1996

MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada-Harris Farinon Canada announced it has signed a letter of intent with Group CS Inc. under which Harris will supply $15 million in microwave radio equipment for digital …

CellStar Corp. said it has a tentative Fortune 500 buyer for its kiosk business located in 347 Sam’s Club stores nationwide, the expenses of which led to the company’s disappointing …

WASHINGTON-The United States and China last week averted a high-profile trade war over intellectual property rights that threatened to cut into wireless telecommunications commerce between the two countries. The U.S.-Sino …

RCR’s June 17 article on Page 5 should have indicated that Glenayre Technologies Inc. and other manufacturers affiliated with the Coalition for a Competitive Paging Industry supported efforts to get …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. announced it has completed a beta deployment agreement with Cellcom, a rural cellular company based in DePere, Wis. Under the agreement, Cellcom will install three Conductus ultra-low-noise …

WASHINGTON-The regulation of content could become a major issue for the wireless telecommunications industry in coming years as carriers in an increasingly competitive market seek to supplement voice traffic with …

Local loop sales-Allied Business Intelligence predicts that advanced technologies will account for 12 percent of the local-loop equipment sales of the $10.5 billion market in 1996. By 2000, this figure …

Preferred Networks Inc. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all the assets of Big Apple Paging Corp. for $2.6 million. About $1.9 million of the purchase …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies’ Glenayre Technical Training Institute has developed computer-based training modules and formal training classes specifically oriented to narrowband personal communications services. The modules assist service providers in maximizing …

Qualcomm Personal Electronics has won significant handset contracts from Sprint Spectrum L.P. and PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P., with a combined value of $850 million. The Sprint Spectrum agreement requires that …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission, growing increasingly concerned about whether proposed wireless-wireline interconnection rules could withstand legal scrutiny, appears ready to change course and address the matter within the context of …

ROME-Telecom Italia Mobile S.p.A. has taken a 12 percent stake in Stet International, for about $156 million. Telecom Italia Mobile is a telecommunications service provider based in Torino, Italy; it …

IBM Mobile & Wireless Systems announced the IBM 2488 Model 800, the latest offering in its line of rugged, wireless handheld computing devices. IBM Mobile said the line is integrated …

U.S. Robotics is mounting a three-pronged campaign for the emerging wireless data industry. The Skokie, Ill.-based company’s Mobile Communications division is a leader in PC Card modem technology with its …

A stern letter from the European Commission has gone out to dozens of wireless operators and phone manufacturers in Europe about the use of SIM card locks. “With this pressure, …

MERIDEN, Conn. – SNET Network Services announced it has enhanced its Network Fraud Control System software to reduce the amount of 0+/0- theft for its validation customers. The new software …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Sprint Spectrum L.P. announced plans to establish a national customer care center and a regional headquarters for its personal communications services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The customer …

TORRANCE, Calif.-Telemobile Inc. has joined with Belgium-based Telkon N.V. to provide a series of wireless products for what it calls the Wireless Rural Loop. “While the rapidly growing urban cellular …

DALLAS-Voice Control Systems Inc. announced it will merge with Voice Processing Corp. in a pooling of interests transaction valued at more than $40 million. VCSI said it is the world’s …

Oh, the shifting winds of Washington. The bill-and-keep interconnection proposal has been called the greatest issue facing the cellular industry this year. And when the Federal Communications Commission last December …

AirTouch Communications Inc. announced it has officially opened its European headquarters in the Netherlands. The company said it opened the office because its cellular operations in Europe are becoming an …

WASHINGTON-American Mobile Satellite Corp. could receive additional L-band mobile satellite services spectrum if favorable comments are received regarding a June 18 notice of proposed rulemaking released by the Federal Communications …

NEW YORK-AVIC Group International Inc. announced it signed a definitive joint venture agreement with Beijing Catch to create a nationwide paging network of at least 100 stations in China. The …

WEST CHESTER, Pa.-Baja Systems announced the release of its Personal Identification Number Management software. PIN Management allows subscribers to add or change their PIN by entering the new number into …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Personal Communications Inc. has changed its corporate name and unveiled a new logo to promote its Global System for Mobile communications-based PCS-1900 service. The BellSouth Corp. subsidiary said it …