Yet another European-based company is entering the U.S. digital handset market, trumpeting its communications and manufacturing expertise, particularly in Global System for Mobile communications technology.A U.S. division of Siemens A.G. hopes to eventually grab a double-digit slice of market share when it begins selling...
SEPTEMBER9-10 1996 Communications Act-Deriving Order from Chaos, by Bell Atlantic Professional Services and Indetec International Inc. Wyndham Bristol Hotel, Washington, D.C. (800) 327-8412.9-10 A Practical Introduction to Wireless Data, by Motorola Inc. Back Bay Hilton, Boston. (800) 771-2012.10 Paging Infomania 1996, by Motorola Inc....
OTTAWA, Quebec, Canada-Northern Telecom Ltd. announced its vocoder tests conducted at its Subjective Assessment Laboratory in Ottawa, Quebec, Canada, showed Code Division Multiple Access speech vocoders offer voice quality equivalent to wireline telephones.The tests, carried out on behalf of the CDMA Development Group, were...
NEW YORK-Omnipoint Corp. raised $250 million in gross proceeds in its sale of 10-year senior notes Thursday to help finance the buildout of its personal communications services network in the New York City area.Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp., New York, lead managed the...
If you look at a list of nations supporting commercial Global System for Mobile communications networks, Japan is conspicuously absent from the list.Its neighbor, China, has numerous GSM systems, as do several countries in Southeast Asia. Korea is valiantly testing the U.S.-developed standard, Code...
Using cellular and intelligent satellite technologies, Telecel International Ltd. of New Canaan, Conn., is on track to rehaul communications in Africa.The company was first to introduce cellular service in Africa 10 years ago, said Justin Dudley, Telecel's vice president of engineering and research development....
ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet Inc. switched 250 cellular customers in Austin, Texas, from its analog network to a trial network using Code Division Multiple Access technology.GTE said it intends to gather customer response on voice quality and special features, such as caller identification and numeric messaging....
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a license agreement for VLSI Technology to develop, manufacture and sell Application Specific Integrated Circuits to Qualcomm's subscriber equipment licensees.VLSI is the third announced supplier of ASICs using Qualcomm's Interim Standard 95 Code Division Multiple Access technology. The San Jose,...
AUGUST19-20 A Practical Introduction to Wireless Data, by Motorola Inc. San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel, San Francisco. (800) 771-2012.19-21 Wireless Communications Conference, by The Microelectronics Society. Regal Harvest House, Boulder, Colo. (303) 497-3037.21-22 The Wireless Buildout '96, by Shorecliff Communications. Hotel Del Coronado, San...
SAN DIEGO-AirTouch Cellular announced it will provide Powerband digital cellular service, based on Code Division Multiple Access technology, to attendees and media at the Republican National Convention in San Diego."Our confidence in CDMA and the positive experience our customers are having in Los Angeles,...
3607 Communications Co. launched its Code Division Multiple Access digital cellular phone network in Las Vegas and is offering the service to new and existing customers.The system, which covers 85 percent of the company's analog traffic areas, will allow 3607 to increase network capacity...
AUGUST13-14 Wireless Interconnection '96, by Bellcore. Westin Hotel San Francisco Airport, Millbrae, Calif. Call Pam Dunn at (800) 521-CORE.13 & 20 Semiconductor Conference, by the New York Society of Security Analysts. NYSSA Headquarters, New York. (212) 912-9249.19-20 A Practical Introduction to Wireless Data, by...
Hong Kong's dominant cellular operator Hongkong Telecom said it deeply regrets that the government failed to award it one of six new wireless licenses, and intends to discuss the matter with Hong Kong officials.Fourteen companies bid for the 10-year personal communications services licenses offered...
While naysayers doubted that personal communications services networks could be built out in record time, the five systems now up and running prove them wrong.Western Wireless Corp. last week turned on a PCS network in New Mexico, its third PCS launch in five months....
It probably wouldn't be a bad idea if all political news from here on in were tagged `Campaign '96.'Take the July 22 front-page piece by Washington Times reporter Frank J. Murray that brought late Commerce Secretary Ron Brown back to life to criticize the...
AUGUST1-2 1996 Summer Carrier Forum-Diversified Resale Services, by The Telecommunications Resellers Association. Westin Copley Place Hotel, Boston. (202) 835-9898.5-6 Wireless Telecommunications Real Estate and Permit Acquisition for the '90s, by Acquire Telecom Services. Silver Legacy Resort and Casino, Reno, Nev. (415) 776-1131.6-7 Navigating the...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it has signed a multimillion dollar, royalty-bearing subscriber equipment license with Siemens Wireless Terminals, a division of Siemens Rolm Communications.The agreement allows Siemens to develop, market and sell Code Division Multiple Access subscriber equipment for cellular and personal communications services...
WASHINGTON-Principals of the Code Division Multiple Access advocate North American Wireless Inc. are deep in discussions to decide if the organization has a future in the personal communications services arena. Some top personnel already have departed for other jobs.While touting its success during the...
PCS eyes cable TV's lineCompetitive times call for innovation.During the energy crunch of the mid-1980s, The Williams Cos. of Tulsa, Okla., wanted to take advantage of its unused gas pipelines. The company ran fiber optic cable through its pipes and marketed it to telecommunications...
NEW YORK-3607 Communications Co. announced it plans to begin offering Code Division Multiple Access digital cellular service commercially early next month in Las Vegas.The company also announced second quarter earnings.The Las Vegas CDMA launch, available to existing and new 3607 customers, would be the...
PCS eyes cable TV's lineCompetitive times call for innovation.During the energy crunch of the mid-1980s, The Williams Cos. of Tulsa, Okla., wanted to take advantage of its unused gas pipelines. The company ran fiber optic cable through its pipes and marketed it to telecommunications...
L.M. Ericsson has signed a three-year contract with JT Mobiles Ltd. to supply digital cellular Global System for Mobile communications systems in India. Ericsson said it will supply and install complete GSM systems for JT Mobiles' cellular operations in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Three...
NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. reported disappointing second-quarter earnings July 9. The industry giant cited competition's effect on cellular handset and semiconductor prices, which offset increases in cellular infrastructure and paging revenues.Second quarter sales totaled $6.83 billion, compared with $6.88 billion during the second quarter of...
Poka Lambro PCS Inc. has contracted with Motorola Inc. to supply digital equipment valued at $40 million for Poka's personal communications services networks.Poka Lambro won licenses to offer PCS service in eight markets through west Texas and eastern New Mexico, covering a population of...
