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 in development, their proprietary chip technology employing a weak magnetic induction field, is the reason...
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 A.G. hopes to eventually grab a double-digit slice of market share when it begins selling...
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 venture company that will provide Globalstar satellite-based telephony service in India.Crompton Greaves and PCL...
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 install its trunked Actionet system throughout the line."We are confident that this turnkey system will...
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 3.2 million subscribers.Most surprising is that PHS was an immediate success despite the doubt...
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.) and Sen. Larry Pressler (R-S.D) were among the first callers on the system.NextWave said it...
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 pre-production handsets labeled Sprint on the front, with a Qualcomm Inc. pop-up earpiece.
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 expire.Lucent said it is making good progress on establishing a factory in New Jersey...
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."Our confidence in CDMA and the positive experience our customers are having in Los Angeles,...
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 the second quarter 1995."During the quarter, worldwide demand for wireless services exceeded our most...
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 and penetration levels.The new Telecommunications Act has unleashed forces that could transform the entire...
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 of New York City.The wholly owned American subsidiary, Cellhire Global Phone Rental USA, first...
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 upcoming F-block auction for personal communications services with plans to offer full-mobility service, in buildings...
Sales and marketing practices in the wireless communications industry are substandard and could cause carriers worldwide to lose as much as a third of their revenues to new competitors over the next three years, according to a new global benchmarking study from Andersen Consulting.For...
L.M. Ericsson has signed a three-year contract with JT Mobiles Ltd. to supply digital cellular Global System for Mobile communications systems in India. Ericsson said it will supply and install complete GSM systems for JT Mobiles' cellular operations in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Three...
Lone personal communications services provider Pacific Bell Mobile Systems, regional cellular carriers, paging providers and rental companies will try to leave no stone unturned when it comes to providing wireless services to the estimated 35,000 participants of the 1996 Republican National Convention in San...
NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. reported disappointing second-quarter earnings July 9. The industry giant cited competition's effect on cellular handset and semiconductor prices, which offset increases in cellular infrastructure and paging revenues.Second quarter sales totaled $6.83 billion, compared with $6.88 billion during the second quarter of...
If a 911 Public Safety Answering Point agrees to receive 911 calls from phones that have never been activated on a cellular network, wireless operators are obligated to pass the call, according to new government rules.Cellular operators who are not happy about that say...
Qualcomm Personal Electronics has won significant handset contracts from Sprint Spectrum L.P. and PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P., with a combined value of $850 million.The Sprint Spectrum agreement requires that Qualcomm begin shipping Code Division Multiple Access phones next month, a tall order for a...
Just when every conceivable type of transmission site on earth and in orbit seems to have been recruited for wireless telecommunications, the industry now is taking to the stratosphere with lighter-than-air platforms.Sky Station International Inc. of Chantilly, Va., applied to the Federal Communications Commission...
WASHINGTON-If the Securities and Exchange Commission approves S-1 paperwork it filed June 12, NextWave Telecom Inc. could move forward with a planned stock and senior discounted notes sale in the near future. What may garner the carrier some unwanted questions in the process are...
CHICAGO-A group of wireless industry analysts and reporters got a chance to watch Schaumburg, Ill.-based Motorola Inc. atone for past enhanced specialized mobile radio infrastructure sins by introducing its second-generation line of digital network and subscriber gear-the Integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network system.The new iDEN...
Netherlands-based electronics giant Philips Electronics NV is mounting a new campaign to become one of the top three vendors to the global cellular handset market.Philips Mobile Phones launched a new business group in January called Philips Consumer Communications based in Le Mans, France. The...
