November 1996

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Ex Machina Inc. selected Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Messaging Transfer Protocol for its narrowband personal communications services network. WMtp is an interswitch protocol designed to support the performance demands …

SAN JUAN, P.R.-In a move that could become a role model for other pocket phone carriers struggling to activate their cell sites, Centennial Cellular Corp. has executed an end-run around …

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications established its first switching center in Appleton, Wis., for the company’s personal communications services network. The center be completed during the first quarter of 1997 for …

WASHINGTON-The growing furor over a former Commerce Department official’s alleged ties to questionable foreign campaign contributions and to possible White House influence in connection with trade missions prompted the Democratic …

BOISE, Idaho-Several of Extended Systems Inc.’s JetEye wireless infrared products will be used in products set to debut next year. The infrared technology allows information to be transported over a …

FORT WORTH, Texas- Uniden Corporation of America, which has been downsizing for the past two years, has made additional cuts during the last 10 days, disbanding its technical support staff …

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. will acquire the infrastructure equipment group of Pacific Communication Sciences Inc., according to a definitive agreement. ADC said it will purchase the group in a cash deal …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission statistics released Nov. 14, as of Round 109, show only one entrepreneur classified as a small business had dropped out of the current personal communications services auction …

CHICAGO-American Portable Telecom Inc. has selected Aerial as the brand name it will use when it launches wireless service in six major trading areas early next year. APT also will …

WASHINGTON-A major breakthrough in efforts to ink a global telecom free trade pact by mid-February came last week as the European Union agreed to liberalize wireless mobile markets by 1998 …

RadioCall Service and Systems Inc. is a small California paging company too small to be acquired, but big enough to survive-and even thrive-in a messaging market dominated by a few …

Service Merchandise has agreed to add store-within-a-store facilities to 131 of its locations to sell Wireless Communication Centers Inc.’s wireless communications services and products. Wireless Communication Centers is a subsidiary …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. and LG Electronics have entered a three-year agreement to bring FLEX paging technology to South Korea. LG Electronics said it will purchase more than 2000 units …

HELSINKI, Finland-The Nokia Group said increased sales in the Nokia Telecommunications division, and strong growth in the Nokia Mobile Phones division, led to strong third quarter results. Nokia Telecommunications reported …

LONDON-The wireless market in the Asia-Pacific region is surpassing fixed telephony, according to CIT Research Ltd. Despite demand for more landline telephones in the area, CIT said overall market penetration …

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.- Abacus Communications L.P. has won the competitive bid to provide operator-assisted text messaging services to BellSouth Mobility DCS, the personal communications services arm of BellSouth Corp. Abacus, …

NOVEMBER 18 Local Number Portability: Implementation Strategies, by Bellcore. Washington, D.C. (800) 521-CORE. 18-19 Wireless Billing 1996, by the International Quality and Productivity Center. The Hyatt Arlington at Washington’s Key …

The Canadian government is expected to decide soon if it should have a larger role in fostering competition among wireless providers. Regulation has been light in the past for the …

NORWOOD, Mass.-Analog Devices Inc. and The Technology Partnership Ltd. introduced a new pair of chipsets for Global System for Mobile communications phones. Analog Devices said the chipsets reduce product development …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association and the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association have advised the Federal Communications Commission to take a more proactive role with individual states to ensure the success …

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court has closed the book on any further appeal to vacate a stay of certain interconnection and local competition rules adopted last August by the Federal Communications …

Most wireless carriers haven’t been successful in marketing wireless data products in retail outlets because the people selling the products and service haven’t been properly trained. Data On Air Inc. …

Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications Inc. and AT&T Corp.’s AT&T Canada Inc. subsidiary announced a long-term alliance that licenses Cantel to use the AT&T brand name and includes a marketing and …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-A survey reflecting the frustration of specialized mobile radio operators may clear the air, but “unity and workable ideas” are what moves the industry forward, said SMR association leader …

“The debate on CDMA is over, folks,” declared Jerry Butters, an executive with Lucent Technologies Inc., last week when PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched 1900 MHz service in 11 major …