July 1996

WASHINGTON-A newly authorized low-power radio service in the 216-217 MHz band will accommodate planned short-range communications devices for the hearing impaired, health-care telemetry services and stolen-merchandise tracking by public-safety entities. …

FORT WORTH, Texas- Uniden America Corp. licensed Motorola Inc.’s InFLEXion voice messaging protocol, the first manufacturing company to license the technology for advanced messaging devices, announced Motorola’s Messaging Systems Products …

LOS ANGELES-Celsat America Inc. has entered into an agreement with Hughes Space and Communications Co. as a potential supplier for the Celsat geosynchronous telecommunications satellite system to serve the United …

ATLANTA-MCI Communications Corp. said it is introducing local cellular service in south Florida including Miami. The announcement comes on the heels of MCI’s recent cellular service introductions in Atlanta, Detroit …

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 …

The commissioner in charge of competition for the European Union told an audience recently that while there has been a “dramatic breakthrough” in the liberalization of telecommunications, many things have …

Nearly 1,000 people gathered Wednesday, July 24 to celebrate the life of Crain Communications Chairman Emeritus Gertrude Ramsay Crain at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. Mrs. Crain, 85, passed away …

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 …

PARIS-Alcatel Telecom has signed a cooperative agreement with GE Americom. Alcatel said the agreement gives it the exclusive European distribution rights for the satellite data transmission services of the GE …

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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 …

Enhanced services deliver greater convenience, mobility and security to cellular customers, but how much value these “value-adds” provide carriers is uncertain. Depending on the sophistication and expandability of the platform, …

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 …

PRAGUE-Landline operator SPT Telecom s.p. of the Czech Republic has agreed to purchase wireless equipment, valued at $7 million, from Lucent Technologies Inc. Lucent will supply 12 Integrated Radio Telecommunications …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Dennis Foster, president and chief executive officer of 360

TAMPA, Fla.-Personal communications services provider American Portable Telecom Inc. announced it has selected Tampa, Fla., as the site of its new National Operations Center. The center, which is scheduled to …

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 …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc.’s net income for the second quarter increased 58 percent to $61.2 million, or 12 cents per share, from $38.7 million, or 8 cents per share, for …

WITCHITA, Kan.-IFR Systems Inc. has begun shipping its new Interim Standard 136 Time Division Multiple Access digital cellular radio protocol analyzer. The analyzer is the first test platform available to …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson has signed contracts with Hungarian telecommunications operator Deltav to deploy a Digital European Cordless Telecommunications network in southern Hungary. Ericsson and Deltav will deploy AXE switching centers …

STAMFORD, Conn.- Intelligent Information Inc., which provides financial, news, weather, traffic, sports and entertainment information to wireless users, is quickly expanding its business, as reflected in several recent announcements. TCI …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it has signed a multimillion dollar, royalty-bearing subscriber equipment license with Siemens Wireless Terminals, a division of Siemens Rolm Communications. The agreement allows Siemens to develop, …

The prospect of taking SkyTel 2-Way messaging service from a workable technology to a marketplace product is at the crux of John Stupka’s new role as president and chief executive …

Forget cellular. Personal Technology Services Inc.’s PCS business will compete with the phone company, said Colin Buckingham, PTS’ president and chief executive officer. The company is seeking spectrum in the …

WASHINGTON-A group of 310 C-block personal communications services licenses should be issued within the next two weeks, but it is doubtful that those won by NextWave Personal Communications Inc., PCS …