ORLANDO, Fla.-AT&T Microelectronics and Cirrus Logic Inc. have announced the intent to form a joint manufacturing venture. AT&T said the venture is designed to meet the worldwide demand for advanced …
SEATTLE-AT&T Wireless Services introduced a prepackaged phone that is available in stores and activated by calling a 1-800 number and receiving credit-card verification. The telephone costs about $40 with an …
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.-Aria Wireless Systems of Orchard Park, N.Y., and Brighton Information Systems of New York City will jointly own a new venture in China. Aria announced that it has …
American Portable Telecom Inc. has selected PCS-1900-the 1900 MHz version of the Global System for Mobile communications digital technology standard-for its personal communications services network. The company’s choice of GSM …
A Texas state law requiring wireless companies to contribute $75 million annually for 10 years to a Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund to equip schools, libraries and hospitals with communications has the …
RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. signed a contract for Tessco Technologies Inc. to act as the exclusive equipment sales agent for AMSC’s Skycell satellite telephone service. AMSC said Tessco will …
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.-Telular Corp. said a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled in Telular’s favor against Ora Electronics concerning two patents and Ora’s Cellular Data Link product line. However, Ora …
WASHINGTON-Wireless resellers, who’ve had trouble drumming up support in Congress beyond that offered by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, may have found a new ally as the House-Senate conference on telecommunications …
As the first personal communications services system in the United States is preparing to launch service in the Baltimore/Washington D.C., area and the balance of narrowband and broadband network contracts …
The cellular industry’s major handset manufacturers reported lower growth figures in third quarter reports, a sign that the wireless phone industry could be slowing down in the United States. Low …
WASHINGTON-The specialized mobile radio industry will surpass two million subscribers by the end of this year, according to a new survey of operators and manufacturers conducted by the American Mobile …
Several uncertainties face small specialized mobile radio operators in the future if spectrum above 860 MHz is auctioned off next year-a plan that has been proposed by the Federal Communications …
These days cellular phones are sold just about everywhere you turn, even the drug store. However, it may not be so easy to buy one. One company said it has …
Land management firms view the construction of wireless networks as a landscape of opportunity for which they can supply quick lists of potential properties and zoning expertise. “To acquire a …
WASHINGTON-While the Federal Communications Commission has attempted to avoid getting drawn into skirmishes involving the relocation of 2 GHz microwave users by personal communications services operators, the agency will be …
WASHINGTON-More than 60 million people in the United States will be cellular subscribers by the end of this century, Economic and Management Consultants International Inc. predicts in a new report. …
Datum Inc.’s Timing Division announced the release of a small high-performance Global Positioning Satellite system receiver. Datum said the StarTime GPS Clock is designed for applications that require not only …
WASHINGTON-Every time a paging or cellular phone signal is sent over the airwaves what happens with the transactional information-the subscriber’s name, address, billing information and eventual usage patterns-collected by the …
WASHINGTON-Michele Farquhar is leaving the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to return to the Federal Communications Commission as head of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, a move strongly supported by industry. …
Several companies are moving into the network planning business, ready to offer computer-based design expertise to new wireless operators and existing operators faced with increasing competition in the cellular and …
