April 1997

NEW YORK-SK Telecom Co. Ltd., South Korea’s primary cellular and paging carrier, sold $230 million in Yankee notes April 24, partly to finance its Code Division Multiple Access digital cellular …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

NEW YORK-“The C-block is obviously dead, and we are waiting for the final nail to be put in the coffin-not because they overpaid or are late, but because the FCC …

TULSA, Okla.-Enhanced Messaging Systems and SpaceCom Systems teamed up to provide an integrated satellite link and transmission control system for the paging industry. The system, HyperNet, provides reductions in satellite …

Cellular carriers in the city of Grand Forks, N.D., said their systems are faring well despite massive flooding that has forced most of the city’s 50,000 residents to leave their …

A photo on the front page of RCR’s April 21 issue incorrectly identified the president of Intraplex Corp. He is Bill Rollins. Due to incorrect information supplied to RCR, the …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest cellular carriers in the United States. Company rankings are based on the total number of subscribers for their majority-held or …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Core performance helps Bell Atlantic with PrimeCo costs PHILADELPHIA-Bell Atlantic Corp.’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Raymond Smith, said during the first quarter the company was able to absorb start-up …

READING, Pa.-Gilbert Associates said it acquired the stock of TEC Cellular Inc., a Melbourne, Fla.-based software and engineering services provider. Gilbert also announced it signed a definitive agreement to purchase …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service Inc. said the proposed merger of U S West Media Group’s domestic wireless businesses and its interest in PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. into AirTouch Communications Inc. …

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 …

APRIL 27-30 Rural Cellular Association’s Fifth Annual Convention and Exhibition, by the Rural Cellular Association. The Luxor, Las Vegas. (800) 722-1872. 28-29 New Wireless Spectrum Opportunities, by the Personal Communications …

Small- and medium-sized dispatch radio operators gathering at the 21st annual International Wireless Communications Expo this week in Las Vegas will recognize each other as the fierce competitors they are …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Swiss Telecom has developed an application platform for Subscriber Identity Module cards that activate portable devices, including recharging prepaid phone cards, over the air. The SIM card application platform …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Santa Cruz Cellular Telephone Inc. renewed its contract with International Data Systems Inc. through 2000 for service bureau billing services using the ITDS 10X integrated billing and customer management …

CHICAGO-Skynet, a Chicago-based cellular dealership, announced it has signed on with 360

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Metricom Inc. said it is developing a technology designed to increase data speeds on its wireless network. The technology, named Autobahn, will use unlicensed spectrum in the 900 …