Yearly Archives: 1996

MOTOROLA, UP TEAM FOR INTERNET APPS

ATLANTA-Motorola Inc.'s Platform Software Division and Unwired Planet Inc. signed an agreement to provide an optimized solution for delivering Internet-based content to wireless communications...

UPS WORLDWIDE MANAGES HANDSETS

ATLANTA-UPS Worldwide Logistics will manage Sprint PCS's handset and accessory supply chain, according to a contract UPS values at $45 million.UPS will supervise the...

VIEWPOINT

The Federal Communications Commission is looking to once again become a regulatory agency instead of a money maker. (New employees must be shocked. What...

PRONET ACQUIRES FOR WESTERN BASE

DENVER-ProNet Inc. merged with Calpage and bought the assets of Strategic Products Corp. to provide a foundation for its West Coast operations. The transaction...

QUALCOMM ANSWERS ERICSSON’S PATENT LAWSUIT WITH 1 OF ITS OWN

Qualcomm Inc. has made a double-barrel response to claims by L.M. Ericsson that Qualcomm's Code Division Multiple Access products infringe on Ericsson technology patents.Both...

COMMERCE APPROVES TELEMAC’S PATENT

DANVILLE, Calif.-The U.S. Department of Commerce approved a patent for Telemac's Debit Technology, which offers cellular providers a pay-as-you-go solution for credit restricted and...

PAGENET COMPOUNDS MOBILEMEDIA’S WOES

Financial catastrophe has MobileMedia Corp. in the news almost daily with talk of corruption, stockholder lawsuits and bankruptcy. But the company now faces heightened...

SIM CARDS MAY OPEN SECURITY LOOPHOLE FOR GSM PCS CARRIERS

NEW YORK-If unaccompanied by rigorous precautions, the new add-on features personal communications services carriers are rushing to provide could pierce the elaborate security veil...

D.C. NOTES

Billy Tauzin (R-La.), incoming House telecommunications subcommittee chairman, left no uncertainty last week about his agenda for next year. Reed Hundt.In doing so, Tauzin...

BUSINESS WORLD THINKS OF LECS AS LESS INNOVATIVE

WASHINGTON-Business executives rate long-distance carriers as being more innovative in their customized telecom solutions than are local exchange carriers, an opinion wireless carriers should...

PRIMECO WILL GET GTE CLONE PRODUCT

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Tele-communications Services Inc. has agreed to supply its CloneDetector system to PrimeCo Personal Communications. The agreement also calls for GTE Telecommunications Services...

DR. USES DEFENSE KNOWLEDGE FOR MORE DEVELOPED BASE STATIONS

The end of the Cold War six years ago signaled the end of defense as a driver of technology creation. Engineers have since sought...

TAP NOW AVAILABLE TO APPS DEVELOPERS

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc.'s Messaging Systems Products Group made its Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol available free to wireless application developers on the World Wide Web....

GERMAN PCN LICENSE DRAWS SCANT INTEREST FROM MAJOR PLAYERS

As European countries progressively open and grow their wireless markets, the contest for licenses is hot. But in Germany, only one group entered a...

AIRTOUCH CELLULAR TO SELL IN BAY AREA

SAN FRANCISCO- AirTouch Cellular said it will resell Cellular One service under the AirTouch brand name in the San Francisco Bay area by March....

NOKIA TO DELIVER NETWORK TO FRENCH

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Telecommunications said it will supply Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure equipment to Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone.According to the agreement, Nokia will...

SMART PHONES DEFY DESCRIPTION BUT STILL ATTRACT MANUFACTURERS

NEW YORK-Like the fabled elephant described by a group of blind men positioned near various points of its anatomy, equipment vendors at the recent...

MOTOROLA TESTS NEW VOCODER

LOS ANGELES-Ever since PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched service in 11 markets last month, many Code Division Multiple Access proponents believe the technology has...

PRODUCTS

Sabre Communications Corp. introduced a new line of monopoles designed to support antenna loadings for cellular, personal communications services, enhanced specialized mobile radio and...

COX TO LEAVE AIRTOUCH POST

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Cellular's President and Chief Executive Officer, Lee Cox, announced he will retire effective April 4. Cox also serves as vice chairman for...

NEW CELLULAR SAFETY REPORT UNDER REVIEW

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is due to release a report next year on the safety of cellular phones in vehicles.A preliminary draft...

PCS WINNERS GAIN FLEXIBILITY IN SELLING LICENSES UNDER FCC RULES

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission voted Friday to allow broadband personal communications services auction winners to sell off parts of licenses and proposed to give...

PCIA ASKS FCC FOR EXTENSION ON BEHALF OF PART 90 LICENSEES

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to grant an extension of the now-expired 120-day special temporary authority given to current...

WIRELESS STRONG DESPITE JITTERS ON WALL STREET

WASHINGTON-The cellular and paging industries experienced similar declines in revenue per subscriber and operating expenses this year. But despite jitters on Wall Street, the...

EDR NAME CHANGE REFLECTS EXPANSION

SOUTHPORT, Conn.-EDR Wireless Group changed its name to EDR Telecom in an effort to reflect the company's expanding scope of business. The company's clients...
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