Motorola

WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. reported second-quarter financial results of little surprise to anyone, fulfilling all expectations. Net loss for the quarter was $244.7 million, or $1.74 per class 1 interest. Its six-month …

COMSTREAM John F. Hodgson joined ComStream Corp. as vice president of human resources. Before ComStream, Hodgson held the same position with NextWave Telecom, San Diego, and prior to that with …

NEW YORK-A Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association group is developing recommendations for handset manufacturers that would reduce fraud potential and facilitate over-the-air customer activations for non-Global System for Mobile Communications carriers. …

The Washington Times last week reported China’s new rocket stage booster developed for Motorola Inc.’s Iridium project created a technology bridge that could help the Chinese deploy multiple warheads on …

Global System for Mobile communications operators in Europe soon could face a formidable opponent for commercial business accounts if Canada’s Telesystem International Wireless Inc. follows through with its plans. The …

Qualcomm Qualcomm Inc. announced its shipment of samples for its fifth-generation chipset, including the MSM3000 single-chip Mobile Station Modem and the IFT3000 and IFR3000 fully integrated Intermediate Frequency chipset. The …

WEST POINT, Ga.-Powertel Inc. has launched a summer-long promotion offering four digital handsets for $50 each. The company is waiving its $30 activation fee as well. “Our research has clearly …

Phoenix Wireless Group Phoenix Wireless Group announced several new appointments. Christopher Bear was named director of engineering. He joins the company from AccessLine Technologies Inc., where he was director of …

FORT LEE, N.J.-TSR Wireless L.L.C. launched a print ad campaign called Summer Necessities. The campaign targets retail customers of the more than 200 TSR Wireless store’s nationwide and features newspaper …

Irwin Jacobs, chairman of Qualcomm Inc., fought a David and Goliath battle during the 1980s to get Code Division Multiple Access technology accepted by the U.S. wireless establishment. Having accomplished …

Australia The Australian Communications Authority said it prepared a recommendation to the Minister for Communications, the Information Economy and the Arts, for a nationwide reallocation of spectrum in the 3.410 …

As the digital revolution begins to move at a substantial pace, mobile phone manufacturers have some tough decisions to make. The demand for digital handsets is growing, especially in the …

Though most are based on some form of wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology, the proposals submitted to the International Telecommunication Union last month suggest a tough road toward achieving …

PageMart Wireless Inc. announced it began shipping the Synapse Pager Card, which allows wireless messaging on 3com Corp.’s PalmPilot Organizer. The card-developed by PageMart, 3Com and Motorola Inc.-upgrades all Pilot, …

NEW YORK-Comunicacion Nextel de Mexico SA executives were scheduled to meet late last week with officials of the Mexico Federal Telecommunications Commission, or Cofetel, to resolve an apparent disagreement about …

Motorola Inc. last week announced its long-awaited plan for realigning the company along with another quarter of depressing financial results. Ending its “warring tribes” way of doing business, Motorola announced …

A group of smaller, paging manufacturers impudently are challenging the pager dominance of the 800-pound gorilla that is Motorola Inc. by creating products with unique features designed to set themselves …

Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology Inc., joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum Ltd., said the company. Comverse said it is the first vendor exclusively dedicated to providing …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Land Mobile Products Sector signed a multiyear contract to manage wireless communications equipment facilities located on Waste Management of North America Inc.’s property at sites across the …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-The Cellular Infrastructure Group of Motorola Inc. agreed to jointly develop and market Rapid Deployment Vehicles with Xi’an Datang Telephone Company Ltd. The agreement calls for Motorola CIG …

WASHINGTON-As U.S. and European wireless firms accuse each other of gaming the standards-setting process for third-generation wireless technology, it turns out the high-powered Qualcomm Inc. lobbyist playing the trade card …

FORT LEE, N.J.-TSR Wireless L.L.C. announced it will resell Conxus Communications Inc.’s Pocketalk voice paging services in the Philadelphia area. Pocketalk is based on Motorola Inc.’s FLEX technology. TSR said …

Could Japan, America’s venerable trade nemesis, be the key to future global economic stability generally and the wireless revolution specifically? Without doubt. The Clinton administration believes it has Japan over …

LOS ANGELES-Global Access Pagers Inc. said it plans to introduce a pen-based personal digital assistant this fall that supports Motorola Inc.’s FLEX messaging protocol. The company said it hopes the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-The imminent explosion of the mobile data market has been like a constant companion for the past 12 years. The technology driving this supposed market expansion may have …