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Xypoint Corp. named Jim Thornton chief financial officer with responsibility for all accounting, administration, human resources, risk management and treasury functions. Prior to joining the company, Thornton was president and …

Smith Micro Software Inc. introduced HotPage 2.0, a wireless messaging software that provides message management and transmission to alphanumeric and numeric pagers. The new version supports Windows 95 and Windows …

Marketing may be everything. The technical properties of cellular and personal communications services-some similar, some different-balance out when vying for customers. How carriers decide to exploit technical advantages to win …

NEW YORK-“Why pay for cellular phone service if you only want it for emergency use?” That’s the advertising slogan and the business concept for SOS Wireless Communications Inc., an Irvine, …

“This is a fight for the total telecommunication system, and we’re not going to play defense,” said John E. Rooney from his new office as president of Ameritech Consumer Services. …

PHILADELPHIA-Sprint Spectrum L.P. launched service in Philadelphia on April 3, now the 20th market in which the carrier offers service. The Philadelphia major trading area license actually is held by …

Nationwide Network Services has teamed with MTV Network and Motorola Inc. to create a nationwide paging initiative aimed at teenagers and young adults. The promotion follows the likes of a …

ORANGEBURG, N.Y.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile launched its DigitalChoice service in New York and New Jersey. The company said the 13-kilobit per second, Code Division Multiple Access cellular system is the …

ATLANTA-GTE Wireless said it is preparing to launch personal communications services in Seattle and Spokane, Wash., later this year. The company said it has not yet begun advertising but has …

DENVER-Sprint PCS service was launched in Denver today, offering half-price monthly service charges for a year. The calling plan means a customer can sign up for the personal communications service …

Aerial Communications Inc. launched its first U.S. personal communications services network in Columbus, Ohio. The company’s Global System for Mobile communications service is available through company-owned retail stores as well …

ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. introduced its Priceless Page caller-pays paging service in Chicago. The program allows Preferred’s customers to offer a paging service with no monthly fee. The program is being …

Cellular One offers DPCS in Bay area Cellular One said it will begin offering digital cellular service branded Digital PCS in the San Francisco Bay area today. In conjunction with …

John Walier will manage customer sales accounts in Glenayre Western Multiplex’s northeast region. He will focus on customers of the company’s wireless interconnect products, primarily the Lynx family of spread …

LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications Inc. launched its Einstein personal communications services network in Appleton, Wis., and will open its first retail store for Appleton in May. The company said it …

One clear strategy in marketing wireless phones to consumers is keep it simple. The phone is not just a business tool but an easy, fun device that keeps you in …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Uniden America Corp. introduced a cordless phone operating at 900 MHz, which the company said allows business users to have a portable handset with features of a desk …

NEW YORK-As unlikely as it may seem at first glance today, an affinity marketing company and an airline reservation system offer a glimpse into the future landscape of the wireless …

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. became a licensee of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. March 13, joining 200 other companies that pay the nonprofit organization to recycle nickel cadmium batteries, a mainstay …

NEW YORK-RAM Mobile Data USA L.P. is gearing up for a national rollout, starting in the New York City metropolitan area, of an interactive, two-way messaging service designed to compete …

Western Wireless Corp. launched its personal communications services network in El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, N.M. The system is branded VoiceStream. The new PCS markets are part of the …

Editor’s Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest resellers of cellular service in the United States. Rankings are based on the total number of cellular resale subscribers reported …

When a large company like the Matsushita Electric Corp. pools its creative resources, it can produce revolutionary products like the new Telenium product. Telenium is the joint effort of the …

GTE Wireless Inc. said it turned on service ahead of time in Cincinnati last week due, in part, to the existence of clear city zoning regulations. “I correctly advised [GTE] …

Link Telecommunications of Australia is gearing up to launch a two-way messaging network in Sydney, using technology supplied by Nexus Telecommunications Ltd. of Israel. The system trials began in the …