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 player in the U.S. paging market but is a leading manufacturer in South Korea...
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 said third-quarter sales increased 21 percent to $6.9 billion. Net income rose 31 percent to...
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 of "The Retail Market of Cellular Telephones."The quarterly study reported that from 1990 through...
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, using the HATIS device, it is possible for people with up to 99 percent...
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 cellular phones to sign up customers for service, or lease the device to the user....
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 of a portable cellular phone, said ORA. Travel Talk also serves as a power...
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 command a cellular phone to "call office"-instead of requiring users to fumble for their handsets...
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 works as a fully featured data communications tool-in essence, replicating the user's desktop environment," said...
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 connects digitally with private branch exchange or Centrex systems. The system uses a base station...
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 airports give Sims access to more than six million travelers annually and could generate...
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), you'll appreciate this look at what happened to the great "cellular data rush" of...
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 questioned cellular users about their cellular habits.The "Look Who's Talking" Survey showed that 70...
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 BIS Strategic Decisions Inc. Consumer electronics superstores lead the pack, claiming 47 percent of...
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 a Global System for Mobile communications cellular license for the area.The joint venture, HCL...
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 cellular phones for customers living within the store's market area. Radio Shack customers buying...
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 for a three-month trial in Toronto.Targeted to the residential market, Tele-Go customers will be...
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 Digitel is a wholly owned subsidiary of Star Paging (International Holding) Ltd."Star Digitel will...
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 and Telephone. An additional 300,000 subscribers can be added. The expansion will cover 16...
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 brave new world of wireless telecommunications. Perhaps chaos is a side dish to progress.Even as the...
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 a very important step for us and signals a new generation of cellular service that...
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 contacts and the ability to dominate the market from which it has been banned...
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 telephone users enjoy-free?Up until now, cellular users were charged both long-distance and airtime fees...
Applying its linear fiber optics technology, Ortel Corp. is providing wireless networks a vital supplement for communicating in environments that are limited by physical barriers, like underground transit.Together with Andrew Corp., Ortel will help provide clear communications for cellular customers in Hong Kong's Mass...
Hughes Space and Communications International was selected by the International Mobile Satellite Organization's Inmarsat-P affiliate to build 12 satellites. The deal is valued at $1.3 billion, announced London-based Inmarsat-P.Hughes plans to become a strategic partner of the new affiliate company with "substantial investment share,"...
