Yearly Archives: 1996

POLKOMTEL BEGINS POLISH GSM SERVICE ON ITS COMPETITOR’S HEELS

International consortium Polkomtel started Global System for Mobile communications cellular service in Poland just seven months after receiving its license and two weeks after...

MOTOROLA’S ASIA PACIFIC GROUP TO EXPAND TIANJIN GSM SYSTEM

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...

MC-DART MODEM NOW IS AVAILABLE IN TWO VERSIONS

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...

MOTOROLA'S ASIA PACIFIC GROUP TO EXPAND TIANJIN GSM SYSTEM

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...

PAGING INDUSTRY TAPS INTO TEEN MARKET

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...

RADIOMAIL EXPANDS INTERNET AC CESS SERVICE TO CDPD NETWORKS

RadioMail Corp. announced the availability of its RadioMailer wireless Internet access solution for Cellular Digital Packet Data networks. Service previously was limited to Mobitex...

FCC COULD BOOT PENDING FINDER'S PREFERENCE RULES

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...

ILLUMINET PROVIDES RESALE PRODUCTS TO PCS CONSORTIUM

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...

POCKET PHONE INTERFERENCE WITH PACEMAKERS CAN BE CONTROLLED

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...

BOSTON COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INITIATES NATIONAL NETWORK PLAN

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...

U S WEST BIDDING TO BUNDLE PCS

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...

MOBILEMEDIA MARKS QUARTER WITH RASH OF BAD NEWS

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

LIGHTBRIDGE OFFERING ACCRUES $38M

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...

NEXTEL GETS $1.66B FINANCING AS BOSTON MARKET GOES DIGITAL

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...

BELLSOUTH MOBILITY REPORTS LAUNCH OF ATLANTA DIGITAL NETWORK

BellSouth Mobility has launched digital cellular service in Atlanta. After spending $77 million preparing the network for the Summer Olympic Games, the company said...

PAGEMART WILL SELL SILVERLAKE SOFTWARE

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,...

CLINTON ENCRYPTION POLICY COULD PROVE TO BE COSTLY

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,...

FIRMS OFFER REMOTE DATA

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,...

CABLE & WIRELESS’ BATTISTA RESIGNS

VIENNA, Va.-Cable & Wireless Inc. announced its chief executive officer, Gabe Battista, has resigned to become CEO of Network Solutions Inc., a provider of...

BUSINESS & FINANCE: WIRELESS DEVICES BENEFIT FROM MICROSOFT PLATFORM

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...

BELLCORE SALE NOT APPROVED, COMING SOON IBM AND NORAND TEAM UP FOR PDAS

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...

INTERNATIONAL: CHINA'S MPT PICKS MOTOROLA TO SUPPLY FLEX-BASED SYSTEM

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...

BUSINESS & FINANCE: AIRTOUCH ADD N.Y. TO PAGING NETWORK GTE, LUCENT SHOW CROSS SPECTRUM, CELLULAR-PCS CALL

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...

CHICAGO WIRELESS CARRIERS BATTLE FOR PREPAID CLIENTS

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...

BUSINESS & FINANCE: NEC'S BEACON DATA PAGER WILL TARGET PERSONAL COMPUTER USERS

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...
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