Monthly Archives: December, 1997

1998 MARKS BEGINNING OF SHIFT FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL PHONES

NEW YORK-For handset manufacturers, next year likely will be a transition period as new entrants gear up to enter the rapidly expanding wireless marketplace,...

VIEWPOINT

'Tis the season to buy!And with some wireless carriers estimating that between 30 percent and 40 percent of their business takes place this quarter,...

LITTLE LEOS FAIL TO SECURE SPECTRUM

WASHINGTON-The United States failed once again to secure spectrum below 1 GHz for little low-earth-orbit satellites at the World Radio Conference in Geneva, but...

WTO NATIONS MAY COMPETE IN U.S. MSS

NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission adopted policies Nov. 25 that permit non-United States licensed satellites to provide services in this country.As a result, the...

NOKIA WILL EXPAND CHINESE NETWORKS

ESPOO,Finland-Nokia Corp. signed agreements to expand Global System for Mobile communications networks for two carriers in China.An agreement with Jiangxi Post and Telecommunications Administration...

MICROCEL PCS TO USE NOKIA 9000I

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Microcell Solutions Inc. announced it will provide Nokia Mobile Phones' 9000i Communicator smart phone to its subscribers in Canada.Microcell is a Canadian personal...

NOKIA CDMA PHONE SELLING IN SAN DIEGO

IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. said its dual-mode Nokia 2180 phone that uses Code Division Multiple Access technology is available in the San Diego market.Developed at...

GSM MOU’S NUGTER PREDICTS 3 STANDARDS FOR THIRD-GENERATION: ASSOCIATION COUNTS 60M USERS WORLDWIDE BY THE END OF YEAR

As the Global System for Mobile communications community celebrates the inroads the technology has made throughout the world, the GSM MoU Association said it...

VLSI OFFERS NEW ONEC GSM CHIP

SAN JOSE, Calif.-VLSI Technology Inc. introduced the OneC Global System for Mobile communications platform, a customizable, single-chip baseband silicon solution.The OneC chip enables manufacturers...

FOURTH-QUARTER SALES AVERAGE 40 PERCENT OF PAGING REVENUES

With 1997 drawing to a close, the paging industry is readying itself to go out with a bang.Whether the achievement of the carrier, reseller...

MANY PCS CARRIERS SKIP SPECIAL SERVICE PROMOTIONS FOR HOLIDAYS: AIRTIME ALREADY ROCK BOTTOM

Only 24 more shopping days left before Christmas, but personal communications services pricing promotions don't seem to look much different from those offered during...

PEOPLE

Qualcomm Inc. announced it promoted Dr. Mark Epstein to senior vice president of development. Epstein will lead Qualcomm's international standards activities and develop corporate...

EURO GROUP TO BID ON ITALIAN LICENSE

ROME-A joint venture of France Telecom Group, Deutsche Telekom AG and the Italian electric company, Enel, was formed to bid for the third mobile...
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