1996

Forget cellular. Personal Technology Services Inc.’s PCS business will compete with the phone company, said Colin Buckingham, PTS’ president and chief executive officer. The company is seeking spectrum in the …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it has signed a multimillion dollar, royalty-bearing subscriber equipment license with Siemens Wireless Terminals, a division of Siemens Rolm Communications. The agreement allows Siemens to develop, …

The prospect of taking SkyTel 2-Way messaging service from a workable technology to a marketplace product is at the crux of John Stupka’s new role as president and chief executive …

WASHINGTON-A group of 310 C-block personal communications services licenses should be issued within the next two weeks, but it is doubtful that those won by NextWave Personal Communications Inc., PCS …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said it has favorably settled a class action lawsuit filed by a shareholder in November 1994. The shareholder claimed the company and its former …

Cellular One of Washington, D.C./Baltimore is introducing an off-the-shelf, no-contract cellular service package called Speak Easy. The package costs about $200, includes Motorola Inc.’s TeleTac phone and a free one-year …

SOUTHPORT, Conn.-EDR-Wireless Group, a division of Environmental Data Resources Inc., announced it will market a new tool designed to decrease the amount of time and money typically spent on wireless …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration is on a collision course with Congress over encryption policy, as policymakers try to balance law enforcement and national security needs with privacy and commercial interests. The …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson has signed an order for a turnkey Global System for Mobile communications system with Scancom in Ghana, Africa. With an initial capacity of 8,000 subscribers, the GSM …

WASHINGTON-Following what they characterized as an unsuccessful meeting with Wireless Telecommunications Bureau personnel last week, three personal communications services small-business concerns filed a petition for reconsideration regarding revised D-, E- …

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecommunication Services announced the commercial availability of ChurnManager following a successful beta test with GTE Mobilnet Inc. The system gathers information on a daily basis from a database …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s International Cellular Infrastructure Division has signed a $45 million contract to deploy two digital cellular phone systems for BPL/U S West in India. Motorola said it …

Photocomm Inc. of Scottsdale, Ariz., has been awarded a $3 million contract from Motorola Inc. for 831 solar electric systems to power a wireless communications project in Indonesia. Photocomm said …

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Independent Telecommunications Network and US Intelco Networks announced they have changed their name to Illuminer. The two companies merged earlier this year. The new name reflects the company’s focus …

NEW YORK-Hanwa American Corp. has introduced a battery charger that it says can re-energize cellular phone batteries in 20 minutes. The Logical Power Charging System was originally developed for military …

PCS eyes cable TV’s line Competitive times call for innovation. During the energy crunch of the mid-1980s, The Williams Cos. of Tulsa, Okla., wanted to take advantage of its unused …

Software developer Unwired Planet Inc. introduced an Internet access solution that promises to be a “Killer App” for wireless data services, beginning with Cellular Digital Packet Data. The Redwood Shores, …

Poka Lambro PCS Inc. has contracted with Motorola Inc. to supply digital equipment valued at $40 million for Poka’s personal communications services networks. Poka Lambro won licenses to offer PCS …

Carriers that were big winners during the last 10 years of cellular growth won’t necessarily be successful in this new decade of wireless, cautioned John DeFeo, the former leader of …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Tele Danmark Mobil has signed a contract with L.M. Ericsson for additional development of its Global System for Mobile communications network in Denmark. Tele Danmark will purchase systems valued …

NEW YORK-Electric utilities are taking a close look at wireless communications as a means to enhance revenues and operating efficiencies in their recently deregulated and competitive business environment. A variety …

WASHINGTON-Members of an association representing small and minority-owned businesses have banded together with local attorneys and several C-block personal communications services auction winners in a campaign to persuade the Federal …

L.M. Ericsson has signed a three-year contract with JT Mobiles Ltd. to supply digital cellular Global System for Mobile communications systems in India. Ericsson said it will supply and install …

SAN FRANCISCO-The wireless alliance of AirTouch Cellular and Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile has contracted with InfoNXX Inc. to supply directory assistance services in the majority of alliance markets nationwide. Easton, …