PHOENIX-Bobby G. Thompson & Associates, a land mobile radio management consulting services provider, and Internet Direct Inc. are teaming up to create specialized Internet World Wide Web site production services for land mobile radio dealers and servicers.
Internet Direct Inc., an international graphic design and Web development consulting firm, runs the GoSite Internet Server. LMR dealers/servicers who wish to have a Web site for their company may use GoSite for a monthly fee, rather than owning and operating a server.
Celcore to supply GlobalHub product to U.S. Cellular
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Celcore Inc., a wireless infrastructure equipment developer, has agreed to supply United States Cellular Corp. with the GlobalHub intelligent network platform. GlobalHub will be used in conjunction with United States Cellular’s CarryPhone Home and Away product, which provides one-number access to a user’s home, work and cellular location.
“Today, wireless customers want more than just mobility. They also want flexibility, convenience and easy-to-use services,” said Patrick Herron, director of Product and Business Development for United States Cellular. “With the GlobalHub supporting our CarryPhone Home and Away product, our customers will enjoy the convenience of a cordless with the mobility of a cellular in a single package.”
The initial deployment will be in Knoxville later this year, the company said.
Metrocall to reset meeting until fall
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. announced it will reschedule a special meeting of shareholders concerning its merger with A+ Network Inc.
The meeting, originally planned for mid-September, will be held in late October or early November, said the company.
BellSouth will buy back its own stock
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced it will begin repurchasing the company’s shares of stock on the open market.
“At current trading levels, BellSouth’s stock represents an excellent investment opportunity,” said Ronald M. Dykes, executive vice president and chief financial officer. “Our decision to repurchase BellSouth stock reflects our confidence in the company and the strong position we will continue to hold in the rapidly developing telecommunications industry.”
Repurchased shares will be held as treasury stock and be available for general corporate purposes.
Ericsson garners
3 Telia contracts
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia, the Swedish based telecommunications operator, has chosen L.M. Ericsson to be the main supplier of switching equipment for Telia’s expanded home market in the Nordic countries. The general purchasing agreement runs until the end of 1997 and is valued at approximately $15 million.
Under a second agreement, Ericsson will handle Telia’s spare parts management of switches with its new Spare Parts Management Services.
According to a third agreement, Ericsson will upgrade 40 of Telia’s national and international AXE transit switches with new improved functionality, such as within the field of Intelligent Networks. The new functionalities will support both the fixed and mobile networks of Telia.
Motorola to deploy E911 identification
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola’s Cellular Infrastructure Group plans to begin implementing an emergency call location identification system named “Wireless E911,” during the second quarter of 1997.
The Cellular Telephone Industry Association estimates cellular users make 18 million emergency calls per year, or 50,000 each day. Wireless E911 will ensure that emergency calls are routed to the nearest public safety answering point and that the emergency dispatcher has the caller’s cellular phone number in order to call the caller back.
The system will speed up response to emergencies by automatically pinpointing the location of mobile callers, especially when they are unable to identify their location, said Marty Singer, general manager of CIG’s Wireless Access and Business Development Division.
