March 1997

NEW YORK-Led by technology companies in communications and software, 1996 was a record year for venture capital investments, and it may therefore be a tough act to follow. “Venture capital …

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.-Voice Powered Technology International Inc. signed an agreement with MobileMedia Corp., settling a dispute between the companies. MobileMedia paid VPTI $252,400 in settlement of the $452,4000 claimed by …

ATLANTA-AvData Systems Inc. announced it has finalized a $17 million contract to supply a very small aperture satellite terminal network infrastructure to PageMart Wireless Inc. The VSAT network infrastructure (VIN) …

NEW YORK-The global market for cellular and personal communications services infrastructure is growing, according to research conducted by Northern Business Information Inc. Results of the study show the growth is …

CAMBRIDGE, England-Simoco International Ltd. will supply radio communications equipment to the 1997 Qantas Australian Grand Prix. The company will provide a radio communications trunking system, which will provide both telephone …

SAN DIEGO-Sony/Qualcomm CDMA Sales, a division of Qualcomm Personal Electronics, will provide Code Division Multiple Access handsets to U S West Communications Inc. Sony/Qualcomm values the contract at $80 million. …

ReadyCom Inc. is in line to launch two-way voice paging services over networks already built, offering nationwide coverage and roaming capability. Its secret is cellular. The Chapel Hill, N.C., company …

Operators with new 1900 MHz personal communications services networks need add-on services that are meaningful revenue generators and offer something customers repeatedly need, says one such service provider. “The cost …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt’s flexible spectrum policy violates the law, according to a Catholic University communications law review article. Though published a year ago, the article by Tara …

Four years ago Systems/Link Corp. introduced RoamEx, which “allowed carriers with fraud problems in big cities access to what was going on,” said Diane Sammer, president of Systems/Link. Today RoamEx …

FORT WORTH, Texas-The Sabre Group is offering a flight paging service, which alerts business and leisure travelers of departure and arrival times, gate changes and delays. Alphanumeric paging subscribers can …

The University of Vermont’s Law School Environmental Law Program recently held a conference called “Unplugged” dealing not with MTV, but with the wireless phone revolution-particularly the issue of antennas and …

TUSTIN, Calif.-Activator Systems Inc. said its robotics-controlled automated phone programming module now is available. The A-Key uses ASI’s patented programming process, using only encrypted data. Accuracy is ensured and secure. …

The Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is close to officially introducing Code Division Multiple Access technology as a pocket telephone standard. The indication comes after the Japanese standardization body, …

SPOKANE, Wash.-Itron, a provider of automatic meter reading (AMR) equipment and services to the utility industry, announced the sale of 50,000 Genesis Meter Modules to Sontex S.A., a Swiss distributor …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-IBM Corp. announced the availability of software that allows access to World Wide Web and Internet applications using wireless radio frequency networks and cellular technology. The ARTour Web …

WASHINGTON-A settlement agreement between seven radio common carriers that have been squabbling since 1988 over a 931 MHz paging channel in New York City finally was cleared by the Federal …

LONDON-Orange plc signed a contract with Inference Corp. for its customer service software. Inference’s case-based reasoning (CBR) products will assist staff in responding to customers’ inquiries on the phone, said …

PAOLI, Pa.-Orga Card Systems Inc. announced it will debut several products supporting Global System for Mobile communications networks at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless ’97 show this week in …

SAN FRANCISCO-Ortel Corp. has introduced a Code Division Multiple Access repeater, the first to meet the industry standard for CDMA, said the company. Ortel also announced its MirrorCell Select 4-Channel …

OLYMPIA, Wa.-Illuminet announced it has partnered with Octel Communications, allowing Octel’s voice messaging services to be offered to members of Illuminet’s Procurement Consortium. Through the alliance, Octel will be able …

SAN FRANCISCO-Ortel Corp. supplied its Series 5800 in-building coverage product to Cellular One for use in San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center during the Wireless ’97 trade show this week. The …

Wireless service providers’ uncertainty about wireless intelligent network revenues and their focus on switching and radiofrequency infrastructure means intelligent network spending has taken a back seat to other infrastructure concerns, …

In January, Greg Rosston and Jeff Steinberg released a staff working paper that clearly articulated how a market-based approach to spectrum management would maximize the public interest. That report informed …

Celcore Inc. introduced a Global System for Mobile communications system, designed specifically for emerging markets around the world-at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The system is built around …