Yearly Archives: 1996

ORGANIZED LABOR IS LOOKING TO WIRELESS INDUSTRY TO REGAIN CLOUT

WASHINGTON-Organized labor wants to make inroads in the wireless telecommunications industry as part of a broad makeover to regain political clout that has been...

THE CASE FOR BUILDING CDMA-BASED WIRELESS LOCAL LOOP NETWORKS

This paper will show that wireless local loop systems provide more capacity than mobile cellular systems. Code Division Multiple Access technology has proven to...

LEO SPECTRUM CONCERNS AD DRESSED BY FCC, NTIA

WASHINGTON-The U.S. low-earth-orbit data satellite market may end up far less competitive than envisioned as policymakers struggle to craft rules around a smaller-than-anticipated spectrum...

LETTERS: AUCTIONS DON’T AID SMALL BUSINESSES

As an embattled small business curmudgeon and wireless industry activist, I find it necessary to respond to Federal Communications Commission spokesperson Michele Farquhar's recent...

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR MAKES DEAL FOR NETCOM SHARES

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. has reached an agreement in principle to exchange its option to acquire 20 percent of Comviq GSM AB, the...

MOTOROLA TO DEPLOY E911 IDENTIFICATION

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola's Cellular Infrastructure Group plans to begin implementing an emergency call location identification system called "Wireless E911," during the second quarter of...

MOTOROLA’S MEMOS IS DESIGNED TO EXPAND MESSAGING MARKET

Motorola Inc. unveiled a new open messaging software platform called Memos that is adaptable to all networks but optimized for the unique environment of...

BC TEL MOBILITY MOVES FORWARD WITH ROLLOUT OF CDMA SERVICE

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Following successful completion of field trials of Northern Telecom Ltd.'s 800 MHz Code Division Multiple Access network, BC Tel Mobility has committed...

SUCCESS IN SEATTLE LEADS METRICOM SYSTEM TO D.C.

NEW YORK-Metricom Inc. will mark its second commercial launch within a month when it begins offering its data-only wireless Internet access services in late...

AMERITECH AND BELL ATLANTIC NYNEX MOBILE ADD AUTHENTICATION

Ameritech Cellular Services has joined several other carriers in deploying authentication technology to combat cloning fraud.Concurrently, Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile announced it has extended...

NORTH SIGHT PICKS NETWORKING SYSTEM FROM SMARTLINK

RALEIGH, N.C.-North Sight Communications Inc. of Levittown, Puerto Rico, has selected SmartLink Development L.P. to supply and install a multiprotocol trunking and networking system...

METROCALL TO RESET MEETING UNTIL FALL

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. announced it will reschedule a special meeting of shareholders concerning its merger with A+ Network Inc.The meeting, originally planned for mid-September,...

NATIONAL BRIEFS

Telephone Warehouse, a wireless retailer with stores in Texas, Kansas and Missouri, said it is helping first-time cellular and pager buyers make informed decisions...

D.C. NOTES

I knew Moses, he was friend of mine, and you're no Moses.Nice try, though, Mr. Chairman. Your creativity, though a bit corny, is admirable...

PAGING PARTNERS SEARCHING FOR `STRATEGIC’ ALTERNATIVES

Paging Partners Corp. is investigating strategic options for "enhancing shareholder value," which smells of more consolidation in the paging industry.Laidlaw & Co. of New...

PCIA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF GROUP’S YEARLY AWARDS

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association announced the Industry Award Winners for 1996. Winners will receive their awards at the industry award dinner on...

PEOPLE

Superconducting Core Technologies Inc. has named G. Ron Olexa chief operations officer with overall responsibility for the company's Reach receiver front end products. Olexa...

POCKET HIRES BURD GM FOR LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS-Russ Burd was named the new vice president and general manager for Pocket Communications Inc.'s Las Vegas market. By the end of March,...

CELLPORT LABS REDESIGNS UNIVERSAL CAR KIT FOR PCS

CellPort Labs Inc. is redesigning and enhancing its universal car kit for both cellular and personal communications services applications.Car kits provide power and hands-free...

LHS WILL LICENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM TO POWERTEL INC.

ATLANTA-LHS Communications Systems Inc. announced it has licensed its Business Support and Control System to Powertel Inc. of West Point, Ga.The agreement follows recent...

PRODUCTS

Allen Telecom Group's Telecom Systems Division introduced NanoLite, a fiber optic microcell system the company said allows service providers to select locations for optimum...

BLAKE, LUNA PROMOTED, SMITHBERG HIRED IN RCR EDITORIAL DEPT.

DENVER-RCR Publications Inc. has promoted Jerry Blake to associate editor and promoted Lynnette Luna to reporter as part of the editorial department's expansion.Blake, who...

SIEMENS ANNOUNCES GSM PLANS FOR U.S.

Yet another European-based company is entering the U.S. digital handset market, trumpeting its communications and manufacturing expertise, particularly in Global System for Mobile communications...

CONSULTANTS TEAM FOR WEB SERVICES

PHOENIX-Bobby G. Thompson & Associates, a land mobile radio management consulting services provider, and Internet Direct Inc. are teaming up to create specialized Internet...

FIVE-PERSON COMPANY IS BRAINS BEHIND MAJOR PAGING SOFTWARE

In three years, SilverLake Communications Inc. has pushed itself into the forefront of the paging software market.Last year, the privately held Calabasas, Calif., company...
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