLD

Olivetti SpA and Northern Telecom Ltd. have formed a joint venture to distribute and service Nortel telecommunications products in Italy. As part of the...
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