Monthly Archives: May, 1997

VANGUARD SELECTS PRIORITY PLATFORM

WILMINGTON, Mass.-Vanguard Cellular Inc. selected Priority Call Management Inc.'s Oryx platform as a framework to develop enhanced products and services in Vanguard's Portland, Maine,...

EUROPE REACHES 7M PMR USERS

LONDON-According to information gathered for a recent report, The Strategis Group estimated the west and east European land mobile radio (LMR) market at 7...

MEXICAN PCS LICENSES TO BE AUCTIONED OCT. 20

The Mexican government will resume auctioning key service segments of wireless frequency bands, with three sets of auctions scheduled for the latter half of...

PEOPLE

C.J. Silas resigned as a member of Comsat Corp.'s board of directors for health reasons. He recently had open-heart surgery. Edwin Colodny was appointed...

AERIAL LAUNCHES SERVICE IN HOUSTON

CHICAGO-Aerial Communications Inc. launched its second personal communications services network in Houston. The company also has a network up in Columbus, Ohio, and has...

C&W LEADS VENTURE TO ACQUIRE LICENSE

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc and Hongkong Telecom formed a joint venture company with The Keppel Group and Singapore Press Holdings. The company was formed...

CALENDAR

MAY18-20 Asia Pacific Regional Conference-Creating a Wireless World with TDMA/WIN, by Universal Wireless Communications. The Kuala Lumpur Hilton, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (206) 205-4800.19-20 Wireless...

CDPD PREMIERES IN 17 NEW MARKETS

CHICAGO-Cellular Digital Packet Data service was deployed in 17 new markets in the first quarter of 1997. The 17 new markets, which include four...

AIRMEDIA WORKING WITH L.A. CELLULAR

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. and AirMedia, formerly Ex Machina Inc. are jointly developing and marketing wireless messaging software and services.AirMedia customized...

PRODUCTS

Cushcraft Corp. introduced a personal communications services dual polarized single patch antenna. The S2407HVP provides for reception and transmission of both vertically and horizontally...

OMNIPOINT USERS TO ROAM IN FRANCE

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-New Jersey-based personal communications services carrier Omnipoint Communications Inc. has entered into a partnership agreement with France Telecom that will allow Omnipoint...

BID RIGGING PROVES PCS IS COMPETITIVE

Dear Editor: Regarding this past Monday's editorial, I have a couple of comments.First, Mercury PCS is based in Jackson, Miss., not in Texas. Second, while...

MANUFACTURERS LOBBY FOR MOST-FAVORED NATION STATUS WITH CHINA

WASHINGTON-The telecommunications industry is preparing to mount a fierce lobbying campaign to support renewing most-favored-nation trade status for China.The debate on China MFN, which...

AT DEADLINE: BUDGET COMMITTEE ESTIMATES $26B FROM AUCTIONS

The House Budget Committee on Friday was expected to approve a balanced budget deal reached by Congress and the White House that anticipates $26.3...

VANGUARD, XYPOINT BEGIN E911 LAUNCH

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. and Xypoint Corp. are set to begin the nation's first commercial trial of wireless enhanced 911 service in Allentown,...

C&W LEADS VENTURE TO ACQUIRE LICENSE

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc and Hongkong Telecom formed a joint venture company with The Keppel Group and Singapore Press Holdings. The company was formed...

PORTACOM DEALS FOR INDIAN VENTURE

PLAYA del REY, Calif.-PortaCom Wireless Inc. has signed agreements in principle to acquire a controlling interest in a paging telecommunications venture in India.Under terms...

ROGERS CANTEL PCS GOES COAST-TO-COAST

TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. has become the first Canadian company to offer digital personal communications services coast-to-coast across Canada. With this rollout, the enhanced suite...

TAUZIN PROPOSES CALEA FUNDING THROUGH FEDERAL ANTENNA SITING

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) last week proposed to fund digital wiretap implementation and Internet access for schools with $1.7 billion paid...

TELLABS PRODUCT TOUTED AS REMEDY TO ELIMINATE ECHOS

LISLE, Ill.-A new product to be introduced next month could herald the dawn of completely echo-free communications between digital wireless users and wireline subscribers.Telcom...

SPRINT LAUNCHES TEXAS PCS SERVICE

DALLAS-Sprint PCS has launched personal communications services for consumers and businesses in Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio, Texas, bringing to 40 the number...

TIA REPORT ILLUSTRATES GROWTH IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET

ARLINGTON, Va.-The telecommunications market achieved 11 percent growth last year with revenues of $298 billion, according to a report issued by the Telecommunications Industry...

U S WEST, AIRTOUCH FINALIZE AGREEMENT

DENVER-U S West Inc.'s Media Group and AirTouch Communications Inc. have signed a definitive agreement to merge Media Group's domestic cellular business and its...

RCR TOP 20 CELLULAR MARKETS

Editor's Note: The cities listed here represent the 20 largest cellular markets in the United States. Ranking is based on the total number of subscribers...

GTE GETS VIRTUOSO FROM ALLTEL CORP.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. supplied its Virtuoso II billing and customer care system for GTE Wireless' personal communications services networks in Cincinnati, Seattle and...
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