mobile satellite

MONTREAL-Low-earth-orbit mobile satellite operators Globalstar L.P., Iridium L.L.C. and Odyssey Telecommunications International Inc. said they will cooperate in efforts to secure global authorization for radio frequency spectrum to be used …

If ever there was a week when the FCC bore the brunt of everyone’s aggressions, it was last week; I heard Hundt & Co. even was blamed for the Lindburgh …

WASHINGTON-A major breakthrough to erase telecommunications equipment tariffs by the year 2000 came last week when the European Union won political support from foreign ministers of EU member nations. The …

LONG ISLAND, N.Y.-Affordable Message Center said it will offer Mercury Paging & Communications Inc. services to its New York and New Jersey resellers. Mercury Paging operates on the 931 MHz …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc.’s Advanced Messaging Group and Radiomensaje, an Argentina-based national and regional paging service provider, signed an agreement to expand Radiomensaje’s FLEX protocol-based infrastructure network. The new channel …

Donald Gips has a penchant for throwing himself into his work-and play-with reckless finesse and abandon. And he’s paying for it today with a severely ruptured disc on the mend …

Glenayre Technologies Inc. installed its Modular Voice Processing system for PennSel Communication Services, a division of R.F. Communications. PennSel will offer MVP services to its customers in Pennsylvania and the …

WASHINGTON-Having spent the better part of the 104th Congress reforming domestic telecommunications policy, lawmakers gave notice last week of their intention to make international satellite competition the top priority when …

WASHINGTON-Mobile Communications Holdings Inc. told federal regulators last week it has more than $650 million in financial commitments to operate the Ellipso global pocket telephone satellite system. In January 1995, …

This paper will show that wireless local loop systems provide more capacity than mobile cellular systems. Code Division Multiple Access technology has proven to have higher capacity than other multiple …

Allen Telecom Group’s Telecom Systems Division introduced NanoLite, a fiber optic microcell system the company said allows service providers to select locations for optimum cell site coverage while reducing site-related …

NEW YORK-Venture capitalists invested more than $160 million in 30 wireless industry companies during the second quarter, according to a survey by Price Waterhouse Technology Industry Group, Dallas. Overall, venture-backed …

NEW YORK-After many delays, Brazil’s B-band cellular license auctions, which will be open to foreign bidders, are likely to begin early next year. The Brazil Senate last month ratified telecommunications …

ZK Celltest Inc. announced narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone Service measurement capability on the ZK-SAM/DX, a system access monitor. The company said the device interfaces with Motorola Inc.’s MicroTac dual-mode NAMPS …

Editor’s Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of mobile satellite carriers based on survey responses and interviews with industry contacts. The chart is arranged alphabetically …

LONDON-The International Mobile Satellite Organization Council agreed to open regional offices to represent Latin America, South and East Asia and Africa. “Inmarsat opened its first regional office in Beijing, China, …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. has appointed Gary Parsons president and chief executive officer. He will also serve on the company’s board of directors. Parsons succeeds Brian Pemberton who will …

NEW YORK-At a coverage cost of $7 per population equivalent-one-tenth the cost of cellular-satellite communications promise $300 million in cash flow for each 1 percent of market penetration. That is …

WASHINGTON-American Mobile Satellite Corp. could receive additional L-band mobile satellite services spectrum if favorable comments are received regarding a June 18 notice of proposed rulemaking released by the Federal Communications …

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 …

Motorola Inc. and Qatar Public Telecommunications Corp. announced the introduction of a high-speed, high-capacity paging service based on the FLEX protocol in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar. With the …

American Mobile Satellite Corp. appointed Patrick C. FitzPatrick vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining AMSC, FitzPatrick was senior vice president and CFO of PRC Inc., a wholly …

WASHINGTON-In an address with major policymaking implications, Federal Communications Commissioner Susan Ness said government-endorsed wireless standards could improve U.S. competitiveness abroad and cautioned against spectrum reform based entirely on market …

MONTREAL-Transys Networks Inc. said it has developed a fax solution that lets mobile and remote workers send faxes through satellite networks. The product, Mobilis, consists of a store-and-forward fax switch …

California Microwave Inc. has appointed Dennis Raney executive vice president and chief financial officer. Raney brings 26 years of broad financial experience, including international operations, financial planning, information systems and …