Yearly Archives: 1995

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...

PACEMAKERS MAY BE INFLUENCED BY SOME DIGITAL CELLULAR PHONES

WASHINGTON-Recent studies showing cellular telephones can interfere with cardiac pacemakers have prompted industry-funded research to see if next-generation, digital pocket phones pose a public...

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L.M. Ericsson introduced the Prism HP portable, which the company says is its smallest, lightest and most sophisticated high specification radio. It is designed...

QUALCOMM PUSHES BUCK SCHEDULED DATES TO OFFER CDMA-BASED EQUIPMENT

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. pushed back its previously announced mid-1995 availability schedule for Code Division Multiple Access technology-based equipment.Qualcomm said its cellular infrastructure equipment will...

THE RCR TOP 20 CELLULAR MARKETS

Most carriers are unwilling to reveal subscriber numbers because of the highly competitive nature of the business. RCR tallies for total market subscribers, population...

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...

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...

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...

ASSOCIATIONS ASK FCC TO MODIFY FREEZE ON INTERCATEGORY SHARING

Two industry associations have asked the Federal Communications Commission to modify the freeze placed on intercategory sharing in the 800 MHz band, suggesting it...

EQUIPMENT DONATED TO SECRET SERVICE TO BATTLE FRAUD

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association donated $50,000 worth of advanced telecommunications testing equipment to the U.S. Secret Service as part of an ongoing industry-government...

PEOPLE

Scott Schelle has been appointed teh chief executive officer of American Personal Communications, replacing Gerald T. Vento, who left to pursue personal interests. Vento...

MOTOROLA OFFERING ALLOWS USERS TO ACCESS DATA VIA 2-WAY RADIO

Cutting-edge graphic data software that allows en-route firefighters to wirelessly access images of building layouts using a laptop computer is just one mobile remedy...

QUALCOMM INKS DEAL TO RESELL ORBCOMM MSS SERVICE

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it agreement with Orbcomm US, an affiliate of Orbital Sciences Corp., giving Qualcomm the right to resell Orbcomm's new mobile...

PRODUCTS

Telecom International, Fairfield, Iowa, is introducing a new cellular add-on service technology called Power Number. It provides Follow-Me Number service, designed to locate a...

NORTHERN TELECOM UNITES WITH U.S. INTELCO FOR PCS

OLYMPIA, Wash.-U.S. Intelco Wireless Communications Inc. and Northern Telecom Ltd. announced an agreement to develop a business relationship in the personal communications services marketplace.Opportunities...

THE WORLD

AirTouch Communications, a partner in Globalstar L.P. - one of three low-earth-orbit statellites recently licensed by the government is pursuing satellite-based mobile communications in...

PAGEMART ADDS COVERAGE IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION

DALLAS-PageMart Inc. is extending its paging coverage in the Caribbean to meet the demand of travelers in the region, the company said.Puerto Rico, the...

AT&T OFFERS $3.3 BILLION TO LIN FOR REMAINING SHARES IN CARRIER

Lin Broadcasting Corp. can take until mid-May to accept or reject the latest offer by AT&T Corp. to buy the last 48 percent of...

MTEL WILL PROVIDE SERVICE TO MALTS AND TWO ISLANDS

JACKSON, Miss.-In a partnership venture with Telemalta Corp.-the Republic of Malta's state-owned telecommunications operation-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. has launched a satellite-based wireless messaging service...

2 MCCAW MARKETS USE THE AT&T BRAND NAME

SEATTLE-McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. has visibly initiated its transition into AT&T Corp. with a few name changes. Its cellular businesses in Washington and Oregon,...

AT&T OFFERS $3.3 BILLION TO LIN FOR REMAINING SHARES IN CARRIER

Lin Broadcasting Corp. can take until mid-May to accept or reject the latest offer by AT&T Corp. to buy the last 48 percent of...

METRICOM'S DATA SYSTEM BRINGS CITYWIDE COVERAGE TO PALO ALTO

As cellular carriers attempt to roll out nationwide coverage with new mobile data services, Los Gatos, Calif.-based Metricom Inc. is focused on establishing its...

UTILITIES ABLE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO NATION'S INFORMATION HIGHWAY

Recently, the Senate Commerce Committee approved "The Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act of 1995," which included the following provision: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law...
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