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 speed time to market for new electronics products.Known as Seamless Co-Verification Environment, the new...
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 Kohlman, owner and principal executive of CellNet Communications, was named vice president of the...
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 last year when the drop in handset prices began to noticeably affect percentage growth. Manufacturers...
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 $1 million in the FLEX protocol-capable infrastructure system and plans to launch the latest...
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 Nexus set up to operate the messaging system and provide its services in Israel....
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 like a little Fort Knox for your phone," said Steve Fleischer, general manager of corporate...
Nokia profits down in first quarterA 62 percent decrease in operating profit reported by the Nokia Group has been attributed to Nokia Mobile Phones.The Finnish manufacturer's handset division struggled with low phone prices and slow sales during its first quarter. Sales of mobile handsets...
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 product.To Terrence Valeski, vice president of marketing for Pacific Bell Mobile Services, Pleasanton, Calif.,...
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 it can be most productive-in the field-rather than requiring the user to go 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 play.Although many creative financing ideas are under way or under consideration, two persistent stumbling...
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 report from Northern Business Information.In U.S. Wireless Network Equipment Markets: 1995 Edition, NBI said that...
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. Net sales increased by 14 percent. The company said its mobile communications business continues...
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, handheld unit, the company said. The model relies on cellular digital packet data technology...
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 PrimeCo is a venture jointly owned by Bell Atlantic Corp., Nynex Corp., U S West...
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 an additional 20,000 this year, according to Christian & Timbers Inc.The wireless-related businesses affected...
Telex Communications Inc. has introduced a lightweight headset specifically for cellular phones and other mobile applications. The company said its Telex Nomad Headset is a lightweight, ear-worn device with an adjustable boom microphone and high-fidelity speaker. The headset is designed to improve the sound...
NEW YORK-In the short run in the U.S. analog cellular phone equipment market, Nokia Corp. and, to a lesser extent, L.M. Ericsson, have gained ground on industry giant Motorola Inc. But the bigger question over the longer run is how meaningful this market share...
The Big Mac of wireless devices has arrived. Shaped like a regular cellular phone, the Nokia 9000 Communicator opens to expose an interactive digital world of voice, data, fax, e-mail, computer, on-line and organizer features to appease the cravings of today's business professionals.Nokia Mobile...
Western Wireless Corp. said aloha to Honolulu's wireless communications market by offering consumers yet another way to communicate-via a personal communications services handset.The Bellevue, Wash.-based company announced it has activated its PCS 1900 network based on Global System for Mobile communications technology in Honolulu...
WESTLAKE, Texas-Nokia Telecommunications Inc. announced it has been selected as the sole supplier for the initial buildout of American Portable Telecom Inc.'s personal communications services network.The $200 million contract calls for Nokia to supply Global System for Mobile communications equipment, base stations and engineering...
The president of a Colorado-based rural cellular operator "emphatically refutes" claims by analog handset manufacturers that cellular growth is slowing, suggesting instead that low phone prices and the battle for market share are responsible for unwelcome pressure on manufacturing revenue."The number of subscribers continues...
NEW YORK-Faced with falling cellular phone prices and formidable competition by the four heavyweight handset manufacturers, smaller, Japanese-based players are pursuing other options in the U.S. marketplace."It's going to be a brutal year," said Francis McInerney, a principal of North River Ventures, New York....
Northern Telecom Inc. announced the commercial launch of VoiceStream Wireless service on its Global System for Mobile communications-based personal communications services 1900 network in Hawaii, the second PCS network activated in the United States.The service, operated by Western Wireless Corp., was launched in Honolulu...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-In an effort to provide affordable communication services to its country, the central African country of Malawi has launched a Global System for Mobile communications network, Nokia Corp. announced.The network, named "Call Point 900," is a joint project between Telekom Malasia Malawi...
