May 1997

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, market. Using Oryx, Vanguard said it …

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 million private mobile radio (PMR) users …

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

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 to serve as chairman. Colodny has …

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 networks under construction in Kansas City, …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc and Hongkong Telecom formed a joint venture company with The Keppel Group and Singapore Press Holdings. The company was formed to bid on a fixed wire …

MAY 18-20 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 Buildout, by RCR Publications …

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 international locations, have a combined population …

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 its Notify! 3.0 for Windows …

Cushcraft Corp. introduced a personal communications services dual polarized single patch antenna. The S2407HVP provides for reception and transmission of both vertically and horizontally polarized signals in the 2400-2500 MHz …

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 customers to begin operational roaming while …

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 I did tell Debra …

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 has become a ritual this …

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 billion from spectrum auctions during the …

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, Pa. “Wireless E911 saves lives. It’s …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc and Hongkong Telecom formed a joint venture company with The Keppel Group and Singapore Press Holdings. The company was formed to bid on a fixed wire …

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 of the deal, PortaCom will …

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 of services that are part of …

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 by wireless carriers and broadcasters for …

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 manufacturer Tellabs will unveil Acoustic …

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 of cities on the Sprint PCS …

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 Association and the MultiMedia Telecommunications Association. …

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 interest in PrimeCo Personal Communications into …

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 in each metropolitan statistical area. …

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 Spokane, Wash. V-II is a flexible …