Monthly Archives: April, 1997

SPECIALTY TO BUY NOVAK & LACKEY

CEDAR CREST, N.M.-Specialty Teleconstructors Inc. signed a letter of intent to acquire all outstanding shares of capital stock of Novak & Lackey Construction Co....

MOTOROLA EARNINGS ARE REPORTED DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM LAST YEAR

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. reported first-quarter earnings of $325 million, a level below the same quarter a year ago but ahead of analysts estimates.The announcement...

MOTOROLA MULLS REQUEST TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTING

WASHINGTON-Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission began scrutinizing what has been reported to be a "popular accounting treatment" of stock that is...

FCC’S ORDER WILL SCRUTINIZE MOBILEMEDIA LICENSE QUALIFICATION

The Federal Communications Commission released a hearing order to allow an administrative judge to examine whether paging operator MobileMedia Corp. is fit to hold...

MCI ANNUAL REPORT TOUTS WIRELINE, IGNORES WIRELESS

WASHINGTON-In its 1996 annual report released last week, MCI Communications Corp. waxed eloquent on its successes in the local exchange, the international market, its...

LCC GETS DOUBLE HIT FROM PCS PLAYERS

WASHINGTON-After being hit with loan-repayment defaults by the top two C-block personal communications services licensees March 31, LCC International Inc. has decided to "reserve...

WESTERN MULTIPLEX ADDS PARENT NAME

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Western Multiplex Corp., part of Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Wireless Interconnect strategic marketing group, said it has begun doing business as Glenayre Western Multiplex.Glenayre...

WORLD BRIEFS

Total Access Communications, a wireless operator in Thailand, has relatively strong credit protection measures due to low levels of wired and wireless penetration and...

INMARSAT RESTRUCTURES FOR COMMERCIAL AGILITY

Proposed changes in the structure of Inmarsat will make the organization more "commercially agile," according to Inmarsat Director General Warren Grace.The International Mobile Satellite...

READYCOM DEBUTS VOICE MAIL SYSTEM

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-ReadyCom Inc. introduced its Voice Server 2000 voice message delivery system, which allows cellular providers to offer two-way wireless voice messaging services...

TWO FIRMS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RF FINGERPRINTING OPPORTUNITIES

NEW YORK-Amid an expanding arsenal of competing fraud detection and prevention options, just two radio frequency fingerprinting companies have staked out a potentially lucrative...

TECHNOLOGY WAR ENSUES OVER UNIVERSAL STANDARD

The technology wars aren't over until the new universal, third generation worldwide standard is developed.Two prominent institutions are pushing the development of such a...

CELLULAR PHONE EMULATORS ARE BACK IN BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA

The extension phone business may be returning from a lull.Recent advertising by California Grapevine Communications states, "Don't let the carriers violate your rights. The...

EXAMINATION OF WTR’S OBJECTIVES SHOULD BE PART OF ASSESSMENT

Dear Editor: Any fair assessment of the "unraveling" of Wireless Technology Research's research program on health effects of radio frequency fields requires consideration of the...

FLORIDA ADDS 12 COUNTIES TO NETWORK

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-The state of Florida along with Motorola Inc. announced 12 more counties will be added to the state's trunked two-way radio communications network...

GEOTEK CAN’T CITE REASON FOR RECENT STOCK DECLINE

NEW YORK-In response to numerous inquiries by investors, Geotek Communications Inc. said April 7 it knows of no fundamental reason for the recent decline...

GLENAYRE TESTING TWO-WAY SYSTEM

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Wireless Messaging Group said it began testing its two-way data paging system with PageMart Wireless Inc.PageMart recently selected Glenayre to...

GTE AIRFONE ANNOUNCES PREPAID IN-FLIGHT SERVICE

GTE Airfone Inc. announced its in-flight phone service soon will be available using prepaid calling cards, provided by Frontier Communications and GTE Card Services...

HANDS-FREE CELLULAR LEGISLATION PENDING IN CALIFORNIA AND ILLINOIS

NEW YORK-Legislation to require hands-free cellular telephone use while driving is scheduled for a hearing in the California Senate Transportation Committee April 15. In...

U S CELLULAR TO TRANSFER WIS. PROPERTIES

NEW YORK-PriCellular Corp. entered an agreement with United States Cellular Corp. to transfer cellular properties in Wisconsin from US Cellular to PriCellular. The arrangement...

NEXTWAVE EXPANDS TYNAN’S CONTRACT

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-NextWave Personal Communications Inc., a personal communications services licensee, expanded a contract with TynanGroup Inc. to include Manhattan, Bronx, Nassau and Suffolk...

EQUIPMENT SHORTAGE UNDERMINES DIGITAL NETWORK TESTING EFFORTS

The lack of certain infrastructure testing equipment will slow the rate at which many digital wireless telecommunications providers roll out service, says a Maryland-based...

TELLABS TO SUPPLY BEIJING WITH SYSTEM

LISLE, Ill.-Tellabs will supply its Martis DXX managed access and transport network system to the Beijing Telecom Great Wall Mobile Network. The network, which...

TELECOM ANALYSIS JOINS CDMA GROUP

EATONTOWN, N.J.-Telecom Analysis Systems Inc. said the CDMA Development Group accepted its application to become a member of the consortium that focuses on Code...

SCOTTISHTELECOM CONTRACTS FOR WLL

PAIGNTON, United Kingdom-ScottishTelecom awarded a contract to Northern Telecom Ltd. for Nortel's Proximity fixed wireless access equipment and services designed for use in the...
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