Yearly Archives: 1996

ERICSSON ARRANGES MICROCELL FINANCING

TORONTO-Ericsson Communications Canada has arranged financing for Microcell Connexions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications Inc., to purchase personal communications services equipment.The arrangement,...

OPPONENTS COULD CHALLENGE NEW HYBRID RF STANDARD IN COURT

WASHINGTON-Hardcore opponents of the new hybrid radiofrequency radiation standard, believing federal regulators will reject calls to repeal it, are already considering putting a consortium...

MOTOROLA NPCS NETWORK UP GRADED IN DALLAS TEST

FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc.'s Advanced Messaging Group announced it has upgraded its Dallas/Fort Worth advanced messaging test system using narrowband personal communications services software...

BARRIERS REMOVED FOR PUBLIC UTILI TIES WANTING TO ENTER TELECOM

WASHINGTON-Public utilities that want to enter the telecom industry had many of the barriers to such action removed by the Federal Communications Commission last...

PCS GROUP FORMS FINANCE ARM TO AID WITH MONETARY SHORTFALL

DALLAS-The PCS Group announced it has formed The PCS Finance Group to meet the demand for financing in the personal communications service market."Over a...

SPRINT AND RADIOSHACK PARTNER FOR STORE-WITHIN-A-STORE SALES

Sprint Corp., Sprint Spectrum L.P. and RadioShack announced they are teaming up to provide one-stop shopping for all Sprint-branded products.The companies have developed a...

SMITH MICRO ADDS VOICE MESSAGING TO HOTFAX SOFTWARE

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-Smith Micro Software Inc. announced it has added HotFax Message Center, which features integrated voice messaging capabilities, to its HotFax communications software.HotFax...

COMCAST EDUCATES YOUNGER DRIVERS ON CELLULAR OPERATION

PHILADELPHIA-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. representatives will be educating young drivers about the safe use of cellular phones through a program called "Road Smarts."Students will...

PAGENET ACQUIRES INTEREST IN SRM

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced it has purchased a 25 percent interest in Sociedad de Radiotelefonia Movil S.A., which owns Compania Europea de Radiobusqueda S.A.,...

SIRF TECHNOLOGY TO FACILITATE WIDESPREAD USE OF GPS PRODUCTS

The ability to press a button to locate your child, find your car in a crowded parking lot or retrieve your lost dog may...

US ORDER DEVELOPS INTERNET SERVICE DESIGNED FOR WIRELESS UNITS

US Order is rolling out SmartTime Internet Services, which the company claims is the first Internet-based service designed exclusively for non-PC information appliances including...

ORANGE PLC ESTABLISHES ROAMING AGREEMENT WITH SWITZERLAND

Orange plc, one of the United Kingdom's two 1800 MHz personal communications providers, announced it established a roaming agreement with the Swiss Post, Telephone...

REVENUE, RATHER THAN RF, NEEDS TO LEAD SITE ACQUISITION PROCESS

More than a year has passed since the Federal Communications Commission completed its first ever auction for both narrowband and broadband personal communications services...

TELETRAC POSITIONS FOR AUTUMN SER VICE OFFERING IN SIX MORE CITIES

NEW YORK-Teletrac Inc., which uses a paging-based system to locate stolen vehicles, is poised for a fall foray geared to consumers and companies in...

TWYVER LEAVES POST AT NORTEL WIRELESS FOR TOP SPOT AT TELEDESIC

Yet another top executive has decided to sow his wireless oats.David Twyver has left his post as president of Northern Telecom Ltd.'s Wireless Networks...

TELIA WILL EXPAND ITS INET GEOPROBE

PLANO, Texas-Inet Inc., an international supplier of wireline and wireless telecommunications equipment, announced Telia International Network Services in Sweden will expand its GeoProbe System.The...

CHICAGO POLICE CONTRACT GARNERS TEKLOGIX $6.8M

Teklogix International Inc. was awarded a $6.8 million contract to supply more than 1,100 rugged, wireless-enabled mobile computers, docking stations, technical support and service...

EDR-SITE LOCATOR ENDORSED BY PCIA

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association has endorsed the EDR-Site Locator manufactured by EDR-Wireless Group, a division of EDR Inc. The EDR-Site Locator, a...

U.K. CELLULAR FIRM DEBUTS NO-PENALTY RENTAL SERVICE

In response to customer discontent and criticism among consumer groups, WaveTech Ltd. of the United Kingdom introduced Happy Talk. The service is a new...

PCS AUCTION PARTICIPANTS HAIL FROM MANY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS

Bidders currently participating in the auction of D-, E- and F-block broadband personal communications licenses are as diverse as the markets they are pursuing.Many...

GROUP FORMS TO PROMOTE TDMA SYSTEM STANDARDS

REDMOND, Wash.-The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium has been formed to champion Interim Standard 136 Time Division Multiple Access and IS-41 wireless intelligent network technologies."The...

CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER16-17 CDMA System Design, Engineering & Optimizations, by the Wireless Institute of Technology. Holiday Inn, San Francisco, Calif. (510) 490-6459.16-17 1996 Communications Act-Deriving Order...

UNIDEN IS CLEARED ON PATENT CHARGES

FORT WORTH, Texas-Uniden America Corp. said that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Peter Tsakanikas and his...

CLINTON ADMINISTRATION RENEWS EFFORTS TO EXPAND DIGITAL WIRETAP

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration and Congress, though under pressure to fund government operations in fiscal 1997 before adjourning for re-election campaigns in a few weeks,...

VIEWPOINT

States rights vs. federal rights.It's an argument that is becoming more and more common in today's wireless industry.It's certainly not a new argument, and...
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