Small- and medium-sized dispatch radio operators gathering at the 21st annual International Wireless Communications Expo this week in Las Vegas will recognize each other as the fierce competitors they are by day.But many, whether they know it or not, share a common bond: They're the...
Ireland's second mobile phone operator has launched service with two compact packages and a goal of acquiring 50,000 customers by the end of the year.Dublin-based Esat Digifone had hoped to be online by the end of 1996 with its Global System for Mobile communications...
The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California has granted Qualcomm Inc.'s request for a temporary restraining order against Motorola Inc.Qualcomm said the order prohibits Motorola from stating, suggesting, inferring or otherwise communicating directly or indirectly to Qualcomm's customers, suppliers and prospective...
MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. has rolled out its digital network in eight more major markets.Nextel digital service now is in Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., San Diego, St. Louis, Seattle, Portland, Ore., and Baltimore.Nextel offers enhanced specialized mobile radio service in 200 U.S....
WASHINGTON-Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) last week launched a congressional investigation into the Food and Drug Administration's oversight of the struggling cancer research program funded by the cellular telephone industry, a move that signals renewed congressional interest in the controversial issue.The probe by Markey, top...
The lack of certain infrastructure testing equipment will slow the rate at which many digital wireless telecommunications providers roll out service, says a Maryland-based test equipment manufacturer."We'll probably see mass deployments (of digital services) come together at a slower pace than they potentially could...
RF Connectors, a division of RF Industries, released several BNC, N and UHF connectors for use with RG-8/U type plenum cable having .108 solid center conductors and .355 outer jacket dimensions. The cable can be used in computer, instrumentation or broadcast installations. (800) 233-1728.Two...
NEW YORK-Motorola Inc. reported first-quarter earnings of $325 million, a level below the same quarter a year ago but ahead of analysts estimates.The announcement was made public April 7 just before the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Motorola stock closed...
WASHINGTON-Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission began scrutinizing what has been reported to be a "popular accounting treatment" of stock that is used as cash when one company buys assets of another, and how shares traded by Nextel Communications Inc. to Motorola...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-The state of Florida along with Motorola Inc. announced 12 more counties will be added to the state's trunked two-way radio communications network operating at 800 MHz.The system currently is operational in Fort Lauderdale, Miami and the Florida Keys. The expansion includes Florida's...
WASHINGTON-Commerce Secretary William Daley next month will lead a trade mission to Latin America, a hotbed for the wireless telecommunications business that the Clinton administration does not want to lose to foreign competitors.The trip to Brazil, Argentina and Chile, May 11-19, will be the...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California has granted Motorola Inc. a temporary restraining order against Qualcomm Inc. preventing further production, sales or marketing of its Q phone.Motorola said the court's order was based, in part, on a finding that...
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MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reached an agreement with Motorola Inc. on conditions for Nextel to use Motorola's integrated Digital Enhanced Network equipment in its U.S. network.Nextel said the equipment also will be used in networks in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and the Philippines, which are...
Nationwide Network Services has teamed with MTV Network and Motorola Inc. to create a nationwide paging initiative aimed at teenagers and young adults.The promotion follows the likes of a program created nearly a year ago by MobileComm, Motorola and Pepsi Co. called the Mountain...
RCR inadvertantly ran an incorrect photograph on the front page of the March 31 issue. The person pictured was John Scanlan, executive vice president of Eatel. Jack Scanlon of Motorola Inc., pictured above, should have been the photograph used.The phone number listed for NW...
Contactless smart cards are becoming hot business.Motorola Inc. announced last month its plans to be a leader in the business of contactless smart cards. Meanwhile, the France-based Gemplus Group claims to have already achieved "world leadership in the area of contactless products," according to...
HOUSTON-Castle Tower Corp. said it is repairing towers and shelters it acquired from Pittencrieff Communications Inc. in 1995 as well as sites it acquired from Motorola Inc. in Puerto Rico. The clean-up program is expected to cost Castle $1 million.John Gwyn, senior vice president...
WASHINGTON-A key hearing in Illinois state court early next month could determine whether a major case proceeds in which consumers claim cellular pocket phones cause brain cancer and accuse pocket phone companies of conspiring with the industry-funded bioeffects research group to cover up alleged...
WASHINGTON-Despite major progress recently on opening up global telecommunications markets, the Clinton administration last week said barriers to equipment and services trade remain.The 387-page foreign trade barriers report comes during a major Democratic fund-raising scandal in which the White House sought to award big...
Like many wireless technologies, the motivation behind FLEX was to make more possible in less bandwidth. Such is the mastery of Bob Schwendeman, a career Motorola man who is proclaimed the "father of FLEX."The FLEX promise is one of improved speed, capacity and efficiency,...
KIEV, Ukraine (AP)-Ukraine expressed regret last week that Motorola Inc. dropped plans for a $500 million investment in a Global System for Mobile communications network.Motorola's Network Management Group and its local partner, Ukrainian Radio Systems, was one of three groups awarded licenses earlier this...
All the hoopla about security in wireless networks is focused, in most cases, on the capture of upfront, signaling information.When those codes are acquired, the phone can be cloned. It's an illegal activity that costs carriers a great deal of money.But what has not...
Motorola Inc. said it has filed a motion in federal district court for the Southern District of California seeking a dismissal of an action Qualcomm Inc. initiated in San Diego.Earlier this month Motorola announced its intention to file a patent infringement against Qualcomm, claiming...
