Yearly Archives: 1995

U S WEST REJECTS LOVE TRIANGLE WITH TURNER AND TIME WARNER

The recent scuffle between Time Warner Inc. and U S West Inc. over the former's proposed acquisition of Turner Broadcasting System Inc. may terminate...

THE WORLD

AT&T Network Systems Inc. installed a digital wireless data communications system on Tele2000's wireless network in Lima, Peru. Tele2000 said it was the first...

UTILITY COMPANY DEPLOYS WIRELESS DATA TECHNOLOGY IN LARGE-SCALE CDPD TEST

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile has been contracted to deploy in New Jersey what it says is the largest application of cellular digital packet...

PAC BELL WILL COLLABORATE WITH FOUR GSM LICENSEES

PLEASANTON, Calif.-Pacific Bell Mobile Services said it will collaborate on a number of fronts with four other personal communications services license holders planning to...

AT&T SNARES SNET ORDER

SNET Cellular Inc. awarded AT&T Network Systems Inc. a contract valued at $35 million to supply and install an Autoplex System 1000 for SNET...

EATELCORP, MERCURY WORK TO DEVELOP PCS NETWORK WITH ASSISTANCE FROM LSU

BATON ROUGE, La.-Eatelcorp Inc. will partner with Mercury Cellular and Paging of Lake Charles, La., and contract assistance from Louisiana State University to conduct...

MOTOROLA CHIP DESIGNED TO MAKE FLEX PRODUCTS

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. introduced its FLEX chip set, which it will license to semiconductor manufacturers, who in turn will sell the set to...

HUNDT REQUESTS PLAN TO HANDLE GSM PHONE, HEARING-AID ISSUE

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt directed the wireless telecommunications industry to develop a plan by next week to address interference from European-designed digital...

GTE AND IBM ANNOUNCE BETTER BILLING INFORMATION

ATLANTA-GTE Telecommunications Services and IBM Corp. have introduced a service for managing usage and billing information generated by cellular roaming users.The number of roamers...

HATIS ALLOWS HEARING IMPAIRED TO COMMUNICATE OVER CELLULAR

Before 1995, people with a moderate to total hearing loss couldn't carry on an ordinary phone conversation, according to Jo Waldron, co-inventor of the...

HUTCHISON ANNOUNCES HONG KONG CDMA LAUNCH

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Hutchison Telephone Co. Ltd. launched what it says is the world's first commercial Code Division Multiple Access digital cellular phone system in...

NESS CALLS FOR SPECTRUM SUMMIT TO RETOOL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission early next year will hold a spectrum summit as policymakers rethink fundamental programs that have governed the airwaves for a...

WIRELESS THIEF CONVICTED ON THREE COUNTS OF FRAUD

WASHINGTON-Clinton Watson, the alleged inventor of a software program that created the counterfeit "lifetime" phone, was convicted on three counts of cellular telephone fraud...

WHITE HOUSE COMSAT CONCERNS WILL NOT PREVENT VENTURE ACTIVITY

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration has signaled problems with Comsat Corp.'s planned investment in a global pocket telephone system developed by the International Mobile Satellite Organization,...

AIRTOUCH, AMS, SUN JOIN TO OFFER CUSTOMER SERVICE

GENEVA-AirTouch Communications Inc. has teamed with American Management Systems and Sun Microsystems Computer Co. to deliver a customer care system, the companies announced.The new...

PACS TRADE ASSOCIATION FORMED TO FOSTER USE OF PCS STANDARD

A new industry association has been formed to promote and advance the Personal Access Communications System standard as the preferred solution for the emerging...

CALENDAR

OCTOBER9-11 Technology Forecasting for the Telecommunications Industry, by Technology Futures Inc. Stouffer Hotel, Austin, Texas. For information call David Solomon at (800) 835-3887.10-12 CES...

17 COMPANIES COMPETE TO OFFER CANADIAN POCKET PHONE SERVICE

Seventeen companies interested in providing 1.9 GHz personal communications services in Canada met Industry Canada's Sept. 15 deadline for submitting detailed business plans.The Canadian...

CELCORE SEALS CONTRACT WITH TELECEL FOR AMPS

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Celcore, a developer of advanced wireless switching and networking solutions, announced a contract with Telecel International Ltd. to supply Advanced Mobile Phone Service...

38 GHZ TECHNOLOGY GETS CHANCE TO PROVE ITS PURPOSE WITH PCS

The latest step in the continuing march toward ever higher radio frequencies, 38 GHz point-to-point digital services, is providing a set of interesting, unique...

METRICA/NPR MONITORS NETWORK PERFORMANCE FOR PCS SYSTEMS

Knowing that network efficiency and service quality will be key differentiators in the new arena of wireless competition, and having cut its teeth on...

WORLD CELLULAR EQUIPMENT RISES TO $14.4 BILLION IN 1994 SALES

The world cellular equipment market, including both switching and base station equipment, totaled $14.4 billion in 1994 with plenty of growth still ahead, according...

PICKING PROPER PCS TECHNOLOGY IS WEIGHTY CHOICE FOR OPERATORS

Nearly half of the 20 companies holding licenses for broadband personal communications services have made firm technology decisions, but others continue the difficult task...

BELLSOUTH DIVESTS PAGING OPERATIONS FOR $945 MILLION

Accelerating consolidation in the wireless industry engulfs yet another prominent company as MobileMedia Corp. agrees to acquire BellSouth Corp.'s MobileComm paging subsidiary and its...

WIRELESS SERVICES MARKET GROWTH TO TRIPLE BY 2001 AS CONSUMERS FUEL FIRE

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-The U.S. mobile communications services market is projected to more than triple from $26.3 billion in 1994 to $92.5 billion by the...
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