December 1996

Denmark’s government has accepted bids for personal communications licenses and is pleased with the amount of interest it received, reported the U.S. Department of Commerce. Five entities filed tender documents …

NEW YORK-If unaccompanied by rigorous precautions, the new add-on features personal communications services carriers are rushing to provide could pierce the elaborate security veil built into Global System for Mobile …

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 …

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 …

WAKEFIELD, Mass.-Boston Technology Inc. said it will provide hardware, software and services to SBC Communications Inc. for enhanced telecommunications services. According to the agreement, Boston Technology will supply its Access …

ATLANTA-UPS Worldwide Logistics will manage Sprint PCS’s handset and accessory supply chain, according to a contract UPS values at $45 million. UPS will supervise the movement of handsets from original …

ATLANTA-Motorola Inc.’s Platform Software Division and Unwired Planet Inc. signed an agreement to provide an optimized solution for delivering Internet-based content to wireless communications devices such as cellular smart phones …

DANVILLE, Calif.-The U.S. Department of Commerce approved a patent for Telemac’s Debit Technology, which offers cellular providers a pay-as-you-go solution for credit restricted and budget-conscious customers. “We are very pleased …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group made its Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol available free to wireless application developers on the World Wide Web. The arrangement was made in cooperation …

ATLANTA-Motorola Inc.’s Platform Software Division formed an alliance with Starfish Software Inc. to run Starfish’s Sidekick personal information manager on Memos, Motorola’s open software operating environment for the wireless industry. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission plans to seek legislation to privatize spectrum auctions, a move that would shift debt collection to a third party with banking expertise. While the FCC would …

GARDENA, Calif.-Teletrac’s location information solution was chosen to be used in the City of Gardena, Calif., Police Department’s public safety vehicles. “Because of a national increase in officers being targets …

SEATTLE-Toll Free Cellular has announced plans for national expansion of its #800 free cellular calling services. The national expansion is propelled by an infusion of capital, provided primarily by limited …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Uniden Corp. has formed a subsidiary, The Private Radio Communications Group, to specialize in research and development, manufacturing and sales of private mobile radio and specialized mobile radio …

Some letters sent to Santa somehow found their way to RCR’s Denver office. I took a peak before sending them on to the big bearded guy up north … Dear …

WASHINGTON-Viking Dispatch Services Inc., whose 42 applications to build cooperative, non-profit private radio networks were rejected by the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau June 7, continues to fight for …

Sprint PCS said software problems by one of its two equipment vendors will delay the launch of personal communications service in some markets by year’s end, but the company still …

DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. introduced its text messaging service and PrimeCo Lite Messaging software. The service allows subscribers to receive on their PrimeCo phone short text messages sent by a …

LONDON-Frost & Sullivan has predicted the network operators sector of the European radio paging market will grow at a higher rate than the hardware sector. Revenues for the radio pager …

WASHINGTON-Neither federal regulators nor lawmakers are likely to approve sweeping pre-emption of local-state taxation of wireless licenses, according to sources, but policymakers could strike down discriminatory levies on a case-by-case …

WASHINGTON-National Telecom PCS Inc. is continuing its battle against DCR PCS Inc., the winner of 43 C-block personal communications services licenses, by filing an application for full review by the …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Services Inc. upgraded the rating on Cellular Communications Inc.’s convertible subordinated notes due 1999 to Baa2 from Baa3 when AirTouch Communications Inc., CCI’s parent company, guaranteed the …

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.-To conserve cash for operations, MobileMedia Corp. did not make its interest payment last month by the 30-day grace period on 9.38 percent senior subordinated notes due November …

A Massachusetts-based company has developed two lightning protection devices specifically for wireless networks that can be retrofitted into existing systems. M/A-Com Inc. of Lowell, Mass., develops and manufactures radio integrated …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said a “soft-handoff” feature deployed in its Code Division Multiple Access infrastructure enables mobile phones to simultaneously maintain a wireless connection to service areas served …