paging

NEW YORK-Metrocall Inc. announced an escalation in paging users in two markets where broadband personal communications services have been launched, discrediting the theory that the introduction of broadband PCS services …

A specialized mobile radio operator is making plans to offer a pager that operates at 220 MHz. Angell Communications Inc. announced Wings 220, a single line numeric pager that has …

Who is tomorrow’s paging user? RCR asked that question of a number of industry execs. Each one had a little different twist on the same theme. PageMart Wireless CEO John …

E.F. Johnson Co. introduced its 9840 model UHF multimode mobile radio. Part of the company’s 9800 Series radio platform, the 9840 operates in conventional, LTR trunking or talkaround modes. The …

NEW YORK-South Korea’s telecommunications marketplace is in the throes of a gradual but deliberate deregulation that is presenting opportunities and challenges for SK Telecom Co. Ltd., the largest wireless carrier. …

NEWARK, Calif.-Socket Communications Inc. will merge with Cetronic AB, a privately held company based in Sweden that develops and markets software and hardware for wireless data communications markets. According to …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. offers several new communications solutions for the manufacturing environment through the SiteComm portfolio. One solution is a pre-packaged, trunked radio system that includes a portable, self-contained housing …

Since the narrowband personal communications services licenses were awarded nearly two-and-a-half years ago, many companies have pushed ahead with plans to offer commercial service. Yet others seem to be creeping …

MobileMedia Corp. said it plans to appeal an administrative law judge’s recent denial of its April 23 request for a stay of hearing, which was ordered by the Federal Communications …

WASHINGTON-Personal Communications Industry Association President Jay Kitchen blasted the Federal Communications Commission last week for ignoring congressional requests to reduce paging carrier contributions to the $2 billion annual universal service …

Price is an important element of competition for paging carriers, but most industry insiders say features, quality of service and how a service meets a customer’s specific needs determine value. …

FREEHOLD, N.J.-Paging Partners Corp. and Suburban Cable Corp. signed an agreement to jointly market radio paging services through a new division, Suburban Paging, to Suburban’s 1.2 million subscribers. Headquartered in …

WASHINGTON-While no notice of proposed rulemaking is pending regarding the start and parameters for the next round of paging and narrowband personal communications services auctions, the wireless industry does need …

Only two innovative paging systems have been launched since new licenses were granted for narrowband personal communications services in 1994. SkyTel Corp. operates a two-way paging system aimed at elite …

During the last year, industry has unveiled a host of new gadgets for advanced alphanumeric paging, voice paging and messaging services. SkyTel Corp. currently is marketing its SkyWriter two-way service …

NEW YORK-“We have learned a lot in our first year,” Dennis Foster, president of 360

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Personal communications services provider Omnipoint Communications Services Inc. began operational roaming with Libertel in the Netherlands and Europolitan in Sweden. Although the companies’ networks operate in different frequencies, …

Ericsson Inc. announced it supplied equipment and services to Airadigm Communications Inc. for its Einstein personal communications services network in Appleton, Wis. The network uses Global System for Mobile communications …

ATLANTA-Paging Network Inc. launched its VoiceNow voice paging service in Atlanta. The service allows subscribers to receive a caller’s voice message. Service packages begin at $10 per month and the …

WASHINGTON-The paging industry urged the Federal Communications Commission last week to reject SBC Communications Inc.’s application to enter the long distance market, citing failure of the regional Bell telephone company …

NEW YORK-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp., Jackson, Miss., reported first quarter results showing increases in revenues and operating cash flow, with continuing but lessening losses per share of common stock. Consolidated …

An executive shuffle is taking place at Motorola Inc. In the company’s annual report for 1996, Hector Ruiz is titled executive vice president of Motorola Inc., and president of the …

GREENBELT, Md.-Cellular One of Washington, D.C./Baltimore introduced its RSVP Piper Traveler, a product that combines a pager and an analog cellular phone. RSVP Piper Traveler features a nationwide numeric display …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-BT Mobile awarded a contract to Ericsson Ltd. to upgrade BT’s wide area paging network. The project, scheduled for completion this year, will add features and increase network capacity. …

The Federal Communications Commission filed a reply brief last week with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit which is causing a review of the commission’s wireless resale …