cellular phones

Two kinds of private, in-building wireless systems are seeking the attention of today’s large business customers-stand-alone systems that provide portable extensions of employee desk phones, and stand-alone systems that provide …

Flash Comm Inc. has named former Paging Network Inc. chief executive officer Terry Scott its president and CEO. Flash Comm, headquartered in Melbourne, Fla., offers wireless two-way data communications nationwide. …

WASHINGTON-A broad-based public interest coalition has asked federal regulators to require that mobile telephones provide unrestricted access to emergency 911 service. The Ad Hoc Alliance for Public Access to 911 …

Standard Telecom America Inc. introduced a line-up of Nixxo pagers including Nixxo Tutti, Nixxo AirFly and the alphanumeric Nixxo, to American and Latin American markets. The company is a new …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced record sales and earnings for the third quarter, although its general systems sector reported moderate growth in the cellular subscriber base in the United States. Motorola …

WHEATON, Md.-Replacement sales of cellular phones has emerged as a key market segment, yielding profit opportunities, according to market research analyst Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd., in the company’s latest issue …

Before 1995, people with a moderate to total hearing loss couldn’t carry on an ordinary phone conversation, according to Jo Waldron, co-inventor of the Hearing Aid Telephone Interconnect System. Today, …

Two-way paging provides a ramp of opportunity for handheld computers, but the telecommunications industry and computer manufacturers still have a few differences to overcome. For instance, telecommunications operators give away …

ORA Electronics introduced Travel Talk, a hands-free speaker phone for portable cellular phones. The unit can be transferred from one vehicle to another providing hands-free conversations without compromising the convenience …

Fueled by increasing safety concerns and customer demand, the cellular market has become the fastest-growing segment for speech-recognition use in the United States, according to industry analysts. Being able to …

Air Communications Inc. has unveiled an all-in-one cellular voice-data-facsimile telephone called the AirCommunicator that uses a proprietary protocol to transmit on circuit-switched analog cellular networks. “We’ve pioneered a product that …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile is using the INReach wireless, in-building communications system developed by Motorola Inc. in its Wallingford, Conn., office. INReach is an interior wireless solution that …

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.-Sims Communications Inc. said it will install Instafone cellular rental machines at four more international airports, in Anchorage, Alaska, Baton Rouge, La., Richmond, Va., and Reno, Nev. These …

If you were one of the many who stood in line to buy a copy of Windows 95 at midnight Aug. 24, (or even if you’re not one of them), …

DALLAS-Cellular users increasingly are picking up their phones for personal use as opposed to just for business, according to a recent survey from Cellular One of Dallas. The national survey …

Channel surfing-Although most consumers still purchase cellular service through cellular carriers, the retail sales channel is creeping up in popularity, according to a survey on cellular buying last year by …

DALLAS-CellStar Corp. has signed an agreement with Usha Martin Telekom Ltd. that will allow a CellStar joint venture company to sell cellular phone service in Calcutta, India. Usha Martin holds …

The Intercarrier Service Bureau of GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. and Radio Shack have teamed up to offer consumers out-of-market cellular network activation, GTE announced. Retail stores previously have only activated …

ATLANTA- GTE Mobilnet said it signed an agreement with Bell Mobility to license its Tele-Go integrated wireless technology to Bell Mobility. The technology will be introduced in Canada this month …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Ltd. will provide Star Digitel with a Time Division Multiple Access digital cellular phone system valued at $24 million under the terms of a three-year supply agreement. Star …

AT&T Corp. and Saudi Arabian company A.S. Bugshan & Bros. won a contract to expand the Global System for Mobile communications cellular network of the Saudi Ministry of Post, Telegraph …

MCI Communications Corp. is going to resell cellular service from arch competitor AT&T Corp? What is the world coming to? Chaos, I say. There is no orderly development in this …

WAYNE, Pa.-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. is conducting a trial of the intelligent Personal Assistant service, which delivers calls to many locations using the subscriber’s existing cellular phone number. “This is …

AT&T Corp. took another giant step into wireless competition with the confidence of an experienced player holding a royal flush-primed with a fat distribution channel, a database brimming with customer …

No one can dispute the convenience of carrying a cellular phone, but should cellular phone users be prevented from accessing-for free-those wonderful and convenient 1-800 toll free numbers that landline …