1996

FORT WORTH-Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group has released an enhanced version of its FLEX high-speed, one-way paging protocol. Version 1.8 of the FLEX protocol offers backwards compatibility with previous …

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OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet, formerly Independent Telecommunications Network and US Intelco Networks, announced it has integrated all aspects of US Intelco Wireless Communications Inc. into its operations. US Intelco Wireless had operated …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Information Services announced the formation of a Philippine-based corporation that will provide data management and processing services to Pilipino Telephone Corp., the second largest telecommunications company in …

WASHINGTON-At night, when most people are asleep, Dan Akerson thinks about Rubik’s Cubes. Relating the colors and squares on the device to possible marketing strategies, he toys with going beyond …

WASHINGTON-President Clinton, continuing to pitch low-risk, low-cost initiatives linked to telecommunications, last week called on Attorney General Janet Reno, the Federal Communications Commission and the private sector to create a …

PARIS-Alcatel Telecom has signed a cooperative agreement with GE Americom. Alcatel said the agreement gives it the exclusive European distribution rights for the satellite data transmission services of the GE …

WASHINGTON-Indirect digital telephony wiretap funding was approved by the House last week but not before Rep. Bob Barr (R-Ga.) tacked on strict reporting and congressional review requirements opposed by the …

WETHERSFIELD, Conn.-Shared Technologies Cellular Inc. announced it has signed a new three-year agreement with National Car Rental System Inc. to provide over-the-counter portable cellular phone rentals at National locations across …

WASHINGTON-With a captive national audience tuned in to the first major press briefing two days after the deadly explosion of the Trans World Airlines Flight 800, FBI New York Bureau …

PARIS-France Telecom announced it has obtained the first Global System for Mobile communications license for a cellular network in Slovakia. The license was awarded to the SlovTel consortium, led by …

WASHINGTON-Members of a small-business personal communications services coalition met with staffers representing Sen. Christopher (Kit) Bond (R-Mo.), chairman of the Committee on Small Business, to ask for his intervention if …

TULSA, Okla.-SpaceCom Systems announced the rollout of HyperCubed, the company’s newest satellite technology for point-to-multipoint distribution of high speed data. This latest offering, which will be completed by October using …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-U S West Media Group announced an $11 million net loss for the second quarter because of a one-time $19 million charge to write down some European cable companies. …

I wonder if Judge Loretta Preska has ever been to a professional basketball game. Preska ruled in favor of the NBA in its lawsuit against Motorola Inc., ordering Motorola and …

MONTREAL, Canada-In comments filed with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, Microcell Telecommunications Inc. has offered unrestricted access to its personal communications services infrastructure and has allowed third-party access to …

MINNEAPOLIS-A partnership of Independent Telephone Companies and Minnesota Equal Access Network Services has acquired five personal communications services markets throughout northern Minnesota and North Dakota. The markets are Fargo and …

Growth, competition, churn and consumer demand for top-notch wireless services are compelling many wireless carriers to narrow their business focus to core network operations and marketing, and engage specialists outside …

TAMPA, Fla.-Personal communications services provider American Portable Telecom Inc. announced it has selected Tampa, Fla., as the site of its new National Operations Center. The center, which is scheduled to …

LOS ANGELES-Celsat America Inc. has entered into an agreement with Hughes Space and Communications Co. as a potential supplier for the Celsat geosynchronous telecommunications satellite system to serve the United …

FREMONT, Calif.-Cirrus Logic Inc. announced a single-chip mobile compute engine targeted for next-generation mobile applications. Cirrus said its CL-PS7110, based on the ARM7100, has the highest MIPs per watt and …

Cable & Wireless Inc. has signed a cellular resale agreement with Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile, one of the first steps in introducing its own branded wireless service package into the …

PRAGUE-Landline operator SPT Telecom s.p. of the Czech Republic has agreed to purchase wireless equipment, valued at $7 million, from Lucent Technologies Inc. Lucent will supply 12 Integrated Radio Telecommunications …

Not wanting to be elbowed aside by rival new suitors, cellular carriers are beginning to serenade subscribers with their own chorus of “Digital! Digital! Digital!” But unlike emerging personal communications …

NEW YORK-At a coverage cost of $7 per population equivalent-one-tenth the cost of cellular-satellite communications promise $300 million in cash flow for each 1 percent of market penetration. That is …