SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. and GTE Mobilnet Inc. announced plans to participate in a new company formed to provide cellular service in Hokkaido, Japan. Both companies will own a 4.5 …
AT&T Corp. and Saudi Arabian company A.S. Bugshan & Bros. won a contract to expand the Global System for Mobile communications cellular network of the Saudi Ministry of Post, Telegraph …
MCI Communications Corp. is going to resell cellular service from arch competitor AT&T Corp? What is the world coming to? Chaos, I say. There is no orderly development in this …
A joint venture is underway to deliver “last mile”-or in this case last 20 miles-digital wireless connections for wireline phones in regions worldwide where phone service is costly, inadequate or …
FORT LEE, N.J.-Tri-State Radio Co. said it completed two financing endeavors valued at $130 million. An investor group, led by TA Associates, purchased an original issue discount note and an …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Interim Standard-634, an open network interface standard, has been approved by the engineering committee of the Telecommunications Industry Association. The standard provides an open interface between the mobile …
CLEVELAND-The TDMA Forum said it has successfully completed bench and laboratory testing of prototype Interim Standard-136 compatible mobile stations on the infrastructures of AT&T Corp., L.M. Ericsson, Hughes Networks Systems …
Despite intensifying doubt regarding the outlook for entrepreneurial block personal communications services auctions, AirGate LLC of Atlanta announced it intends to bid for licenses in the C block. AirGate is …
MINNEAPOLIS-Motorola Inc.’s Land Mobile Products Sector has introduced a wireless communicator for industrial and public safety use. The Forte Wireless CommPad is a rugged, handheld computer designed to operate on …
CINCINNATI-Despite soaring revenue and subscriber growth, USA Mobile Communications Inc. reported a sharp decline in net income for the second quarter, ended June 30, because of increases in depreciation and …
Convergence shows its colors as cable TV provider Cox Communications Inc. charts its course into next-generation wireless telephony, underscored by its announcement last month of plans to use Code Division …
WAYNE, Pa.-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. is conducting a trial of the intelligent Personal Assistant service, which delivers calls to many locations using the subscriber’s existing cellular phone number. “This is …
Sprint Telecommunications Venture-which plans to operate next-generation mobile phone service across much of the nation-is keeping to its cable roots by selecting Code Division Multiple Access technology as the foundation …
BellSouth Wireless Inc. unveiled a new cellular technology application called Cellemetry, which makes it possible to send short data messages over existing cellular networks. Currently undergoing system trials, applications for …
Marking the first phase in licensing personal communications services in Canada, 18 consortia said they are interested in offering next-generation wireless services. Parties that wanted to participate in the licensing …
SALT LAKE CITY-U S West Cellular announced customers in Utah beginning today have access to Caller Pays service. Callers using the service will be billed 45 cents per minute on …
CommNet Cellular Inc. said it has successfully concluded its call for redemption of its 6.75 percent convertible subordinated debentures. Of $74.7 million aggregate principal amount of the debentures outstanding, $41.9 …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and Omnipoint Corp. appeared to be close to negotiating a deal late last week on how to prevent big companies from taking illegal control of bidders …
AT&T Corp. took another giant step into wireless competition with the confidence of an experienced player holding a royal flush-primed with a fat distribution channel, a database brimming with customer …
AT&T Network Systems Inc. said it intends to buy some of Philips Electronics’ assets in a deal that would grant AT&T access to Global System for Mobile communications-based cellular equipment, …
