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DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P., a satellite data and messaging services provider, opened its global network control center as the first step in a 10-stage countdown program to the launch of …

NEW YORK-Gemplus Corp., Montgomeryville, Pa., gambled early and big on the nascent U.S. Global System for Mobile Communications personal communications services business. Today, it has won close to a 50-percent …

Geotek Communications Inc. announced an 85 percent increase in subscribers during the third quarter, to almost 10,000. The company pointed to improvements in its 12 regional networks-consisting of 60 cities …

One of the more significant developments in the paging industry this year was the announced merger between ProNet Inc. and Metrocall Inc., expected to create the second largest paging carrier …

Clearnet Communications Inc. launched its Mike enhanced specialized mobile radio network in Ottawa-Hull. The Ottawa-Hull, Ontario, network covers nearly 1 million people in the region-on the Ontario-Quebec border-including Aylmer, Barrhaven, …

NEW YORK-Pennsylvania State University, Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. and Northern Telecom have launched a campus-wide network that is the basis for a joint effort of at least four years to …

Nettech Systems Inc. formed an alliance with Racotek Inc. to deliver mobile computing solutions leveraging Racotek’s Systems Integration and production support services with Nettech’s InstantRF middleware product family. Racotek said …

LONDON-The cellular market in Japan is booming in both the consumer and business sectors, according to a report titled, “Mobile Communications in Asia and the Pacific 1997,” by London-based CIT …

OCTOBER 6-7 Wireless Directory Assistance & Enhanced Services, by AIC Conferences. The Hotel Monaco, San Francisco. (800) 409-4AIC. 6-8 Billing & Customer Care in Telecom, by International Quality & Productivity …

IBM Corp. and Geotek Communications Inc. announced they will join forces to provide integrated mobile communications services, equipment and software to business customers in the United States and some international …

With the advent of competition in the wireless marketplace, many carriers are focusing on building networks or protecting and acquiring their customer bases. A white paper released by Arthur Anderson …

Bell Atlantic Corp.’s Carrier Services has teamed up with Metrocall Inc. to launch a calling party pays numeric paging service. The four-month trial service will be available to residents of …

Startel, a wireless network operator in Chile, launched digital service on its network using Interim Standard 136 Digital Advanced Mobile Phone Service technology provided by L.M. Ericsson. The new digital …

Boston Communications Group Inc. reached an agreement with RadioShack to jointly distribute wireless prepaid services. “RadioShack displays a strong commitment toward wireless prepaid services, and because of this, the impact …

CHICAGO-Aerial Communications Inc. will launch the first phase of its personal communications services network today in Tampa, Fla., covering 3 million people, announced the company. Once the Global System for …

DENVER-While presidents from eight countries discussed pertinent topics such as arms control, peace in Bosnia and the global economy, Denver-area wireless carriers worked behind the scenes to provide handsets and …

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. has revealed a plan to build, launch and operate a satellite-based video and data network aimed at going head-to-head with the Bill Gates/Craig McCaw-backed Teledesic Corp. Paperwork filed …

Aerial Communications Inc. launched personal communications services June 2 in Kansas City and Pittsburgh-the latest of five markets the PCS provider has rolled out in the last 11 weeks. Aerial’s …

JUNE 1-5 Supercomm ’97, by the Telecommunications Industry Association. New Orleans. Call Susan Krys at (703) 907-7981. 2 Wireless Interconnectivity and Standards Issues Seminar, by the Telecommunications Industry Association. New …

DALLAS-InterVoice Inc. and Open Development Corp. reached an agreement to develop a platform for multivendor calling card and prepaid services. The Original Equipment Manufacturer agreement calls for the pair to …

Affordable Message Center is introducing Simplicity One today, a prepaid one-number service that offers users protection from over-calls on their cellular phone bill. “You are protecting your cellular number,” explained …

MOORESTOWN, N.J.-Securicor Telesciences Inc., a billing data collection and traffic management systems provider, said it formed an Original Equipment Manufacturer relationship with AG Communications Systems, a joint venture of Lucent …

TAMPA-GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. signed a contract to provide its Access Services clearinghouse system to PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. GTE also will provide its RoamerXchange database management system to PrimeCo, …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service announced May 21 it raised the investment grade ratings on the outstanding senior unsecured debt of Cincinnati Bell Inc. to A2 from A3. A key factor …

MAY 28 Evolving Markets & Marketplaces in Telecommunications, by UCSD Connect. Sheraton Grande Torrey Pines, San Diego. (619) 534-6114. 28-29 Wireless Data-Network Implementation, Management and Applications to Achieve Marketable End-to-End …