Cook Inlet Region Inc. will roll out personal communications services this week in Tulsa, Okla.,-just the second C-block player to launch commercial PCS operations. Airadigm Communications Inc., another C-block licensee, launched its PCS service in March in Appleton, Wis.Cook Inlet, an Alaskan Native American...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Telecommunications signed a contract with Mobilix, a subsidiary of the France Telecom Group, to supply a new Digital Cellular System 1800 MHz network in Denmark. Mobilix won a license to operate the Danish DCS 1800 mobile phone network in March.The agreement includes...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. said they will develop a prototype digital handset for NTT DoCoMo in Japan based on wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology.NTT recently announced it plans to implement wideband CDMA technology by 2000. L.M. Ericsson and Lucent Technologies Inc....
Telecel-Zambia announced plans to launch a Code Division Multiple Access system next week in Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia. The initial launch will cover 450 customers, and a broader launch a month later will provide service to the general public. The company said...
WESTLAKE, Texas-Nokia Corp. agreed to supply Global System for Mobile communications personal communications services network equipment to Wireless Alliance L.L.C. Nokia values the contract at $20 million.During the initial phase of the contract, Nokia will supply GSM-1900 base station controllers and high-capacity indoor base...
IRVING, Texas-Aerial Communications Inc. said it will purchase personal communications services handsets from Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. and Nokia Corp. Aerial values both contracts at $75 million.The Mitsubishi G100 phone and Nokia's 2190 handset both incorporate plug-in subscriber identity module smart cards. Aerial also...
AirTouch Cellular launched Caller ID service in the Puget Sound area of western Washington. The service is available using Motorola Inc., Audiovox Corp. and Nokia Corp. narrowband Advanced Mobile Phone Service `MegaPhones,' said the company. The service is available for $4 per month.Northern Telecom...
IRVING, Texas-Nokia Mobile Phones introduced a service that allows direct Internet access from standard Global System for Mobile communications cellular phones."The main idea behind Smart Messaging is to combine Internet access with wireless telephony in a seamless manner," said Mikko Terho, vice president of...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. reported net sales for the first quarter ended March 31 of $2.2 billion, 43 percent more than first quarter 1996 net sales of $1.6 billion. Net profit for the quarter totaled $212.5 million, or 75 cents per share, compared with net...
China will have more than 20 million cellular subscribers by 2000, predicts a report released by International Technology Consultants Inc., titled Wireless Communications Markets: China. By 2000, China's Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications plans to install 150 million switching lines and only 105 million main...
NEC Corp. won contracts for two transmission projects in Costa Rica in conjunction with Intituto Costarricense de Electricidad. One project calls for NEC to supply a 2 GHz/8 Mbps digital microwave radio system for rural districts of Costa Rica. The other calls for NEC...
ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks will expand its cooperation with Nokia to provide packaged content and services for Smart Messaging, the Nokia-developed Global System for Mobile communications wireless service architecture announced last month at the CeBIT '97 technology fair.Geoworks will provide wireless services using Nokia's newly proposed...
Comsat Corp. said its offer to repurchase 8.13 percent debentures due April 1, 2004, was concluded April 9. The company repurchased $89.5 million of the $160 million in principal amount of debentures outstanding.Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd.'s board of directors declared a two-for-one split on the...
Various projects popping up in Europe indicate the TETRA two-way radio standard is becoming an operational reality.In Germany, dominant cellular carrier T-Mobil has teamed up with equipment providers Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. to operate trials of the digital Trans European Trunked Radio. Motorola...
IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. signed an agreement to supply personal communications services handsets to Pacific Bell Mobile Services. The companies value the agreement at $35 million.The one-year agreement calls for Nokia to begin delivering the phones this month. The phones will be sold as an...
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...
The technology wars aren't over until the new universal, third generation worldwide standard is developed.Two prominent institutions are pushing the development of such a standard-the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva and the European Union in Brussels.The ITU first proposed the idea. A committee called...
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DENVER-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. issued a special offer to members of the media covering the Oklahoma City bombing trial, which is set to begin in Denver this week.The company is offering a Nokia Corp. 2160 cellular phone for $150, a monthly access charge of...
Aerial Communications Inc. launched its first U.S. personal communications services network in Columbus, Ohio.The company's Global System for Mobile communications service is available through company-owned retail stores as well as several national retailers, including Best Buy, Office Max, Radio Shack, Circuit City and Office...
HELSINKI, Finland-At its annual general meeting, Nokia Corp.'s board of directors declared a 70 cents per share dividend for 1996. The dividend will be payable on April 7 to shareholders of record on April 1.It also adopted a bonus plan, approved terms of bonds...
When confronted with the question of why there is no radio frequency radiation bioeffects research after four years and $15 million, embattled Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. head Dr. George Carlo passionately replies that his critics-those in the wireless industry and in the scientific community-just...
Brazil is in the wireless spotlight. Demand is high, penetration is low and growth in all sectors is being fueled by deregulation and a stronger economy.Brazil's current annual cellular growth rate is about 70 percent. The number of subscribers totaled 2.7 million last year,...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed an agreement to supply a Digital Cellular System 1800 cellular network to Shanghai Post and Telecommunications Administration. Nokia values the agreement at $20 million.The DCS-1800 cellular network includes a Nokia DX 200 mobile switching center with potential capacity of up...
