March 1997

Siemens Components Inc. introduced its Model CMY210, a GaAs MMIC that can be used for designing cellular or personal communications services handsets based on Time Division Multiple Access or Code …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-ICO Global Communications, a global mobile satellite communications company, awarded a contract to a consortium consisting of L.M. Ericsson, Hughes Network Systems Inc. and NEC Corp. The consortium will …

WALTHAM, Mass.-EDS Personal Communications said Century Cellunet Inc. and Radiofone Inc. will be the first U.S. carriers to use new enhancements of EDS’ core clearinghouse service. The Air Rate Edit …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-DSP Communications Inc. and Siemens Wireless Terminals, a division of Siemens Business Communications Systems Inc., announced they have signed a worldwide strategic agreement for Interim Standard 95 and J-STD-008-based …

NEW YORK-Dialing and talking while driving are getting a closer look in state capitols lately, as legislatures in at least three states-California, Illinois and New York-consider bills that would impose …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The digital handset market saw significant growth in 1996, an indication that this market is developing into a formidable one, says a study by Dataquest. The digital handset …

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 …

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, …

LYNCHBURG, Va.-L.M. Ericsson recently supplied a digital trunked radio system to the city of Las Cruces, N.M. The 800 MHz system provides the city’s police officers with encryption technology that …

WARREN, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. will use Agile Networks’ data networking products to allow telecommunications service providers to combine voice and data services over a single public network. Lucent will combine …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Siemens Wireless Terminals reached an agreement with IDG Books Worldwide to publish a user guide for its new personal communications services handset. IDG Books is known for its …For …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-ICG Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of ICG Communications Inc., is offering $100 million of senior discount notes and $100 million of exchangeable preferred stock. The company said the senior …

NEW YORK-WinStar Communications Inc. announced an offering of $450 million of debt securities in a 144A institutional private placement. There is no equity associated with the offering. The offer includes …

NATICK, Mass.-Natural MicroSystems Corp. said Wildfire Communications Inc. will use its voice and call processing products as well as its TX data communications processors in Network Wildfire, an updated version …

BellSouth Mobility Inc. has introduced a simplified per-minute rate plan for digital wireless customers making calls in their home state. Digital customers in BellSouth Mobility’s north Georgia, middle Georgia and …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Omnipoint Communications Inc. signed international roaming agreements with 26 Global System for Mobile communications carriers, mainly in Europe and the Pacific Rim. The agreements cover the United Kingdom, …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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, …