April 1997

DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. granted type approval to Stellar Satellite Communications Ltd., a subsidiary of Elisra Electronics Systems Ltd. of Bene Beraq, for the second of a planned series of …

WASHINGTON-A 44-member group with rural cellular applications pending at the Federal Communications Commission petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit April 17 to mandate lotteries …

GREENWICH, Conn.-PanAmSat Corp. said it will issue to its shareholders a proxy statement detailing the planned merger of PanAmSat and the Galaxy satellite services business of Hughes Communications Inc. The …

TEMPE, Ariz.-AirTouch Cellular announced plans to move its customer service operation for the Southwest region from Bellevue, Wash., to Tempe, Ariz. The site for the new 67,000-square-foot call center was …

During the past several months, a series of articles has appeared in RCR addressing the important question of potential health effects from the use of wireless phones. Included have been …

WASHINGTON-Congress is ready to spring two major spectrum bills that seek to stabilize the Federal Communications Commission’s aggressive auction program and that would apply spectrum lease fees in lieu of …

States’ rights advocates are claiming victory for an appeals court decision that overturned a preliminary injunction set by a lower court that barred a state from considering a rate discrimination …

NEW YORK-The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division gave its approval April 24 for Bell Atlantic Corp.’s $23 billion takeover of Nynex Corp. The Federal Communications Commission also must grant …

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana-Brightpoint Inc. reported it had increased sales and net income for the first quarter ended March 31. Net sales for the first quarter were $199.2 million, 76 percent more …

Wireless pricing in competitive markets with at least one personal communications services operator on average is 18 percent lower than in markets with no PCS competitors, reported the Yankee Group. …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. said it activated its real-time fraud prevention system for users roaming between Mexico and the United States. The company’s PhonePrint Roaming Network has been operational …

GEORGETOWN, Guyana-Guyana Telephone & Telegraph said it launched the first fixed wireless access network in the Anna Regina area of the Caribbean. The system uses Northern Telecom Ltd.’s Proximity product …

DALLAS-HighwayMaster Corp. signed an agreement with Wal-Mart to install 3,000 of its Series 5000 mobile communications units in Wal-Mart’s fleet of trucks this year. The HighwayMaster system is a nationwide …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Glenayre Western Multiplex announced its Lynx spread spectrum digital microwave radios are available for off-the-shelf sales. Ken Ruppel, Lynx product manager, said in order to meet growing demand for …

CAMPBELL, Calif.-P-Com Inc. signed an agreement to supply digital microwave radios to Telcel, a subsidiary of Telefonos de Mexico. The equipment will be used to expand Telcel’s network, which operates …

SAN ANTONIO-ATX Technologies Inc. selected AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Wireless Data Division to provide the wireless communications for its OnGuard product. OnGuard uses wireless communications and Global Positioning System technology …

Billing and customer care are hailed by industry analysts, vendors and service providers as keys to success in a highly competitive wireless market. The recent focus in this area has …

Qualcomm Inc. announced the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California has lifted a temporary restraining order that barred the company from commercially producing and selling its Q …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson signed two contracts to expand Global System for Mobile communications and Total Access Communications System mobile networks in the Hebei province of China. The company values the …

SANTA ANA, Calif.-PageStar Inc. said final beta testing has begun on the first production run of its AlphaTrak 9000 vehicle tracking and recovery system. The AlphaTrak 9000 includes a surface-mounted …

NEW YORK-Wireless Internet and intranet access over long distances, even in remote areas without a wireline infrastructure, is about to get easier and less expensive. That’s the promise of Cylink …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks will expand its cooperation with Nokia to provide packaged content and services for Smart Messaging, the Nokia-developed Global System for Mobile communications wireless service architecture announced last month …

OTTAWA-Clearnet Communications Inc. reached an agreement with the Canadian Library Association to provide high-speed Internet access to certain local libraries in exchange for the right to locate cell sites on …

WASHINGTON-The sale of 128 Wireless Communications Services licenses ended early Friday morning after a total of 29 rounds. The final four rounds contained no new bids, no new high bids …