In the nation’s capital, where I work, it’s not uncommon to be approached on the sidewalk by strangers handing out leaflets. Typically, these are advertisements for coupons for local restaurants, …
BURNSVILLE, Minn.-E. F. Johnson Co. said it was awarded a contract for $11.7 million from Chester County, Pa., to provide its 800 MHz Multi-Net II trunked radio system. The new …
Telecommunications officials in India are set to issue the remaining licenses for cellular service in the next few weeks, just as initial licensees are beginning to launch their systems in …
ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet announced the Texas First Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a 1994 verdict against GTE Mobilnet South Texas L.P. obtained by two Houston-based cellular agents who were dissatisfied with …
WASHINGTON-Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. awarded nearly $185,000 to Dr. Om Gandhi in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Salt Lake City’s University of Utah to conduct studies of portable wireless …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Shinawatra Paging of Thailand has chosen Glenayre Technologies Inc. to supply infrastructure equipment for the second phase of its system expansion. Glenayre said it will provide nearly 300 high-performance …
GENEVA-Glenayre Technologies Inc. has introduced a series of transmitters specifically designed for operation in Asia’s 280 to 320 MHz band. The transmitters, GL-T8521 and GL-T8321, incorporate a true digital signal …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Ray Ardizzone pointed to activity in both domestic and foreign markets as responsible for the company’s impressive financial results in the …
A French transportation company is using global positioning system technology to track the locations of its busiest buses, which not only helps dispatchers do their jobs better, but also allows …
The Czech Economics Ministry is firming its plans to issue a tender for companies interested in becoming partners in one of two groups that will hold licenses to operate Global …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Superconducting Core Technologies Inc. have completed the first field test of a cryoelectronic base station receiver for personal communications services. The station is designed to enable …
AURORA, Colo.-Key Communications Group Inc. said it completed agreements with Denver-based specialized mobile radio companies Mobile One Communications and Omni Range Communications LLC. Key Communications, which is a wholly owned …
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc.’s Embarc Communication Services division and CNBC have formed a 10-year, multimillion dollar alliance in which the companies will develop and market wireless financial news and information …
WASHINGTON-Brian Fontes has been named head of the United States delegation at the Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva next month. Fontes, senior vice president for policy and administration at the Cellular …
HONG KONG-Two Chinese paging operators have chosen Motorola Inc. to provide a paging network using the Illinois-based company’s high-speed FLEX paging protocol. Chinese paging provider Beijing First Star has selected …
MONROE, La.-Century Telephone Enterprises Inc. said it completed its acquisition of the Mississippi 2 rural service area nonwireline cellular operation. The RSA is located between Memphis, Tenn., and Birmingham, Ala., …
CHICAGO-Cellular Linking, an airtime free service for cellular users, has been launched by Jeman Communications as an interactive advertising service. The company said the service connects advertisers to customers through …
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North American Wireless Inc. has yet to announce the name of a U.S. utility company expected to take the place of Cable & Wireless Inc., which recently withdrew from the …
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-AT&T Corp. and two prominent Brazilian groups are forming a joint venture to pursue wireless telecommunications opportunities in Brazil. The Bradesco financial institution and the Organizacoes Globo …
