July 1996

E.F. Johnson Co. has signed a $3.6 million contract to build a trunked radio system for Campanhia Energetica de Minas Gerias (CEMIG), an electrical power generation and distribution company in …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-Fractal Antenna Systems Inc. said it is offering an antenna for wireless phones that is much smaller than conventional antennas but just as powerful. Fractals are geometric patterns …

WASHINGTON-With a captive national audience tuned in to the first major press briefing two days after the deadly explosion of the Trans World Airlines Flight 800, FBI New York Bureau …

Cable & Wireless Inc. has signed a cellular resale agreement with Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile, one of the first steps in introducing its own branded wireless service package into the …

AUGUST 1-2 1996 Summer Carrier Forum-Diversified Resale Services, by The Telecommunications Resellers Association. Westin Copley Place Hotel, Boston. (202) 835-9898. 5-6 Wireless Telecommunications Real Estate and Permit Acquisition for the …

SAN DIEGO-Supporters of personal Air Communications Technology have created a pACT Vendor Forum to “enable, support and promote the adoption of the pACT two-way narrowband [personal communications services] standard worldwide,” …

The Clinton administration on Friday threatened to impose trade sanctions on Korea for blocking access to that country’s telecommunications market. “I do not intend to use the full one-year negotiating …

WASHINGTON-Even before the Federal Communications Commission voted last week to solicit comments regarding the possibility of taking back UHF broadcast channels 60 through 69, the National Association of Broadcasters let …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-U S West Media Group announced an $11 million net loss for the second quarter because of a one-time $19 million charge to write down some European cable companies. …

From Wall Street to Main Street, the outlook for the cellular industry remains positive, especially for major players abroad and minor players at home that exploit markets with lower competition …

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet, formerly Independent Telecommunications Network and US Intelco Networks, announced it has integrated all aspects of US Intelco Wireless Communications Inc. into its operations. US Intelco Wireless had operated …

NEW YORK-The NBA won its lawsuit against Motorola Inc. last week, with a judge ruling the electronics company “engaged in unlawful conduct” with its pager-like device that provides accounts of …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Information Services announced the formation of a Philippine-based corporation that will provide data management and processing services to Pilipino Telephone Corp., the second largest telecommunications company in …

Not wanting to be elbowed aside by rival new suitors, cellular carriers are beginning to serenade subscribers with their own chorus of “Digital! Digital! Digital!” But unlike emerging personal communications …

SAN DIEGO-Pacific Communication Sciences Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cirrus Logic Inc., announced it has signed a reseller agreement with Retix to provide personal Air Communications Technology narrowband personal …

WASHINGTON-Indirect digital telephony wiretap funding was approved by the House last week but not before Rep. Bob Barr (R-Ga.) tacked on strict reporting and congressional review requirements opposed by the …

WASHINGTON-Could there be such as thing as spectrum pollution? That’s a question federal regulators are now pondering. While it has not been established that a problem exists, the Federal Communications …

CINCINNATI, Ohio-Cincinnati Bell Information Systems has signed a three-year contract renewal with Motorola Cellular Service Inc. for cellular customer care and billing. The contract includes the continued use of CBIS’ …

FREMONT, Calif.-Cirrus Logic Inc. announced a single-chip mobile compute engine targeted for next-generation mobile applications. Cirrus said its CL-PS7110, based on the ARM7100, has the highest MIPs per watt and …

WASHINGTON-The Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration signed off on hybrid radio frequency radiation exposure guidelines being unveiled by the Federal Communications Commission this week. However, there …

Growth, competition, churn and consumer demand for top-notch wireless services are compelling many wireless carriers to narrow their business focus to core network operations and marketing, and engage specialists outside …

I wonder if Judge Loretta Preska has ever been to a professional basketball game. Preska ruled in favor of the NBA in its lawsuit against Motorola Inc., ordering Motorola and …

TORONTO, Ontario-Paging Network Inc. of Canada said it started service in Ottawa and Quebec City. The company first introduced one-way paging services April 1 in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Toronto-based …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile has opened many of its cellular sites along the Eastern Seaboard from New England to South Carolina for collocation by other wireless telecommunication companies, site …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. has entered into a three-year agreement to resell Motorola Inc.’s line of data frame relay access devices, or FRADS, which convert local area network and other data …