March 1997

NEW YORK-“Right now we are on the cusp of major breakthroughs in the inter-operability of different applications on smart cards for [personal communications services],” Mark Ferdinands, product manager for G&D …

NEW YORK-Telecommunications projects overseas, while exceedingly complex, follow the simple tenets of an old adage: Education is what you get when you follow the rules; experience is what you get …

DENVER-Sprint PCS service was launched in Denver today, offering half-price monthly service charges for a year. The calling plan means a customer can sign up for the personal communications service …

Austria’s Ministry for Science and Transport announced a tender for a Digital Cellular System 1800 personal communications network license, according to the U.S. Embassy in Vienna. Interested parties that requested …

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.), reacting to continuing thefts on the information superhighway, is expected this spring to sponsor comprehensive legislation that bolsters wireless privacy and security. The …

Motorola Inc. has won what it calls the largest cellular infrastructure contract in the world to date. The company’s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced Japanese carriers DDI Corp. and Nippon Idou …

WASHINGTON-The worldwide market for cellular and personal communications services will reach more than 500 million subscribers by 2002, predicted The Strategis Group in its “World Cellular and PCS Markets: 1997” …

BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Corp.’s board of directors approved a plan to refocus the company on its core satellite and network services businesses. The plan concentrates on the company’s international satellite services …

Globalstar Canada was granted approval by Industry Canada to provide mobile wireless services throughout Canada using the Globalstar satellite-based telecommunications system. It is the first big low-earth-orbit license to be …

SEOUL, South Korea-Korea Mobile Telecom has changed its name to SK Telecom, to reflect the company’s growing international presence. The name SK Telecom also honors the company’s affiliation with Sunkyong …

Like many wireless technologies, the motivation behind FLEX was to make more possible in less bandwidth. Such is the mastery of Bob Schwendeman, a career Motorola man who is proclaimed …

Hongkong Telecom selected Tellabs’ Martis DXX managed access and transport network system for use in its digital data network in Hong Kong. The Martis DXX system combines intelligent hardware with …

NEW YORK-The State of New Jersey awarded a contract to Paradigm4 Inc. to develop a Parking Authority Ticketing System for parking enforcement officers to access on-line warrant information via wireless …

NEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-A majority of consumers prefer to purchase multiple or bundled communications services from a single company on a single bill, according to the results of a …

ATLANTA-GTE Wireless said it is preparing to launch personal communications services in Seattle and Spokane, Wash., later this year. The company said it has not yet begun advertising but has …

WASHINGTON-A U.S. district court judge in New York ruled March 12 that Joseph Viggiano, a principal of telemarketing concern Micom Corp., was guilty of selling fraudulent Federal Communications Commission paging …

DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched its personal communications services network in Mobile, Ala., using equipment supplied by Lucent Technologies Inc. This is PrimeCo’s 17th launch in a major U.S. city …

If you look at maps of the United States that depict the 1900 MHz coverage for the nation’s three primary digital standards, it appears each standard will cover a great …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission accepted 27 applications for participation in its Wireless Communications Services auction of 128 licenses, scheduled to begin April 15; 16 other applications have been returned for …

QUEBEC CITY-Microcell Telecommunications Inc. will activate its personal communications services network April 3 in Quebec City, which initially will provide service in 23 municipalities of the greater metropolitan area, said …

Logic. So the Federal Communications Commission is willing to modify the C-block payment plan to allow license holders to make one annual payment rather than four quarterly payments. That makes …

After contemplating the matter for years, Motorola Inc. has decided to jump feet first into the global smart card business. The Schaumburg, Ill.-based manufacturer has created a new business unit …

SAN FRANCISCO-Ex Machina Inc. announced it is changing its name to AirMedia Inc. to reflect the growing influence of its AirMedia Live Internet Broadcast Network. The New York-based company develops …

WASHINGTON-The Food and Drug Administration, citing industry funding limitations, recommended the struggling wireless industry-funded bioeffects research program be redirected to give lifetime animal exposure studies highest priority and to expand …

NEW YORK-Iridium L.L.C., which plans to launch a satellite-based global telephone service, last week registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an application to take the company public. Iridium, …