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Micronetics Wireless Inc. is close to receiving patents for its MicroCal Module, a recently developed integrated circuit that facilitates self-monitoring in wireless equipment, reported the company. MicroCal’s alarm circuitry monitors …

Nokia Mobile Phones announced it has teamed with computer manufacturer Psion to enable wireless users to send and receive short messages over a Global System for Mobile communications-based PCS-1900 network …

Lone personal communications services provider Pacific Bell Mobile Systems, regional cellular carriers, paging providers and rental companies will try to leave no stone unturned when it comes to providing wireless …

A stern letter from the European Commission has gone out to dozens of wireless operators and phone manufacturers in Europe about the use of SIM card locks. “With this pressure, …

CellStar Corp. said it has a tentative Fortune 500 buyer for its kiosk business located in 347 Sam’s Club stores nationwide, the expenses of which led to the company’s disappointing …

NEC Corp. of Tokyo has launched its new GSM phone in Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, with plans to expand sales and sell a million units during the first …

The groundwork for a head-to-head duel between factories is being laid in Brazil, where Nokia Group and Motorola Inc. both are establishing handset manufacturing plants. Brazil has 1.2 million cellular …

A U.S.-owned company is up against competition in its bid for digital dispatch radio spectrum in the United Kingdom, while also facing implementation of the never-deployed TETRA standard. National Band …

Jim Wolfinger, president and chief executive officer of Phoenix-based Choice Cellular, has been named president of the National Wireless Resellers Association. Wolfinger will serve a two-year term as president. Russ …

The Nokia Group is expanding an analog system in Indonesia, in the face of the deployment of digital systems by numerous other operators there. Earlier this year, Indonesia’s government gave …

NEW YORK-Mentor Graphics Corp. plans this summer to begin selling a new generation of electronic design automation software, developed with Nokia Corp., that officials of both companies say will dramatically …

NEW YORK-Mentor Graphics Corp. plans this summer to begin selling a new generation of electronic design automation software, developed with Nokia Corp., that officials of both companies say will dramatically …

Another handset manufacturer saw its company stock drop then slowly rise again following the release of a quarterly report with stagnant earnings. It’s the continuation of a process that began …

Motorola Inc.’s Advanced Messaging Group announced that PacLink has become the first to launch Motorola’s FLEX paging protocol and distribute FLEX protocol-based pagers in Thailand. PacLink is investing more than …

Nexus Telecommunication Systems Ltd. announced it has granted a license to operate its wireless messaging system over 2 MHz in the 900 UHF to Eden, a fully owned subsidiary of …

Cloners beware, Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. are active with authentication technology-each carrier in two markets. “We’ve taken the next step from protection to prevention. It’s …

Nokia profits down in first quarter A 62 percent decrease in operating profit reported by the Nokia Group has been attributed to Nokia Mobile Phones. The Finnish manufacturer’s handset division …

NEW YORK-With the advent of a personal communications services overlay onto the nation’s traditional cellular landscape, 1996 also will mark the debut of the dual-mode wireless phone as a consumer …

The fusion of wireless telecommunications and computer processing power into a device that fits your hand ought to be a slam-dunk proposition. It lets time-critical information go unobtrusively to where …

NEW YORK-As the Federal Communication Commission’s C-block auction for personal communications services draws to a close, a key consideration for systems build-out is the kind of role equipment vendors will …

Sales of wireless network equipment in the United States grew more than 72 percent in 1995 to $5.44 billion, up from $3.16 billion the previous year, according to a new …

L.M. Ericsson announced its order intake during the first quarter has continued to increase for the eighteenth consecutive quarter, and by 11 percent compared with the same period last year. …

The Personal Mobile Communications Division of Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. announced the MobileAccess smart phone. The phone integrates a cellular telephone with broad messaging and data capabilities in a lightweight, …

NEW YORK-Look who’s talking! After deflecting outside speculation for months, PCS PrimeCo L.P. partners have hinted recently that their TalkAlong phone-in-a-box product is to become their nationwide marketing vehicle. PCS …

NEW YORK-Last year, companies involved in various aspects of wireless communications generated 16,000 new jobs in the United States at all levels, and that number is expected to grow by …