IRVING, Texas-NEC America Inc.’s Wireless Voice Terminals Division extended the warranty on its Authentic Accessories products for its TalkTime 800 Series phone. The extension is effective immediately on new sales …
WASHINGTON (AP)-MCI Communications Corp. can continue its practice of not disclosing on monthly bills that it charges customers in full-minute increments, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The U.S. Court …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it has received Code Division Multiple Access infrastructure contracts valued at $178 million from network operators in the United States and Korea. The contract …
NEW YORK-Latin American countries may offer new opportunities for wireless telecommunications carriers, but they must be prepared to compete against incumbents for purchasing power that is concentrated in the hands …
WASHINGTON-Joel Klein, the Clinton administration’s choice for Justice Department antitrust czar, appears headed for Senate confirmation despite mild grilling at last week’s hearing for approving the Bell Atlantic Corp.-Nynex Corp. …
WASHINGTON-The government’s recent disappointing wireless auction and the prospect of failing to meet the administration’s five-year, $36 billion auction revenue goal prompted more fallout on Capitol Hill last week, including …
AMMAN, Jordan-Motorola Inc.’s Paging Products Group said Jordan Radio Paging adopted the FLEX protocol as the standard to expand its paging system. Jordan Radio Paging, a privately owned paging company, …
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Industrial Telecommunications Association Inc. filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission concerning Motorola Inc.’s petition for clarification in the refarming proceeding, the organization said. In the petition filed …
China will have more than 20 million cellular subscribers by 2000, predicts a report released by International Technology Consultants Inc., titled Wireless Communications Markets: China. By 2000, China’s Ministry of …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-Cellular towers constructed on the property of schools in Boca Raton, Fla. are receiving increased scrutiny by city officials. The Palm Beach County School district apparently thought it …
DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. granted type approval to Stellar Satellite Communications Ltd., a subsidiary of Elisra Electronics Systems Ltd. of Bene Beraq, for the second of a planned series of …
NEW YORK-With production of handsets now hitting the current 300,000 capacity mark during some weeks, Qualcomm Inc. announced second-quarter earnings and revenues April 21 that showed dramatic growth, while gross …
DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. granted type approval to Stellar Satellite Communications Ltd., a subsidiary of Elisra Electronics Systems Ltd. of Bene Beraq, for the second of a planned series of …
DENVER-Western Wireless Corp. said it plans to launch personal communications services based on Global System for Mobile communications technology May 1 in Denver. The company plans to open several VoiceStream …
Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest cellular carriers in the United States. Company rankings are based on the total number of subscribers for their majority-held or …
NATICK, Mass.-Natural Microsystems Corp. licensed Voxware Inc.’s MetaVoice voice compression technology, which is designed to reproduce high quality speech while requiring low communications bandwidth and processing power. Natural MicroSystems said …
Could or would anyone buy MobileMedia Corp? If not, what will happen to this bankrupt company, which is the second largest paging carrier in the country, with more than 4 …
Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transportation has designated spectrum in the 3.4 GHz to 3.7 GHz band for wireless local loop services, to be auctioned after the auction of personal …
WHEATON, Md.-Cell site construction during 1996 increased 50 percent from 4,743 sites in 1995 to 7,392 last year, according to Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd.’s recent report Cellular Market Forecasts. The …
WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications and Information Administration came under fire last week by congressional Republicans who charged that some agency functions are redundant and attacked grant programs as a waste of …
