HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Group implemented two regional organizations, one in the Asia-Pacific area and another for North America and South America. The company said the reorganization will help it better understand regional issues.Sari Baldauf, formerly president of Nokia Telecommunications Cellular Systems, has been appointed executive...
Simoco International Ltd. of the United Kingdom and German-based De Te We and Rhode & Schwarz Bick have formed a consortium to market Trans European Trunked Radio systems in Germany, a move that may give the group leverage against its formidable competitor Motorola Inc.Simoco,...
Metawave Communications Corp. appointed Kathryn Surace-Smith general counsel for the company. She will provide legal support for Metawave's business development activities including customer contracts, licensing agreements, strategic partnerships and financial, operational and corporate matters. Previously, Surace-Smith was international counsel for Alcatel Telecom.Glenayre Technologies Inc....
NEW YORK-"Within three years, PCS will take the market away from local paging in the top 40 markets," predicted Gordon Kaiser, chief executive officer of Cue Network Corp., a unique nationwide one-way paging carrier."I don't believe PCS companies will ever have the coverage we...
A few more pieces have fallen into place for the Philips Consumer Communications division as it pulls together its wireless handset sales machine to build a brand name in the United States.The Philips brand is well known in Europe, but Philips downplayed its own...
The Secretary of Communications in Argentina announced concrete plans to award two personal communications services licenses in early to mid-1997.Initially, the two PCS licenses will be granted for 30 megahertz, with an option for an additional 5 megahertz, but a total of 120 megahertz...
NEW YORK-As 1996 drew to a close, the impact of the Internet on wireless communications manifested itself in a flurry of announcements from an array of providers."It's all about making the Internet easier to use. The customers coming on line today are not information...
Editor's Note: No other debate has ignited the wireless telecommunications industry like the one that rages between TDMA and CDMA technology. For several years, the greatest argument against CDMA technology was that it was not commercially available. That changed in 1996 as both cellular and...
King Communications U.S.A. Inc. introduced Sentor, a package consisting of radio frequency monitoring, hot standby controller, site management and tower light control systems. Sentor does not require a computer at the remote site and can be addressed by RF or telephone modems from a...
NEW YORK-Like the fabled elephant described by a group of blind men positioned near various points of its anatomy, equipment vendors at the recent "PCS-1900 in North America" conference gave widely different definitions of so-called "smart phones."The closest thing to a consensus reached was...
NEW YORK-CIBC Wood Gundy Securities Corp. "is on the threshold of making announcements" about deals to help some vendors finance the purchase of their wireless equipment by cash-poor, start-up American personal communications services providers, said Robert W. Stuart, managing director of the global telecommunications...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Telecommunications said it will supply Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure equipment to Societe Francaise du Radiotelephone.According to the agreement, Nokia will deliver base stations, base station controllers, operation systems and network implementation, optimization and maintenance related services. Nokia has been supplying...
Less than a year since licenses were awarded, PCS is live in Canada.Microcell Telecommunications Inc. turned on its personal communications services network in Montreal and is offering service at low rates.The Montreal-based company is targeting the mass market with its wireless service, branded Fido....
A Massachusetts-based company has developed two lightning protection devices specifically for wireless networks that can be retrofitted into existing systems.M/A-Com Inc. of Lowell, Mass., develops and manufactures radio integrated circuits, passive and control devices, antennas, cables and interconnects. The company has manufacturing facilities worldwide...
Bouygues Telecom chose the partnership of Nokia Telecommunications and Dassault A.T. of France to provide a DCS 1800 cellular system in northern France. Nokia and Dassault will provide base stations, base station controllers, operation systems, cellular transmission equipment and antennas. In addition, the pair...
HELSINKI, Finland- Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Ltd. and the Fujian Post and Telecommunications Administration have signed an expansion contract for increased capacity, enhanced coverage and improved technology in Fujian and in China.The contract is valued at more than $80 million.Nokia said it will deliver...
OULU, Finland-Nokia Telecommunications announced plans to expand its base station production in Oulu, Finland, due to increased demand. Beginning next spring, the base stations will be manufactured in a new facility near an existing factory.Last year, Nokia expanded its base station production in Oulu...
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 week or so.By then, roaming will be possible in portions of Southern California, the...
HELSINKI, Finland-The Nokia Group said increased sales in the Nokia Telecommunications division, and strong growth in the Nokia Mobile Phones division, led to strong third quarter results.Nokia Telecommunications reported a 26 percent increase in net sales for the third quarter to $691 million, compared...
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.But when Omnipoint opens for business this week, there will be no disclaimers and no fine...
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 year, is now valued at $10 million. The system, which is expected to be...
PanaVise Products Inc. debuted PortaGrip 2000, a cellular phone holder that features four-way adjustability. The side jaws move back and forth, while the support slide moves up and down, the company said. PortaGrip adjusts to hold any size or shape cellular phone. Three models...
Nextel Communications Inc. charted a new frontier in its acquisition strategy with plans to buy most of Wireless Ventures of Brazil Inc., owner of Brazil's only nationwide specialized mobile radio license.Nextel of McLean, Va., said it reached definitive agreements with Wireless Ventures, of Arlington...
