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EARNINGS DIGEST: STRONG DOMESTIC SALES BEEST CELLSATR’S INCOME

DALLAS-CellStar Corp. said its net income increased 58 percent to $4.5 million, or 24 cents per share, on 18.6 million shares outstanding for third quarter 1994, ended Aug. 31.Revenues for the third quarter rose 92 percent to $138.6 million. Increases were primarily a result...

NOKIA’S MOBILE PHONES DIVISION RECORDS A 62 PERCENT INCREASE

Nokia Corp. reported solid financial results for the first eight months of 1994, particularly in its telecommunications and mobile phone divisions, with net sales increasing 54 percent and 62 percent, respectively.Accounting for structural changes within the group, as well as fluctuating exchange rates, the...

FCC TO FORCE WIRELESS PROVIDERS TO OFFER ENHANCED 911 SERVICES

WASHINGTON-With the number of people using mobile telephones increasing each year, federal regulators want to improve 911 emergency service for calls made over the airwaves, and could force carriers that fail to meet future government standards to put warning labels on handsets indicating their...

NEW 500 AREA CODE MAY BOOST DEMAND FOR 1-NUMBER SERVICES

Demand for one-number services may become even greater now that the non-geographic 500 area code is available, according to Accessline Technologies Inc., a company in the one-number ball game."The whole idea of having a personal phone number has become very popular. Now, with the...

NOKIA TO PHASE OUT TECHNOPHONE BRAND IN ITS U.S. MARKETS

A rose by any other name still smells as sweet.Finnish-based Nokia Corp. hopes the same holds true for cellular telephones.The company's Nokia Mobile Phones Inc. announced late last month it will focus its marketing efforts in the United States on one brand name. The...

PRODUCTS

Motorola Inc. has teamed with NewsPager Corporation of America to introduce its Inflo information receiver, which is an alphanumeric pager that acts as an information device, constantly updating its display with news, sports, financial news, world headlines and more. The compact Motorola information receiver...

CELLPORT DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY FOR INTELLIGENT CAR OF THE FUTURE

A Boulder, Colo.-based company has teamed up with several North American cellular operators to develop standards that could lead to the development of so-called intelligent vehicle products.CellPort Labs Inc. plans to create, develop and license technology and products to expand wireless voice and data...

GROUP STUDYING HANDSET SAFETY RELEASES RESEARCH OUTLINE PLANS

Eighteen months and $2 million after it was commissioned, the Scientific Advisory Group studying cellular telephone safety has released a research agenda."Some contend that the process has taken too long, but I believe that, had we rushed into research without proper peer review-or without...