IRVINE, Calif.-AirTouch Communications Inc. began offering caller ID to its analog customers in Los Angeles. It is available on certain phones manufactured by Audiovox Communications Corp., Motorola Inc. and Nokia …
ATLANTA-A split exists between industry reality and regulatory expectations for implementing the Telecommunications Act of 1996, according to a survey conducted by Deloitte & Touche L.L.P. The company said state …
This is the second installment in the exclusive RCR five-part series highlighting the results of the 1997 National Wireless Opinion Poll conducted by TynanGroup, Inc., of Santa Barbara, Calif., in …
NIXA, Mo.-Applied Cellular Technology Inc. will acquire an 80 percent interest in Signal Processors Ltd. based in Cambridge, England. The acquisition is expected to close during the first quarter ending …
SAN DIEGO-An innovation in wireless data was announced last week that could answer CDPD’s main problem: coverage. GTE Mobilnet Inc., Hughes Network Systems Inc. and Pacific Communications Sciences Inc. introduced …
WASHINGTON-With the wireless industry and hearing impaired community unable to agree on long-term solutions for hearing-aid compatibility and interference problems after more than a year of negotiations, federal regulators could …
NEW YORK-In its inaugural quarterly teleconference with the investment community, Omnipoint Corp. announced Jan. 31 the second straight year of losses but also numerous milestones passed en route to deployment …
NEW YORK-“We are involved in a merger at 2,000 feet of two behemoths,” said Ivan Seidenberg, chief executive officer of Nynex Corp., in a speech Jan. 28 to the Financial …
Page America Group Inc. and Metrocall Inc. revised an April 1996 agreement that called for Metrocall to acquire the assets of Page America for $78.5 million. Under the revised agreement, …
WASHINGTON-In light of the Federal Communications Commission’s recent finding that NextWave Telecom Inc.’s foreign ownership exceeded the FCC’s 25-percent threshold, forcing a company reorganization of that segment, C-block winner and …
MobileMedia Corp. sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, received a commitment to borrow $200 million and said its service to customers will not be affected as the company restructures finances and …
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. said it will re-organize its business into four wholly owned operating companies. Three of Millicoms four companies will focus on regional operations. MIC Asia comprises …
Marconi Instruments Inc. intends to offer products specifically for the U.S. market this year, beginning with a new a multisource signal generator that offers multiple radio frequency outputs in a …
RCR missed boat on NextWave story Dear Editor: RCR is a respected wireless trade publication known for its journalistic standards. It inexplicably departed from those standards in its Jan. 13 …
MCLEAN, Va.-Lucent Technologies Inc. placed an order for Cycomm International Inc.’s Slice digital voice encryption attachments for Motorola Inc.’s MicroTac handheld phones. Cycomm said it is the largest order it …
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group said Rhode & Schwarz Bick Mobilfunk GmbH will expand its product offerings to include FLEX paging systems. The paging systems manufactured by …
NEW YORK-The Economist Intelligence Unit acquired Pyramid Research Inc., a Massachusetts-based telecommunications market research company. EIU is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Economist Group, a global business information and …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Messaging Group received an order for paging infrastructure equipment from ProNet Inc. Glenayre values the contract at $3.5 million. According to the agreement, Glenayre will …
Philips Consumer Communications introduced its Fizz analog mobile phone at the Consumer Electronics Show. The Fizz phone offers 40 hours of standby time and 220 minutes of talk time with …
