Yearly Archives: 1995

TELULAR SAYS ITS PATENTS UPHELD BY COURT JUDGE, ORA PLANNING TO APPEAL

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.-Telular Corp. said a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled in Telular's favor against Ora Electronics concerning two patents and Ora's Cellular...

AMSC ENTERS AGREEMENT WITH TESSCO FOR ITS SALES

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. signed a contract for Tessco Technologies Inc. to act as the exclusive equipment sales agent for AMSC's Skycell satellite...

LOW-TIER SYSTEMS GATHER SPEED IN RACE TO PROVIDE PCS SERVICE

Low-tier systems that bill themselves as "the way PCS was supposed to be" are entering the market with the hope of providing low-power, low-cost...

DECEMBER AUCTION SET TO START (AGAIN) AFTER RADIOFONE TIFF

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court has paved the way for the PCS entrepreneur block auction to begin Dec. 11, but bidding for 493 next-generation pocket telephone...

THE WORLD

Motorola Inc.'s North Asia Cellular Infrastructure Division has signed an agreement with the China Directorate General of Telecommunications and L.M. Ericsson to interconnect the...

D.C. NOTEBOOK

Publishing mogul Steve Forbes, the newest GOP contender for the White House, has chosen FCC Chairman Reed Hundt as a sparring partner to prepare...

FARQUHAR IS NAMED CHIEF OF FCC WIRELESS BUREAU, KEENEY WILL HEAD CCB

WASHINGTON-Michele Farquhar is leaving the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to return to the Federal Communications Commission as head of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,...

WIRELESS RESELLERS FIND A FRIEND IN TELECOM REFORM BILL CONFEREE

WASHINGTON-Wireless resellers, who've had trouble drumming up support in Congress beyond that offered by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, may have found a new ally...

60 MILLION PLUS PEOPLE WILL SUBSCRIBE TO CELLULAR BY 2000, EMCI PREDICTS

WASHINGTON-More than 60 million people in the United States will be cellular subscribers by the end of this century, Economic and Management Consultants International...

COMPANY INTRODUCES SOFTWARE FOR TRANSMITTING WIRELESS DATA

Photographs and medical data now can be sent on existing POCSAG paging networks to portable devices using a technology developed by Data Critical Corp.Data-Through-Paging...

ITA OFFERING INFORMATION TO SMR AUCTION BIDDERS

WASHINGTON-The Industrial Telecommunications Association said it is offering strategic 900 MHz specialized mobile radio incumbent reports to bidders for the 1,020 SMR licenses that...

AT&T INTRODUCES PHONE TARGETING MASS MARKET

SEATTLE-AT&T Wireless Services introduced a prepackaged phone that is available in stores and activated by calling a 1-800 number and receiving credit-card verification.The telephone...

CHEAPER CELL PHONE PRICES A FACTOR IN SLOWER GROWTH

The cellular industry's major handset manufacturers reported lower growth figures in third quarter reports, a sign that the wireless phone industry could be slowing...

COMPUTER MAPPING HELPS PLAN BETTER CELLULAR, PCS NETWORKS

Several companies are moving into the network planning business, ready to offer computer-based design expertise to new wireless operators and existing operators faced with...

APT PICKS PCS-1900 STANDARD DUE TO SMART CARD INTELLIGENCE

American Portable Telecom Inc. has selected PCS-1900-the 1900 MHz version of the Global System for Mobile communications digital technology standard-for its personal communications services...

PRODUCTS

Datum Inc.'s Timing Division announced the release of a small high-performance Global Positioning Satellite system receiver. Datum said the StarTime GPS Clock is designed...

REAL ESTATE COMPANIES PROVIDE DATA LINKS FOR NETWORK PLANNING

Land management firms view the construction of wireless networks as a landscape of opportunity for which they can supply quick lists of potential properties...

IN-BUILDING COVERAGE IS BREAKING NEW GROUND IN CELLULAR INDUSTRY

Two kinds of private, in-building wireless systems are seeking the attention of today's large business customers-stand-alone systems that provide portable extensions of employee desk...

EC REQUESTS INCUMBENT CARRIER PAY SAME PRICE AS NEW ITALIAN OPERATOR

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission has asked the government of Italy to create a level playing field between two cellular operators competing in Italy's digital...

NEXTEL LAUNCHES SERVICE IN THE NEW ENGLAND AREA

RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. has launched digital service in parts of New England, expanding its Northeastern region to the metropolitan areas of Boston and...

THE NATION

Cellular One said it introduced FreedomLink Personal Communications System to businesses in western New York. The system operates as an extension to an existing...

SMR INDUSTRY EXPECTED TO PASS 2M MARK IN ’95

WASHINGTON-The specialized mobile radio industry will surpass two million subscribers by the end of this year, according to a new survey of operators and...

APCO COMPELS FCC TO DEFEND PUBLIC-SAFETY RELOCATION POLICY

WASHINGTON-While the Federal Communications Commission has attempted to avoid getting drawn into skirmishes involving the relocation of 2 GHz microwave users by personal communications...

AUDIOVOX TO DISTRIBUTE PHONES TO PCS PRIMECO

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Cellular Communications received a 13-month contract to sell 500,000 cellular phones to PCS PrimeCo, the joint services organization of AirTouch Communications Inc.,...

CMRS FIRMS IN TEXAS ARE TAXED TO BUILD TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE

A Texas state law requiring wireless companies to contribute $75 million annually for 10 years to a Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund to equip schools, libraries...
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