1996

International consortium Polkomtel started Global System for Mobile communications cellular service in Poland just seven months after receiving its license and two weeks after its key competitor, Polska Telefonica Cyfrowa, …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Asia/Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group announced it will assist the Tianjin Posts & Telecommunications Administration in the expansion of the Global System for Mobile Communications network in …

CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Microwave Inc. introduced its third-generation Cellular Digital Packet Data modem, the MC-DART 300, in original equipment manufacturer and stand-alone versions. The MC-DART adds full duplex capabilities to the features …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Asia/Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group announced it will assist the Tianjin Posts & Telecommunications Administration in the expansion of the Global System for Mobile Communications network in …

The voices of young people are getting louder in the paging industry. Paging manufacturers and carriers have discovered just how “cool” teenagers and young adults think pagers are, and are …

RadioMail Corp. announced the availability of its RadioMailer wireless Internet access solution for Cellular Digital Packet Data networks. Service previously was limited to Mobitex and DataTAC packet radio systems. “By …

WASHINGTON-A notice of proposed rulemaking recently released by the Federal Communications Commission seeks to abolish finder’s preference rules in the 220-222 MHz band in light of the commission’s almost certain …

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet announced members of its personal communications services consortium may obtain wireless rechargeable battery packs, power cords, hands-free kits and other wireless accessories for resale from Direct Power Plus …

WASHINGTON-Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. last week declared digital pocket phone interference with cardiac pacemakers not to be a public health problem, saying interference problems can be minimized in the short …

NEW YORK-Boston Communications Group Inc. has a not-so-modest proposal and concrete plans to execute it: a prepaid wireless roaming network for the Western Hemisphere. Already the company is in various …

Regional Bell operating company U S West Communications Group said it hopes to bundle wireless services along with its local exchange service by 1997. The company is bidding for several …

MobileMedia Corp. marked the end of the third quarter with poor earnings, anticipated bank covenant violations, increased churn, a decrease in net new subscribers and potential trouble with the Federal …

NEW YORK-Lightbridge Inc., whose flagship service is online, real-time customer activations for wireless carriers, went public Sept. 27 with a $38 million offering of common stock. Cowen & Co., New …

MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has secured $1.66 billion in bank financing for the nationwide expansion of the company’s integrated wireless communications network. The company also last week launched …

BellSouth Mobility has launched digital cellular service in Atlanta. After spending $77 million preparing the network for the Summer Olympic Games, the company said it was more than ready to …

CALABASAS, Calif.-Silverlake Communications Inc., a wireless software and services provider, said PageMart Inc. will sell its paging PC Software. Airsource Pro features e-mail forwarding, message scheduling, message tracking and group …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration’s new encryption policy could force wireless firms over time to use scrambling products that are potentially more expensive and less secure, shortcomings that don’t sit well with …

WAUKESHA, Wis.-Metrix Inc., along with Itronix, Ram Mobile Data USA L.P. and Racotek Corp. have started a marketing relationship to offer a fully integrated, wireless remote service management solution. Wireless …

VIENNA, Va.-Cable & Wireless Inc. announced its chief executive officer, Gabe Battista, has resigned to become CEO of Network Solutions Inc., a provider of enabling utility services for the Internet …

The market for handheld devices may get a shot in the arm now that Microsoft Corp. has introduced Windows CE, a 32-bit operating system platform that can support a broad …

MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Bellcore said its board of directors has not yet approved the sale of the company, although a California defense contractor is believed to be close to making the buy. …

BEIJING-China Telecom, a division of the country’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, has selected Motorola Inc.’s Advanced Messaging Group to supply infrastructure equipment to implement China’s FLEX national backbone paging …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Paging, a division of AirTouch Communications Inc., announced it will add New York City to its paging network. AirTouch currently serves several major cities in the Northeast, including …

SBC Communications Inc. has made the latest move in the battle for prepaid cellular customers in Chicago. In June, SBC, operating under the franchise name Cellular One, began offering its …

NEC America Inc. introduced what it believes to be the first in a new class of pagers: The Beacon data pager. The device is a one-way FLEX pager that uses …