Monthly Archives: June, 1996

TDMA CELLULAR SYSTEM IS LAUNCHED IN BRAZIL

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced Sercomtel has commercially launched digital cellular phone service using Time Division Multiple Access technology in Brazil.The system, which is Brazil's...

INTERACTIVE VIDEO LICENSEE TURNS TO WIRELESS MESSAGING SERVICE

WASHINGTON-Following on the heels of a recent Federal Communications Commission decision to allow interactive video and data services licensees to provide mobile services, Chantilly,...

POLITICS COULD PLAY PART IN HYBRID RF GUIDELINES

WASHINGTON-In a big blow to the wireless telecommunications industry, the Pentagon has decided not to take a high-profile stand against expected changes to radio...

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM BUYS STAKE IN MALAYSIAN FIRM

Deutsche Telekom AG has expanded its presence in Asia through a strategic alliance in Malaysia.Deutsche Telekom will buy 21 percent equity interest in Technology...

COMCAST SELLS SHARES IN NEXTEL AT PROFIT

NEW YORK-Comcast Corp., a Philadelphia-based cable television company, late last month sold 3.3 million shares of stock it held in Nextel Communications Inc., a...

CENTURY TELEPHONE PLANS TO AC QUIRE RSA

MONROE, La.-Century Telephone Enterprises Inc. announced it has signed a letter of intent with Cone Enterprises Inc. to acquire for cash the assets of...

TELECOM VET BROWN NAMED NEW HEAD OF CABLE & WIRELESS PLC

NEW YORK-Rodney J. Olsen said he will step down July 1 as acting chief executive officer of Cable & Wireless plc, the British multinational...

NEXTWAVE PLANS IPO: EXTENSIVE INVESTORS PART OF FIRM’S PLAN

WASHINGTON-Raising capital for the extensive buildout of NextWave Telecom Inc.'s 56 markets appears to be less of a problem for the C-block personal communications...

RBOC WIRELESS CARRIERS ENJOY NEW REVENUE FROM LONG DISTANCE

The wireless arms of the regional Bell operating companies are riding a new wave of revenue by offering long-distance service to their cellular customers.Until...

WORLD BRIEFS

L.M. Ericsson announced it will deliver a Global System for Mobile communications network, valued at $77 million, to the Indian cellular operator Birla Communications...

SMR INVESTORS AT 220 MHZ FORM COALITION

The 220 MHz specialized mobile radio industry seems to be gaining strength in numbers. About 40 220 MHz investors and managing partners who represent...

WIRELESS SERVICES NOT SIGNIFICANT IN UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON-Wireless services still haven't figured into the unserved, underserved, high-cost and rural area matrix in a significant manner when it comes to universal service.Meeting...

OU DISTRIBUTES REPORT ON MEDICAL DEVICES

Researchers at the University of Oklahoma are distributing a report advising hospital administrators and clinical engineers how to manage electromagnetic interaction between wireless devices...

TRANSYS NETWORKS ANNOUNCES SOLUTION FOR SATELLITE FAXING

MONTREAL-Transys Networks Inc. said it has developed a fax solution that lets mobile and remote workers send faxes through satellite networks. The product, Mobilis,...

EQUIPMENT DEALERS!

The July 15 issue of Radio Communications Report will feature the Top 20 Wireless Equipment Dealers. Inclusion will be based on gross product sales...

360 WILL ACQUIRE ICN CELLULAR ARM

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METRICOM SELECTS KOLL FOR APPROVALS

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Metricom Inc. selected Koll Telecommunication Services to aid Metricom in receiving the governmental approvals it needs to install the Ricochet data communications...

BUDGET DISPUTED

Dear Editor: Once again it is necessary to correct the misinformation which you are giving your readers regarding the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's efforts relative...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Tessco Technologies Inc. said it has acquired Cincinnati-based Cartwright Communications for cash and the assumption of certain liabilities. The transaction is valued at $3.8...

BELL ATLANTIC NYNEX REPORTS CDPD PRICING

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile said it has introduced new AirBridge Cellular Digital Packet Data price plans, reducing usage charges by more than 70...

PAGING RELIEF EXPECTED SOON

The Federal Communications Commission was expected late last week or by today to give local and regional paging companies further relief from the paging...

ARRAYCOMM BOLTS INTO WLL MAR KET WITH PATENT AND PRODUCT

ArrayComm Inc. announced it received a U.S. patent for its Spatial Division Multiple Access intelligent antenna technology-the brains behind the company's IntelliCell products. The...

AKM SEMICONDUCTOR RELEASES SMALLER, STRONGER PCS CHIPS

SAN JOSE, Calif.-AKM Semiconductor Inc. said it has introduced a third-generation chipset for wireless telephones and other communications devices that is less than half...

PAGENET, EX MACHINA BEGIN AIR MEDIA LIVE!

CHICAGO-Paging Network Inc. and software developer Ex Machina Inc. announced the rollout of a wireless, Internet-based news, entertainment and messaging network called AirMedia Live!PageNet...

RISING COMPETITION SPARKS AFRI CAN CELLULAR GROWTH: 11 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS EXPECTED BY 2000

The number of cellular subscribers in Africa and the Middle East increased 76 percent between 1990 and 1995, reported Pyramid Research Inc. in a...
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