Motorola

The paging sector’s stock plunge this year is mostly a result of the large amount of money raised by “marginal players” in 1995, unexpected negative consequences of Motorola Inc.’s FLEX …

Motorola Inc. will offer integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network equipment for use in the 900 MHz frequency band late next year. iDEN now is available only for 800 MHz and 1.5 …

As the worldwide debate rages on whether pocket phones are linked to adverse health effects, some groups are attempting to capitalize on the issue. Within the next few months, two …

The Romanian Ministry of Communications awarded two 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications licenses to the consortia of Mobil Rom, led by France Telecom International Mobiles, and to MobiFon, …

WASHINGTON-With China potentially becoming the biggest wireless export market in the world, the Clinton administration is challenged with keeping disputes over human rights, arms sales and Taiwan separate from its …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa-The South African Police Services in Cape Town, South Africa, has decided to install Motorola Inc.’s SmartZone system following the recent completion of a successful trial of …

RadioCall Service and Systems Inc. is a small California paging company too small to be acquired, but big enough to survive-and even thrive-in a messaging market dominated by a few …

“The debate on CDMA is over, folks,” declared Jerry Butters, an executive with Lucent Technologies Inc., last week when PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched 1900 MHz service in 11 major …

Most wireless carriers haven’t been successful in marketing wireless data products in retail outlets because the people selling the products and service haven’t been properly trained. Data On Air Inc. …

Using the existing Ardis two-way data network, ConectUS Wireless Communications of Thousand Oaks, Calif., plans to launch two-way nationwide messaging services next month, initially targeting business users. ConectUS is a …

NOVEMBER 18 Local Number Portability: Implementation Strategies, by Bellcore. Washington, D.C. (800) 521-CORE. 18-19 Wireless Billing 1996, by the International Quality and Productivity Center. The Hyatt Arlington at Washington’s Key …

NEW YORK-Omnipoint Communications Inc. opened for business Nov. 14, but a full-scale promotional campaign for its first personal communications services network-in the New York City metropolitan area-won’t start for another …

Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group licensed its FLEX technology to paging infrastructure manufacturers EcoSoft GTCO and Tecnomen Oy. EcoSoft said it will use the technology to make inexpensive paging …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced Christopher Galvin, currently president and chief operating officer, will become chief executive officer of the company effective Jan. 1. Galvin is grandson of Motorola founder Paul …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Advanced Signal Inc. has licensed the entire FLEX family of paging protocols from Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group. Advanced also is developing test equipment for the narrowband …

Hughes Network Systems Inc. aspires to accomplish a great deal more than just to supply $1 billion of network equipment to NextWave Telecom Inc. “This goes beyond equipment supply. That’s …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is considering auctioning low-earth-orbit mobile data satellite licenses from the remaining pool of applicants. The prospect of auctions, a regulatory tool not used in global satellite …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Dr. Nils Rydbeck, manager of Mobile Telephony research and development at Ericsson in the United States, was awarded the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences’ Gold Medal for an …

Cylink Corp. introduced the AirLink E1/T1 microwave radio, an infrastructure component designed to provide dependable, cost-effective wireless connections for personal communications services providers to their cell switching centers. AirLink E1/T1 …

Plantronics Inc. has taken one small step by expanding its existing headset business into the wireless market. The company first introduced communications headsets in 1962. Initially designed for airline pilots, …

NEW YORK-As Omnipoint Communications Inc. sprints toward the Nov. 14 commercial launch of its personal communications service in the New York City metropolitan area, two hurdles remain: Nynex and NIMBY. …

The new telecommunications arm of Black & Veatch is the fastest growing segment of the Kansas City, Mo.-based engineering company, and is expected to bring in 20 percent of the …

California Microwave Inc. added $5 million to a satellite communications network project with Sudatel, a telecommunications service provider in Sudan. The contract, originally awarded during the second quarter of this …

Estimated Equipment/ Date and market cost to handset service was Markets planned Company Ownership Technology build network vendors launched for launch AT&T Wireless Services Inc. AT&T Corp. TDMA N/A Ericsson, …

NOVEMBER 4-6 Wireless Buildout 1996-MTAs 83, 85 and 77, by ShoreCliff Communications. Coeur d’Alene Resort, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. (714) 443-3735. 4-6 Mobile Business ’96, by Telecommunications Industry Association. Utrecht, The …