Yearly Archives: 1995

PAGING PLAYERS EXPLORE OPTIONS, BETA TEST TECHNOLOGY FOR ROLLOUT

It appears the next wave of paging is as diverse as its players. While SkyTel Corp. is only a short time away from launching...

CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER12-13 Marketing in the Age of Convergence, by TeleStrategies. Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, Washington, D.C. For information call (703) 734-7050.14 Women in Cable and...

CONSUMER MARKET WILL REQUIRE A WHOLE NEW CARRIER APPROACH

WASHINGTON-Increased competition among commercial wireless carriers-owing to deregulation, more spectrum and technical flexibility-could lead to the formation of a single telecommunications market for "people...

EUROPE’S MOBILE MARKET TO LEAP TO $30 BILLION IN REVENUE BY ’98

NORWELL, Mass.-Europe's mobile communications services market is expected to jump to $30 billion by 1998, while the continent's mobile communications equipment market will see...

FCC FACES REDUCED WORK FORCE TO MEET NEW TECHNOLOGY NEEDS

WASHINGTON-The union representing Federal Communications Commission employees has accused Chairman Reed Hundt of reneging on a staff reduction plan agreed to by labor and...

DATA TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY CAN NOW MEET USER’S DEMANDS

If you were one of the many who stood in line to buy a copy of Windows 95 at midnight Aug. 24, (or even...

SIMS INSTALLS INSTAFONE IN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.-Sims Communications Inc. said it will install Instafone cellular rental machines at four more international airports, in Anchorage, Alaska, Baton Rouge, La.,...

GEOTEK UNIT IS PROVIDING MOBILE DISPATCH SYSTEMS

MONTVALE, N.J.-GMSI Inc., a subsidiary of Geotek Communications Inc., has been contracted to provide dispatch and mobile data systems for Comfort Transportation Pte Ltd....

SOROS INCREASES AMOUNT OF INVEST MENT IN GEOTEK

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. announced that investors affiliated with George Soros were scheduled to purchase about $21 million principal amount of units consisting of...

GERMANY’S RWE USING NETWORK TO COMPETE IN MOBILE MARKETS

German powerhouse RWE Energie AG has its telecom engine revving, awaiting a license to drive. The diversified conglomerate has an extensive telecom network already...

GTE MOBILNET PARTNERS IN EIGHTH JAPANESE DEAL

ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet has partnered with Digital Tu-Ka Hokuriku Co. Ltd. of Japan, a telecommunications company formed by Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Japan Telecom...

HP AND VODAFONE RELEASE WIRELESS TEXT MESSAGING ON GSM DIGITAL HANDSETS

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co.'s OpenMail short messaging service now will be available to users of the Vodafone Group's Global System for Mobile communications cellular...

FCC EXTENDS APPLICATION FREEZE TO ADDRESS REFARMING CONCERNS

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, responding to industry concerns about potential interference from the introduction of advanced technologies in private wireless bands below 800 MHz,...

RCR CHANGES TO WEEKLY FORMAT

DENVER-RCR Publications Inc. announced the newspaper will be printed weekly beginning Jan. 1 to keep its readers better informed about the constantly changing wireless...

CONTEL ACQUIRES INTEREST IN 3 CALIF. SERVICE AREAS

DENVER-Contel Cellular of California Inc. has acquired certain limited partnership interests in the California-4 Rural Service Area from affiliates of Evans Telephone Co., Pinnecles...

DIFFERENTIAL CORRECTIONS SIGNS NORTH DAKOTA DEAL

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Differential Corrections Inc. will provide digital data services to the North Dakota Department of Transportation using Radio Broadcast Data System technology.DCI provides global...

DIGITAL SERVICE PRICES ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN LOWER TO ENTICE USERS

Cellular operators may have to continue to price digital service lower than analog to capture and keep customers until digital service matures and can...

MOBILE DATA SUBSCRIBERS TO DOUBLE BY YEAR 2000 AS EQUIPMENT IMPROVES

WASHINGTON-The number of mobile data subscribers can be expected to double by 2000 as more equipment and data networks become available, according to a...

ERICSSON OFFERING MAY NET $1B TO HELP FUND EXPANSION EFFORTS

Hoping to raise $1 billion to be used toward cellular expansion efforts, L.M. Ericsson said it is proposing an equity share offering."There is an...

ERICSSON SNAGS CONTRACT FOR $60M TO IMPLEMENT TDMA/AMPS IN MALAYSIA

STOCKHOLM-Malaysian cellular operator Mobikom Sdn Bhd has placed an order with L.M. Ericsson, valued at $60 million, to expand its Mobifon 800 Time Division...

VEBA, CABLE & WIRELESS JOINT VENTURE IS APPROVED

BRUSSELS-The European Commission has approved the formation of two joint ventures by the German energy company Veba AG and London-based Cable & Wireless plc.The...

FCC TO SELL FREE-USE SPECTRUM, FIRST EFFORT TO PRIVATIZE INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON-Is this the future?The Progress & Freedom Foundation, the libertarian think tank of House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., that wants to abolish the Federal...

VIEWPOINT

I don't envy FCC Chairman Reed Hundt.Yes, only a few short months ago he was the golden boy of Washington, as should be anyone...

CHINESE MINISTRIES CREATE ENTITY TO BRING COMPETITION TO MARKET

Three Chinese state ministries have created a competitor for China's monopolistic Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to expand the nation's telecommunications system.China United Telecommunications...

CHANNEL SURFING

Channel surfing-Although most consumers still purchase cellular service through cellular carriers, the retail sales channel is creeping up in popularity, according to a survey...
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