Nextel Communications Inc. is in search of a strategic partner to help finance its nationwide wireless communications network. But since MCI Communications Corp. backed out of its relationship with Nextel, …
Hark Systems Inc. has installed a wireless switch in South Dakota that uses specialized mobile radio frequencies to connect inbound and outbound calls. Hark’s Mega Switch provides one-number following, one-number …
Shareholders of Contel Cellular Inc. have filed two separate lawsuits in an attempt to block GTE Corp.’s $224 million bid to purchase the remaining 10 percent of the shares of …
Small companies may have an easier go at starting personal communications services operations with minimal capital investment through proposals offered separately by the seven regional Bell operating companies. “It’s very …
WASHINGTON-A New York federal judge last week refused to block the proposed merger between AT&T Corp. and McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., but agreed to a speedy trial of two regional …
Two-way communications on devices the size of a pager will likely be the first service offered on recently purchased nationwide narrowband PCS frequencies. “We’re just starting down the path of …
Saying it wants to make wireless information systems affordable to everyone, Seiko Corp. announced it has formed a new business unit and dumped $57 million into a project to implement …
Currently, massive investments are being planned for the next boom in wireless communications. Spurred by the prospect of personal communications services, the race is on to secure a position of …
While some paging providers are spending a great deal of money for the prospect of providing two-way messaging services, a Minnesota company says it doesn’t need to purchase expensive spectrum …
Frank McGillivray has been promoted to vice president of Transaction Billing Resources, a provider of credit card processing for the telecommunications industry. Also, Donna Tucker has been appointed TBR’s accounting …
ATLANTA – Dataradio Corp. will provide its Vehicular Information Solutions products for the National Crime Information Center’s modernization plans. The NCIC data system provides the nation’s 74,000 law enforcement agencies …
SEPTEMBER 22-24 Personal Communications Showcase, by the Personal Communications Industry Association. Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. For information call (202) 467-4770. 27-1 1994 International Conference on Universal Personal Communications, by …
The revolution in wireless communications, already well underway, will dramatically reshape the way we work, play, shop and travel. Which technologies survive and flourish depends not only upon their consumer …
LONDON-Mercury One-2-One is touting a new mobile telephone tariff option for business customers that the company says “dramatically undercuts BT (plc) by between 10 percent and 25 percent on daytime …
WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association said it has urged the Federal Communications Commission to adopt a microwave relocation cost-sharing plan to ease the deployment of personal communications services networks. PCIA’s …
A Boulder, Colo.-based company has teamed up with several North American cellular operators to develop standards that could lead to the development of so-called intelligent vehicle products. CellPort Labs Inc. …
The International Maritime Satellite Organization has announced more detailed investment plans for “corporatizing” its Inmarsat-P handheld mobile satellite service, stating it hopes to raise an initial $1 billion from its …
WASHINGTON-Congress will attempt to pass telecommunications reform and digital wiretap legislation this fall, and lawmakers also plan to put the Federal Communications Commission’s auction program under the microscope before adjourning …
GTE Corp. has opted to spend $224 million to purchase the remaining shares of Contel Cellular Inc. it doesn’t already own. As part of the deal, GTE will spend $22.50 …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-A group of investors looking to form alliances among personal communications services providers have changed the name of their company in hopes of appealing to a broader consumer market. …
