Yearly Archives: 1995

PAGING CAPABILITIES BROADENED BY INNOVATIONS OF EX MACHINA

New York City-based software developer Ex Machina Inc. wants to expand the utility of paging networks by using paging carriers' system capacity to broadcast...

BIG LEO OPERATORS BIG WINNERS AT WRC CONFERENCE IN GENEVA

WASHINGTON-The United States had mixed success in securing more spectrum for next-generation global satellite systems at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva, an event...

EXECUTIVE OPINIONS VARY ON PCS MARKET APPROACH AND APPLICATIONS OFFERED

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-A recent survey of senior executives in the wireless communications industry suggests great uncertainty surrounds the personal communications service marketplace.The study, conducted by...

RCR TOP 20 PCS OPERATORS

Editor's Note: The companies listed below are the current holders of A- and B-block licenses for broadband personal communications services in the United States. None...

NEW GLENAYRE STANDARD TO ADD PAGING CAPACITY

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. is introducing a new network standard the company says can increase paging network capacity by nearly 100 times.The Wireless Messaging...

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...

WESTLINK AND GLENAYRE TO TEST TWO-WAY PAGING

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. and California-based Benbow PCS Ventures Inc. have signed a joint agreement to test two-way messaging services in Southern California through...

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...

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...

INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT MAY LICENSE PCS CARRIERS AT 1.9 GHZ IN NEW YEAR

JAKARTA, Indonesia-The government of Indonesia could issue several new personal communications services licenses next year in the 1.8-1.9 GHz frequency band, according to international...

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...

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...

TOWER GROUP AIMS TO EDUCATE AND IMPROVE ERECTING STANDARD

The tower industry has banded together as the National Association of Tower Erectors to address collective issues of operations and safety and to affect...

VIEWPOINT

Psst, don't let any lawyers know, but a government auction of spectrum is scheduled to begin tomorrow.The 900 MHz specialized mobile radio auction has...

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...

PEOPLE, SPECTRUM, TECHNOLOGY AID PAGEMART’S INTERNAL GROWTH

While leading companies in all segments of the wireless industry are growing through consolidation, Dallas-based PageMart Inc. is flourishing by concentrating on the internal...

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...

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...

NEXTWAVE JOINS NAWI

North American Wireless Inc. announced NextWave Personal Communications Inc. is joining the NAWI team of companies planning to build a nationwide personal communications services...

NEW GSM MOU HEAD WILL WORK TO SPREAD STANDARD WORLDWIDE

The upcoming chairwoman of the GSM MoU Association is confident that Global System for Mobile communications technology will figure prominently in the U.S. personal...

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...

CONGRESS LIMITS USE OF AUCTIONS FOR PRIVATE SPECTRUM REFARMING

WASHINGTON-Congress, in a partial setback for the Federal Communications Commission, has limited-but not precluded-the use of auctions to license refarmed private wireless spectrum.Auctions are...

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...

900 MHZ AUCTION BIDDERS’ LIST

Editor's Note: Following is the list of companies that are qualified to bid in the upcoming 900 MHz specialized mobile radio auction set to begin...

NEW FCC ANTENNA RULES TRANSFER RESPONSIBILITIES FROM LICENSEES

WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission last week approved streamlined antenna structure registration procedures that make owners rather than licensees primarily responsible for complying...
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