Handsets

NEW YORK-With plans to deliberately blur the distinction between cellular and personal communications services, AT&T Corp. launched an advanced digital cellular communications network covering a population of 70 million in …

BellSouth Mobility has launched digital cellular service in Atlanta. After spending $77 million preparing the network for the Summer Olympic Games, the company said it was more than ready to …

Sagem SA, a French manufacturer, plans to supply Global System for Mobile communications handsets to Omnipoint Communications Inc., a personal communications services operator. According to the contract, valued at $10 …

Qualcomm Personal Electronics says it is meeting the handset manufacturing contract requirements of Sprint PCS, which intends to launch service in 15 to 20 major markets by year’s end. Even …

Ameritech Cellular Services announced it has successfully completed a 15-month test of its Code Division Multiple Access network in Illinois. ClearPath, the new name for the system, was tested in …

Northern Telecom entered the wireless handset market in North America for the first time by introducing PCS 1911, a personal telephone that supports voice mail and messaging services, the company …

NEW YORK-Pacific Bell Mobile Services announced Sept. 18 an agreement to purchase $50 million worth of PCS-1900 handsets from Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. The new phones will operate on PacBell’s …

TRENTON, N.J.-To paraphrase an old Barbra Streisand song, “On a rainy day, you can hear forever,” even when making a call to Colorado from a car parked beneath a water …

Orange plc, one of the United Kingdom’s two 1800 MHz personal communications providers, announced it established a roaming agreement with the Swiss Post, Telephone and Telegraph. Concurrently, Colin Tucker, group …

Sprint Corp., Sprint Spectrum L.P. and RadioShack announced they are teaming up to provide one-stop shopping for all Sprint-branded products. The companies have developed a “store-within-a-store” concept, whereby 15 percent …

The European Commission has invited comment on the Iridium satellite system and its impact on European mobile communications, although the EC has said it “intends to take a favorable view” …

NEW YORK-A group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni has determined that wireless handsets need a certain aura about them in order to be conveniently hands-free when used. Two years …

Yet another European-based company is entering the U.S. digital handset market, trumpeting its communications and manufacturing expertise, particularly in Global System for Mobile communications technology. A U.S. division of Siemens …

NEW DELHI, India-Crompton Greaves Ltd. and Pertech Computers Ltd. of India, and the Korean consortium of Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd., Dacom Corp. and Hyundai Corp., have formed a joint …

Nokia Telecommunications said it fought against strong competition to win the private radio contract for the London Underground Northern Line, which is valued at $15 million. Nokia will supply and …

From day one, the demand for Personal Handyphone System service in Japan has astounded the world of telecommunications. After only a year in the marketplace, PHS now claims more than …

SAN DIEGO-NextWave Telecom Inc. unveiled its personal communications services demonstration system based on Code Division Multiple Access technology during the Republican National Convention in San Diego. Rep. Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) …

DENVER-Sprint Spectrum demonstrated its 1900 MHz phones last week during the Sprint International golf tournament at Castle Pines. The company provided free personal communications services calls to tournament spectators with …

The article on page 2 of RCR’s Aug. 12 issue should have stated that 3607 Communications Co.’s Code Division Multiple Access digital handsets provide 48 hours of standby time.

Lucent Technologies Inc. said it doesn’t expect to renew its original equipment manufacturer contracts with Nokia Mobile Phones and Oki telecom at the end of the year when the agreements …

SAN DIEGO-AirTouch Cellular announced it will provide Powerband digital cellular service, based on Code Division Multiple Access technology, to attendees and media at the Republican National Convention in San Diego. …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc.’s net income for the second quarter increased 58 percent to $61.2 million, or 12 cents per share, from $38.7 million, or 8 cents per share, for …

From Wall Street to Main Street, the outlook for the cellular industry remains positive, especially for major players abroad and minor players at home that exploit markets with lower competition …

NEW YORK-Cellhire Global Phone Rental plc, headquartered in York, England, will open its first office outside the United Kingdom, Aug. 1, on Broadway near Wall Street in the financial district …

Forget cellular. Personal Technology Services Inc.’s PCS business will compete with the phone company, said Colin Buckingham, PTS’ president and chief executive officer. The company is seeking spectrum in the …