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 in Jaguariuna in the state of Sao Paulo, is the first facility completed in Motorola...
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 of questions on the status of government and non-government research on radio-frequency radiation from...
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 1998."U.S. wireless industry growth projections "are expected to be as good or even better"...
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. The agreements referred to were with PageMart Wireless Inc. and 3Comm Corp. for the...
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. As such, cellular carriers are offering a variety of attractive pricing plans and phone...
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 PalmPilot via the One Touch application software and cable from JP Systems Inc.The connection...
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 discs at COMDEX '97, with Microsoft's Windows CE Toolkit.The CD contains programming and other...
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 corporatealliances as well as developing pre-initial public offering strategies and communications for the privately...
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 high-speed paging multifrequency roaming network based on its FLEX technology.Under the contract, Motorola said it...
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., and its own IQ series of battery charge and maintenance products.
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, Loughborough stockholders will gain about 60 percent of Mizar. The transaction will be accounted for...
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 expansion is the fifth phase of expansion for the operator's Global System for Mobile communications...
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 pagers will have access to news, sports, entertainment and weather conditions in addition to their...
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 charge existing mobile phone operators for their licenses.The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation...
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 Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Fla., and in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metropolitan area,...
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 set and coverage areas improved, digital SMR companies are seeing their work pay off: a ramp-up...
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 traditional specialized mobile radio carriers trying to find a way to keep up with...
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 in March against the two companies, claiming Qualcomm's Code Division Multiple Access-based Q phone infringed...
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. Pre-Cell Technology offers prepaid cellular through chip-based phone conversions. Pre-Cell Chip allows customers to...
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 hired as his assistant vice president. Randy Terman was promoted to marketing manager from...
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 computer and TI's Advantra unit.PageMart said it plans to integrate its messaging network with...
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 the name 32K Paldio 311M. Release of the phone is planned for early December.PHS is...
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 Network/Mobile Data Network will be implemented during the next four years in four phases. The...
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 tender in Israel.The country's Ministry of Communications issued the tender to attract a third...
