March 1998

The wireless industry, having been defeated on Capitol Hill and Bunker Hill by environmentalists, organized labor and soccer moms, has turned to John Q. Public, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Ivan …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it will engage in a joint research program with Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, which will focus on Qualcomm’s Code Division Multiple Access technology. The …

March 23-April 1 The International Telecommunication Union. Velletta, Malta. +356 356 356. Wireless Marketing Summit ’98 March 30-31 Shorecliff Communications International. The Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas. (800) 608-9641. Inter Comm …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Communications Corp. introduced a new pricing plan that offers unlimited wireless data access for PalmPilot users with Novatel Wireless Inc.’s new Minstrel wireless IP (Internet Protocol) modem and …

WASHINGTON-Still not satisfied that the Federal Communications Commission went far enough to protect the viability of certain financially disabled C-block personal communications services licensees, three congressmen have asked FCC chairman …

Strategy Analytics, a research firm based in Delafield, Wis., gave perhaps the most conservative forecast of the paging industry to date during a teleconference coinciding with the release of its …

The Federal Communications Commission’s Phase I E911 deadline is set for Wednesday, but that doesn’t mean that dispatchers across the nation this week will begin receiving the extra information called …

Eliminates the requirement that a licensee elect the same restructuring option for all its licenses. Instead, the licensee must elect the same option for all the licenses it holds within …

NEW YORK-Gaining overseas business contracts while also obeying U.S. laws against bribery of foreign government and corporate officials remains a significant challenge for American businesses. In the “danger zone” for …

Last Sunday at church the main reading was the parable of the Prodigal Son. You remember the one, about the wealthy farmer with two sons. One son asks for his …

WASHINGTON-The House Commerce Committee last week passed a pro-competitive international satellite reform bill that lawmakers predict will save American consumers billions of dollars. The bill, co-sponsored by Committee Chairman Thomas …

Cellnet, a United Kingdom-based cellular operator, selected Brite technology to deliver its traffic information services to its subscribers. Cellnet’s Traffic Line provides in-car traffic reports on a digital network direct …

Conxus Communications Inc. announced it will extend its Pocketalk voice paging service rollout to Los Angeles and Chicago. Conxus first launched the service in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, …

BOSTON-The future of wireless reselling is based on the resellers’ ability to realize economies of scale, provide a wide scope of services and achieve brand awareness, according to a recently …

Initially used as a tool to tap into the credit-challenged market, many carriers are finding that prepaid service is attracting more than those with bad credit. Many personal communications services …

IRVINE, Calif.-Subscriber Computing Inc. introduced a wireless intelligent network-based prepaid billing solution, which uses Oracle Corp.’s scalable RDBMS technology on a Sun Microsystems Inc. Sun Solaris platform. SCI’s first installation …

Responding to recent media coverage airing the complaints of disgruntled resellers, Paging Network Inc. said these resellers may be upset at the company’s change in strategy, a strategy which among …

MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc. announced the opening of its Cellular Institute to the public worldwide. Established in 1991, the Cellular Institute offers a process-based, just-in-time job-skills curriculum, said the company. …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department on Friday asked the Federal Communications Commission to declare the telecom industry’s digital wiretap standard deficient and to approve on an expedited basis a broader standard that …

What does wireless have in common with toothpaste? Maybe not much now, but perhaps the toothpaste industry has learned a marketing secret that wireless carriers could benefit from. Toothpaste companies …

WASHINGTON-No one was more surprised at the eventual outcome of the most recent Federal Communications Commission spectrum auction as was Thomas Jones, president of WNP Communications Inc., who walked away …

NEW YORK-Aspiring to reorganize its data services capabilities, Bell Atlantic Corp. announced the formation of the Bell Atlantic Data Solutions Group and named Joseph Farina president and chief executive officer …

Further extending its reach into the wireless industry, Sun Microsystems Inc. announced it has signed an agreement giving L.M. Ericsson license to use and distribute its PersonalJava platform and Java …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced two new customers for its Multi-Mode Mobile Messaging Service-Dart Transit Co. and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. AMSC’s messaging service provides seamless nationwide coverage …

DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P., which provides commercial low-earth-orbit satellite data and messaging communications services, said it awarded Pro IV Ltd. of Great Britain a multiyear contract to install a Little …