ANRITSU CO.Anritsu Co. introduced the MS8606A digital mobile radio transmitter tester that performs Code Division Multiple Access measurements in less than two seconds. Covering the 300 kHz to 3 GHz frequency range, the MS8606A combines a transmitter tester, spectrum analyzer, power meter and software...
Paging Network Inc. will be the primary network provider for a remote automotive vehicle security system developed by Adaptive Vehicle Systems, according to an agreement signed between the two companies. Using PageNet's network, motorists can "page" their automobiles with messages to lock and unlock...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aeris Communications Inc. announced that Century Cellunet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Century Telephone Enterprises Inc., will deploy its MicroBurst technology throughout its seven-state territory.MicroBurst is a wireless data and messaging solution enabling such telemetry applications as global positioning systems, Automated Meter...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Nexus Telecommunication Systems Ltd. announced it received an additional $1.5 million order for infrastructure in Caracas, Venezuela, to upgrade the existing AVL system there.According to Nexus, the system will enable two-way paging on the network through the company's return channel solution for...
Aeris Communications Inc. announced that Ameritech Cellular Services will deploy Aeris' MicroBurst technology for short-burst data applications in Ameritech's cellular territory.The wireless data messaging solution enables mobile telemetry services like Global Positioning System, remote monitoring, automated meter reading and security alarm systems, Aeris said.With...
LOS ANGELES-Roamer One, a subsidiary of Intek Diversified Corp., installed a two-way voice and data communications and vehicle tracking system for Brinks Inc., a St. Louis-based armored security company."The Brinks installation includes two-way voice and data wireless communications between mobile units, groups of mobile...
NEW YORK-Electric power companies have seen the future and it is wireless.The Electric Power Research Institute, a 700-plus member organization based in Palo Alto, Calif., recently established a Wireless Solutions Office. EPRI, whose annual budget exceeds $500 million, manages science and technology research and...
MONTREAL-Dataradio Inc. purchased E.F. Johnson Co.'s Data Telemetry Division and formed the Johnson Data Telemetry Corp. to focus on the wireless data communications sector."This combination will have a tremendous impact on the market both in terms of services offered to customers around the world...
American Messaging Systems Inc. is entering the two-way market with an alternative to ReFLEX that provides high system capacity, quick time to market and helps carriers cut costs, said the company.AMS is an equal joint venture of Minneapolis-based American Paging and Nexus Telecommunications Systems...
WASHINGTON-Industry opinion regarding the recent Federal Communications Commission adoption of a memorandum report and order on refarming generally is positive, with carriers and manufacturers alike ready to move forward after being in such a long holding pattern. The order was based on petitions for...
Cellular operators need to "get their heads together" if they want to offer cellular as a primary solution for telemetry, said a Houston-based company that manages that service for large U.S. pipeline companies."If cellular wants to play heavily in this market, they're going to...
A new Phantom low profile antenna was introduced by Antenex. The antenna has a wide bandwidth and low angle radiation pattern. It also has an element that reduces dropped calls and dead spots, the company said. It comes with Antenex's standard NMO style mounting...
CHANTILLY, Va.-EON Corp.'s new international affiliate, EON Peru, has agreed to provide remote vending telemetry technology and software systems in Peru. According to an agreement with AGS International Services S.A. EON will install its wireless modem kit in 400 AGS vending machines located in...
Licensees of narrowband personal communications services report their development, testing and introduction plans for two-way messaging services are right on schedule. But Ian Gillott, manager of wireless research for IDC/Link Resources, suggests carriers have shifted to more conservative time schedules.Many service providers say they...
WASHINGTON-A newly authorized low-power radio service in the 216-217 MHz band will accommodate planned short-range communications devices for the hearing impaired, health-care telemetry services and stolen-merchandise tracking by public-safety entities.At its July 25 open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules that changed...
It's quicker to list which countries do not use FLEX than to name those that do.That's how Larry Conlee, corporate vice president and director of worldwide markets, Motorola Inc.'s Advanced Messaging Division, described FLEX's rapid acceptance worldwide. In the United States, most one-way paging...
New protocol-based paging technologies may not only alleviate carrier capacity problems but also may transform the nature of service offerings from "cheap beeps" to "paging on steroids."Alphanumeric paging, the first "enhanced service" to be offered by carriers, ran smack into the problem of network...
New protocol-based paging technologies may not only alleviate carrier capacity problems but also may transform the nature of service offerings from "cheap beeps" to "paging on steroids."Alphanumeric paging, the first "enhanced service" to be offered by carriers, ran smack into the problem of network...
AirTouch Communications Inc. announced its cellular ventures in Germany and Italy have continued to experience strong customer growth. AirTouch said its German cellular venture, Mannesmann Mobilfunk, currently has more than 1.6 million customers. During 1995, Mannesmann Mobilfunk grew by more than 70 percent, ending...
Spectrum Information Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. announced they have reached an agreement to settle the patent litigation that has been pending between the two companies since December 1984. The agreement is subject to U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval. Spectrum's bankruptcy is pending in the...
SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Paging and American Paging Inc. have signed an agreement for the companies to conduct a joint test of the digital, spread-spectrum, two-way messaging system developed by Nexus Telecommunications Systems Ltd., AirTouch announced.The companies will evaluate Nexus infrastructure equipment and TAG Pager two-way...
BellSouth Wireless Inc. is prodding other cellular carriers to adopt its Cellemetry wireless telemetry solution by announcing it will only license the technology to one carrier per market-first come, first served."We don't want to get into the `wait-and-see game' that other wireless data technologies...
VLSI Technology Inc. is bolstering its modem chipset offerings with a complete reference design solution to enable developers to quickly enter the market for Cellular Digital Packet Data applications.VLSI designs and manufactures semiconductors for the computer, consumer entertainment and communications industries. With nearly $600...
The success of wireless communications presents a double-edged blade for mobile satellite service. On one hand, the continued acceptance of wireless communications and the development of wider applications represents large potential demand. On the other hand, the growth of terrestrial cellular systems reduces the...
