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Most wireless carriers haven’t been successful in marketing wireless data products in retail outlets because the people selling the products and service haven’t been properly trained. Data On Air Inc. …

Using the existing Ardis two-way data network, ConectUS Wireless Communications of Thousand Oaks, Calif., plans to launch two-way nationwide messaging services next month, initially targeting business users. ConectUS is a …

SAN JUAN, P.R.-In a move that could become a role model for other pocket phone carriers struggling to activate their cell sites, Centennial Cellular Corp. has executed an end-run around …

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ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet has launched its first commercial Code Division Multiple Access cellular service in Austin, Texas. The company is offering a dual-mode Sony-branded handset, the CM-D500, manufactured by Qualcomm Personal …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. has agreed to provide its services to Benefits For Business members at discounts normally reserved for large corporations. No activation fees will be charged to members, and …

When Metrocall Inc. reported third quarter earnings, the company also said it has shifted its course toward increasing revenue per unit and away from expansion in the reseller channel. For …

NEW YORK-As Omnipoint Communications Inc. sprints toward the Nov. 14 commercial launch of its personal communications service in the New York City metropolitan area, two hurdles remain: Nynex and NIMBY. …

Frequencies and technologies may not matter much in the scramble to capture the wireless consumer market. Instead, wireless carriers plan to compete in marketing and customer service. “Everyone has a …

AUSTIN, Texas-More than half of all cellular and broadband personal communications services are sold through the retail channel, said IDC/Link Resources of Austin, Texas, in a recent report on distribution …

NEW YORK-Will hardware yield to software for prepaid wireless services? Tecore, a Columbia, Md., technology company, is in business to facilitate the transition, which it believes is inevitable. The euphemistically …

When Pacific Bell Mobile Services launches commercial GSM-based personal communications services this Friday in San Diego, it will do so alongside a quiet competitor. AirTouch Communications Inc. said it will …

Andres Link and Richard Swerdlow met three years ago playing basketball in Miami, and began discussing business opportunities. Last month, the University of Florida named the pair’s partnership, Cellular Works, …

Tektronix Inc. announced a new capability for the R3465 Modulation Spectrum Analyzer, which is made by Japan-based Advantest Corp. and marketed in North America by Tektronix. The new tool, called …

The wireless industry is primed to woo holiday shoppers this season to their stable of products, offering service that is inexpensive and easy to use, with no strings attached. In …

CLEVELAND-Reltec Corp. obtained a $450 million senior credit facility provided by several financial institutions led by Chase Manhattan Bank. The company said it will use the facility to fund strategic …

LAS VEGAS-Telemetry applications made a strong showing at last week’s Wireless Apps ’96 show hosted by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Skywire Corp. announced a trial to monitor several hundred …

With its purchase of 355 kiosks in Sam’s Club stores nationwide, MCI Communications Corp. has hands-on access to the consumer customer it seeks. Before obtaining entrance into Sam’s, MCI’s retail …

IRVINE, Calif.-One-Stop Wireless of America said it plans to offer wireless and prepaid cellular products beginning Nov. 15 in Los Angeles. The company said it plans to acquire retail stores …

Canadians may be giving Fido to their loved ones this Christmas. But Fido is not a dog. It’s the spunky brand name for Microcell Telecommunications Inc.’s personal communications service scheduled …

Canadians may be giving Fido to their loved ones this Christmas. But Fido is not a dog. It’s the spunky brand name for Microcell Telecommunications Inc.’s personal communications service scheduled …

NEW YORK-TSR Paging Inc. announced last week it closed on a new $125 million bank credit facility, arranged by First National Bank of Chicago acting as agent. The increased credit …

Glenayre Technologies Inc. installed its Modular Voice Processing system for PennSel Communication Services, a division of R.F. Communications. PennSel will offer MVP services to its customers in Pennsylvania and the …

HighwayMaster Communications Inc. announced it reached an agreement with SBC Communications Inc. for a $20 million equity investment in HighwayMaster. The company said SBC’s initial investment will be in preferred …

The option to pay in advance for wireless service is booming in the cellular industry. The same trend may soon spread in paging. Grab ‘n Go is a prepaid beeper …