Yearly Archives: 1995

PEOPLE

Securicor Wireless Networks has named Greg Kleven vice president of worldwide sales. Kleven will plan, implement and head all global sales programs for the...

MOBILEMEDIA AND AOL INK PAGING AGREEMENT

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.-America Online users can send text messages directly to people who use MobileMedia Communications Inc.'s alphanumeric pagers, MobileMedia announced. MobileMedia said the...

CALENDAR

NOVEMBER20 PCS: Bringing It All Together, by Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. Toronto Airport Hilton, Toronto. For information call (613) 233-4888 ext. 103.28-29 Expanding Wireless Marketplace,...

MCI INTRODUCES PACKAGE TO ASSIST PCS OPERATORS DEVELOP WIRELESS NETWORK

WASHINGTON-MCI Communications Corp. introduced a package of network design and operation services the company says will let any local operator build and run a...

QUALCOMM, NEC TO OFFER CDMA NETWORK IN BRAZIL

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Qualcomm Inc., through its Brazilian subsidiary, Qualcomm do Brasil, and NEC do Brasil plan to deliver digital cellular systems based on Qualcomm's...

VIEWPOINT

Well, it's finally here. American Personal Communications, doing business under the Sprint name, has introduced personal communications services in the Washington, D.C., market.Broadband PCS...

U.S., JAPAN REMAIN AT IMPASSE OVER PHS EQUIPMENT CONTRACTS

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration is expected to press Japan on the Personal Handyphone System issue before returning home this week from Tokyo, where the United...

CELLULAR BUSINESS OWNER TO PURCHASE ARGUS INC.

NEW YORK-K-III Communications Corp., which publishes Cellular Business and Wireless World magazines through its Intertec Publishing Corp., is purchasing Argus Inc. for an unconfirmed...

FCC VOWS TO ARGUE COURT RULING ON PCS-CELLULAR CROSS HOLDINGS

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will go forward with the C-block personal communications services auction and allow Radiofone Inc. and several others that had sought...

ARIA VENTURE WILL DELIVER WIRELESS DATA IN MOSCOW

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.-Aria Wireless Systems announced it will join with Business Sviaz and The Bering Group to form a venture called Aria Russia that...

U.S. CELLULAR FIRMS FACE LAWSUITS FROM CANADA REGARDING NOVATEL

A number of small U.S. cellular companies have been hit with lawsuits from the government of Alberta, Canada, which is charging the companies breached...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Pantech Co. Ltd., a telecommunications manufacturer in Seoul, Korea, has entered into the North American market by joining forces with Kansas City, Mo.-based Monark...

U S WEST SPARS WITH MINN. CITY OVER PLANS TO LEVY WIRELESS FEES

WASHINGTON-In a potential test case of a 1993 law that pre-empted state entry and rate regulation of commercial mobile radio services, U S West...

PCS SERVICE BEGINS IN NATION’S CAPITAL

WASHINGTON-The future is here.Vice President Al Gore, father of the information superhighway, christened the broadband personal communications services industry with a call to Baltimore...

IUSACELL CHARGES CARRIER WITH SUBSIDIZING TELCEL

MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. said it has filed a lawsuit against Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. and Radio Movil Dipsa, charging...

TOSHIBA TO HALT CELLULAR HANDSET BUSINESS IN U.S.

WAYNE, N.J.-Toshiba America Consumer Products said it will suspend Toshiba-brand cellular phone operations in the United States due to dropping phone prices and the...

WYND OFFERS INTEGRATED SERVICE TARGETING THE MOBILE EMPLOYEE

Wynd Communications Corp. is pursuing the wireless data market with an integrated messaging and information service for the mobile professional called WyndMail.San Luis Obispo,...

AUCTION AT 37 GHZ?

Federal regulators are working on a plan to auction nearly 16,000 licenses for wireless infrastructure links in the 37 GHz and 39 GHz bands.The...

NOKIA’S CODEC IS CHOSEN FOR PCS-1900 STANDARD

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. announced the personal communications services 1900 market in the United States has selected the Enhanced Full Rate voice codec developed by...

DC NOTEBOOK

As you no doubt are aware, particularly if you're one of the 800,000 federal government workers furloughed last week as the GOP Congress and...

BELLS RECEIVE BETTER REPORT CARD IN SATISFYING CELLULAR CUSTOMERS

In an initial study of customer satisfaction among cellular telephone service consumers, J.D. Power and Associates found that local Bell telephone companies achieved higher...

WORKSTATION INTRODUCED FOR WIRELESS OPERATORS FROM SUN MICROSYSTEMS

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Sun Microsystems Computer Co. unveiled its Ultra workstation family, Ultra 1 and Ultra 2, designed to help cellular companies expedite cell site...

AT&T PROVIDES CELLCARD TO ENABLE GSM ROAMING

KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services announced the commercial availability of the AT&T CellCard, a smart card the size of a credit card that is designed...

IRIDIUM TRIES FOR FUNDING FROM COUNTRIES’ INVESTORS

WASHINGTON-Countries worldwide are invited to invest in Iridium Inc., an international consortium planning to introduce global satellite communications.The Iridium Global Ownership Program will facilitate...

RAM ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PLAN TO LINK WITH OTHER DATA SYSTEMS

William Lenahan is celebrating his one-year anniversary as president and chief executive officer of Ram Mobile Data L.P. by initiating a change in strategic...
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