CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. said its @ctiveLink two-way wireless messaging module for the Handspring Visor is commercially available, bundled with the handheld device.The module gives two-way wireless connectivity to the Visor for e-mail and messaging capabilities. It connects to the devices via the Springboard...
MEXICO CITY-Since paging services started in Mexico in 1993, carriers have made large investments in advertising and marketing strategies. Biper, the country's largest messaging company, has focused its marketing efforts on extending service to the entire Mexican population.The company initially focused its marketing efforts...
Dear Editor: Several times I have read articles about the paging industry in Colombia with incorrect information.TAS does not own a 900 MHz license. Only four companies in Colombia have 900 MHz licenses. Skytel and Conectel, both U.S. companies, have 900 MHz licenses. In addition,...
JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc., a WorldCom Inc. company, has begun offering the BlackBerry wireless e-mail service from Research In Motion Ltd., branded BlackBerry by SkyTel, to customers nationwide.The service uses the BlackBerry Exchange Edition with the RIM 850 handheld device. SkyTel will offer the...
Two-way messaging took a leap forward last week as Motorola Inc. introduced a new two-way pager and JP Systems Inc. implemented a mobile Internet portal service.Motorola unveiled its Talkabout T900 two-way messaging device, which features a full Qwerty keyboard, a flip-top screen and a...
RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it has changed its name to Motient Corp., with the new Nasdaq symbol MTNT."Motient is information in motion, solutions in motion and instant messaging for business-to-business and business-to-consumers," said Walt Purnell Jr., president and chief executive officer of...
Concerns over the effectiveness of Research In Motion Ltd.'s distribution partners came to a head last week, as expectations of flat revenues in the face of increased spending forced the company's stock down 44 percent, despite positive earnings and new product and partnership announcements.The...
NEW YORK-For about $2,000 per square mile, MCI WorldCom Inc. expects to launch multichannel multipoint distribution service systems able to give its fixed wireless customers data access at speeds faster than T-1 connections.That is the vision the carrier is working to make a reality,...
MEXICO CITY-In Mexico, paging has been around for more than 40 years, and for a long time, only a handful of companies provided the service. That presented a perfect situation for the industry to have achieved a strong product, brand recognition, a well-developed distribution...
Motorola and SkyTel announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand two-way wireless communications solutions to Latin America. In particular, SkyTel said it will make Motorola's PageWriter 2000X two-way pager available in Latin American markets. The pagers previously were available only in...
BOGOTA, Colombia-The Colombian telecommunications sector has experienced growth over the last year despite the 1998-1999 economic recession. Although expectations that the sector would boom in 1999 were overshadowed by economic problems, several government initiatives promise to pave the way for future growth.The Colombian government...
NEW YORK-Ever been whipsawed?A whipsaw is a double-handled saw designed for use by two people. The dictionary also says the word "whipsaw" means "to defeat or get the best of a person two ways at once."For telecommunications carriers, getting whipsawed means paying taxes in...
In a marked shift in strategy, Datalink.net unveiled a new business unit called Net2Wireless Turnkey Business Solutions, designed to provide business-to-business wireless extension services.Originally, Datalink aimed its turnkey information services solution directly to wireless customers, sometimes through marketing agreements with carriers like SkyTel Inc....
SkyTel, an MCI WorldCom company, announced it will add new paging protocol technology to its network to make it compatible with the next generation of ReFLEX two-way pagers.Today, two-way and assured messaging paging devices have either ReFLEX 50 or ReFLEX 25 software installed, and...
Research In Motion Ltd. ended the year with several potentially significant announcements, including a long-awaited reorder contract with BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. and the opening of a new research and development facility.BSWD was the first and historically largest buyer of RIM's Interactive Pager 950...
In a deal loud with industry-shaking repercussions, the United States' top two paging carriers announced their intention to merge in November, raising the consolidation bar to a level as yet unseen in the industry's history.Arch Communications Group Inc., the second-largest paging carrier, emerged as...
At the end of each year, the RCR editorial staff looks back on the news events that made RCR headlines and decides which were the most significant, industry-impacting stories of the past 12 months. Here are our picks for 1999 in chronological order.1. Jan....
The spirit of collaboration among leaders in the paging industry continues to grow as paging carriers and manufacturers have joined in several marketing and technological efforts designed to increase the awareness and robustness of paging technology.The Personal Communications Industry Association's Y2K Task Force said...
JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. announced that in January it will begin offering nationwide the SkyTel eLink wireless e-mail product for customers who need to send and receive large amounts of wireless information.SkyTel is offering eLink through a reseller agreement with American Mobile Satellite Corp....
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Eight leading paging companies, in an effort managed by the Personal Communications Industry Association, launched the industry sector's first collaborative advertising campaign with TV and radio spots beginning to air in Fresno, Calif., and Jacksonville, Fla.Designed to communicate the advantages of paging technology,...
In a deal loud with industry-shaking repercussions, the nation's top two paging carriers announced their intention to merge last week, raising the consolidation bar to a level as yet unseen in industry's history.Arch Communications Group Inc., the second-largest paging carrier, emerged as the victor...
Last week heralded a slew of fairly positive announcements from the still-struggling paging industry, with PageMart Wireless Inc., Paging Network Inc., SkyTel and TSR Wireless L.L.C. announcing significant partnerships.PageMartPageMart announced a strategic agreement with the MSN.com Mobile Service to provide customized personal information services...
Dear Bernie,Congratulations on your promotion into the wireless industry. While I admired your foray into wireless with MCI WorldCom's acquisition of SkyTel, I admit I was surprised at your company's coup in picking up Sprint's PCS licenses.You obviously are a savvy businessman with a...
American Mobile Satellite Corp. began offering its eLink wireless e-mail service commercially last week, featuring two-way wireless extension of desktop Internet e-mail to handheld devices and personal information management functions. The solution uses AMSC's Ardis packet data network and Research In Motion Ltd.'s 850...
