Lucent Technologies Inc., the equipment division spun off by AT&T Corp. last year, and Netherlands-based Philips Electronics N.V., one of the world's largest electronic companies, announced plans to combine their consumer phone equipment operations in a joint venture sure to create the largest phone...
Consolidation as a means to expansion has been the tradition in the wireless industry. Look no further than Craig McCaw, amassing a wireless fortune one cellular license at a time.Each merger, each alliance, each buyout, has been greeted with surprise, then understanding, and finally,...
NEC Corp.'s Wireless Message Terminals division recently reduced its sales staff, an action the company and some carriers say reflects the paging industry's changing structure."We're changing internally to better address the way the market is changing," said Beth Anderson, manager of marketing communications for...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court in San Diego seeking a judicial determination that Qualcomm does not infringe on three patents held by U.S. Philips Corp.The complaint says a dispute arose from Philips' contention that the three patents cover...
Cellemetry Data Service has signed eight new contracts since it was launched almost a year ago, and now provides total coverage to 125 million pops in North America.The service was developed by BellSouth Corp. in the early 1990s, and launched commercially 10 months ago....
Contactless smart cards are becoming hot business.Motorola Inc. announced last month its plans to be a leader in the business of contactless smart cards. Meanwhile, the France-based Gemplus Group claims to have already achieved "world leadership in the area of contactless products," according to...
Geotek Technologies Inc. said it will supply trunked mobile radio equipment and services based on its Frequency Hopping Multiple Access technology to Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd. The company values the purchase order at $18 million. The agreement calls for Geotek to provide an...
"The world's smallest PCS phone.""The world's lightest mobile phone.""The smallest and lightest CDMA phone in existence."The battle for the tiniest phone is no longer just a matter of shape and size. The technological standard used by the phone is now a clear differentiator.The new...
CAMBRIDGE, England-During a visit to Simoco International Ltd., Ole Lauridsen, chairman of the TETRA MoU, was given a demonstration of Simoco's Trans European Trunked Radio Access equipment.The demonstration included mobile and portable phones in full duplex mode, the first time a company has demonstrated...
After a year of sweeping talented executives away from competing companies and setting the stage for strongly anticipated success, Philips Consumer Communications doesn't blink when it says it expects to be one of the top three handset providers by 2000.The Netherlands-based electronics giant was...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Arguments will begin Thursday in the appeal by InterDigital Communications Corp. of its 1995 patent infringement case against Motorola Inc.InterDigital's patent protection arm, InterDigital Technology Corp., sued Illinois-based Motorola in 1993 regarding patents for Time Division Multiple Access technology.The case went...
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,...
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...
Oki Telecom Inc. says it expects to be first to market with a tri-mode wireless phone based on Code Division Multiple Access technology, a move in line with the company's selection of CDMA as its product niche for the U.S. market.The year 1996 has...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said the German Federal Patent Court upheld the company's patent relating to wireless digital radio communications systems using Time Division Multiple Access technology.InterDigital won the patent in 1991, but it was opposed by Standard Elektrik Lorenz, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft...
SkyTel Corp. introduced the SkyTel Messenger for Windows CE, a software messaging system developed by SkyTel in conjunction with Microsoft Corp.Jackson, Miss.-based SkyTel said the software messaging application, which is scheduled to be available late this year, will be marketed with handheld personal computers...
Don Smith is the new director of wireless technology and network operations for specialized mobile radio carrier ComTec International Inc. Prior to joining the company, Smith was director of network operations for OneComm Corp. (now part of Nextel Communications Inc.) where he oversaw the...
SAN FRANCISCO-Philips Electronics NV of the Netherlands and Motorola Inc. announced a cross-licensing agreement giving Philips access to the FLEX family of messaging technologies, including the FLEX one-way, ReFLEX two-way and InFLEXion voice messaging protocols.In addition, Philips Semiconductor Division, a worldwide supplier of paging...
Yet another European-based company is entering the U.S. digital handset market, trumpeting its communications and manufacturing expertise, particularly in Global System for Mobile communications technology.A U.S. division of Siemens A.G. hopes to eventually grab a double-digit slice of market share when it begins selling...
Nokia Telecommunications said it fought against strong competition to win the private radio contract for the London Underground Northern Line, which is valued at $15 million.Nokia will supply and install its trunked Actionet system throughout the line."We are confident that this turnkey system will...
NEW YORK-High-technology companies have benefited in recent years from the robust market for initial public stock offerings, which in turn encourages venture capital investments. But even the most vigorous IPO and venture capital markets have their limits, so competition is keen among companies seeking...
LE MANS, France-Philips Electronics North America Corp. has appointed Osmo Hautanen president of Philips Consumer Communications Co., a seven-month-old Le Mans, France-based subsidiary of Philips Electronics.Hautanen will oversee Philips' launch of telecommunications devices, including cellular and wireline phones, answering machines and pagers, throughout the...
NUREMBERG, Germany-Lucent Technologies Inc. has received a contract from Deutsche Telekom Mobilnet GmbH to provide the German phone operator with base stations for one of the largest nationwide German mobile networks.The deal is valued at more than $20 million. Deutsche Telekom's wireless arm, DeTeMobil,...
PRAGUE-Landline operator SPT Telecom s.p. of the Czech Republic has agreed to purchase wireless equipment, valued at $7 million, from Lucent Technologies Inc.Lucent will supply 12 Integrated Radio Telecommunications systems to SPT, the Czech Republic's wireline operator. The radio network will allow SPT to...
