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....

OMNIPOINT TOUTS TOTAL ACTIVATIONS

BETHESDA, Md.-Personal communications services provider Omnipoint Communications Inc. said it has a total of nearly 16,000 subscriber activations, most of which occurred after the...

PRODUCTS

RF Connectors, a division of RF Industries, released several BNC, N and UHF connectors for use with RG-8/U type plenum cable having .108 solid...

LUCENT TO SUPPLY CHIPSETS FOR CAR STEREO AND PHONE IN ONE UNIT

Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Microelectronics Group announced it is supplying its Sceptre chipsets for Blaupunkt's new Radiophone device, a car stereo and cellular phone in...

GOAMERICA CHOSEN FOR RAM’S INTRANET

SAN FRANCISCO-GoAmerica Communications Corp. will provide corporate intranet access to Ram Mobile Data L.P.'s mobile staff."The GoAmerica solution was chosen because it provides a...

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...

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...

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...

SYNACOM OPENS TWO SALES OFFICES

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Synacom Technology Inc. relocated its headquarters to a larger office building in San Jose, and it opened field sales offices in Dallas...

BELLSOUTH CHALKING UP CONTRACTS FOR CELLEMETRY

Cellemetry Data Service has signed eight new contracts since it was launched almost a year ago, and now provides total coverage to 125 million...

CELLULAR ONE INTROS 911 IN WINDY CITY

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Cellular One of Chicago, operated by Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, launched emergency 911 service for cellular phone users allowing callers to reach emergency...

CORRECTIONS

RCR inadvertantly ran an incorrect photograph on the front page of the March 31 issue. The person pictured was John Scanlan, executive vice president...

MARKETING IS BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT IN PCS/CELLULAR COMPETITION

Marketing may be everything.The technical properties of cellular and personal communications services-some similar, some different-balance out when vying for customers. How carriers decide to...

SPECTRUM LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO GET HOLD ON WIRELESS LICENSING

WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) has drafted spectrum auction legislation designed to rein in what has become a high-stakes wireless licensing process...

MILLICOM ACQUIRES FIXED RADIO LICENSE

NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. acquired a broadband fixed radio license consisting of 168 MHz of frequency within the 3.6 GHz to 4.2 GHz...

ERICSSON WINS DEALS FOR BRAZILIAN AMPS

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson won two contracts to expand Advanced Mobile Phone Service analog cellular networks in Brazil.The first contract is with Telpe from the...

ANADIGICS SHIPS 1M HANDSET ICS

WARREN, N.J.-Anadigics Inc. said it has shipped more than 1 million gallium arsenide integrated circuits for use in personal communications services handsets for the...

RESEARCH SHOWS GEN. XERS WILL BE SOUGHT AFTER GROUP

WASHINGTON-Generation X, a largely untapped wireless market today, will be one of the industry's most sought after groups, according to the Strategis Group.Less than...

AT DEADLINE: SMITH MICRO RELEASES HOTPAGE

Smith Micro Software Inc. introduced HotPage 2.0, a wireless messaging software that provides message management and transmission to alphanumeric and numeric pagers. The new...

PEOPLE

Xypoint Corp. named Jim Thornton chief financial officer with responsibility for all accounting, administration, human resources, risk management and treasury functions. Prior to joining...

IN COMPETITIVE MARKET, CUSTOMER CARE IS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT

Customer care has become an increasingly important tool for operators competing in the wireless market, says a Swedish company that recently launched its third-generation...

CENTURY REDEEMS SENIOR DEBENTURES

NEW CANAAN, Conn.-Century Communications Corp. is redeeming the entire principal amount outstanding for its $204 million 11.88 percent senior subordinated debentures maturing 2003. Bank...
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