SAN ANTONIO-NextWave Telecom Inc. began operating a personal communications services demonstration system in San Antonio, a market scheduled to be one of NextWave’s first launches. NextWave also is operating Code …
NEW YORK-The successful launch May 5 of the first six of 55 planned Iridium Inc. low-earth-orbit satellites is a good omen for the fledgling global mobile satellite service industry. The …
NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service, New York, has assigned an investment grade rating of A3 to a $2 billion medium-term note program by NEC Corp. in Tokyo and NEC Industries plc …
MobileMedia Corp. said it plans to appeal an administrative law judge’s recent denial of its April 23 request for a stay of hearing, which was ordered by the Federal Communications …
ISSAQUAH, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. began construction of a new customer service and technical support center in Albuquerque, N.M. The company said the 65,000 square foot facility will be open by …
WASHINGTON-Personal Communications Industry Association President Jay Kitchen blasted the Federal Communications Commission last week for ignoring congressional requests to reduce paging carrier contributions to the $2 billion annual universal service …
LINCOLN, Neb.-Transcrypt International Inc. introduced its Phantom analog portable radio, the latest addition to its line of land mobile radio equipment. The Phantom, which is available in VHF, UHF and …
Price is an important element of competition for paging carriers, but most industry insiders say features, quality of service and how a service meets a customer’s specific needs determine value. …
WASHINGTON-Dan Phythyon, acting chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, does not want to characterize himself or his staff as “the James Brown of the commission.” He modestly …
FREEHOLD, N.J.-Paging Partners Corp. and Suburban Cable Corp. signed an agreement to jointly market radio paging services through a new division, Suburban Paging, to Suburban’s 1.2 million subscribers. Headquartered in …
WASHINGTON-While no notice of proposed rulemaking is pending regarding the start and parameters for the next round of paging and narrowband personal communications services auctions, the wireless industry does need …
WASHINGTON-Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) was informed by the Food and Drug Administration last week that neither federal government nor cellular industry-funded scientists have conducted large-scale radio frequency radiation bioeffects research …
Only two innovative paging systems have been launched since new licenses were granted for narrowband personal communications services in 1994. SkyTel Corp. operates a two-way paging system aimed at elite …
LIVINGSTON, N.J.-Personal communications services providers will face competition from established cellular phone companies, a trend that has already caused one PCS phone vendor to declare bankruptcy. The Insight Research Corp. …
WAYLAND, Mass.-Western Wireless Corp. will beta test InfoCellular Inc.’s InfoCell ConVerge customer service product. The client/server-based product provides functions including customer acquisition, point-of-sale and advanced inventory control. Western Wireless currently …
During the last year, industry has unveiled a host of new gadgets for advanced alphanumeric paging, voice paging and messaging services. SkyTel Corp. currently is marketing its SkyWriter two-way service …
NEW YORK-“We have learned a lot in our first year,” Dennis Foster, president of 360
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week vowed to continue efforts to eliminate market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and small businesses, a commitment mandated in the 1996 Telecommunications Act. In addition, …
ATLANTA-Electromagnetic Sciences Inc.’s EMS Wireless division received an order for personal communications services antennas from Omnipoint Communications Inc. EMS values the agreement at $325,000. The antennas will be installed in …
Industry is working to meet the first phase of new wireless 911 requirements this year to make an Oct. 1 government deadline. “Working out the exchange of information is the …
