mobile satellite

NEW YORK-As the new year approaches in the horse race that is commercial deployment of low earth orbit mobile satellite systems, “we’re still at the first half-mile, with the finish …

WASHINGTON-The United States failed once again to secure spectrum below 1 GHz for little low-earth-orbit satellites at the World Radio Conference in Geneva, but succeeded in acquiring 100 megahertz worldwide …

NEW YORK-The United States Global Positioning System Industry Council, Washington, is opposing a plan, scheduled for a vote this week, that would permit mobile satellite systems to have some of …

WASHINGTON-As the end of the first session of the 105th Congress nears, the wireless telecom industry is left hanging with key policy issues unresolved. In limbo are antenna siting moratoria, …

Tectonic Engineering Consultants P.C. named Robert E. Lister a supervising engineer, with responsibility for the structural design and analysis of buildings, infrastructure projects and wireless communication facilities. A licensed professional …

NEW YORK-Wireless telecommunications and computer information systems are fast bringing agriculture to the brink of the next green revolution, known as precision farming. “Farming has been in the dark ages …

WASHINGTON-Though legislation to privatize the world’s two multigovernment international satellite consortia is unlikely to move until next year, firms are moving ahead aggressively to lock in new mobile satellite service …

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.-Wireless reseller DCN Wireless signed a definitive agreement with NextWave Telecom Inc. to resell 600 million minutes of personal communications services airtime to California customers. DCN Wireless is …

WASHINGTON-A bipartisan bill introduced late last week by Reps. Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.), if passed, could bring competition to the international satellite arena that includes the International …

MOSCOW-Globalstar L.P. and Rostelecom JSC, Russia’s largest telecommunications operator, signed an agreement to form a joint venture company that will provide mobile satellite services in Russia. Globalstar Space Telecommunications (GlobalTel) …

DENVER-CommNet Cellular Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Arnold C. Pohs has been elected chairman of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, the wireless industry’s trade association. “Throughout the past 14 …

MOSCOW-Globalstar L.P. and Rostelecom JSC have reached an agreement that will allow Russians to gain access to advanced telephony services through Globalstar’s worldwide mobile satellite system beginning in late 1998. …

American Mobile Satellite Corp. introduced its OmniQuest Satellite Telephone for use with its Skycell satellite communications services network. The unit, manufactured by Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc., weighs a little more …

WASHINGTON-The United States is honing preparations to press for additional global mobile satellite spectrum at the World Radiocommunication Conference this fall in Geneva, but prospects appear more promising for big …

NEW YORK-South Korea’s telecommunications marketplace is in the throes of a gradual but deliberate deregulation that is presenting opportunities and challenges for SK Telecom Co. Ltd., the largest wireless carrier. …

NEW YORK-The successful launch May 5 of the first six of 55 planned Iridium Inc. low-earth-orbit satellites is a good omen for the fledgling global mobile satellite service industry. The …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. said its net loss for the quarter ended March 31 was smaller than last year’s first quarter net loss. The company’s net loss was $27 …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. acquired a 49 percent equity interest in Corporacion Nacional de Radiodeterminacion, a Mexican company that has been the exclusive operator and distributor of Qualcomm’s OmniTracs two-way mobile …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. and International Connectors and Cable Corp. have teamed up to develop a system of pay phones for remote locations where wireless and wireline service is …

SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra Corp. launched its Telstra Iterra Digital satellite communications service in Australia, which will provide businesses with communications in the remote regions of the country. To activate Iterra Digital, …

RF Connectors, a division of RF Industries, released several BNC, N and UHF connectors for use with RG-8/U type plenum cable having .108 solid center conductors and .355 outer jacket …

Proposed changes in the structure of Inmarsat will make the organization more “commercially agile,” according to Inmarsat Director General Warren Grace. The International Mobile Satellite Organization is making moves to …

CHANDLER, Ariz.-IsoQuantic Technologies L.L.C. signed a product licensing agreement with an undisclosed telecommunications systems supplier to develop mobile switching center and base station controller software for mobile satellite communications. Under …

Qualcomm Inc. has asked the Federal Communications Commission for the Miami pioneer’s preference personal communications services license the company was denied three years ago. The request comes after the FCC’s …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-ICO Global Communications, a global mobile satellite communications company, awarded a contract to a consortium consisting of L.M. Ericsson, Hughes Network Systems Inc. and NEC Corp. The consortium will …