Monthly Archives: October, 1996

SPRINT PCS TO USE LIGHTBRIDGE SYSTEM

SAN FRANCISCO-Sprint PCS will use Lightbridge Inc.'s Customer Acquisition System to streamline customer acquisition and improve customer retention for Sprint PCS' personal communications services...

FIRMS TAKE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO IN-BUILDING WIRELESS MARKET

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is pushing its PBX-connected, digital microcellular in-building wireless system, saying it sees a 40 percent compounded annual growth rate for...

WESTERN WIRELESS NOTES WILL FINANCE PCS EFFORTS

Western Wireless Corp. is expected soon to privately sell $200 million in notes due 2007 to help finance its ongoing personal communications services buildout...

APT REPORTS IT IS ON TRACK FOR PCS DESPITE LOWERED 3Q RESULTS

NEW YORK-American Portable Telecom Inc., Chicago, reported disappointing third quarter financial results last week, but said it is on track for the early 1997...

AMERICAN PAGING EXPLAINS LATEST EARNINGS, ASKING FOR PATIENCE

NEW YORK-Executives of American Paging Inc., Minneapolis, withstood a verbal beating from securities analysts last week after the company announced disappointing third quarter operating...

GERMANY PREPARES TO PERMIT 4TH OPERATOR AS CARRIERS CUT RATES

Concurrent with the bidding deadline to operate a fourth wireless phone network in Germany, cellular operators DeTeMobil and Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH have announced extensive...

D.C. NOTES

Fortunately, I've never needed to call a cop for help. I've never been in a dangerous situation in the dark of night. I've never...

WIRELESS INDUSTRY HOPES TO WOO HOLIDAY GIFT GIVERS

The wireless industry is primed to woo holiday shoppers this season to their stable of products, offering service that is inexpensive and easy to...

HUGHES WILL SUPPLY FHMA SUBSYSTEMS

MONTVALE, N.J.-Hughes Network Systems Inc. agreed to manufacture Frequency Hopping Multiple Access infrastructure subsystems for Geotek Communications Inc. and to provide Geotek with $100...

PRODUCTS:

Tektronix Inc. announced a new capability for the R3465 Modulation Spectrum Analyzer, which is made by Japan-based Advantest Corp. and marketed in North America...

CASTLE TOWER GETS PUERTO RICO SITES FROM MOTOROLA INC.

HOUSTON-Castle Tower Corp. said it now owns 15 tower sites in the center ridge of Puerto Rico after acquiring the assets of Motorola Inc.'s...

FACILICOM TARGETS ITS DAMA SER VICES TO GLOBAL CARRIERS

WASHINGTON-FaciliCom International announced it is offering Demand Assigned Multiple Access services over its global fiber optic and satellite network to provide carriers and multinational...

CELLULAR WORKS CATALOGS RETAIL SALES

Andres Link and Richard Swerdlow met three years ago playing basketball in Miami, and began discussing business opportunities. Last month, the University of Florida...

TELECOM ACT USED TO DEFEAT SITE BAN

A U.S. District Court judge has ruled Gwinnett County, Ga., violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996 by denying BellSouth Mobility Inc. a permit to...

AT DEADLINE: MICHIGAN AND OHIO USE AIRTOUCH NAME

Cellular One of Michigan and Ohio will adopt the AirTouch Cellular name and bring the number of states offering cellular service under the AirTouch...

VIEWPOINT

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals to stay the proxy pricing rules for interconnection rates until oral arguments can be heard is...

WTR WILL NOT CUT CORNERS ON STUDY

Editor: Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. appreciates your continued interest in and support of our research program as expressed in the articles authored by Jeff Silva...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Uniden Corp. said its San Diego Research and Development Center entered into a licensing agreement to use Unwired Planet Inc.'s wireless communications software platform...

C-BLOCK CARRIER SEEKS ADDITIONAL MONIES TO FUND LEGAL BATTLES

WASHINGTON-San Juan, Puerto Rico-based PCS 2000 L.P. says it is running out of cash. The company, whose 15 C-block personal communications services licenses are...

NOT ALL OF THE PCS BIDS REFLECT THE HEAVY HITTERS BEHIND THEM

WASHINGTON-While it may not be an auctionwide pattern, bidders on the largest basic trading areas (ranked by pop) in the D-, E- and F-block...

WALL STREET URGED TO ALTER VALUATION GAUGES

NEW YORK-As the telecommunications industry moves toward offering a broader array of bundled services, Wall Street needs to move away from its outmoded, one-size-fits-all...

CELLULAR CUSTOMERS LIKE SERVICE FROM AT&T BEST

NEW YORK-Cellular subscribers said they are most satisfied with customer service from AT&T Wireless Services Inc., according to J.D. Power and Associates' second annual...

WILLOWRUN BELIEVES OFFER BY PCS 2000 MADE IN BAD FAITH

Editor: On behalf of WillowRun L.P., I would like to respond to your Sept. 16 article, "Editor who got free stake in PCS carrier promotes...

EUROPEAN FIRMS ON TRACK TO BID ON RAILWAY SYSTEM

SAINT-QUENTIN, France-Three prominent European companies are forging a partnership that will bid to operate the telecommunications system of the French railway.The Bouygues Group of...

ERICSSON TESTS ALTERNATIVE APPLICATIONS FOR CDMA

Ericsson Radio Systems said it has transmitted data at a rate of 144 kilobits per second on 5 megahertz of channel bandwidth, using Code...
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