Yearly Archives: 1995

CCI, AIRTOUCH VENTURE TO BUY CELLULAR SYSTEM

NEW YORK-Cellular Communications Inc. announced that its joint venture with AirTouch Communications has entered into an agreement to purchase certain operating assets from Central...

NOIKIA INKS PACT TO SUPPLY GSM EQUIPMENT TO CHINA

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Telecommunications Corp. will supply Global System for Mobile communications-based digital cellular equipment in the Fujian province of China.Under a contract valued at...

OKLAHOMA RESCUERS USE CELLULAR WHEN 2-WAY CAN’T COMMUNICATE

Cellular telephones improved communications at the Oklahoma City tragedy when public-safety groups' two-way radios-all on different frequencies-couldn't connect."At the site of a disaster, radio...

POSSIBLE THREAT FROM PCS SPURS CELLULAR CONSTRUCTION SHOSTECK

WHEATON, Md.-The threat of personal communications services encroaching on the cellular telephone industry and a good economy with an expanding consumer market led to...

SCOTT RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT, CEO OF PAGENET EFFECTIVE IN OCOBER

After 13 years helping grow what today is the nation's largest paging company, Terry Scott, Paging Network Inc.'s president and chief executive officer, is...

NEXTEL, AMS REVISE PLANS TO MERGE TEH COMPANIES

RUTHERFORD, N.J.-A definitive merger agreement between Nextel Communications Inc. and American Mobile Systems Inc. replaces a previously announced stock purchase agreement between the companies.Terms...

PCS PRIMECO PICKS MTG FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-McKenzie Telecommunications Group Inc. has contracted to provide engineering and construction for PCS PrimeCo L.P.'s personal communications services network in the Tampa, Fla.,...

NTIA REPORTS MINORITY FINANCING COULD TAKE UNCONVENTIONAL FORM

WASHINGTON-A new government study says minorities may have to adopt nontraditional financing strategies to break into the telecommunications market. The report, issued by the...

IF PCS NETWORKS ARE NEW CARS, THEN LICENSEES NEED GAS TO GO

After much trepidation, you have just purchased a new luxury vehicle. The first few moments with the car are spent testing the sun roof,...

GEOTEK BEGINS BATA TEST ON PHILADELPHIA NETWORK, ATTRACTS ADDITIONAL FUNDS

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. is beta testing its recently constructed Philadelphia spread spectrum network to offer integrated digital radio service for commercial fleet management...

BUDGET BATTLE TO INCLUDE ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON-The big budget battle of 1995 now unfolding in Congress will shape wireless telecommunications policy in a fierce debate expected to test the resolve...

BARRETT RAKES FCC PLAN TO LIMIT BIDDING CREDITS IN SMR AUCTION

WASHINGTON-A government plan limiting bidding credits in 900 MHz specialized mobile radio auctions to small businesses has drawn the wrath of Federal Communications Commission...

SUN INTRODUCES SOLSTIC FAMILY TO ENABLE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

Targeting a wireless industry with complicated network management needs, Sun Microsystems Inc. said it has introduced its Solstice family of products to wireless manufacturers...

AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT PREPARES TO ISSUE SECOND CELLULAR LICENSE

Competition is expected to be fierce for the second cellular license for a Global System for Mobile communications network in Austria. The three cellular...

VIEWPOINT

The Federal Communications Commission set an Aug. 2 date to begin the proceedings when Telephone Electronics Corp.-after aligning itself with PCS PrimeCo L.P., the...

MICRO-QUICK SWITCHING FIRM'S MONIKER TO ARIS

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.-Micro-Quick Systems Inc. announced it has changed its name to Access Rating and Information Systems Inc. to better reflect the company's mission."Looking...

MOTOROLA EXPECTS FLEX PROTOCOL WILL BECOME `DE FACTO’ STANDARD

Punctuating the onset of narrowband personal communications services, Motorola Inc.'s new InFLEXion messaging protocol is among a family of protocols the company expects to...

PAGING OPERATIONS START IN INDIA AS MODI BRINGS 3 CITIES ON-LINE

In India, where basic telephone service is scarce and telecommunications unfamiliar, the introduction of paging technology promises new opportunities for both service providers and...

TWO ACCUSED BY THE FTC TO FIGHT CHARGES IN COURT, NO TRIAL DATE SCHEDULED

ATLANTA-Two members of an Atlanta business accused by the Federal Trade Commission of operating a deceptive "recovery room" telemarketing scheme have withdrawn their offer...

FCC SETTLES DISPUTE OVER HEARING AID INTERFERENCE AND GSM-BASED SYSTEMS

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt said the agency will not halt the licensing of personal communications services systems that use the Global System...

PAGENET POSTS A NET LOSS OF $6.8 MILLION IN QUARTER

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced its first quarter financial results. Net revenues reached $121.5 million, a 34 percent increase from $90.7 million for the same...

NEW PCS AUCTION DATE PROMPTS MIXED BAG OF RESPONSES BY DES

While the two-month delay of the entrepreneur block auction gave some designated-entity companies more time to wheel and deal for funding and allies, one...

MOTOROLA SNAGS CHINA PACT

The Post and Telecommunication Administration in the Zhejiang Province of China is reconfiguring its existing paging network, based on Motorola Inc.'s M15 series paging...

STAY IN CHARGE PROVIDES COMPUSERVE SUBSCRIBERS WITH WIRELESS CONNECTION

COLUMBUS, Ohio-CompuServe Inc. has teamed up with a number of wireless companies to enhance mobility for professionals on the road through its Stay In...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Following partnership agreements established last December, Northern Telecom Ltd. has issued its first purchase order, valued at $2 million, to Qualcomm Inc. for Code...
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