Nintendo, a name most familiar in exclusive circles-the young teens market-has made its first U.S. investment in a small company with an “expanding” technology. Waltham, Mass.-based Reflection Technology Inc. has …
BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. has signed a five-year contract with Doston Technology Inc. to purchase equipmint that delivers inhanced services. BellSouth uses Boston’s CO ACCESS Network Services Platforms to provide MemoryCall …
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-SNET Mobility said it will pay $450 million cash for certain of Nynex Corp.’s and Bell Atlantic Corp.’s cellular properties, and, ironically, become a fierce competitor of the …
In unspectacular fashion, Susan Ness diligently immersed herself in spectrum auction and personal communications services rulemakings at the Federal Communications Commission soon after she was confirmed as a commissioner by …
OAK BROOK, Ill.-GTE Airfone said it has already issued more than 40,000 aircall cards for its new ground-to-air calling feature, which enables airline passengers to receive telephone calls in the …
BURNSVILLE, Minn.-E.F. Johnson Co. delivered its first system of narrowband 220 MHz radio equipment using linear modulation technology to dispatch operators in Southern Florida. The radios are for the first …
ATLANTA-The CDMA Development Group has completed specifications for Code Division Multiple Access asynchronous data and short message services. Services conforming to these standards are expected to be among the first …
A new age of global wireless telecommunications is beginning as barriers to competition fall and innovative satellite technologies move from the drawing board to the heavens. For developing and underdeveloped …
RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to invest in Corporacion Mobilcom S.A. de C.V., a Mexican specialized mobile radio operator, and share frequencies along the U.S.-Mexico border. …
CHICAGO-Seven large wireless communications companies have united to provide seamless, uninterrupted cellular service between the United States and Mexico. The Pan American alliance is open only to B-band licensees. Initial …
WASHINGTON-He’s baaack! Craig McCaw, founder of the cellular empire that AT&T Corp. bought for $11.5 billion, will bid for broadband personal communications services licenses Dec. 5. The wireless entrepreneur is …
ARLINGTON, Va.-Bell Atlantic Corp. has reorganized its international business unit, naming Alexander H. Good president and chief executive officer of Bell Atlantic International Inc. Good, a former assistant U.S. secretary …
In efforts to achieve compatibility of mobile communications systems among public-safety agencies, several manufacturers contributing to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International Inc.’s Project 25 have encountered communication snags of …
(INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS ARE IN ITALICS.) 1. ALAACR Communications (Craig McCaw) 2. AT&T Wireless PCS 3. Advance Telecommunications Systems 4. AirLink 5. Allied Communications L.P. 6. American Portable Telecommunications (TDS) 7. …
GTE Mobilnet named two new general managers in its florida region. Doug Meyn manages the north area of the state, while Jane Clements manages the south area. Each of the …
LYNCHBURG, Va.-Ericsson GE Mobile Communications Inc. has introduced the Private Communications Network, a specialized mobile radio technology with integrated voice and data capability. Called PCN, the technology is a stepped-down …
DENVER-Kelly Pate has joined RCR Publications Inc. as a news reporter. Before coming to RCR, Pate was a writer for Cactus Communications, a Denver-based advertising agency. A Denver native, Pate …
Recent research on cellular subscriber churn conducted by customer satisfaction powerhouse J.D. Power and Associates calls into question the industry’s “more-is-better” approach to retail distribution of service. J.D. Power for …
HIROSHIMA, Japan – GTE Personal Communications Services and AirTouch Communications have become partners in Digital TU-KA Chugoku Co. Ltd., a Japan-based cellular communications company formed by Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. …
ORLANDO, Fla.-ISR Global Telecom announced it will be the prime development contractor to supply a network management software system for the Personal Communications Systems group at Motorola Inc. Motorola has …
