Yearly Archives: 1997

AMS’ NET INCOME DOWN 58 PERCENT

FAIRFAX, Va.-American Management Systems announced its third-quarter net income reached $4.5 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with $10.7 million, or 25 cents...

SIGNALSOFT AIMS TO USE E911 APPS TO OFFER LOCATION-BASED BILLS

Imagine driving around in an area unfamiliar to you and being able to locate the nearest hotel or fast-food restaurant or determine surrounding traffic...

WIRELESS DATA PROS CONVERGE IN SEATTLE

Could this be "the" year?The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, with the CDPD Forum and Andrew Seybold's Outlook, will hold the Wireless APPS '97 Convention...

CARRIERS MARKET THEMSELVES TO CUSTOMERS AS CORPORATE SPONSORS

With so many wireless carriers competing for potential customers, marketing techniques have become an important tool to attract clients.One of the more recent marketing...

SMARTALK TO PAY $35 MILLION FOR FRONTIER’S PREPAID BUSINESS

LOS ANGELES-SmarTalk Teleservices Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire the retail prepaid business of Frontier Corp. for $35 million cash.Frontier distributes...

POWERTEL AND GEMPLUS TESTING STUDENT CARDS ON FSU CAMPUS

NEW YORK-Powertel Inc., a personal communications services carrier based in West Point, Ga., announced Oct. 20 it joined forces with Gemplus Corp. and CyberMark...

MOTOROLA TO MARKET BOSTON’S PRODUCTS

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. announced it has signed an agreement with Motorola Inc. through the its Cellular Subscriber Sector's Latin America Division, under...

PRODUCTS

Erico Inc. introduced a new line of ground bar assemblies and related products designed for the personal communications services market. Erico ground bars are...

VANGUARD PROFITS DOWN, SALES RISE

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. reported in its third-quarter results that while the company's overall service revenue increased 26 percent over the same three-month...

TU-KA COMPANIES ORDER TANDEM’S IN

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Tandem Computer Inc. announced it is supplying Tu-Ka Cellular of Tokyo and Tokai, Japan, with the intelligent network infrastructure for the operators' Personal...

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, SUN TO GIVE PHONES MORE FUNCTION WITH JAVA

NEW YORK-Texas Instruments Inc, and Sun Microsystems Inc. want to keep things comparatively simple within the handset as demands on its capabilities grow more...

FEDERAL PRE-EMPTION STIRS DEBATE ACROSS POLITICAL LINES ON HILL

WASHINGTON-The federal pre-emption debate has become much bigger than antenna siting moratoria, with no clear political line on the explosive question of whether state...

JTECH ACQUIRES SERVICEALERT INC.

BOCA RATON, Fla.-JTECH Inc., which manufactures on-premise paging systems for restaurants and other industries, said it acquired ServiceAlert Inc., a competing firm based in...

360° NET INCOME RISES 26 PERCENT

CHICAGO-3607 Communications Corp. reported increases in net income and operating revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30.Net income for the quarter totaled $28.9...

RCR TOP 20 PAGING CARRIERS

RCR TOP 20 Paging CarriersThe RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest paging companies in the United States...

PAGEMART ADDS COVERAGE IN THREE MORE COUNTRIES

PageMart Wireless Inc. announced its international paging network is now operational, as a result of recent agreements with telecom companies in Mexico, Panama and...

AMERITECH USING TEKNOW’S PHENX IPG

PHOENIX-TekNow Inc., announced that Ameritech Cellular Services has installed its PhenX Internet Paging Gateway to support corporate intranet e-mail-to-paging requirements.The PhenX IPG receives e-mail...

SWISSCOM NETWORK WILL BE GSM-BASED

WASHINGTON-Swisscom, formerly Swiss Telecom, announced it will implement a new mobile telephone network in the 1800 MHz frequency range using Global System for Mobile...

SPYGLASS INC. LICENSES NOKIA WITH ITS WEB SOFTWARE, PRISM

NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Spyglass Inc. announced it has licensed its Spyglass Prism content conversion technology to Nokia Telecommunications.The Prism technology answers needs of wireless users browsing...

PAGERS, PHONES REMAIN HOLIDAY CHOICES AS TRADE WAR IS AVERTED

WASHINGTON-The United States and Japan earlier this month appeared to sidestep a trade war that portended potential devastation for American retailers of wireless products...

TALK ABOUT REVIVING PACT TECHNOLOGY LEADS DOWN DESERTED ROAD

Although it has been months since AT&T Wireless Services Inc. dropped all plans for services using the personal Air Communications Technology advanced paging protocol,...

INSIDERS SAY NEXTEL SET TO SWEEP AUCTION

WASHINGTON-With an upfront payment of more than $12.7 million, enhanced specialized mobile radio provider Nextel Communications Inc. stands to walk away with the lion's...

TELUS TO USE NORTEL CDMA IN ALBERTA

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada-Telus Mobility-a subsidiary of Canada's Telus Corp.-announced plans to expand its cellular, paging and private radio systems business by offering advanced digital...

PAGENET LOSSES IMPROVING AS CEO FRAZEE REDEFINES DIRECTION

Following a dismal second quarter financial performance that heralded an upper-management juggling act, Paging Network Inc. reported improved third-quarter results, with a net loss...

ARGENTINE CELLULAR OPERATOR WINS WIRELESS PERMIT IN PARAGUAY

Telecom Personal, a cellular service provider in northern Argentina, announced a consortium it is part of has been granted the B-band license to provide...
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