Yearly Archives: 1997

SEMA STARTS BILLING VIA BUREAU SERVICE

ATLANTA-Sema Group, a systems integration, consulting and outsourcing company, launched a customer care and billing service bureau for wireless network operators in the United...

HONG KONG CARRIER SELECTS METRICA

WINCHESTER, Mass.-Hong Kong's New World Telephone Group selected ADC Metrica's network performance management system for use in its personal communications services network, which was...

ILLINOIS SUPER HAS $3 MILLION NET LOSS

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. announced a third quarter net loss of $3 million, or 58 cents per share, compared with a net loss...

LMDS AUCTION DELAY

Addressing a chief concern from designated entities over upfront financing, the Federal Communications Commission has postponed the Local Multipoint Distribution Service auction until Feb....

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...

NEVADA WIRELESS PROVIDER FIGHTS TELCO OVER INTERCONNECT ISSUES

WASHINGTON-Nevada-based wireless companies owned by Mark Edwards have been shut down due to long-standing disputes between Edwards and Nevada Bell, and now he is...

QUALCOMM PURCHASES NOW SOFTWARE

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. has acquired Now Software, a pioneer in cross-platform, personal productivity software.With the purchase, Qualcomm gains Now's range of advanced scheduling and...

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...

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...

GSM ALLIANCE MARKS 1M CUSTOMER WITH FOOD BANK DONATION

SAN FRANCISCO-Personal communications services carriers using Global System for Mobile communications technology in the United States and Canada now have more than 1 million...

VIEWPOINT

Some sociologists pointing to the decline of morality in America comment that no one feels shame any more and that people are too quick...

SMALL SMRS SHOULD EMPHASIZE THEIR SIZE AS STRENGTH

Almost everywhere you look is an example of a little guy trying to compete with a big guy-your local neighborhood video store competing with...

COMPETITION HINDERED BY FCC TIME LAG, INDUSTRY SAYS: WIRELESS BUREAU SHOULD FAST-TRACK AGING SMR, PLMR ISSUES

WASHINGTON-According to a new book on wireless regulations written by former Industrial Telecommunications Association staffer Fred Day, "In 1993, Congress amended the Communications Act...

ILL. SUPERCONDUCTOR GETS $5M FINANCING

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. announced it has received $5 million in equity financing, consisting of $3.5 million from new investors, Elliott Associates L.P....

E.F. JOHNSON TO SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR ’98 COMMONWEALTH GAMES

LINCOLN, Neb.-Transcrypt International Inc.'s E.F. Johnson Minnesota subsidiary won a contract to provide a two-way radio system for Electcoms SDN BHD of Malaysia to...

CONSUMERS DIRECT PAGING INDUSTRY GROWTH

WASHINGTON-The continued growth of the paging industry can be attributed mainly to a sharp rise in consumer-oriented users over the past five years, according...

FIVE SMR VENDORS ADOPT SAME ENHANCED PROTOCOL

Several specialized mobile radio equipment manufacturers announced they agreed to adopt a common enhanced trunking protocol last week at AMTEX '97 in Orlando, Fla.Companies,...

WHO’S WHO IN THE NEW FCC COMMISSIONERS OFFICES

Office of FCC Chairman Bill Kennard (term ends June 30, 2001)Chief of Staff: John Nakahada, who had been Hundt's senior legal assistantSenior legal adviser: Susan Fox,...

TTC, STNC PARTNER FOR SMART PHONES

CAMBRIDGE, England-The Technology Partnership plc and STNC Enterprises Ltd. announced a strategic alliance to create smart phones for Internet and World Wide Web browsing...

WCS FORUM SEARCHES FOR MANUFACTURERS INTERESTED IN INDUSTRY

In its first major group effort since forming, the Wireless Communications Services Forum last week began delivering Requests for Information to equipment manufacturers in...

HUNDT TURNS OVER KEYS TO 8TH FLOOR TO KENNARD

WASHINGTON-In his last appearance Nov. 3 at the front of the Federal Communications Commission's eighth-floor meeting room, outgoing Chairman Reed Hundt said to a...

ESMR CARRIERS FINALLY START TO CASH IN WITH CUSTOMERS: FOCUS BEGINS TO SHIFT FROM TECHNOLOGY TO DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING

Business finally is taking off for some of the players with nationwide coverage plans in the enhanced specialized mobile radio arena.With technology bugs worked...

AIRADIGM LAUNCHES IN TWO MORE CITIES

OSHKOSH, Wis.-C-block operator Airadigm Communications Inc. said it launched 1900 MHz personal communications services in Fond du Lac and Oshkosh, Wis.The service, branded Einstein,...

USCC AND BELLSOUTH EXCHANGE MARKETS

CHICAGO-United States Cellular Corp. announced it has completed the exchange transaction with BellSouth Corp. pursuant to agreements entered into in February.USCC acquired controlling interests...

IFR SYSTEMS’ BOARD OKS STOCK SPLIT

WICHITA, Kan.-IFR Systems Inc. announced its board of directors approved a 3-for-2 stock split, to be effected in the form of a 50-percent stock...
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