Yearly Archives: 1996

DENMARK IS TAKING BIDS FOR GSM PCN LICENSES

Denmark's government has accepted bids for personal communications licenses and is pleased with the amount of interest it received, reported the U.S. Department of...

C-BLOCK PCS BIDDERS PUT PRESSURE ON NEXTWAVE

WASHINGTON-C-block personal communications services bidders Antigone Communications L.P. and PCS Devco Inc. continued to put NextWave Personal Communications Inc.'s feet into the fire regarding...

STREET LINE DEBUTS FOR NEWS, QUOTES

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Embarc and Paging Partners Corp. launched the Street Line paging service to offer financial news and stock quotes from CNBC.Breaking news-including business,...

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...

AIRTOUCH BOOSTS TELECEL OWNERSHIP

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. increased its ownership in Portuguese cellular operator Telecel-Comunicacoes Pessoais from 39 percent to 51 percent, making it the majority shareholder.Telecel...

LUCENT TO EXPAND ARGENTINE NETWORK

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-CTI Movil, a cellular network operator in Argentina, selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand its Advanced Mobile Phone Service network and install...

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...

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...

MOBILEMEDIA TROUBLES ENSUE

MobileMedia Corp. announced Motorola Inc. discontinued product shipments to the carrier until it secures the credit to "assure payment of $34 million past due...

GROUP SEEKS A SINGLE NAME FOR ALL CDMA TECHNOLOGY OFFERINGS

LOS ANGELES-The CDMA Development Group has said it wants to create a single name for the Code Division Multiple Access family of products. Wireless local...

PAGENET FORECASTS 34 PERCENT GROWTH

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. said it expects to have 9 million pagers in service at the end of this year, 34 percent more than last...

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...

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...

CONXUS TO OFFER MOBILE MESSAGING

GREENVILLE, S.C.-Conxus Communications Inc. will provide mobile voice messaging services to Arch Communications Group Inc., according to a definitive agreement.Conxus is deploying a nationwide...

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...

AML RELEASES POWERFUL NEW 140-WATT AMPLIFIER

AML Communications Inc. has introduced what is says is the highest power multicarrier amplifier available to the cellular industry.The amplifier operates at 140 watts,...

STRATEGIES PROVIDED TO VENDORS WANTING TO HELP FINANCE PCS

NEW YORK-CIBC Wood Gundy Securities Corp. "is on the threshold of making announcements" about deals to help some vendors finance the purchase of their...

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...

NORTEL TO SYNDICATE FINANCING OF SPRINT

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Inc. said it is syndicating about $1.1 billion of its $1.3 billion vendor credit facility with Sprint Spectrum L.P. through a group...

CELLMART PROVIDES AT-HOME SHOPPING

DENVER-Cellmart, a Web site for consumers to shop for local cellular service and cellular phones, was introduced by Nlytn Technologies Corp.Trent Sutton, chief executive...

BUSINESS BRIEFS

As part of a holiday promotion, Powertel Inc. is offering unlimited local calling within its entire coverage area for $50 per month for all...

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...

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...

BT TO OFFER SBC SERVICE PLATFORMS

WAKEFIELD, Mass.-Boston Technology Inc. said it will provide hardware, software and services to SBC Communications Inc. for enhanced telecommunications services.According to the agreement, Boston...

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS TAKE ON PCS MARKET WITH CONSULTING FIRM

At 29, Kashif Hassan is the president of Wyrex Communications Inc., a small Toronto-based wireless consulting company with a clientele including some of the...
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