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Numeric paging service, which for years was the bread and butter for paging resellers, could be their doom in a market of increased competition, decreased rates and customer savvy. Industry …

WASHINGTON-The mobile data industry still is in its infancy, according to manufacturers, service providers and users, but the next few years promise a mini boom in applications easy for almost …

Vodafone Group plc agreed to purchase Data Bank of Greece S.A. through its subsidiary Vodafone Europe Holdings Ltd. Vodafone said the principal asset of Data Bank is a 10 percent …

PICKERING, Ontario, Canada-Clearnet Communications Inc. announced it plans to acquire Mobilair Communications, the wireless communications division of Autostock Inc., to expand its MiKE specialized mobile radio network throughout Quebec. Clearnet …

If carriers want customers to pay for cutting-edge technology, they need to be willing to use the highest-end technology themselves to promote such products, said a Texas-based software creator. “We’ve …

IRVINE, Calif.-AirTouch Communications Inc. began offering caller ID to its analog customers in Los Angeles. It is available on certain phones manufactured by Audiovox Communications Corp., Motorola Inc. and Nokia …

NEW YORK-In its inaugural quarterly teleconference with the investment community, Omnipoint Corp. announced Jan. 31 the second straight year of losses but also numerous milestones passed en route to deployment …

MobileMedia Corp. sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, received a commitment to borrow $200 million and said its service to customers will not be affected as the company restructures finances and …

MCLEAN, Va.-Lucent Technologies Inc. placed an order for Cycomm International Inc.’s Slice digital voice encryption attachments for Motorola Inc.’s MicroTac handheld phones. Cycomm said it is the largest order it …

Philips Consumer Communications introduced its Fizz analog mobile phone at the Consumer Electronics Show. The Fizz phone offers 40 hours of standby time and 220 minutes of talk time with …

Simmonds Capital Ltd. said its wholly owned subsidiary, Midland International Corp., sold an 80 percent controlling interest in its European business to an undisclosed buyer. The transaction includes a license …

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Celcore Inc. opened an office in Singapore to serve the Asia Pacific region and appointed Eric Greenop vice president of Asia Pacific to head the office. Greenop has more …

The first half of 1997 is full of promises for narrowband personal communications services, and as a few industry leaders fix and fine tune, Wall Street waits to see what …

NEW YORK-To address a widely acknowledged shortage of wireless technicians and appropriate training schools, the State University of New York at Canton hopes to launch in September a two-year degree …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Arguments will begin Thursday in the appeal by InterDigital Communications Corp. of its 1995 patent infringement case against Motorola Inc. InterDigital’s patent protection arm, InterDigital Technology Corp., …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Asia Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group won a contract to expand Total Access Communications Public Co. Ltd.’s narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone Service network in Thailand. The contract, …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile launched its DigitalChoice cellular phone service in Washington/Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Charlotte, N.C. DigitalChoice uses 13-kilobit Code Division Multiple Access technology. The DigitalChoice service includes caller …

American Messaging Systems Inc. is entering the two-way market with an alternative to ReFLEX that provides high system capacity, quick time to market and helps carriers cut costs, said the …

NEW YORK-PageStar Inc. is ramping up for full-scale production this Spring of a new generation of wireless vehicle location devices designed to put car owners in the driver’s seat when …

WASHINGTON-Little LEO Iridium Inc. remained hopeful last week that a rescheduled Jan. 19 launch of three satellites from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base-the company’s fourth attempt at liftoff-would prove successful. …

Nextel Communications Inc. continues to try to move analog customers onto its new digital network, now with the lure of no roaming fees while traveling on the Nextel system. Nextel’s …

NEW YORK-Total Access Communications Public Co. Ltd., the second-largest wireless carrier in Thailand, plans the private sale of $400 million in debt securities to fund capital expenses and reduce short-term …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. has introduced “Populous,” a new cellular phone that runs interchangeably on disposable alkaline batteries, rechargeable nickel cadmium or nickel metal hydride batteries. The Populous weighs about 8.2 …

A young Sarasota, Fla., marketing company is hoping Bart will have a large influence on all age groups. In this case it is not Bart Simpson, but a new cellular …

The hefty number of strong, new competitors entering the handset market doesn’t intimidate longtime terminal supplier Audiovox Communications Corp. “Look how many have exited in recent years, like Clarion, Sharp, …