PHOENIX-TekNow Inc., announced that Ameritech Cellular Services has installed its PhenX Internet Paging Gateway to support corporate intranet e-mail-to-paging requirements.The PhenX IPG receives e-mail and Web-based messages and converts them into pages, the company said. It supports multiple carriers and can send pages via...
DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P., a satellite data and messaging services provider, opened its global network control center as the first step in a 10-stage countdown program to the launch of its global communications services planned for the first quarter.The center performs data processing and...
SAN DIEGO-ComStream Corp. won a contract to supply its VSATPlus II technology to the Telephone Organization of Thailand for a large Time Division Multiple Access very small aperture terminal satellite rural telephony network.Installation on the network began during the first quarter, and about 500...
TUCSON, Ariz.-Authentix Network Inc. introduced its Intelligent Agent Technology, a fraud-prevention tool that can communicate with any fraud prevention or detection system including profiler systems, radio-frequency fingerprinting and A-Key authentication technology, said the company.The Intelligent Agent Technology acts as a gateway between existing anti-fraud...
KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced two new ways to send messages to AT&T Digital PCS, AT&T PocketNet and AT&T Paging customers.The new services, which include Internet e-mail messaging and the use of AT&T's Web Message Center, make it possible to use the Internet...
Western PCS BTA 1 Corp. lost the first round of its battle with the city of Tucson, Ariz., over the city's new zoning ordinance. Western claims the law prohibits it from providing service in Tucson.U.S. District Court Judge William Browning denied Western's request for...
Editor's Note: The cities listed here represent the 20 largest cellular markets in the United States. Ranking is based on the total number of subscribers in each metropolitan statistical area.Most carriers are unwilling to reveal subscriber numbers because of the highly competitive nature of the...
E.F. Johnson Co. introduced its 9840 model UHF multimode mobile radio. Part of the company's 9800 Series radio platform, the 9840 operates in conventional, LTR trunking or talkaround modes. The UHF multimode mobile radio delivers up to 40 watts of RF power and includes...
A Western Wireless Corp. subsidiary has filed a lawsuit in Arizona U.S. district court against the city of Tucson, claiming the city's new zoning ordinance discriminates against the company and favors existing wireless providers.Western PCS BTA 1 Corp., which received its E- and F-block...
Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile began integrating DSC Communications Corp.'s INfusion Signal Transfer Point W/2 into its cellular network. The INfusion STP W/2 provides packet switching of Signaling System 7 signaling messages for basic and advanced services such as call set-up, caller name and caller...
NEW YORK-The State of New Jersey awarded a contract to Paradigm4 Inc. to develop a Parking Authority Ticketing System for parking enforcement officers to access on-line warrant information via wireless handheld computers. The system uses RAM USA Mobile Data L.P.'s packet radio network.Paradigm4 said...
Silverlake Communications Inc. has introduced two products to its Airsource line of paging software.The Calabasas, Calif., company now provides a wireless/personal communications services development tool for developers, engineers, network administrators and webmasters called AirSource Monitor, along with the AirSource E-Mail Gateway, a program that...
NEW YORK-As unlikely as it may seem at first glance today, an affinity marketing company and an airline reservation system offer a glimpse into the future landscape of the wireless telecommunications industry.Working Assets, a cause-related marketer, is a successful example and role model for...
NEW YORK-RAM Mobile Data USA L.P. is gearing up for a national rollout, starting in the New York City metropolitan area, of an interactive, two-way messaging service designed to compete head-on with SkyTel Corp.-brand paging.At a news conference March 11, RAM Mobile Data officials...
Siemens Components Inc. introduced its Model CMY210, a GaAs MMIC that can be used for designing cellular or personal communications services handsets based on Time Division Multiple Access or Code Division Multiple Access standards. The company said it functions as an up/down converter for...
As buildout battles blossom across the nation, many industry leaders are coming to recognize that success in site acquisition requires a comprehensive strategy for maintaining good relations with communities.The smart money is betting that front-end investments in community outreach always yield far greater dividends...
FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced that its Wireless Message Gateway paging terminal now handles nearly 200 FLEX pages per second.The company said the Wireless Message Gateway product allows paging carrier to serve more subscribers with less equipment.
Editor's Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest specialized mobile radio operators based on survey responses.Racom Corp., Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. and B&C Communications Inc. declined to provide information.Nextel Communications Inc. announced in October its plans to...
JANUARY16-17 Expanding and Enhancing Wireless Emergency Services, by AIC Conferences. Vista Hotel, Washington, D.C. (800) 409-4AIC.19-22 19th Annual Pacific Telecommunications Conference, by the Pacific Telecommunications Council. Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii. (808) 941-3789.22-23 Local Service Resale-Creating Optimum Operational Readiness for Local Markets, by ICM...
PARIS-France Telecom Mobiles announced it will activate roaming with American Personal Communications this quarter.The company announced in June its intent to deploy roaming functionality between APC's PCS 1900 network and its own cellular Global System for Mobile communications network.The accord allows France Telecom's Itineris...
JANUARY7-8 Telecommunications Business Environment Conference, by the International Telecommunications Group. Denver. (303) 779-4141.9-12 Consumer Electronics Show '97, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas. (703) 907-7674.19-22 19th Annual Pacific Telecommunications Conference, by the Pacific Telecommunications Council. Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii. (808) 941-3789.22-23 Local...
NEW YORK-As 1996 drew to a close, the impact of the Internet on wireless communications manifested itself in a flurry of announcements from an array of providers."It's all about making the Internet easier to use. The customers coming on line today are not information...
JANUARY7-8 Telecommunications Business Environment Conference, by the International Telecommunications Group. Denver. (303) 779-4141.9-12 Consumer Electronics Show '97, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas. (703) 907-7674.19-22 19th Annual Pacific Telecommunications Conference, by the Pacific Telecommunications Council. Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii. (808) 941-3789.22-23 Local...
DECEMBER9-10 Wireless in the Local Loop, by IBC USA Conferences Inc. The Grand Hyatt, San Francisco. (508) 481-6400.9-10 Universal Service, by IBC USA Conferences Inc. Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, Md. (508) 481-6400.10 Wireless Messaging Integration, by Motorola Inc.'s Integrated Software Products. Dallas Medallion, Dallas. (800)...
