December 1996

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. said it expects to have 9 million pagers in service at the end of this year, 34 percent more than last year. “Our 1996 results have been …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission voted Friday to allow broadband personal communications services auction winners to sell off parts of licenses and proposed to give all commercial wireless carriers the same …

Qualcomm Inc. has made a double-barrel response to claims by L.M. Ericsson that Qualcomm’s Code Division Multiple Access products infringe on Ericsson technology patents. Both Qualcomm and Ericsson hold CDMA …

DENVER-Cellmart, a Web site for consumers to shop for local cellular service and cellular phones, was introduced by Nlytn Technologies Corp. Trent Sutton, chief executive officer of the company, said …

WASHINGTON-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. will use the Cibernet On-line Roaming Database to administer and exchange carrier market data used in roaming. The database allows carriers to update their roaming data …

A Nov. 18 article regarding AirTouch Communications Inc.’s increase in ownership of Omnitel Pronto Italia should have stated that AirTouch has not yet exercised its option to further increase its …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. signed a contract to install its PhonePrint cellular fraud prevention system in Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems’ Texas markets. Corsair will install the system in the …

As European countries progressively open and grow their wireless markets, the contest for licenses is hot. But in Germany, only one group entered a bid for a second personal communications …

Northern Telecom Ltd. signed a three-year agreement to supply equipment to Mobility Canada for its 800 MHz cellular network. “Our enhanced 800 MHz cellular platform will allow Mobility Canada to …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s International Cellular Infrastructure Group signed a contract to expand a Global System for Mobile communications network in Kuwait. Motorola values the contract at $7 million. When …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-CTI Movil, a cellular network operator in Argentina, selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand its Advanced Mobile Phone Service network and install an online billing platform. Lucent values …

Sprint PCS to announce launch Sprint Spectrum L.P. is expected to announce today its personal communications services launch. The company did not note the markets where it expected to launch …

LOS ANGELES-The CDMA Development Group has said it wants to create a single name for the Code Division Multiple Access family of products. Wireless local loop, cellular and personal communications …

WASHINGTON-Bill Daley, brother of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and a big Democratic supporter, has been named Commerce Department secretary. Daley would succeed Mickey Kantor, who left as U.S. trade representative …

GREENVILLE, S.C.-Conxus Communications Inc. will provide mobile voice messaging services to Arch Communications Group Inc., according to a definitive agreement. Conxus is deploying a nationwide narrowband personal communications services network …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-With the delivery of 3,000 base stations to Japanese cellular operator NTT DoCoMo, L.M. Ericsson’s base stations support more than 2 million subscribers in Japan. NTT DoCoMo has more …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Embarc and Paging Partners Corp. launched the Street Line paging service to offer financial news and stock quotes from CNBC. Breaking news-including business, financial, national and international news-will …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Cellular’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Lee Cox, announced he will retire effective April 4. Cox also serves as vice chairman for domestic operations for AirTouch Communications Inc. …

WASHINGTON-In a move that has jolted global telecommunications and financial institutions and may have repercussions for U.S. wireless traders, Russian President Boris Yeltsin ousted western investors from a $1 billion …

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is due to release a report next year on the safety of cellular phones in vehicles. A preliminary draft of the one inch-thick report …

NEW YORK-Like the fabled elephant described by a group of blind men positioned near various points of its anatomy, equipment vendors at the recent “PCS-1900 in North America” conference gave …

Xypoint Corp. named Jane Bissonnette director of 911 services. She will be responsible for developing the company’s wireless enhanced 911 products, maintaining relationships with the public safety community and tracking …

Sabre Communications Corp. introduced a new line of monopoles designed to support antenna loadings for cellular, personal communications services, enhanced specialized mobile radio and microwave applications. The monopoles extend 200 …

DENVER-ProNet Inc. merged with Calpage and bought the assets of Strategic Products Corp. to provide a foundation for its West Coast operations. The transaction represents more than 45,000 paging units …

LOS ANGELES-Ever since PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched service in 11 markets last month, many Code Division Multiple Access proponents believe the technology has passed its first test-widespread deployment. Now …