Monthly Archives: January, 1997

TOWER CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS IS CLIMBING

Demand for quick installation of radio monopoles and towers has pressed tower manufacturers to provide new types of products that can help carriers meet...

THREE BUSINESSES LINK TO OFFER TETRA IN GERMANY

Simoco International Ltd. of the United Kingdom and German-based De Te We and Rhode & Schwarz Bick have formed a consortium to market Trans...

TELXON WILL SELL UNIT TO DYNATECH CORP.

AKRON, Ohio-Telxon Corp. will sell Itronix Corp., its ruggedized notebook computer subsidiary, to Dynatech Corp., according to a definitive agreement. The company expects the...

TELUS SET TO PROVIDE CDPD IN ALBERTA

CALGARY, Alberta-Telus Mobility will offer Northern Telecom Ltd.'s Cellular Digital Packet Data services to its customers in Alberta."Telus Mobility's extensive deployment of Nortel's platform...

TAIWAN STALLS AWARDS FOR PCS TO DEBATE FOREIGN OWNER LIMITS

The government of Taiwan delayed the award of new mobile phone licenses because of misgivings about the foreign ownership of several consortia.Taiwan is offering...

CELLULAR USERS WANT IMPROVED SERVICE

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-More than half of cellular customers surveyed in an Illinois Superconductor Corp. study said they want improvements in their cellular service.More than...

AT&T DENVER UPS TO IS-136 CELLULAR

DENVER-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced Time Division Multiple Access Interim Standard 136 cellular service in its Denver market.The service area includes the Front Range...

FCC SETS ASIDE 300 MEGAHERTZ TO ALLOW WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules Jan. 9 that will allow users of unlicensed Part 15 equipment, including laptop computers, to access the...

FCC GIVES APPROVAL FOR CABLE SYSTEM

NASHUA, N.H.-The Federal Communications Commission granted type approval for a cable-based personal communications services system developed by Sanders, a Lockheed Martin company.The system also...

COMPANY TO RETAIL SOS PHONE SHORTLY

IRVINE, Calif.-SOS Wireless Communications Inc. will begin retailing its SOS Phone during the first quarter through Amway Corp., Sears' Automotive Catalog and selected Sears...

NEXUS CONVERTING $2M IN DEBENTURES

TEL AVIV, Israel-Nexus Telecommunication Systems Ltd. converted its convertible debentures due July 2000 into ordinary shares at the conversion price of $3.50 per share....

NEXTWAVE OWNERSHIP EDICT BEGS QUESTIONS

The government's conditional grant of personal communications services licenses to NextWave Telecom Inc., despite finding the startup wireless firm in violation of foreign ownership...

CALIFORNIA FIRM AIMS TO BRING ATM PROTOCOL TO WIRELESS INDUSTRY

Netro of Santa Clara, Calif., makes what it says telecommunications operators building networks in the new era of deregulation need-radio equipment that uses a...

MOTOROLA LAUNCHES MESSAGING DEVICE

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. launched PageFinder, a device that receives word messages and confirms delivery to the sender. Using Motorola's ReFLEX two-way wireless messaging system,...

MOTOROLA POSTS HIGHER SALES FOR FISCAL ’96 BUT LOWER EARNINGS

Motorola Inc. reported higher sales but lower earnings for fiscal year 1996, saying that strategic decisions made during the fourth quarter will set the...

MCCAIN VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHT FOR DIGITAL TV SPECTRUM AUCTIONS

WASHINGTON-New Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) last week vowed to continue fighting for digital TV auctions and hinted at re-examining the 1996...

U.S. DISTRICT COURT ISSUES ORDER AGAINST PAGING TELEMARKETERS

The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California early last month issued orders for final injunctions against two companies and two individuals...

GINGRICH WIRELESS WIRETAP VICTIM?

WASHINGTON-In a startling development that could have serious political consequences for embattled House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and serious legal consequences for others, an...

RCR TOP 20 INTERNATIONAL PAGING MARKETS

Editor's Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest international paging markets by country based on information supplied...

STET HELLAS TO USE A-INFUSION PLATFORM

DALLAS-DSC Communications Corp. said Stet Hellas has completed interoperability testing of DSC's A-Infusion platform, and this month signed an agreement with Stet for the...

ISRAELI CARRIERS ADD SUBS AS GOVERNMENT PONDERS COMPETITION

Israel's two cellular operators are working hard to sign up as many customers as possible while the government continues to ponder details for licensing...

KEITH E. CRAIN NAMED CHAIR OF CRAIN INC.

DETROIT - The Crain board of directors has named Keith E. Crain chairman of Crain Communications Inc.Keith Crain becomes the third chairman of the...

LA CELLULAR OFFERS NEW IS-136 SERVICE

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. introduced SmartDigital service using Time Division Multiple Access Interim Standard 136 technology.SmartDigital provides customers with telephone,...

ERICSSON USES EFR TO ENHANCE PHONES

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson is enhancing its Global System for Mobile communications digital cellular phones with Enhanced Full Rate technology. The technology will be installed...

COPP GIVES PHONES TO NEIGHBORHOODS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-The Communities on Phone Patrol (COPP) program donated 40 phones to 10 Fort Lauderdale, Fla., neighborhoods as part of its goal to...
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