Odyssey signs ChinaSat asservice providerOdyssey Telecommunications International Inc. signed on its first service provider, China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corp. The Odyssey mobile satellite system, which is scheduled to begin service in 2001, will allow subscribers to use a pocket-sized mobile phone or a fixed...
Asia Pacific Cable Network, a submarine telecommunications cable network, began its link up to nine Asian countries. The project, valued at $580 million, is a joint investment of 51 telecommunications entities worldwide. Companies that initiated the venture include Cellular Communication Network of Malaysia, Communication...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and GTE Corp. have been awarded nationwide mobile phone licenses in Taiwan, beating competitors such as Sprint Corp. and France Telecom Group out of the prize.Also, a regional license covering southern Taiwan was won by a consortium that includes U.S.-based...
TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Tele-communication Services Inc. signed a contract to provide its roamer administration service to personal communications services provider Western Wireless Corp. GTE TSI also will provide settlement and exchange services to Western Wireless.GTE TSI's Access service provides roamer billing information among cellular and...
WICHITA, Kan.-Brite Voice Systems will provide voice-activated dialing for customers of Sweden's Telia Mobitel AB. Brite values the contract at $2.3 million.Voice dialing allows users to initiate a mobile phone call by speaking the name or number of the person they want to reach....
The hefty number of strong, new competitors entering the handset market doesn't intimidate longtime terminal supplier Audiovox Communications Corp."Look how many have exited in recent years, like Clarion, Sharp, Panasonic, Sanyo, NovAtel," said Philip Christopher, president and chief executive officer of the Hauppauge, N.Y.-based...
Samsung Telecommunications America Inc. introduced its SCH-1011, a personal communications services handset using Code Division Multiple Access technology, and SCH-110, a cellular dual-mode CDMA handset. The products include menu-driven interfaces to access functions like messaging and memory. Other features include caller ID, call timer,...
Netro of Santa Clara, Calif., makes what it says telecommunications operators building networks in the new era of deregulation need-radio equipment that uses a wireless Asynchronous Transfer Mode protocol.Introduced about five years ago and driven by networking giant Cisco Systems-a Netro partner-ATM allows high-speed...
Israel's two cellular operators are working hard to sign up as many customers as possible while the government continues to ponder details for licensing a third cellular operator."The (technology) standard of the third license hasn't been determined yet. The ministry has had a lot...
The government of Taiwan delayed the award of new mobile phone licenses because of misgivings about the foreign ownership of several consortia.Taiwan is offering two nationwide personal communications network licenses and six regional licenses. Consortia applying for the licenses cannot have more than 20...
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-More than half of cellular customers surveyed in an Illinois Superconductor Corp. study said they want improvements in their cellular service.More than a third of those questioned said cost was their top concern about cellular phone service, followed by poor voice quality...
The Palestine Telecommunications Co. is looking for a turnkey provider to design and supply a Global System for Mobile communications network in the areas of Palestinian Authority.Paltel is a private, one-year-old company with headquarters in Nablus. Paltel signed a 20-year license agreement with the...
Audiovox Communications Corp. will introduce three new phones at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas. Its 800/900 MHz combination phone, the ACT-900, acts as both a cellular phone and a cordless phone. Features of the ACT-900 include 120 minutes of talk...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s European Cellular Infrastructure Division deployed a digital microcellular system for Belgacom Mobile to expand and enhance its network in Belgium.Belgacom Mobile operates the Proximus Global System for Mobile communications network. The company said it required in-building coverage as a transparent...
Editor's Note: No other debate has ignited the wireless telecommunications industry like the one that rages between TDMA and CDMA technology. For several years, the greatest argument against CDMA technology was that it was not commercially available. That changed in 1996 as both cellular and...
Bell Atlantic Corp. has increased its ownership in Italian carrier Omnitel Pronto Italia, nullifying Mannesmann AG's agreement with Olivetti SpA to purchase an additional 5.8 percent stake in the operator.Germany-based Mannesmann, which holds a 5.9 percent interest in Omnitel Pronto Italia, announced in November...
King Communications U.S.A. Inc. introduced Sentor, a package consisting of radio frequency monitoring, hot standby controller, site management and tower light control systems. Sentor does not require a computer at the remote site and can be addressed by RF or telephone modems from a...
NEW YORK-Like the fabled elephant described by a group of blind men positioned near various points of its anatomy, equipment vendors at the recent "PCS-1900 in North America" conference gave widely different definitions of so-called "smart phones."The closest thing to a consensus reached was...
WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is due to release a report next year on the safety of cellular phones in vehicles.A preliminary draft of the one inch-thick report is under review, according to a source who's seen the document.Research to date is mixed...
WASHINGTON-In a move that has jolted global telecommunications and financial institutions and may have repercussions for U.S. wireless traders, Russian President Boris Yeltsin ousted western investors from a $1 billion deal to privatize state-run telecommunications facilities and replaced them with political backers who bankrolled...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-CTI Movil, a cellular network operator in Argentina, selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to expand its Advanced Mobile Phone Service network and install an online billing platform. Lucent values the contract at $35 million.The expansion calls for Lucent to install its 5ESS(R)-2000 switch-based...
Northern Telecom Ltd. signed a three-year agreement to supply equipment to Mobility Canada for its 800 MHz cellular network. "Our enhanced 800 MHz cellular platform will allow Mobility Canada to offer advanced voice and data services complementary to those services being proposed for (personal...
As European countries progressively open and grow their wireless markets, the contest for licenses is hot. But in Germany, only one group entered a bid for a second personal communications network license by deadline, which leaves questions as to the viability of launching a...
Sabre Communications Corp. introduced a new line of monopoles designed to support antenna loadings for cellular, personal communications services, enhanced specialized mobile radio and microwave applications. The monopoles extend 200 feet and are constructed of tapered sections for easy assembly and low visual impact,...
