APRIL28-1 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference '96, by IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. The Westin Peach-tree Plaza, Atlanta. (908) 562-3870.30 The Telecom Act of 1996: Myths and Markets, by Creamer Dickson Basford. Sheraton Hotel, Needham, Mass. Call Christine Campbell at (617) 467-1521.MAY6 The Emerging Market for Wireless...
Expenses were significant for Qualcomm Inc. in the second quarter, deeply affecting its earnings and sending its stock down 10 points.The San Diego company said it expects to build up its supplier side and manufacturing capabilities in coming quarters, and it defended the ability...
Rapid progress to market for Canada's personal communications services licensees is marked by Industry Canada's recent release of license conditions and Bell Mobility's announcement to use Code Division Multiple Access technology.Canadian Minister of Communications John Manley announced guidelines for PCS, including stipulations for the...
Analysts no longer are betting when the C-block broadband personal communications services auction will end. Each time they do, it causes a bidding surge. As of Round 108, NextWave Personal Communications, DCR PCS Inc. and GWI PCS Inc. were in the lead as most...
APRIL14-16 Technology Forecasting for the Telecom Industry, by Technology Futures Inc. Grand Kempinski, Dallas. Call David Solomon at (800) 835-3887.16-18 Universal Wireless Communications International Conference, Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Center, Singapore. Call Gwen Carlson at (619) 535-9500 ext. 2071.17-18 Building the PCS Market,...
"The Internet is the killer app!" declared futurist George Gilder at the Wireless Apps '95 show hosted by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association last fall in Las Vegas.He was referring to the long-sought application for wireless data-a Holy Grail of sorts-that would be so...
Shinsegi Telecomm Inc. is open for CDMA business in South Korea. AirTouch Communications Inc., 11 percent owner and lead technical partner in Shinsegi, said the cellular venture launched Code Division Multiple Access service commercially April 1, in the Seoul and Taejon regions of South...
AirTouch Communications Inc. said there are several reasons why it is able to launch a Code Division Multiple Access system commercially in Korea, but it hesitates to deploy the CDMA network it has built in Los Angeles.Shinsegi Telecomm Inc. was up against a deadline...
BEDMINISTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile will launch its Code Division Multiple Access service using the 13 kilobit-per-second vocoder for advanced voice quality.A great deal of CDMA testing in the industry has been done with phones using the 8-kilobit vocoder. The CDMA Development Group of...
Telex Communications Inc. has introduced a lightweight headset specifically for cellular phones and other mobile applications. The company said its Telex Nomad Headset is a lightweight, ear-worn device with an adjustable boom microphone and high-fidelity speaker. The headset is designed to improve the sound...
Subscriber Identity Module cards are making their debut in the United States as important tools to help personal communications service carriers penetrate the market.SIM cards contain all the subscriber-related data needed to make a call so that any telephone can be used. A plug-in...
MARCH25-27 Wireless '96, by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Dallas Convention Center, Dallas. Call Mary Claire Murphy at (202) 785-0081.25-29 Third Annual Portable by Design Conference and Exposition. Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, Calif. (201) 393-6075.27 Microwave Negotiation and Relocatio*...*Strategies for Success, by...
Pacific Bell Mobile Services survived what it called "a political hit" when the San Diego City Council approved 12 PCS antenna permits previously suspended due to health complaints from a James Valentine-supported opposition group.Pac Bell Mobile now is free to build the personal communications...
I've got a scoop! I think I now know how President Clinton plans to balance the budget. By selling the budget-all five volumes of the fiscal '97 spending plan for $100.Reporters, lobbyists, trade associations and think tanks eat this stuff up. What fools we...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced its cast of wireless applications that enable cellular phone users to access information directly from the Internet.Motorola Wireless Internet Services will provide cellular and personal communications services subscribers with the ability to retrieve information including e-mail...
Although I promised myself a break from any columns that have to do with CDMA vs. GSM technology and hearing aid interference, I'm breaking the rule-because something positive happened and, frankly, there hasn't been that much positive to comment about on the issue.However, Dr....
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. announced a contract with Russian telecommunications company IV Telecom to provide equipment for a digital cellular phone system using Code Division Multiple Access technology.Samsung said the $2 million contract represents the first export of a CDMA system by any...
WASHINGTON-Consumer and industry groups are not expected to offer a clear cut fix to hearing aid interference from digital pocket telephones in the report they submit to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt next month.But even without a magic bullet, engineers have begun to...
MARCH6-7 PCS Seminars for ITCs Only, U.S. Intelco Wireless. Doubletree Grand Hotel, Bloomington, Minn. (360) 493-6241.6-7 Re-engineering Billing Systems in the Telecommunications Industry, by the International Quality & Productivity Center. Radisson Barcelo Hotel Washington, Washington, D.C. (800) 882-8684.7-8 AMTA Specialized Wireless (SMR) Management Conference,...
Zoning opposition by a James Valentine-supported group has temporarily blocked city approval of a dozen personal communications services site permits sought by Pacific Bell Mobile Services in San Diego.Opponents are supporters of Code Division Multiple Access technology that say the Global System for Mobile...
FEBRUARY18-20 Mobile Insights '96, by Mobile Insights Inc. Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix. (800) 419-0413.19-21 PC Card '96, by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Calif. (800) 767-2336.22-23 Federal Telecommunications: Upgrading Government Telecom for the 21st Century, by TeleStrategies Inc....
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it will supply Northern Telecom Inc. with 1900 MHz digital infrastructure equipment and radio frequency services as part of Nortel's $1 billion award from Sprint Telecommunications Venture.Qualcomm said it has a strategic relationship with Nortel to jointly design, develop and...
A cellular network using Code Division Multiple Access technology is live in South Korea, but so far enduring only a lukewarm reception. Current analog operator Korea Mobile Telecommunications Corp. introduced CDMA service Jan. 1 in Inchon, a port city west of Seoul, and plans...
An initial progress report on testing at the University of Oklahoma between hearing aids and wireless phones indicates some interference exists but makes no conclusions at this time."The key objective is to evaluate short-term and long-term solutions that will enable people with hearing aids...
