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WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s first-ever auction of 900 MHz specialized mobile radio spectrum is set to enter its third week of daily, one-round bidding, and there is no indication that …

Zues Phonstuff has introduced its Always-in-Touch unit, a device that plugs into a home or office phone line and notifies a pager of a call when the phone user is …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced it has signed an agreement with Motorola Inc. giving Ericsson a license to use Motorola’s high-speed paging protocol, FLEX. The license includes pagers and infrastructure equipment. …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. is introducing a new network standard the company says can increase paging network capacity by nearly 100 times. The Wireless Messaging transfer protocol (WMtp) and the …

CellStar Corp. said it formed a distribution relationship with Cellular One Group. The company said the agreement is a nationwide strategic cellular accessory program encompassing original equipment manufacturer products from …

Alphanumeric paging is making a turnaround in the U.S. marketplace. It’s easier to use, more spectrum-efficient and may open a gateway for service providers to sign on two-way messaging customers. …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. said it will begin a field trial in Atlanta of two-way messaging services on its narrowband personal communications services network in 1996. PageNet said the field test …

GREENVILLE, S.C.-PCS Development Corp. announced it has signed an agreement with Westlink Paging Inc. allowing the company to offer PCSD’s advanced two-way paging services in 88 markets within 14 Western …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-RadioMail Corp. said it is taking new initiatives to extend and enhance its two-way gateway messaging service for both cellular carriers and its own subscribers. The San Mateo, …

While leading companies in all segments of the wireless industry are growing through consolidation, Dallas-based PageMart Inc. is flourishing by concentrating on the internal growth of its paging operations. Although …

A new study issued by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration said wireless telephone service may be a desirable alternative to wireline service in some rural areas because of cost …

WASHINGTON-The 900 MHz specialized mobile radio auction that begins tomorrow is expected to be characterized by a mixture of bidding by big companies like Geotek Communications Inc. and Ram Mobile …

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.-Telular Corp. announced a $100 million agreement with Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group and said Richard Gerstner, Telular’s director and chief executive officer, had resigned. Telular’s agreement with …

Psst, don’t let any lawyers know, but a government auction of spectrum is scheduled to begin tomorrow. The 900 MHz specialized mobile radio auction has captured the interest of 128 …

WASHINGTON-The United States had mixed success in securing more spectrum for next-generation global satellite systems at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva, an event unexpectedly preoccupied with the mammoth Teledesic …

WASHINGTON-The future is here. Vice President Al Gore, father of the information superhighway, christened the broadband personal communications services industry with a call to Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke Nov. 15 …

A number of small U.S. cellular companies have been hit with lawsuits from the government of Alberta, Canada, which is charging the companies breached contracts by not purchasing cellular equipment …

WHEATON, Md.-Wireless local loop subscribers are expected to double in the next four years, from 172 million to 367 million, according to a new report by Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd. …

Information services-whether it be sports, financial or headline news that arrives on an alphanumeric pager-could mark the early stages of a new industry, according to company promoters. “Paging companies that …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Pan American Wireless Infrastructure Division will expand Comunicaciones Celulares’ cellular phone system in Guatemala City and surrounding areas, Motorola announced. The contract, valued at $20 million, …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Cellular Communications received a 13-month contract to sell 500,000 cellular phones to PCS PrimeCo, the joint services organization of AirTouch Communications Inc., U S West Inc., Bell Atlantic …

The cellular industry’s major handset manufacturers reported lower growth figures in third quarter reports, a sign that the wireless phone industry could be slowing down in the United States. Low …

Several companies are moving into the network planning business, ready to offer computer-based design expertise to new wireless operators and existing operators faced with increasing competition in the cellular and …

Motorola Inc.’s North Asia Cellular Infrastructure Division has signed an agreement with the China Directorate General of Telecommunications and L.M. Ericsson to interconnect the nationwide cellular network in China. Motorola …

Two kinds of private, in-building wireless systems are seeking the attention of today’s large business customers-stand-alone systems that provide portable extensions of employee desk phones, and stand-alone systems that provide …