Yearly Archives: 1996

VIEWPOINT

If money is the root of all evil, PCS is either going to be a very evil service or PCS is going to prove...

SUN MICROSYSTEMS SEES JAVASTATION USED TO MONITOR SYSTEM

NEW YORK-Sun Microsystems Computer Co. plans to target infrastructure monitoring in the wireless sector with its recently unveiled JavaStation network computer.A lower-cost alternative to...

PCS PRICES PROBABLY WON’T DRASTICALLY DROP FOR ANOTHER 3 YEARS

There won't be many big-time losers among the A- and B-block carriers, wireless analysts say."They'll probably all make it, but the question is how...

CALENDAR

NOVEMBER4-6 Wireless Buildout 1996-MTAs 83, 85 and 77, by ShoreCliff Communications. Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (714) 443-3735.4-6 Mobile Business '96, by Telecommunications...

NEXTWAVE OPENS REGIONAL FACILITY

BILLERICA, Mass.-NextWave Telecom Inc. opened its Northeast Regional Headquarters Monday, in Billerica, Mass.NextWave said 40 employees will work there initially but the company plans...

D.C. NOTES

As the Clinton administration and the wireless industry reach for the stars with lofty purpose, each would be well advised to heed the call...

APPLIED BUYS ATI TO BOOST MARKETING

NIXA, Mo.-Applied Cellular Technology Inc. acquired ATI Communications of Bethel Park, Pa. The acquisition was announced in June and completed Oct. 15, although Aug....

PEOPLE

J.D. Power and Associates appointed Joanne Codella its new manager of wireless services. Her responsibilities will include managing syndicated and proprietary customer satisfaction studies...

TOSHIBA WILL ENTER GSM HANDSET SCENE WITH S-SHAPED DESIGN

Toshiba Corp. will throw its bowler into Europe's GSM ring. The company's subsidiary, Toshiba Information Systems UK Ltd., announced it will introduce its first...

PRONET HIKES PRICES FOR SMALL RESELLERS

The Northeast regional office of ProNet Inc. is raising prices for some of its smaller resellers to $5 per number. The company believes the...

CORAL TAKES FRAUD FIGHT PUBLIC

NEW YORK-Fraud fighter Coral Systems Inc. plans to go public in an offering that could raise more than $20 million.Coral, which provides client-server software...

PACBELL, WINSTAR ENTER AGREEMENT

NEW YORK-Pacific Bell Mobile Services has signed a three-year contract to purchase WinStar Communications Inc.'s Wireless Fiber service capabilities.Pacific Bell said it expects increasing...

SPRINT PCS SECURES BUILDOUT FINANCING FROM EQUIPMENT VENDORS

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS has closed two vendor credit agreements and a bank credit agreement to be used for Sprint's nationwide personal communications services...

LCC INTERNATIONAL IPO COMPLETED AS THIRD QUARTER ENDS

LCC International Inc.'s recent initial public offering of 6 million shares coincided with the end of the quarter Sept. 30. The Class A Common...

PRICELLULAR ISSUES $140M DEBT TO PAY FOR CELLULAR PURCHASES

NEW YORK-PriCellular Wireless Corp. plans to issue $140 million in senior unsecured debt, mostly to finance its acquisition of four clustered rural cellular properties...

GSM MOU PLANS TO CREATE MULTI BAND WORLDPHONE

DUBLIN, Ireland-The GSM MoU Association is interested in creating a multiband WorldPhone that operates at 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz."Global roaming is...

360 ATTRIBUTES GROWTH TO WIRELESS

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NETWORK SYSTEMS LEAD LUCENT RESULTS

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reported quarter-end results with $255 million profit, or 40 cents per share, compared with $13 million, or 2 cents...

CELLULAR IN GREECE

Panafon SA, Athens. Global System for Mobile communications cellular system built by L.M. Ericsson. Owned by Vodafone (45 percent), France Telecom (35 percent), Data...

HUNDT: ANTITRUST POLICY SHIFTS TO KEEP PACE WITH CONSOLIDATION

WASHINGTON-Antitrust policy is adapting to sweeping pro-competitive, deregulatory telecommunications reforms mandated by Congress, but not abandoning traditional oversight safeguards, one of the nation's top...

GRECIAN TELEPHONE CARRIER LOOKS FOR WIRELESS SUITORS

Sixteen wireless operators have made the cut to be considered possible partners for Greece's government telephone company.Watching the success of the country's two private...

LSI LOGIC GRACES THE WIRELESS STAGE WITH GSM CHIPSET

MILPITAS, Calif.-LSI Logic announced a new microchip architecture that offers Global System for Mobile communications baseband processing capabilities in a single-chip system.The single-chip architecture...

FCC, PCIA FILE TO VACATE STAY

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and the Personal Communications Industry Association filed petitions at the U.S. Supreme Court late last week to vacate the stay...

PHILIPPINE WILL DEAL IS ONE OF MOTOROLA’S LARGEST

Motorola Inc.'s Asia Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group has signed a contract valued at more than $100 million to deploy a fixed wireless telephone network...

LABOR, ENVIRONMENTALISTS TEAM AGAINST ANTENNAS

WASHINGTON-Environmentalists have teamed up with organized labor to block antenna siting and publicize alleged health risks from pocket telephones in a potent grass roots...
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