NEW YORK-"Within three years, PCS will take the market away from local paging in the top 40 markets," predicted Gordon Kaiser, chief executive officer of Cue Network Corp., a unique nationwide one-way paging carrier."I don't believe PCS companies will ever have the coverage we...
The Guangdong Machinery and Export Corp. of China awarded Allen Telecom Group's Decibel Products division a contract to expand its Global System for Mobile communications and Digital Cellular System 1800 networks. Allen Telecom values the contract at more than $9 million. The expansion will...
PARIS-France Telecom Mobiles announced it will activate roaming with American Personal Communications this quarter.The company announced in June its intent to deploy roaming functionality between APC's PCS 1900 network and its own cellular Global System for Mobile communications network.The accord allows France Telecom's Itineris...
OTTAWA-TMI Communications agreed to provide mobile satellite communications services to Cable & Wireless Caribbean Cellular, a marine cellular network operator in the Caribbean.The service, CellSat, allows users to switch from cellular to satellite services and provides one number seamless roaming in a 12-island service...
NEW YORK-As 1996 drew to a close, the impact of the Internet on wireless communications manifested itself in a flurry of announcements from an array of providers."It's all about making the Internet easier to use. The customers coming on line today are not information...
Ericsson Private Radio Systems ordered 150 PCMobile units from XL Computing Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cycomm International Inc. XL Computing values the order at more than $1 million. Delivery is scheduled for the first half of the year. The PCMobile units will...
NEW YORK-CommNet Cellular Inc., a Colorado-based rural cellular provider, has terminated plans announced early this year for a nationwide paging alliance with MobileMedia Corp., but it is close to reaching an agreement with a substitute, said Dan Dwyer, chief financial officer."We've come to a...
TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Tele-communications Services Inc. has agreed to supply its CloneDetector system to PrimeCo Personal Communications. The agreement also calls for GTE Telecommunications Services to manage the maintenance and operation of the system's software and hardware platforms.The system identifies and minimizes fraudulent calls by...
National Telemanagement Corp. believes it has solved the problems of the prepaid wireless industry.Selling debit cards is like selling a pack of cigarettes, said Jerry Easom, director of business development for NTC's SmartPay Wireless. A carrier has no way of knowing who the customer...
Xypoint Corp. named Jane Bissonnette director of 911 services. She will be responsible for developing the company's wireless enhanced 911 products, maintaining relationships with the public safety community and tracking industry standards and issues. Bissonnette previously was a project director at AT&T Wireless Services...
WASHINGTON-If the wireless telecom industry has learned one thing in recent years, it is that rules for paging, cellular, specialized mobile radio, personal communications services, mobile satellite, microwave, wireless local loop and private wireless services are not made in a vacuum.Wireless regulations and legislation-even...
NEW YORK-If unaccompanied by rigorous precautions, the new add-on features personal communications services carriers are rushing to provide could pierce the elaborate security veil built into Global System for Mobile communications technology.Over-the-air activation, prepaid calling and multifunctional handsets all pose potential security as well...
WASHINGTON-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. will use the Cibernet On-line Roaming Database to administer and exchange carrier market data used in roaming. The database allows carriers to update their roaming data online for immediate use by roaming partners.CORD transfers data such as home carrier's name...
Less than a year since licenses were awarded, PCS is live in Canada.Microcell Telecommunications Inc. turned on its personal communications services network in Montreal and is offering service at low rates.The Montreal-based company is targeting the mass market with its wireless service, branded Fido....
The transition from analog to digital handsets in the United States is finally taking off, says a new study published by Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd."After four years of false starts, the U.S. digital transition is finally underway," said Jane Zweig, senior vice president of...
PLEASANTON, Calif.-Pacific Bell Mobile Services will let its San Diego subscribers roam free of charge for the next six months in New York City, Honolulu, Portland, Ore., Salt Lake City, Knoxville, Tenn., Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C.Those are all cities where a personal communications services...
SAN DIEGO-Sony/Qualcomm CDMA sales, a division of Qualcomm Personal Electronics, will supply Sony CM-D500 handsets for GTE Inc.'s launch of Code Division Multiple Access digital service in Austin, Texas.The dual-mode phones use Sony's lithium ion battery technology to increase talk and standby times. The...
Powertel Inc. added three new executives to its management team. Michael C. Lothspeich is the new vice president of sales in the company's corporate office. He will be responsible for Powertel's sales and distribution strategy through mass retailers, company-owned retail stores, outside sales and...
NOVEMBER25-26 Personal Communications Services, by Bellcore. Richardson, Texas. (800) 521-CORE.26 European Churn Management Seminar, by DataMind, Lucent Technologies Inc., META Group, Red Brick and Silicon Graphics Inc. Bonn, Germany. 44-1734/25.DECEMBER2-3 The Wireless Buildout: Western Regional, co-sponsored by the Personal Communications Industry Association, APA and RCR...
LAS VEGAS-Nextel Communications Inc. launched its enhanced digital wireless communications service in Las Vegas. The system uses the PowerFone handset, which features an instant conferencing feature for up to 256 pre-programmed groups of up to 100 people.Nextel is extending a rate of 14 cents...
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 the state-run Puerto Rico Telephone Co. monopoly in its bid to deploy personal communications...
The Canadian government is expected to decide soon if it should have a larger role in fostering competition among wireless providers.Regulation has been light in the past for the cellular industry, said Michael Hennessy, vice president of government and regulatory affairs for Mobility Canada,...
NEW YORK-Omnipoint Communications Inc. opened for business Nov. 14, but a full-scale promotional campaign for its first personal communications services network-in the New York City metropolitan area-won't start for another week or so.By then, roaming will be possible in portions of Southern California, the...
A second cellular phone license probably won't be awarded this year because the Luxembourg government has delayed approving critical telecommunications legislation.The small Western European country is fighting its telecom deregulation battle on two fronts. Because Luxembourg is a member of the European Union, it...
