NEW YORK-The failure Nov. 30 of a PanAmSat satellite used by Pasific Satelit Nusantara in Indonesia is the latest problem "in an unprecedented year for us," said Chuck H. Noski, president of Hughes Electronics Corp.Hughes, based in Germantown, Md., is 81-percent owner of PanAmSat,...
WOOD DALE, Ill.-Ericsson Inc. and Rockwell Electronic Commerce said they plan to form an alliance to cooperate in international marketing, distribution and integration development activities that will position both companies for rapid growth and increased market share."The more we explored the opportunity of expanding...
WASHINGTON-In an exclusive interview provided to RCR, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said his Rainbow/PUSH Coalition plans to announce aggressive opposition against pending telecom mega-mergers at the Federal Communications Commission's Dec. 14 meeting if negotiations with company executives on the AT&T Corp.-Tele-Communications Inc.; SBC Communications...
WASHINGTON-An embarrassing dispute has erupted over Final Analysis' little low-earth-orbit satellite license, which has the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.) clashing with the Federal Communications Commission.Dingell, in a Nov. 18 letter to NTIA head Larry Irving, blasted the FCC's...
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Canada-Clearnet Communications Inc. announced it launched personal communications services in Victoria.Clearnet PCS offers a Sony Corp. dual-mode PCS phone.Clearnet originally brought its PCS service to British Columbia with Clearnet PCS in the Lower Mainland last year and launched analog service in...
A move by the Chinese government is sure to develop a new wireless telecommunications landscape in China but also may create an uncertain future for foreign wireless infrastructure and handset vendors selling equipment there.The Chinese government is urging the country's wireless operators to purchase...
GREENBELT, Md.-Cellular One here announced it is now offering an Information Services feature to its new Digital Edge wireless phone customers.Information Services includes hundreds of options for updates on sports scores, financial markets, weather forecasts, maritime reports, world news and leisure.The Associated Press, Fox...
LOS ANGELES-After more than a year of testing, Pacific Bell Wireless announced it will offer the Wildfire electronic personal assistant from Wildfire Communications Inc. to its personal communications services customers in Los Angeles, making it the first U.S. carrier to license the technology.Using text-to-speech...
DENVER-U S West expanded its Advanced PCS wireless service territory west from Denver to include the major ski resorts and mountain communities that reside along Colorado's Interstate 70 corridor.The service expansion encompasses Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Silverthorne, Frisco and Avon, Colo. The resorts of Keystone,...
PARK RIDGE, N.J.-Sony Electronics Inc. is contacting users of an estimated 60,000 Sony dual-band wireless phones in the United States because some may have power settings in excess of the maximum level authorized by the Federal Communications Commission.The affected phones were manufactured between February...
ROSWELL, Ga.-Satellink Communications Inc. announced it signed a definitive merger agreement with Cape Fear Paging Co. of Fayetteville, N.C. The companies expect the merger to be complete by mid-December. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.The merger will be the fifth acquisition Satellink...
ASHLAND, Ky.-Ram-Page announced it has transitioned most of its paging network to satellite link distribution, choosing Microspace of Raleigh, N.C., as the vendor.
NEW YORK-The rapidly growing prepaid wireless sector offers carriers a means to reduce customer acquisition costs and capture market segments otherwise out of reach.Nevertheless, prepaid has its problems and its critics. Proponents of prepaid, however, argue solutions are readily available to smooth the bumps."The...
Some analysts are expecting Code Division Multiple Access infrastructure spending to taper off in 1999 as cdmaOne infrastructure deployments in China remain questionable."I think China is the lynch pin for CDMA infrastructure going into next year and to a certain extent greater Asia," said...
PARIS-Cap Gemini Group, a systems integrator and business consultancy, formed a partnership with SLP InfoWare,Alexandre Haeffner, group vice president of Cap Gemini Telecom & Media, a division of Cap Gemini Group, said his company decided to team with SLP to launch a new bundle...
The Jan. 11 issue of RCR will feature the Top 20 Wireless Resellers and include PCS and cellular resellers. If you would like your company to be included, please provide the following to Kristen Beckman at RCR by Monday, Jan. 4. Company name, mailing...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-AvantGo Inc. and Puma Technology Inc. announced plans to jointly deliver a wireless data initiative they hope will result in open and uniform connection from enterprise information and applications to Palm Computing, Windows CE and other mobile computer and communications devices.The Mobile...
WASHINGTON-A $60 million Motorola Inc. emergency radio system contract is at the center of a huge scandal that threatens to take down South Australian government leader John Olsen.Olsen-according to a letter leaked by a senior bureaucrat and reported by The Australian newspaper-offered to reserve...
WASHINGTON-The current Federal Communications Commission plan for public-safety digital-only operations in the 700 MHz band (746-806 MHz) will lead to unused spectrum for as long as seven years, the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International warned last week.The FCC adopted rules in September...
SAN FRANCISCO-Bellcore announced its AirBoss microbrowser will feature Information Mechanics' WebTek wireless data application as its first commercial application.The AirBoss microbrowser, which supports Handheld Device Markup Language, allows dispatchers and field employees to exchange information via two-way pagers, cellular phones and other mobile devices,...
WASHINGTON D.C.-The International Mobile Telecommunications Association announced the new South African Regulatory Authority anticipates public trunking operators will phase out analog trunking operations by 2008, the year current trunking licenses expire. For this purpose, the organization has assigned frequencies in the 413-417 MHz band...
In the Nov. 23 issue of RCR, it was incorrectly stated Mitsubishi would be exiting the handset manufacturing business.Based on incorrect information supplied to RCR, an article in the Nov. 23 edition reported David Thompson is president and chief executive officer of Corsair Communications,...
ADC Telecommunications Inc. completed its acquisition of Teledata Communications Ltd. for $15.75 per share, or about $200 million in cash.Omnipoint Communications Inc. launched commercial roaming with NPI Wireless of Traverse City, Mich. NPI operates Global System for Mobile communications services in the northern Michigan...
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association published a new standard, "Recommended Minimum Performance Standards for Base Stations Supporting Dual-Mode Spread Spectrum Cellular Mobile Stations," TIA/EIA 97-B.The document ensures a mobile station can obtain service in any cellular system that meets the compatibility requirements of the...
