Monthly Archives: December, 1995

PAGER ONE CONSTRUCTS FLEX NETWORKS IN SOUTH

ATLANTA-Pager One Inc. announced it has constructed a single frequency paging network in Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.The company said it...

WESTLINK PAGING TO OFFER 2-WAY MESSAGING SERVICE THROUGH DEAL WITH PCSD

GREENVILLE, S.C.-PCS Development Corp. announced it has signed an agreement with Westlink Paging Inc. allowing the company to offer PCSD's advanced two-way paging services...

ORBCOMM TO OFFER GEO-TRACKING AND DATA SERVICES VIA SATELLITE

With plans to offer commercial tracking services in North America in February, Orbcomm Global L.P. has two satellites in orbit and is beta testing...

CALIF. COMPANY TO SUPPLY TEST EQUIPMENT TO ITALY

YORBA LINDA, Calif.-Comarco Inc. announced it has received its first major European purchase order to provide Italy with wireless communications field measurement equipment.The company...

CZECH REPUBLIC BEGINS EFFORTS TO EXPAND WIRELESS COMPETITION

A total of 36 companies have declared interest in bidding for 49 percent of a wireless license offered by the Czech Republic, confirming the...

BCI, TATA GROUP CLAIM INDIAN LICENSE TO OFFER GSM CELLULAR TELEPHONY

MONTREAL, Quebec-A consortium formed by Bell Canada International and the Tata Group of India has been offered a license by the government of India...

BALANCED BUDGET BILL WILL FORBID FUTURE LICENSES ISSUED BY LOTTERY

WASHINGTON-Congress, in the face of an impending veto and resumed fighting with the White House over government spending that could lead to another government...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

CellStar Corp. said it formed a distribution relationship with Cellular One Group. The company said the agreement is a nationwide strategic cellular accessory program...

DUTCH COMPANY OFFER `MAXERS’ TO INCORPORATE PAGING, INTERNET

A private Dutch company has combined traditional paging with high-tech messaging to produce "Maxing," an advanced wireless service that Eindhoven-based CallMax bv hopes to...

BRITE INKS PACT TO DELIVER CELLNET ADDED VOICE-MAIL

WICHITA, Kan.-Brite Voice Systems Inc. announced it has signed a contract to provide additional voice-mail capacity to Cellnet, a mobile communications network operator in...

AT&T NAMES NEW HEADS FOR WIRELESS NETWORK UNIT, SET TO OFFER STOCK IN ’96

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. appointed key executives to head its new $20 billion wireless equipment business, one of the three independent publicly traded companies AT&T...

A-PLUS SIGNS DEALS TO BUY REGIONAL PAGING SYSTEMS

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-A-Plus Network Inc. said it has signed definitive agreements to acquire three regional paging companies, which will give the Nashville, Tenn.-based company an...

APPLE UNVEILS ADVANCED NEWTON OPERATING SYSTEM

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Apple Computer Inc. unveiled its Newton operating system, Newton 2.0, designed to advance the Newton platform by providing improved organizational and communications capabilities,...

WORLD’S LARGEST CELLULAR OPERATORS

AT&T Corp. is the world's largest cellular operator, according to research from the International Telecommunications Union. In fact, U.S. companies account for 10 of...

DIGITAL MICROWAVE INKS PACT WITH BELLSOUTH PCS

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Digital Microwave Corp. said it has signed a two-year agreement with BellSouth Corp. to supply digital microwave radios. Digital Microwave's products will...

PAGENET PLANS FIELD TEST OF MESSAGING IN ATLANTA

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. said it will begin a field trial in Atlanta of two-way messaging services on its narrowband personal communications services network in...

D.C. NOTEBOOK

Much has been written about the decline of the Democratic Party, given the almost daily departure of lawmakers on that side of the aisle...

THE NATION

Reflection Technology Inc. has opened two new sales offices in San Jose, Calif., and Sciota, Pa., to accommodate the increasing demand for FaxView personal...

PCS SYSTEM IS DELIVERED TO SINGAPORE BY NORTEL

SINGAPORE-Singapore Telecom MobileLink announced the completion of Singapore's first national personal communications services network, which was designed and developed by Northern Telecom Ltd.The Global...

MTEL REACHES ONE MILLION PAGING UNITS IN SERVICE

JACKSON, Miss.-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. announced its total number of paging units in service has increased to one million one-way, two-way and voice messaging...

METROCALL PAGING SERVICE OFFERED IN RETAIL CATALOG

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Crutchfield Corp., a national retail catalog sales firm in Charlottesville, Va.The Crutchfield catalog specializes in...

PAGENET GOES OUTSIDE INDUSTRY TO HIRE NEW EXECUTIVE MARSCHEL

Paging Network Inc. has a new face and so does the wireless industry with the appointment of Glenn Marschel as the company's new president...

ALPHANUMERIC IMAGE CHANGES TO SERVE DATA-INTENSIVE FUTURE

Alphanumeric paging is making a turnaround in the U.S. marketplace. It's easier to use, more spectrum-efficient and may open a gateway for service providers...

HE SAYS EMULATION IS FAIR GAME, BUT CARRIERS CRY FRAUD

Michael Snitz of Phoenix-based Cell Phone Extensions says his business is a part of the new "emulation industry," but cellular carriers call his work...

DIAL PAGE SALE TO NEXTEL NETS FIRM $95.8M GAIN

GREENVILLE, S.C.-The recognition of a $95.8 million after-tax gain on the sale of Dial Page Inc.'s paging operation accounted for a $38.7 million, or...
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