1998

DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. reached a major milestone in its plan to provide global satellite communications service with the successful launch of eight low-earth-orbit satellites this morning, completing the company’s …

SAN DIEGO-OmniVoice Technologies Inc. announced plans to commence beta trials of its digital voice paging technology with Mexican paging provider Digitel. OmniVoice’s technology allows paging subscribers to send text and …

Dear Senator McCain: As chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, you have taken courageous stands on many major controversial issues of the day. Even at the risk of becoming a …

WASHINGTON-Despite action by the Federal Communications Commission earlier this month to extend the compliance date on the digital wiretap act, the debate over its implementation rages on. In two separate …

WASHINGTON-The postponement of arguments in a federal appeals court on the wireless number portability issue seems to bode well for the industry because it will have even more time to …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Qualcomm Inc. announced plans to begin market trials of its pdQ smart phone, which integrates 3Com’s Palm Computing platform with its Interim Standard-95 Code Division Multiple Access technology to …

ORLANDO, Fla.-BellSouth Corp. reported the buildout of its Sao Paulo, Brazil, Time Division Multiple Access network is proceeding rapidly. The company is part of a consortium that in July 1997 …

WASHINGTON-Former President George Bush is scheduled to speak as an honorable guest at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless ’99 conference, on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the Ernest N. Morial …

Wireless intelligent network deployments remain slow in the United States as mobile phone carriers have focused on building out digital networks and spending money on switching and radio-frequency infrastructure. That …

September 28 – October 2 The Division of Executive & Management Development at Southern Methodist University. Cox School of Business on the SMU campus, Dallas. (800) 768-3338. Telnets ’98 September …

WASHINGTON-If you listen to the wireless communications industry, strongest signal procedures will not be necessary once legislation to underwrite wireless E911 upgrades with fees paid by mobile phone carriers when …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Carriers in the Asia-Pacific are beginning to re-evaluate their choice of digital technology, opening a new door for Interim Standard-136 Time Division Multiple Access in the region, said officials …

ADC Telecommunications Inc. said the NewNet CALEAserver tests on JSI Telecom’s digital collection platform used by policing agencies, called VoiceBox, were successful for compliance with the Communications Assistance for Law …

SAN FRANCISCO-Pacific Bell Mobile Services, the wireless subsidiary of Pacific Telesis Group, announced it will conduct business as Pacific Bell Wireless and Nevada Bell Mobile Services will use the name …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry is at a “watershed point,” and is now beginning to compete in earnest with wireline telephony, said Tom Wheeler, president of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. The …

INTERDIGITAL Gerard Pepenella was hired by InterDigital Communications Corp. as vice president and general manager of broadband Code Division Multiple Access technology. He will collaborate with Gary Lomp, chief technology …

Price Communications Corp.’s president Robert Price said his company is not pursuing a merger agreement with Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. despite recent reports that suggested the company might be interested …

HEWLETT PACKARD A complete test solution for installing and maintaining radio-frequency infrastructure systems for Cellular Digital Packet Data and mobile data base station equipment was introduced by Hewlett-Packard Co. at …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Qualcomm last week at PCS ’98 announced it now is offering its cdmaOne Interim Standard-95 network with an open system radio-switch interface, meaning carriers using Qualcomm equipment can use …

UNITED KINGDOM-Ram Mobile Data U.K. announced it was awarded a three-year contract to provide all nationwide field service communications in the United Kingdom for Lonco Industrial Services Ltd., one of …

TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. introduced new One Rate pricing plans that offer one-rate calling for calls originating in Canada and terminating either in Canada or the United States. Customers can select …

Global information technology spending will increase at a 10-percent compound annual growth rate from $1.59 trillion last year to $2.62 trillion in 2002, according to a study from Killen & …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Northern Telecom Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding with the Taiwan National University for a trial of a broadband wireless access demonstration network. The Directorate General of Telecommunications in …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group has implemented an end-to-end plain paper fax solution for Code Division Multiple Access-based fixed wireless networks, which has been deployed on the company’s WiLL …

WASHINGTON-Factors such as new wireless local loop licensing, reduced equipment costs and increasing acceptance of wireless as an alternative to wireline communications will contribute to the WLL market growing 50 …