Motorola

SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc.’s Asia-Pacific Paging Networks Division announced it signed a paging infrastructure contract with Liaoning Province Mobile Communications Ltd. in China. The contract, valued at $14 million, is for a …

SAN DIEGO-Intelligent Technologies announced it purchased HM Electronics Inc.’s Battery Systems Division. Intelligent Technologies, or iTECH, supplies custom-designed and private-label battery systems, to companies including Federal Express and Motorola Inc., …

DALLAS-Mizar Inc. and Loughborough Sound Images Ltd., both suppliers of computing products for the real-time signal and image processing markets, signed a definitive merger agreement. According to the proposed agreement, …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group was awarded two contracts to expand the Sichuan Posts and Telecommunications Association’s analog and digital cellular phone systems in China’s Sichuan province. The …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-InfoPower Inc., a subsidiary of Motorola Inc., introduced a free news service to be available exclusively on all Motorola Inc. alphanumeric pagers. According to InfoPower, owners of Motorola …

The Dutch government most likely will auction two mobile phone licenses in the spring, rather than the end of this year, because the European Commission blocked the government’s plan to …

Voice paging service will get another chance at success as Conxus Communications Inc. launches Pocketalk in the nation’s capital and South Florida. Conxus said it launched service last week in …

Business finally is taking off for some of the players with nationwide coverage plans in the enhanced specialized mobile radio arena. With technology bugs worked out, marketing and distribution strategies …

Almost everywhere you look is an example of a little guy trying to compete with a big guy-your local neighborhood video store competing with Blockbuster, David taking on Goliath or …

ITASCA, Ill.-Shieldmate Robotics Inc. said it has been dismissed from a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Motorola Inc. against Shieldmate and Qualcomm Inc. Motorola filed a lawsuit in federal court …

Pre-Paid Solutions said it introduced a new debit conversion technology for the prepaid cellular market. The technology will be available this month under the name Pre-Cell Technology and Pre-Cell Chip. …

Astronet Corp. announced the promotions and additions of several employees. Dave Segbers was promoted to vice president of sales and marketing, from director of the same division. Max Ohyama was …

Combining paging technology and personal organizer, PageMart Wireless Inc. announced agreements with Motorola Inc. and 3Com Corp. and with Texas Instruments Inc. to bring messaging capabilities to 3Com’s PalmPilot handheld …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced the forthcoming availability of a small Personal Handyphone System handset. Motorola said the phone will be available in Japan through NTT Personal Communications Network Inc. under …

RALEIGH, N.C.-The state of North Carolina completed the first phase of the installation of a statewide public-safety mobile data network provided by Motorola Inc. The North Carolina Criminal Justice Information …

HAIFA, Israel-Elbit Ltd., a communications company in Israel, announced it has formed a joint company with Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd. and Matav-Cable Systems Media Ltd. to bid on a cellular license …

It is unclear whether the wireless communications industry will be recession proof in the Asia-Pacific region if certain currencies there continue to fall taking economic growth with them. Beginning with …

LONDON-Code Division Multiple Access technology is playing a key role in several leading technology contenders for third-generation wireless networks in Europe, but back-to-back industry shows held here last week underlined …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced it signed a $115 million contract with China Eastern Communications Co. Ltd. and Zhejiang Technical Import and Export Co. Ltd. to manufacture …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Worldwide Data Solutions Division announced an agreement that will allow its VersiTAC Integrated Wireless Data Solution to incorporate AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’ nationwide cellular digital packet data …

WASHINGTON-Amid an uproar of protest within an earshot of the White House against China’s human and religious rights record and its sale of nuclear technology to rogue states, President Clinton …

CARROLLTON, Texas-Wireless phone distributor CellStar Corp. completed a $135 million multiple currency revolving credit facility, giving it the ability to borrow in various currencies for meeting capital needs and growth …

WASHINGTON-Members of the House Subcommittee on Crime now know what the wireless industry has recognized but the public-safety community refuses to admit: that the two parties are no closer to …

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. announced it has signed an agreement with Motorola Inc. through the its Cellular Subscriber Sector’s Latin America Division, under which Motorola will market and distribute …

Business and consumer market customers traditionally have been the focus of the paging industry’s marketing and sales efforts. But there is a hidden, some say ignored, segment of the population …