1997

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. and Westgate International L.P., and $1.5 …

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, including Kenwood Corp., Ritron, SEA …

TEMPE, Ariz.-Arch Communications Group Inc. announced that its paging services will by resold by Chicago-based 360

DALLAS-BearCom Inc. acquired three dealers as part of its strategy to provide a worldwide network of local sales and support for wireless communications through a series of acquisitions. The company …

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. is on its way to a rout in the 800 MHz specialized mobile radio auction, leading its closest competitor in the race for licenses by nearly $29 …

AirCell Inc., a Boulder, Colo.-based company that has developed a system to provide ground communications for aircraft using cellular channels, has been in a holding pattern since early this year. …

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 to the study “PageTrac ’97: Consumer …

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 packed house closed to outsiders, “It’s …

NOVEMBER 10-11 Channel Development for Wireless Distribution and Retail, by AIC Conferences. The Hotel Monaco, San Francisco. (800) 409-4AIC. 10-12 Intele-CardNews Expo of the Americas: A Global Partnership, by Intele-CardNews. …

NEW YORK-Xypoint Corp., Seattle, has developed a wireless Enhanced 911 solution that doesn’t require carriers to install a Home Location Register or other expensive hardware or software in their networks. …

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 to incorporate a new term, `commercial …

LAS VEGAS-Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc., a provider of specialized mobile radio service, completed an agreement that ends options to acquire 5.5 million shares of its common stock at an exercise …

Aeris Communications Inc. announced that Ameritech Cellular Services will deploy Aeris’ MicroBurst technology for short-burst data applications in Ameritech’s cellular territory. The wireless data messaging solution enables mobile telemetry services …

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 capability in cellular phones. The companies …

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. arguably is the only Finland-based company that is synonymous in the United States with telecommunications. But the Invest in Finland Bureau, Helsinki, is working to change that …

WASHINGTON-For the second time, the law enforcement community has nixed an industry-crafted digital wiretap standard by taking advantage of liberal voting procedures in a way that wireless companies believe amounts …

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 in a 12-market cluster that …

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, uses Global System for Mobile …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glen-ayre Technologies Inc. and Wireless Access Inc. said Friday they completed their merger, in which Wireless Access shareholders received about $82 million in cash. Wireless Access option holders also …

The mere word “convergence” has held great promise and pain for the wireless communications industry. Initially, convergence was the future. But as quickly as carriers rushed toward the convergence of …

WILMINGTON, Mass.-Advanced TechCom Inc. said it expanded its subsidiary office in Mexico to provide its digital microwave radio communications solutions to companies throughout Mexico and Central America. Gerardo Gonzalez, managing …

NEW YORK-Israel plans to open its telecommunications market to full competition by January 1999, Communications Minister Limor Livnat said at a news conference, Nov. 3. A week earlier, the Israeli …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Advanced Radio Telecom Crop. announced it has entered into agreements to acquire 24 additional licenses in the 38 GHz band and has received new grants of seven other 38 …

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc., a provider of cellular telephone location technology, announced that a trial will begin Nov. 3 in Calgary. The company will test its Cellocate-Analog Mobile Phone Services product …

The paging industry is gearing up for a fight over what one industry executive termed “one of the most important issues affecting our industry at this point.” The comment refers …