German cellular service provider T-Mobil awarded a contract to Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand T-Mobil's Global System for Mobile communications network. Lucent values the agreement at more than $30 million. T-Mobil's D-1 network currently serves 2.5 million subscribers. According to the contract, Lucent will...
Since the narrowband personal communications services licenses were awarded nearly two-and-a-half years ago, many companies have pushed ahead with plans to offer commercial service. Yet others seem to be creeping slowly, biding their time by determining market position or waiting for commercial grade equipment.The...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Glenayre Western Multiplex announced its Lynx spread spectrum digital microwave radios are available for off-the-shelf sales. Ken Ruppel, Lynx product manager, said in order to meet growing demand for the product, Glenayre Western Multiplex can ship the radios in one to three days...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s InFLEXion voice paging system began commercial service for the first time with Paging Network Inc.'s launch of VoiceNow service in northern California and Nevada.The narrowband personal communications services system is available in Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, San Mateo, Modesto and...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-GTE Wireless selected Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s modular voice processing system for voice mail and enhanced services in GTE's recently launched personal communications services networks in Cincinnati, Seattle and Spokane, Wash.GTE previously deployed the MVP system in San Diego and several southeastern markets, Glenayre...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Western Multiplex Corp., part of Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Wireless Interconnect strategic marketing group, said it has begun doing business as Glenayre Western Multiplex.Glenayre Western Multiplex provides T1/E1 spread spectrum wireless interconnect radios, digital microwave radios, analog microwave radios and base band equipment. The...
Total Access Communications, a wireless operator in Thailand, has relatively strong credit protection measures due to low levels of wired and wireless penetration and heavy demand for telecommunications services, according to a credit analysis report issued by Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. Michael...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Wireless Messaging Group said it began testing its two-way data paging system with PageMart Wireless Inc.PageMart recently selected Glenayre to build its second ReFLEX25 narrowband personal communications services network in Austin, Texas. PageMart said it plans to deploy a nationwide...
John Walier will manage customer sales accounts in Glenayre Western Multiplex's northeast region. He will focus on customers of the company's wireless interconnect products, primarily the Lynx family of spread spectrum microwave radios. Prior to joining Glenayre, Walier spent nine years with Microwave Data...
WASHINGTON-Mary Beth Richards, deputy chief of the Federal Communications Commission's Common Carrier Bureau, will receive the 1997 Eugene C. Bowler Award for excellence in public service April 29 at the Personal Communications Industry Association Foundation's seventh annual dinner in honor of Bowler, the late...
Alan Dick & Co. (USA) Inc. debuted its cross polarized antennas available for messaging, cellular and personal communications services. The XP base station panel is a dual polarized antenna with two orthogonal 45 degree slant radiators. This allows polarization diversity on the base station...
Motorola Inc.'s Pan American Wireless Infrastructure Division will install an Advanced Mobile Phone Service cellular network in Brazil. Motorola values the agreement with Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S.A. at $63 million. The network will cover about 50,000 subscribers in the city of Aracatuba, and...
USCI Inc. named Albert Bodamer senior vice president of Ameritel Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of USCI. He will be responsible for all operational aspects of Ameritel. Bodamer previously served as vice president and general manager for PriCellular Corp.'s southern New York region....
WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Personal Communications Industry Association as part of the festivities surrounding the annual Eugene Bowler Award ceremony scheduled for April 29. At press time, this year's Bowler Award recipient was being decided by...
ST. LOUIS-Project Group 2000 L.L.C. formed a new division to provide wireless site construction, antenna and feedline placement and site inventory in the Midwest and Southeastern markets.The company said the division, Tower Group 2000, was formed to control construction times and maintain quality services...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Northern Telecom Inc. will incorporate Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Modular Voice Processing system into its Global System for Mobile communications' wireless portfolio, announced Glenayre. The two companies have signed a master purchase agreement.The MVP system will enable Nortel's GSM customers to use applications such...
NEW YORK-Glenayre Technologies Inc. acknowledged Feb. 26 that a second shareholder lawsuit has been filed against the company and certain of its current and former board members.The lawsuit, filed Feb. 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, "alleges...
Telephone and Data Systems Inc. elected George W. Off to its board of directors. He replaces Robert J. Collins who retired Jan. 7. Off will become chairman of the company's stock option compensation committee and its audit committee. Off is president, chief executive officer...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Wireless Messaging Group introduced a universal paging platform designed to support a new suite of European and Japanese protocols.The GL3210 Glenayre Multiprotocol Paging Platform supports the European ERMES-I4 and pan-European Paging protocols for roaming. It also supports the Japan Information...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s Wireless Messaging Group received an order for paging infrastructure equipment from ProNet Inc. Glenayre values the contract at $3.5 million.According to the agreement, Glenayre will provide its GL-T8500/T8600 transmitters, GL-C2000 controllers and GL-S2164 satellite receivers to expand ProNet's network coverage....
NEW YORK-To address a widely acknowledged shortage of wireless technicians and appropriate training schools, the State University of New York at Canton hopes to launch in September a two-year degree program in collaboration with the wireless industry."It is very difficult to find technicians, and...
Editor's Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest international paging markets by country based on information supplied by Economic and Management Consultants International Inc. and the International Telecommunications Union.Ranking is based on the estimated number of paging...
Metawave Communications Corp. appointed Kathryn Surace-Smith general counsel for the company. She will provide legal support for Metawave's business development activities including customer contracts, licensing agreements, strategic partnerships and financial, operational and corporate matters. Previously, Surace-Smith was international counsel for Alcatel Telecom.Glenayre Technologies Inc....
Summa Four Inc. named Robert A. Degan president and chief executive officer, with responsibility for directing the company's growth and profitability. He has been a member of Summa Four's board of directors since 1984. Most recently, Degan was president and CEO of TyLink Corp.,...
