Yearly Archives: 1997

JATO AIMS TO USE LMDS FREQUENCIES FOR TWO-WAY DATA TRANSFER

Jato Communications Corp., a small Denver-based company, has big plans in the Local Multipoint Distribution Services market."We think that there is going to be...

WIRELESS INC. TO RESELL INNOVA RADIOS

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Wireless Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Innova Corp. to distribute private label digital microwave products worldwide.The company said the agreement will...

AT&T DIGITAL PCS SYSTEM IS LAUNCHED IN CLEVELAND

KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its personal communications services network in Ohio's Cleveland-Akron-Canton market using infrastructure provided by Lucent Technologies Inc.The network uses...

PEOPLE

ArrayComm Inc. announced that G. John Gruen III will fill the newly created position of director of corporate development. Gruen will be responsible for...

SAVILLE TEAMES WITH COOPERS & LYBRAND

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Saville Systems and Coopers & Lybrand signed a strategic agreement to provide end-to-end convergent billing to telecommunication service providers worldwide.Saville will provide customers...

QUALCOMM USING TAS CDMA SOLUTION

NEW YORK-Telecom Analysis Systems, Eatontown, N.J., said Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, has implemented the TAS Code Division Multiple Access Automatic Test System for testing...

NACT TO SELL ACULAB GROOMER DEVICE

PROVO, Utah-Nact Telecommunications Inc., a provider of telecom applications switching systems, announced it will resell theAculab Groomer Integrated Access Device with its STX tandem...

NEW FCC COMMISSIONERS ARE MUM ON PENDING WIRELESS ISSUES

WASHINGTON-Two new Federal Communications Commissioners are playing their cards close to the vest regarding their regulatory leanings during this honeymoon period of their tenure.Democrat...

RAM AND MICROSOFT DESIGN HELP CD

WOOD BRIDGE, N.J.-Ram Mobile Data USA L.P. announced it will join with Microsoft Corp. to familiarize programmers with applications development for the Windows CE...

RURAL CELLULAR ADDS SIX CELL SITES

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Cellular 2000/Rural Cellular Corp. added six cellular sites to its Minnesota operational service area. The Menahga, Red Lake Falls, Perham, Deer River, South...

SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA SELLS MICROWAVE BIZ

ATLANTA-Scientific-Atlanta Inc. announced it sold its Microwave Instrumentation business to a private group of investors called Microwave Instrumentation Technologies L.L.C."The sale of the microwave...

SMARTALK TO SELL 1.3 MILLION SHARES

LOS ANGELES-SmarTalk announced it will sell 1.3 million shares of its common stock.Robert Lorsch, chairman and chief executive officer, still will remain the company's...

TAUZIN TELLS KENNARD TO POSTPONE FCC’S PLANNED PORTALS MOVE

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) asked Attorney General Janet Reno to launch a criminal investigation into the financing and lease arrangements connected...

IRELAND’S ESAT TELECOM OPENS TO PUBLIC, TRADING STARTS AT $13

NEW YORK-Dublin, Ireland-based Esat Telecom Group plc, a minority owner of Ireland's second cellular carrier, went public Nov. 7 with an initial offering of...

ORBCOMM DELIVERS SATELLITES FOR LAUNCH

Orbcomm Global L.P. said 10 satellites were delivered to Orbital Sciences Corp.'s launch vehicle preparation facility at Vendenberg Air Force Base in California.The satellites,...

HOLIDAYS PROMISE BIG BUCKS AND BIG RISK FOR WIRELESS CARRIERS

The holiday season is just around the corner, and wireless carriers will be looking to cash in by marketing their products and services as...

CBIS, 360° TEST CHURN PILOT PLAN

NEW YORK-Cincinnati Bell Inc. announced a six-month pilot program with 3607 Communications Co., Chicago, to reduce wireless customer churn and increase revenues.Jim Orr, chief...

COMPUSA TO SELL AMERITEL WIRELESS

NORCROSS, Ga.-Ameritel Communications Inc. concluded an agreement with computer superstore retailer CompUSA Inc., which allows CompUSA to sell Ameritel cellular and paging services, said...

U S WEST, LUCENT OFFER NEW MAILBOX

DENVER-U S West Communications Inc., with Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Octel Messaging Division, announced it will offer a consolidated wireline and wireless voice mailbox, called...

CONXUS LAUNCHES VOICE PAGING SERVICE IN D.C., SOUTH FLORIDA

Voice paging service will get another chance at success as Conxus Communications Inc. launches Pocketalk in the nation's capital and South Florida.Conxus said it...

GENERAL MAGIC NARROWS MARKET FOCUS WITH SERENGETI SERVICE

Hoping to cash in on the expected integration of wireless voice and data applications, Sunnyvale, Calif.-based General Magic Inc. has been striving to complete...

ECONOPAGE SAGA TO CONTINUE WITH COURT CLAIMS AGAINST CARRIERS

An attorney who filed a class-action lawsuit against reseller Econopage Inc. announced he will amend that suit to include claims against paging carriers Paging...

DUTCH GOVERNMENT LIKELY TO POSTPONE WIRELESS AUCTION TO SPRING

The Dutch government most likely will auction two mobile phone licenses in the spring, rather than the end of this year, because the European...

POWELL SAYS TELECOM ACT NEEDS TIME TO OPEN UP COMPETITION: COMMISSIONER WON’T BE RECKLESS WITH C-BLOCK RULES

WASHINGTON-In his first press briefing last Thursday, new Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Powell admitted that a stack of trade and consumer newspapers prepared him...

CLEARNET TO DEPLOY GLENAYRE’S MVP

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Integrated Network Group signed a contract to provide its modular voice processing system to Clearnet PCS Inc. for use in...
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