PREFERRED NETWORKSPreferred Networks Inc. announced its founder, president and director, Michael Saner, will retire Dec. 31. Saner previously held upper-management positions at several paging companies, such as Paging Services Inc., a paging repair, maintenance, installation and sales company he founded, which was acquired by...
The personal handyphone system market in Japan is ready for improvement, but analysts say it will take big commitments from carriers and differentiated marketing to jump-start demand.PHS subscriber numbers steadily have fallen for more than a year as the country's operators pushed the limited-mobility...
MOBILEMEDIAMobileMedia Corp., dba MobileComm, promoted several people in management positions. Steven Gross was named executive vice president of sales and marketing. He joined MobileComm as senior vice president of sales and marketing in 1996, and since has been responsible for new product introductions, including...
EuroTel Praha awarded Nokia Corp. a three-year frame agreement valued at almost $200 million to continue as the sole supplier to expand its 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications network. Nokia said it will supply base stations, base station controllers and high-capacity mobile...
SINGAPORE-Several wireless companies have formed the PHS Forum in an effort to promote the benefits of PHS (Personal Handyphone System) technology in the Americas.Charter members ADC Wireless Systems, ArrayComm Inc., Kyocera Corp., Market Tel 48 C.A., Nichimen, Nippon Motorola, UTStarcom and Zetwx all have...
SINGAPORE-Several wireless companies have formed the PHS Forum in an effort to promote the benefits of Personal Handyphone System technology in the Americas.Charter members ADC Wireless Systems, ArrayComm Inc., Kyocera Corp., Market Tel 48 C.A., Nichimen, Nippon Motorola, UTStarcom and Zetwx all have PHS...
AUTHENTIX NETWORK INC.William W. Erdman was named president and chief executive officer of Authentix Network Inc., a company offering enhanced roaming solutions to wireless service providers. Erdman was one of the founding members and the first chairman of the Cellular Radio Communications Association, which...
ArrayComm Inc. announced its next-generation IntelliCell-enhanced Personal Handyphone System cell stations are operating in Tokyo's PHS network, following months of field trials conducted with DDI Pocket Telephone. DDI holds a nationwide license in Japan to provide mobile PHS service and is the largest PHS...
ArrayComm Inc. announced the opening of a liaison office in New Delhi, India, to serve a growing interest in its proprietary IntelliCell processing technology and IntelliWave wireless local loop system. ArrayComm is anticipating the release of a Department of Telecommunications WLL tender in India...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm Inc. recently announced the incorporation of its IntelliCell Personal Handyphone System platform into the next generation of cell stations to serve Japan's PHS network.Manufactured by Kyocera Corp. for use by DDI Pocket Telephone of Japan, the cell stations represent the latest...
Telemac appointed Peter McCracken chief executive officer, with responsibility for overseeing the development of innovative software technology and formulating strategic alliances with wireless industry leaders. Previously, McCracken was president and CEO of VentureLine Database Corp., an Internet/intranet database company he founded.Dr. Ronald C. Maehl...
Xypoint Corp. named Jim Thornton chief financial officer with responsibility for all accounting, administration, human resources, risk management and treasury functions. Prior to joining the company, Thornton was president and chief executive officer of Ventana Corp. Before that he was president of finance and...
J.D. Power and Associates appointed Joanne Codella its new manager of wireless services. Her responsibilities will include managing syndicated and proprietary customer satisfaction studies in the wireless industry. Codella worked for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Panasonic Cellular before joining the company.360
NEW YORK-Venture capitalists invested more than $160 million in 30 wireless industry companies during the second quarter, according to a survey by Price Waterhouse Technology Industry Group, Dallas.Overall, venture-backed investments jumped by nearly a third compared with the same period last year, totaling $2.43...
From day one, the demand for Personal Handyphone System service in Japan has astounded the world of telecommunications. After only a year in the marketplace, PHS now claims more than 3.2 million subscribers.Most surprising is that PHS was an immediate success despite the doubt...
Motorola Inc.'s Advanced Messaging Group said Shanghai Guomai, the largest paging carrier in China, is operating using Motorola's FLEX protocol-based paging system in Shanghai. Guomai has close to 1 million subscribers in service in the city and outskirts of Shanghai. The new FLEX protocol-based...
ArrayComm Inc. announced it received a U.S. patent for its Spatial Division Multiple Access intelligent antenna technology-the brains behind the company's IntelliCell products. The company also announced its IntelliCell Wireless Local Loop system is commercially available.IntelliCell uses spatial and temporal parameters to decipher antenna...
ArrayComm Inc. announced it has closed a private equity placement totaling $12.3 million. The placement, which was oversubscribed, was managed by UBS Securities Inc. and Volpe, Welty & Co. ArrayComm said the placement will fund the completion of its wireless local loop product and...
After three enterprising decades at Motorola Inc.-during which he pioneered high-capacity paging and the first radiotelephone-succeeded by several telecom start-up firms, Martin Cooper was ready to hang up his spurs.That was four years ago. Today Cooper, along with the esteemed scientist and engineer who...
