1996

Bill Clinton is fond of telling us he feels our pain. His compassion is seemingly endless, a surface virtue that sells well with core Democrats and swing voters. His detractors …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-California Microwave Inc. sold its Digital Radio Technology Inc. unit to Harris Corp. Terms of the arrangement were not disclosed. Digital Radio Technology was founded in 1994 to …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Communications has halted 900 MHz private wireless licensing in a move that the industry suspects could lead to auctions, according to sources. A representative in the FCC’s …

I’ve noted before that vendors of the personal Air Communications Technology protocol-one of the newest contenders for two-way paging and messaging systems, and being implemented by AT&T Wireless Services Inc. …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. is discontinuing its enhanced directory assistance service to GTE Mobilnet Inc. subscribers in San Diego. The phase-out will be completed in January. Metro One originally …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below are the current holders of A-, B- and C-block licenses for broadband personal communications services in the United States. Some of the companies have …

ATLANTA-Electromagnetic Sciences Inc.’s wireless division will provide its DualPol antennas throughout Sprint Spectrum L.P.’s personal communications services network. The DualPol antenna uses polarization diversity to provide the performance equivalent of …

CARMEL, Ind.-Ritron Inc. and Trident Micro Systems announced plans to codevelop and jointly market trunking products and systems. The alliance will integrate Trident’s PassPort npNTS trunking protocol and LTR expertise …

WASHINGTON-President Clinton, with help from Japan, Canada, Australia and the European Union, snatched victory from defeat in winning support from Asia-Pacific leaders to end tariffs on telecommunications and information technology …

Investee Company Investors Amount Raised Type of Financing Nature of Business SignalSoft Corp. Olympic Venture Partners $1.9 million First Wireless location software & services Boulder, CO Pathnet Inc. Corman Foundation …

Mapping software, such as that offered by MapInfo Corp., has become a core component in many radio frequency monitoring and propagation modeling programs. “Since our product is being used as …

Hewlett Packard Co. announced it has made enhancements to its parallel cell/traffic generator and analyzer system, designed to speed up the verification process of asynchronous transfer mode designs. The HP …

Bouygues Telecom chose the partnership of Nokia Telecommunications and Dassault A.T. of France to provide a DCS 1800 cellular system in northern France. Nokia and Dassault will provide base stations, …

Lucent Technologies Inc. has agreed to finance infrastructure equipment for NextWave Telecom Inc., in a deal the companies value at $200 million for the first two years. Lucent will not …

The FCC said NextWave Telecom Inc. executive Janice Obuchowski illegally lobbied Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Michele Farquhar in connection with 63 personal communications services licenses that were challenged on foreign ownership …

WASHINGTON-Incoming House telecommunications subcommittee head Billy Tauzin (R-La.) said he’s irked by the Federal Communications Commission’s 2.3 GHz auction plan. “It’s a real serious problem,” said Tauzin, in an interview …

FCC employees were caught abusing cellular phone privileges. Big surprise. Actually, the FCC employees were doing the very thing that cellular carriers count on when customers sign up for wireless …

NEW YORK-MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc., based in Richmond, British Columbia, went public in the United States Nov. 26 with an offering of 1.725 million shares of common stock at …

PLEASANTON, Calif.-Pacific Bell Mobile Services will let its San Diego subscribers roam free of charge for the next six months in New York City, Honolulu, Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City, …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. and Proxim Inc. announced they mutually have agreed to terminate their planned merger. The companies reported declines in the share prices of each company’s stock after …

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.-International Billing Systems Inc. will provide statement presentment services to Metrocall, according to a five-year agreement. Metrocall will use IBS’ statement design, graphics and targeted inserting capabilities …

WASHINGTON-Commenters on both sides of the issue regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s proposal to kill its finder’s preference programs have one thing in common-their arguments all come down to money. …

WASHINGTON-Despite recent findings that some Federal Communications Commission employees have been using commission-owned cellular phones for their personal use at taxpayer expense, apparently none will be charged for hundreds of …

A new Phantom low profile antenna was introduced by Antenex. The antenna has a wide bandwidth and low angle radiation pattern. It also has an element that reduces dropped calls …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada-Teklogix International Inc. was awarded a contract by Montreal-based Canadian National Railways to provide it with narrowband wireless data communication networks. The networks will include the Ethernet Transmission …