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Nearly half of the 20 companies holding licenses for broadband personal communications services have made firm technology decisions, but others continue the difficult task of weighing options. “It is like …

On a recent trip across Europe to visit some of the major operators and manufacturers of the blossoming cellular industry there, I was asked to describe the state of the …

Fueled by increasing safety concerns and customer demand, the cellular market has become the fastest-growing segment for speech-recognition use in the United States, according to industry analysts. Being able to …

ierre Dogan, David Patton and Ray Nettleton Two observations can be drawn from the recent personal communications services license auctions. First, PCS participants are willing to assume enormous financial risk, …

STOCKHOLM-Malaysian cellular operator Mobikom Sdn Bhd has placed an order with L.M. Ericsson, valued at $60 million, to expand its Mobifon 800 Time Division Multiple Access/Advanced Mobile Phone Service network, …

Hoping to raise $1 billion to be used toward cellular expansion efforts, L.M. Ericsson said it is proposing an equity share offering. “There is an increased need for working capital …

Cellular operators may have to continue to price digital service lower than analog to capture and keep customers until digital service matures and can offer advanced features, said cellular phone …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. said it has begun testing switching equipment from AT&T Network Systems Inc. and L.M. Ericsson in two markets. McCaw plans to purchase $450 million dollars …

Launching personal communications services with a multitude of standards may be the way for industry to sort out the benefits of each technology, but it could set consumers up for …

DALLAS-Northern Telecom Ltd. will provide Star Digitel with a Time Division Multiple Access digital cellular phone system valued at $24 million under the terms of a three-year supply agreement. Star …

CLEVELAND-The TDMA Forum said it has successfully completed bench and laboratory testing of prototype Interim Standard-136 compatible mobile stations on the infrastructures of AT&T Corp., L.M. Ericsson, Hughes Networks Systems …

Bell Atlantic Corp. formed a joint wenture with the Bombay-based Essar Group to bid for basic and mobile telephone service licenses in India. Bell Atlantic will be a minority partner …

Texas Instruments Inc. and AT&T Microelectronics have launched a semiconductor marketing race, each introducing single-chip digital signal processors they say complete more instructions per second using less power. Texas Instruments …

With plans to target the corporate market, Swedish telecommunications operator Telia and Ericsson Inc. are testing a new dual-mode telephone that will allow users to seamlessly switch from private wireless …

Hail the birth of broadband PCS! Hail more competition in the marketplace! And hail to what likely will be continued growth for the wireless industry! But while the industry revels …

Qualcomm Inc. agreed to pay InterDigital Technology Corp. $5.5 million in an out-of-court settlement of the companies’ Code Division Multiple Access patent dispute. In return for the one-time payment, Qualcomm …

In efforts to achieve compatibility of mobile communications systems among public-safety agencies, several manufacturers contributing to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International Inc.’s Project 25 have encountered communication snags of …

Seeking a bigger slice of the telephony pie, Cybertel Cellular is slashing prices for its new digital cellular service in Hawaii. Cybertel, a subsidiary of Ameritech Cellular Services, is offering …

Overlapping markets and conflicting decisions on digital technology are two issues the new quartet of Bell Atlantic Corp., Nynex Corp., U S West Inc. and AirTouch Communications has to address. …

Illinois Superconductor Corp. said it has introduced an interference filter for cellular base station receivers that uses superconductor technology, enabling the base station to hear weaker signals more clearly. Superconductivity …

MORRISTOWN, N.J.-AT&T Network Systems Inc. announced its PCS Minicell product portfolio, the flagship product in the company’s new family of wireless base station products for personal communications services systems. PCS …

What’s behind the recent wave of wireless mega-mergers and alliances? First, AT&T Corp. launched its bold acquisition of cellular leader McCaw Cellular Communications Inc., and MCI Communications Corp. responded by …