Motorola

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-ComTec International Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, American Wireless Network Inc., said it completed the initial phase of an agreement to purchase seven specialized mobile radio systems from …

GoAmerica Communications Corp., a wireless Internet and intranet service provider, hopes to enter the consumer market in the next couple of years and is preparing by beginning to build network …

Pagerola Corp. announced that it changed its name to GoComm Wireless Corp., pursuant to an undisclosed agreement with Motorola Inc., which had threatened to sue for trademark infringement, according to …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced it won a contract to supply a Code Division Multiple Access wireless local loop network in Kuwait. Commercial service to more than …

Motorola Inc.’s FLEX Architecture Solutions Division has introduced the CreataLink Control Module, a messaging receiver developed for wireless, wide-area automotive applications. Essentially, the CreataLink module gives users the ability to …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group introduced two Code Division Multiple Access microcellular base stations. The SC 614 and SC 614T base transceiver stations support operators in both the …

WATERTOWN, Conn.-MTX Paging Products L.L.C. announced it has selected Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Inc.’s SkyTel subsidiary as the exclusive service provider for its new Beepwear pager watch. MTX is a joint …

ATLANTA-Powertel Inc. launched its Global System for Mobile communications personal communications services network in Atlanta, bringing to 22 the number of metropolitan areas and major highway corridors in which the …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. announced it has reached an agreement in principle to provide pagers and paging services to more than 660 OfficeMax Inc. retail locations nationwide. The arrangement is aimed …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-The city of Hialeah, Fla., approved the $6.4 million purchase of a trunked, two-way public-safety radio system from Motorola Inc.’s Land Mobile Products Sector, announced Motorola. Motorola’s SmartZone analog …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-GTE Wireless plans to launch an 800 MHz digital cellular phone system in San Diego using the cdmaOne infrastructure equipment supplied by Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group, announced …

PARIS-Sony Corp. joined the UMTS Alliance in support of its proposed next generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications System wireless standard, which combines key elements of Time Division Multiple Access and Code …

While PCS carriers aren’t slashing airtime rates for the holidays, handset prices are dropping to ranges that may persuade the reluctant customer to make a purchase. Omnipoint Communications Services in …

NEW YORK-For handset manufacturers, next year likely will be a transition period as new entrants gear up to enter the rapidly expanding wireless marketplace, said Jeffrey Schlesinger, wireless technology analyst …

Qualcomm Inc. announced it promoted Dr. Mark Epstein to senior vice president of development. Epstein will lead Qualcomm’s international standards activities and develop corporate relationships to support the company’s next-generation …

With 1997 drawing to a close, the paging industry is readying itself to go out with a bang. Whether the achievement of the carrier, reseller or distributor, fourth-quarter sales traditionally …

‘Tis the season to buy! And with some wireless carriers estimating that between 30 percent and 40 percent of their business takes place this quarter, the industry should be as …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group began producing analog and digital Code Division Multiple Access cellular base stations at its new manufacturing facility in Brazil. The 50,000-square-foot facility, located …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has resumed his probe of the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of mobile phone safety, requesting the agency respond by Dec. 19 to a new series …

Global industry trends regarding future sales of wireless communications equipment are going to include enough opportunity for everyone with something to offer, according to the “U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook …

In the Oct. 13 issue of RCR, the story on Motorola Inc.’s FLEX Architecture Solutions Division incorrectly stated the nature of the division’s November announcement of agreements with computer manufacturers. …

For many cellular carriers, this holiday season marks the first in which more than two wireless carriers in each market will be competing to earn the business of gift givers. …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. announced users of the AccessLink two-way data messaging pager, made by its recently acquired wholly owned subsidiary Wireless Access Inc., can connect to 3Com Corp.’s …

WOOD BRIDGE, N.J.-Ram Mobile Data USA L.P. announced it will join with Microsoft Corp. to familiarize programmers with applications development for the Windows CE platform by distributing some 25,000 compact …

ArrayComm Inc. announced that G. John Gruen III will fill the newly created position of director of corporate development. Gruen will be responsible for building and enhancing strategic partnerships and …