1997

WASHINGTON-The World Trade Organization telecom pact could put the United States at a disadvantage with major trading partners and should be subject to legislation, some lawmakers said last week. The …

STAMFORD, Conn.-A.P.-Dialing the wrong number landed Archie Tarantino in jail. Trying to dial a drug dealer’s pager Friday morning, he instead beeped a cop, who took an order for two …

To those Europeans who scoff at Americans and their (too) many wireless standards choices, we now have a response: FLEX. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has decided not to deploy personal …

There are times when RCR staffers stop chasing stories and just sit around to debate the state of telecommunications. When the rumors about a Cable & Wireless takeover of Sprint …

Cellular One offers DPCS in Bay area Cellular One said it will begin offering digital cellular service branded Digital PCS in the San Francisco Bay area today. In conjunction with …

France Telecom Group, Sonofon, Tele Danmark AS and Telia AG were awarded licenses to operate nationwide Digital Cellular System 1800 networks in Denmark. Denmark’s National Telecom Agency reported it expects …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Digital Microwave Corp. received $4 million in orders from Avantel for microwave radios and related services in Mexico. The company said it has received a total of $10 …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwan’s dominant telecommunications carrier has issued an equipment tender for a Digital Cellular System for 1800 MHz. Deadline for bids is April 8. The equipment is valued at $350 …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson formed an alliance with Compaq to develop portable personal computers that will allow mobile users to access the Internet and corporate intranets, send faxes and e-mail, and …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Manufacturer L.M. Ericsson said it has issued warnings to other European equipment manufacturers about the use of the Ericsson logo either on their equipment or on printed materials. “Such …

SAN FRANCISCO-Ex Machina Inc. announced it is changing its name to AirMedia Inc. to reflect the growing influence of its AirMedia Live Internet Broadcast Network. The New York-based company develops …

WASHINGTON-The Food and Drug Administration, citing industry funding limitations, recommended the struggling wireless industry-funded bioeffects research program be redirected to give lifetime animal exposure studies highest priority and to expand …

A Minnesota cryptographer said the cellular industry knows the cryptographic algorithms used in U.S. cellular digital systems are inadequate and were watered down by U.S. military pressure-and the industry is …

NEW YORK-Iridium L.L.C., which plans to launch a satellite-based global telephone service, last week registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an application to take the company public. Iridium, …

NEW YORK-The National Police Agency of Japan announced March 14 that nine people were killed in the last six months of 1996 as a result of accidents involving drivers using …

After contemplating the matter for years, Motorola Inc. has decided to jump feet first into the global smart card business. The Schaumburg, Ill.-based manufacturer has created a new business unit …

NEW YORK-Electric power companies have seen the future and it is wireless. The Electric Power Research Institute, a 700-plus member organization based in Palo Alto, Calif., recently established a Wireless …

Motorola Inc. said it has filed its lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Qualcomm Inc. and Shieldmate Robotics of Itasca, Ill. Motorola previously …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a contract to supply a Code Division Multiple Access system to JSC Personal Communications of Moscow. The system initially will serve 100,000 subscribers, but as many …

Silverlake Communications Inc. has introduced two products to its Airsource line of paging software. The Calabasas, Calif., company now provides a wireless/personal communications services development tool for developers, engineers, network …

Motorola counters research memo Dear Editor: I would like to take strong exception to the tone and substance of RCR’s March 3 article on Motorola’s 1994 response to biological research …

WARREN, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Saville Systems have agreed to co-market Lucent’s software applications with the Saville Convergent Billing Platform, according to a general teaming agreement. The resulting end-to-end billing …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS-Motorola Inc.’s Asia Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group will install a trial Code Division Multiple Access cellular network in mainland China. The agreement is with Beijing Telecommunications Administration and the …

HARRISBURG, Pa.-A new Pennsylvania training program designed to help police officers crack down on illegal duplication and use of cellular phones drew praise from state Sen. Christine Tartaglione last week. …

OAKLAND, Calif.-Nextel Communications Inc. introduced digital wireless service operating on Motorola Inc.’s integrated Digital Enhanced Network technology in northern California. The enhanced specialized mobile radio company also began offering its …