Network Services

NEW YORK-Bundling of multiple prepaid wireless and wireline services is about to get easier and cheaper for small and large carriers, according to InterVoice Inc., Dallas. InterVoice, which produces the …

With 1997 drawing to a close, the paging industry is readying itself to go out with a bang. Whether the achievement of the carrier, reseller or distributor, fourth-quarter sales traditionally …

The sensational failure of California-based reseller Econopage Inc. last month, chronicled with great detail and length in the media, brings to light several questions regarding the nature of the paging …

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet said it completed the service provider testing necessary to connect to Lockheed Martin’s Number Portability Administration Center in the mid-Atlantic region. Completion of the testing means Illuminet’s service …

RCR TOP 20 Paging Carriers The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest paging companies in the United States from survey responses and interviews …

WAKEFIELD, Mass.-Boston Technology Inc. and Panafon S.A. formed an agreement calling for Boston to supply its Access NP Network Services Platforms, software and value-added services to Panafon. The agreement with …

DES MOINES, Iowa-Iowa Network Services Inc. and Western Wireless Corp. announced a joint venture formed to expand personal communications services throughout Iowa. Called Iowa Wireless Services L.P., the venture is …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Bell Atlantic Network Services Inc. selected DSC Communications Corp. to supply equipment and software for the company’s 1998 launch of a high-speed data communications service for consumers using Asymmetric …

A new company has been formed to specialize in applying Code Division Multiple Access digital technology to product innovations. Digital Line Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., will focus on …

DALLAS-InterVoice Inc. and Open Development Corp. reached an agreement to develop a platform for multivendor calling card and prepaid services. The Original Equipment Manufacturer agreement calls for the pair to …

Coherent Communications Systems Corp. announced its chief financial officer, Michael Gendron, has left the company to pursue other interests. Gendron’s responsibilities will be assumed by Joan Cominski, corporate controller, while …

Samsung Electronics Co. has sold more than 1 million Any Call digital Code Division Multiple Access phone sets and obtained more than 1.4 million new subscribers in one year. The …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. launched a network services unit to offer multivendor telecommunications management services to carriers. The company’s network management services include billing, customer care, work force management, fault handling, …

NEW YORK-Preferred Networks Inc., a carrier’s paging carrier headquartered in Norcross, Ga., announced April 15 an agreement to obtain between $15 million and $20 million in a private placement with …

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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 …

BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Corp.’s board of directors approved a plan to refocus the company on its core satellite and network services businesses. The plan concentrates on the company’s international satellite services …

REDMOND, Wash.-Metawave Communications Corp.’s Network Services Group will provide installation services to Cox California PCS Inc., according to an agreement Metawave values at $500,000. Metawave said it will provide rigging …

Qualcomm Personal Electronics reported it has shipped more than 1 million Code Division Multiple Access portable phones. Qualcomm Personal Electronics, a joint venture of Qualcomm Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., …

LONDON-Orange plc signed a contract with Inference Corp. for its customer service software. Inference’s case-based reasoning (CBR) products will assist staff in responding to customers’ inquiries on the phone, said …

A decision by the United Kingdom government to assign special prefixes to all new mobile phone numbers has opened a door of opportunity for a U.K. company. Redstone Network Services …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. filed an amended S-1 registration statement Feb. 3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in hopes of jumpstarting its halted initial public offering that had been planned …

Wireless Access Inc. said it is volume shipping its AccessLink two-way wireless messaging device to SkyTel Corp. The AccessLink is a narrowband personal communications services device that allows end users …

Asia Pacific Cable Network, a submarine telecommunications cable network, began its link up to nine Asian countries. The project, valued at $580 million, is a joint investment of 51 telecommunications …

DALLAS-Alltel Enterprise Network Services signed a five-year agreement to provide satellite time for Paging Network Inc. Alltel will provide continuous access to its leased transponder on Hughes Communications Corp.’s Galaxy …