Monthly Archives: January, 1997

EPA LIKELY TO FORMALLY SUPPORT NEW HYBRID RF RADIATION STANDARD

WASHINGTON-The Environmental Protection Agency is expected shortly to issue a policy statement supporting a new hybrid radio frequency radiation standard, but sources say the...

WORLD BRIEFS

The Guangdong Machinery and Export Corp. of China awarded Allen Telecom Group's Decibel Products division a contract to expand its Global System for Mobile...

TWO TRADE ASSOCIATIONS RESPOND TO FBI NOTICE ON CALEA TERMS

Two trade associations have responded to an FBI notice seeking clear definitions of the terms "significant upgrade" and "major modification" that are used in...

NORTHERN TELECOM TO SUPPLY BELL MOBILITY WITH EQUIPMENT

TORONTO-Northern Telecom Ltd. has signed an agreement with Bell Mobility to supply equipment for Bell Mobility's cellular and personal communications services networks. Nortel said...

TELECOM ALLIANCES TO SUFFER POST-MERGER TRAUMAS, ANALYST SAYS

NEW YORK-Seven key developments promise significant changes in the telecommunications industry in 1997, according to a newly released global outlook by A.T. Kearney, Arlington,...

MOTOROLA DONATES TO PCIA’S LIFEPAGE

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Motorola Inc. will donate pagers to the Personal Communications Industry Association's LifePage program. Individuals who are registered for organ transplants will receive the...

PEOPLE

Summa Four Inc. named Robert A. Degan president and chief executive officer, with responsibility for directing the company's growth and profitability. He has been...

PHILIPS DIVISION TO INTRODUCE WIRELESS HANDSET FOR U.S. THIS WEEK

A few more pieces have fallen into place for the Philips Consumer Communications division as it pulls together its wireless handset sales machine to...

POLAND TO ISSUE TENDER FOR 1.8 GHZ PCN LICENSE

Poland's Minister of Telecommunications announced plans to issue a tender for a personal communications network license at 1.8 GHz. In separate news, international arbitration...

PORTACOM GETS OK TO REINCORPORATE

PLAYA DEL REY, Calif.-PortaCom Wireless Inc. received shareholder approval to reincorporate from British Columbia to Delaware. More than 6.4 million shares were voted in...

PRODUCTS

Audiovox Communications Corp. will introduce three new phones at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas. Its 800/900 MHz combination phone, the...

PUBLIC PAGING AND PRONET STRUGGLING OVER SALES INCENTIVE PACT

New York paging reseller Public Paging and operator ProNet Inc. are suing each other over a reseller agreement designed to give Public stock shares...

WESTERN WIRELESS TURNS ON IOWA SERVICE

ISSAQUAH, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. launched its VoiceStream wireless service in Des Moines, Iowa. It is the sixth personal communications service market the company has...

VIEWPOINT

When getting ready to buy homes, people usually look for a neighborhood with good schools, decent property taxes and such. Home shoppers in Londonderry,...

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...

FRANCE TELECOM MOBILES TO ACTIVATE APC ROAMING

PARIS-France Telecom Mobiles announced it will activate roaming with American Personal Communications this quarter.The company announced in June its intent to deploy roaming functionality...

COMSAT SET TO USE SIM CARDS FOR PLANET 1 TELEPHONE SERVICE

RESTON, Va.-Comsat Personal Communications, a division of Comsat Corp., selected Giesecke & Devrient to provide Subscriber Identity Module smart cards for Comsat's Planet 1...

GEOTEK GARNERS $50M IN ITS STOCK SALE

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. announced it sold a new series of convertible preferred stock to a group of institutional investors and raised $50 million...

ILL. SUPERCONDUCTOR NOTES NEW ORDERS

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. received three new commercial orders for its SpectrumMaster radio frequency filter equipment during the fourth quarter. The orders, which...

TOUCHSCREEN’S LOCATOR HELPS FAMILIES, GROUPS STAY TOGETHER

Becoming separated from their child at a circus or stadium is one of every parent's worst nightmares. Norcross, Ga.-based Touchscreen Solutions is addressing that...

THE RCR LIST

As the new year rolled in, RCR took a look at what is hip and what is gauche in the wireless industry.Out ...

INTERCEL WILL SELL MAINE CELLULAR HOLDINGS TO FIRM

WEST POINT, Ga.-InterCel Inc. said it has a definitive agreement to sell Unity Cellular Systems Inc. and its Maine holdings to Rural Cellular Corp.InterCel...

CONGRESSMEN DEFEND INTERCONNEC TION AND LOCAL COMPETITION

WASHINGTON-Six congressmen instrumental in the crafting and eventual passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 have taken to task in writing those who oppose...

N.H. TOWN IMPLEMENTS ANTENNA SITING POLICY

A New Hampshire town has approved a zoning ordinance forbidding wireless antennas in residential areas, in what the local planning director characterizes as an...

ENGINEERING FIRM USES BUSINESS LOGISTICS TO COMPETE IN WIRELESS

Wireless industry growth has created new opportunities for engineering firms like V-Comm, which boasts a staff of experienced telecommunications engineers. V-Comm said its approach...
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