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 Telecommunications Satellite Organization and Inmarsat (formerly known as the International Mobile Satellite Organization).According to...
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) will act as the exclusive provider of Globalstar services in Russia, said the companies. The...
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 years as the wireless industry has come into its own, Arnold Pohs has been one...
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.GlobalTel-a joint stock company founded by Rostelecom JSC, the largest Russian telecommunications operator, and Globalstar-will...
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 than five pounds.The company's previous model weighed in at more than 28 pounds not including...
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 low-earth-orbit mobile phone systems than for little LEO data systems.The U.S. delegation, led by...
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."Korea will be almost wide open with free competition, but Korea is different from the...
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 success of that initial deployment after several delays would be an important but preliminary milestone...
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 million, or $1.08 per share, compared with a net loss of $29.9 million, or $1.20...
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 satellite communications and tracking system in Mexico since 1992."Consistent with the increased traffic crossing...
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 not available.ICC developed the pay phones, which will operate on AMSC's Skycell Satellite Telephone...
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, Telstra will set up a 1.8 meter satellite dish at remote sites for phone, fax...
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 dimensions. The cable can be used in computer, instrumentation or broadcast installations. (800) 233-1728.Two...
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 privatize its operation, in response to complaints from private satellite companies that Inmarsat is a...
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 the agreement, IsoQuantic has licensed its Corbacell middleware to develop wireless systems supporting Global System...
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 Office of Engineering and Technology asked for comment from Qualcomm as to what action the...
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 design, manufacture, construct and install the ground segment of ICO's network, which consists of 12...
Siemens Components Inc. introduced its Model CMY210, a GaAs MMIC that can be used for designing cellular or personal communications services handsets based on Time Division Multiple Access or Code Division Multiple Access standards. The company said it functions as an up/down converter for...
Stratos Mobile Networks, an international multi-network mobile satellite service provider, is in operation and ready to partner with other network operators and service providers.Stratos, headed by Chief Executive Officer Derrick Rowe, is the result of three mobile satellite communications operators, -Teleglobe, IDB Mobile and...
Metawave Communications Corp. named Vito Palermo senior vice president and chief financial officer, with responsibility for the company's financial and administrative operations including accounting, treasury, financial planning, investor relations and human resources. Most recently, Palermo served as vice president and corporate controller for Bay...
Several low-earth-orbit satellite systems will have initial launches this year, marking the beginning of services that a Washington, D.C., consulting firm says "will fill the gaps other wireless systems don't cover."Big LEOs and medium earth orbit systems will not only be viable but will...
WASHINGTON-Sen. Ernest Hollings (R-S.C.), in what amounts to a showdown with the Clinton administration, is mounting a campaign to condition Senate confirmation of U.S. Trade Representative-designate Charlene Barshefsky on passage of an amendment requiring legislation to implement the new global telecom pact and future...
Washington-The wireless telecom industry opposes funding proposals for the Clinton administration's plan to link all schools and libraries to the Internet by 2000, a component of a sweeping $51 billion education package in the five-year balanced budget plan that the president calls his top...
WASHINGTON-Motorola Satellite Communications Inc. filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to modify its license for the Iridium mobile satellite system to include authority to provide aeronautical mobile satellite services.AMS services are route services for voice and data that support flight safety communications...
