Yearly Archives: 1996

CLOSINGS IMPACT PITTENCRIEFF RESULTS

ABILENE, Texas-Specialized mobile radio provider Pittencrieff Communications Inc. said recent consolidation of its sales and service centers negatively impacted its third quarter results. However,...

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CHIPSETS FOR GSM PHONES INTRODUCED

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...

COMPANIES AGREE TO DISTRIBUTE FLEX

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...

AMERITECH’S DIVERGING VIEWS MAY LEAD TO SALE IN POLAND

Ameritech Corp. is considering selling its 24.5 percent interest in Polish analog operator Centertel because it has "diverging views on what future should...

VIEWPOINT

The digital era has arrived.Pick a technology. We've got your TDMA, your CDMA, upgraded TDMA and some GSM. We've got your 800 MHz, your...

CONECTUS TO LAUNCH TWO-WAY SERVICES

Using the existing Ardis two-way data network, ConectUS Wireless Communications of Thousand Oaks, Calif., plans to launch two-way nationwide messaging services next month, initially...

AIRADIGM DEPLOYS PCS SWITCH CENTER

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...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

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....

STUDY EXAMINES FOSTERING COMPETITION IN CANADIAN WIRELESS

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...

GALVIN NAMED CEO OF MOTOROLA INC.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced Christopher Galvin, currently president and chief operating officer, will become chief executive officer of the company effective Jan. 1. Galvin...

ASIA-PACIFIC MOBILE TOPS FIXED SERVICE

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...

OMNIPOINT OPENS FOR BUSINESS WITH THREE PRICE PLANS

NEW YORK-Omnipoint Communications Inc. opened for business Nov. 14, but a full-scale promotional campaign for its first personal communications services network-in the New York...

HANDSET DEMAND DRIVES NOKIA SALES

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...

INDUSTRY GROUPS ENCOURAGE THE FCC TO EDUCATE STATES ABOUT TOWER SITING

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...

PAGING WHOLESALER OPENS NEW CENTER

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc., a wholesale provider of one-way paging network services, has completed its fifth technical control center for its North Central region including...

FLEX IS LICENSED TO ADVANCED SIGNAL

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Advanced Signal Inc. has licensed the entire FLEX family of paging protocols from Motorola Inc.'s Messaging Systems Products Group. Advanced also is...

GTE LAUNCHES AUSTIN CDMA

ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet has launched its first commercial Code Division Multiple Access cellular service in Austin, Texas.The company is offering a dual-mode Sony-branded handset, the...

COURT DATE SET FOR FORMER AMSC EXEC SUING THE MSS OPERATOR

WASHINGTON-After filing his complaint against American Mobile Satellite Services more than four years ago, Gary Noreen, chairman and chief executive officer of La Canada,...

PAGING NETWORK EXTENDS DISCOUNTS

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. has agreed to provide its services to Benefits For Business members at discounts normally reserved for large corporations. No activation fees...

D.C. NOTES

We're into week three of Clinton II unofficially and already seeing the president wobble and waffle on the big issues of the day: balanced budget...

WIRELESS INDUSTRY AIRS SUSPICIONS OVER 2.3 GHZ SPECTRUM AUCTION

WASHINGTON-The wireless telecommunications industry is leery of a new budget-driven, flexible-use auction proposal that could create more competition for carriers on Main Street and...

HUGHES SAYS NEXTWAVE IS POSITIVE STEP

Hughes Network Systems Inc. aspires to accomplish a great deal more than just to supply $1 billion of network equipment to NextWave Telecom Inc."This...

HOW WILL SPECTRUM FIT INTO CLINTON’S PLAN TO BALANCE BUDGET?

WASHINGTON-President Clinton's goal in his second term to reach a balanced budget deal with the Republican-led Congress could lead to expanded auction authority and...

PRICELLULAR CREATES RESELLER SUBSIDIARY

NEW YORK-PriCellular Corp. formed a wholly owned subsidiary, PC Telecommunications Inc., to resell cellular and paging services in markets adjacent to the company's cellular...
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