1997

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. completed the acquisition of Mercury Paging & Communications Inc. and its affiliated companies. Mercury Paging is a New York-based paging operator that provides coverage of radio common …

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) said he will sponsor legislation to expand legal privacy protection for wireless communications and outlaw all modifications of radio scanners that enable electronic …

Numeric paging service, which for years was the bread and butter for paging resellers, could be their doom in a market of increased competition, decreased rates and customer savvy. Industry …

NEPEAN, Ontario-Aprel Laboratories announced it now offers specific absorption rate (SAR) testing, meeting safety guidelines the Federal Communications Commission set regarding radio frequency emissions. SAR requirements determine how much RF …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-The world’s smart card markets are creating high growth markets in regions not traditionally marketed for technological advances, according to a recent report from international market consulting company …

Editor’s Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest specialized mobile radio operators based on survey responses. Racom Corp., Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. …

WALTHAM, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. said it will use its Customer Acquisition System to streamline the customer acquisition process for eight of the 10 largest A- and B-block personal communications services license …

NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced Feb. 5 a new switch software package the company said will permit upgrades throughout the year, in contrast to the traditional industry practice of annual …

WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.), introduced legislation last week to set aside broadcast spectrum for state and local public safety communications and to earmark up to $750 million …

The cost to relocate microwave systems has met or been lower than projections for two personal communications services carriers, providing a positive mark on balance sheets otherwise heavy with loss …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Teklogix International Inc. was awarded a contract by the city of St. Petersburg, Fla., to supply mobile data communications systems to the city’s police and public works departments. Teklogix …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-American Tower Systems will acquire the assets of the Meridian Communications companies and Diablo Communications, both leading antenna site providers in California. Calabasas, Calif.-based Meridian has more than …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Wireless Inc. has agreed to provide its Cellemetry data service to Open Cellular Systems for a railroad crossing monitoring system. Cellemetry allows remote equipment to be managed through data …

Here are sample quotes from respondents who were asked the question, “What are some of the most important advantages of the use of wireless phones?” (Note: 30 percent of those …

ISSAQUAH, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. launched its VoiceStream wireless service in Des Moines, Iowa. The system uses Global System for Mobile communications technology. The network includes metropolitan Des Moines, areas along …

WASHINGTON-Digital subscriber growth surpassed analog subscriber growth in the specialized mobile radio industry last year for the first time in history, according to a study prepared by The Strategis Group …

E.F. Johnson Co. last Friday spun off its E.F. Johnson Services wireless construction unit into a separate subsidiary in order to better court non-traditional customers. The services unit, in operation …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Federal Communications Commission approved the merger of SBC Communications Inc. and Pacific Telesis Group. The approval involved the transfer of wireless licenses from Pacific Telesis to SBC, including …

NEW YORK-The continued expansion of commercially available new wireless services is extremely important to the future success in public capital raising for the entire sector, said Norman C. Frost, Jr., …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. suffered a 22 percent stock drop after reporting a fourth quarter decline in net income. The stock closed Thursday at $15.38, down $4.25 from $19.63 a …

As expected, the partnership of British Telecommunications plc and Viag AG, E2 Mobilfunk, received a license to operate a fourth mobile phone network in Germany. E2 Mobilfunk was the sole …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Messaging Group introduced a universal paging platform designed to support a new suite of European and Japanese protocols. The GL3210 Glenayre Multiprotocol Paging Platform supports …

A cellular operator with New England properties launched a digital cellular network on the specialized mobile radio frequency in Hawaii, saying it is the first non-traditional cellular company to accomplish …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Satellite Communications Inc. filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to modify its license for the Iridium mobile satellite system to include authority to provide aeronautical mobile satellite …

NEW YORK-Sun Microsystems Inc. launched the Java Telecom Object Network, a free, cooperative Internet Web site forum for telecommunications companies interested in developing applications using distributed object technologies. “The goal …