NEW YORK-It has been said that where you stand depends on where you sit. And so it was earlier this month when representatives of four wireless carriers and four equipment vendors offered their views at a BT Alex. Brown forum on the interplay between...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Metromedia International Telecommunications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Metromedia International Group Inc., said Communicatii Nationale Mobile S.A., a joint venture between the Metromedia parent company and an unnamed partner, now provides nationwide FLEX paging in Romania."Because of the launch of our calling...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH signed contracts totaling $165 million for Ericsson to continue supplying infrastructure to expand further Mannesmann's network, said Ericsson.The contracts cover base stations, operation and maintenance systems, AXE switching systems and microwave transmission for the Global System for...
BearCom Inc. acquired Fidelcomm Service Co., a two-way radio equipment dealer serving the greater Los Angeles area, said BearCom. The dealership, which has been in business since 1988, will assume the BearCom name.Brightpoint Inc. agreed to sell Merrill Lynch & Co. $335 million aggregate...
Ericsson forms office mobility unitATLANTA-Ericsson Inc. announced the formation of the Wireless Services unit in response to the increasing need for wireless communications in the workplace.Ericsson said the new unit will provide a wireless office solution based on the Interim Standard-136 Time Division Multiple...
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp.'s Cellemetry data division announced it signed a joint-license agreement with HighwayMaster Corp.'s HighwayMaster Communications Inc. to share wireless data application patents.Patents for BellSouth's Cellemetry service and HighwayMaster's product will be shared to accelerate the expansion of future wireless data applications. BellSouth plans...
TORONTO-Rogers Cantel Inc. has extended its Mobitex network into Calgary, Alberta, Canada, representing the first advancement of the packet-switched data network in to Western Canada, said the company.Mobitex provides mobile data transmission solutions.
The simultaneous explosions of wireless telecommunications and the Internet have presented a unique opportunity to global consumers: truly personalized communications. The key to realizing the full potential of this market is developing a highly intuitive and scalable menu of mobile services. A critical portion of...
TOKYO-The Japanese government has begun development work for a 40-billion-yen (US$317 million) futuristic mobile communications system using a geostationary satellite.If the technology is adopted by cellular carriers, handheld satellite mobile phone users in every part of Japan will be able to communicate with each...
Possio InternationalWireless fax machinePossio International, based in Sweden, introduced the PM80, a wireless, briefcase-portable terminal for transmitting and receiving fax messages. The device connects to a mobile phone with either infrared light or a PC card. The portable fax machine will be upgradable to...
Moffet, Larson & JohnsonMoffet, Larson & Johnson Inc. announced the integration of Comarco Wireless Technologies' Network Evaluation System tool NES-250 with the PathPro drive-test post-processing module, PathView. The integration provides the capability to transmit data from the GEN II series to the PathPro, the...
RICHARDSON, Texas- Ericsson Inc. has created the Network Solutions division to develop products, solutions and services for the Internet, and has named Jan-Anders Dalenstam its executive vice president and general manager. Howard "Skip" Speaks was promoted to Dalenstam's former position as executive vice president...
While market research firm Dataquest has diminished its previous 1998 forecast for the semiconductor industry by $15 billion in light of the Asian financial crisis, Harris Semiconductor has experienced a positive second quarter, formed two new business units and introduced new products capable of...
The Strategis Group predicts despite the industry's hardships to date, the commercial mobile data business can expect a rash of subscribers and revenues in the immediate years to come.In a report titled, "U.S. Mobile Data Marketplace: 1997," the Washington-based consulting company predicts there will be...
ALLEN TELECOM INC.Allen Telecom Inc.'s Antenna Specialists Division introduced a springless option to its line of Mosaic LMR vehicular antennas. Allen said the springless option is designed for applications in less rugged operating environments, and is available in both conversion and component forms for...
TULSA, Okla.-SpaceCom Systems announced that Metamora Telephone Co. of Metamora, Ill., selected its digital FM Cubed transmission technology to offer paging services for the company's customers.SpaceCom, which provides satellite paging transmission for a number of the country's largest paging carriers, said smaller paging operators...
IBM Microelectronics Division and CommQuest Technologies Inc. last week announced a merger agreement, giving IBM an entrance into the wireless industry with CommQuest's experience in semiconductors for wireless applications. The arrangement is valued at $180 million, which IBM said will be financed by cash...
CUSHCRAFTCushcraft Corp. introduced the FRX450 UHF fiberglass omnidirectional antenna, which provides for transmission and reception of vertically polarized signals in the 450 MHz to 470 MHz frequency band. The antenna has a 5 dBi gain with an E-plane of 24 degrees. The FRX450 has...
WASHINGTON-FaciliCom International, a provider of wholesale international telecom services, announced that it completed a $300 million offering of senior notes. The notes will mature on Jan. 15, 2008, and interest on the notes will accrue at the rate of 10.5 percent per annum and...
BOULDER, Co.-CellPort Labs Inc. announced the third-generation version of its in-vehicle wireless data connectivity solution called C/P Connect. The new version of the platform pre-integrates a global positioning system receiver and choice of wireless airlink transceivers."We've taken C/P Connect to the next level of...
Safety has long been a selling point for the wireless industry and customers historically have pointed to safety as a primary reason for purchasing a wireless phone.Now several automobile manufacturers are deploying systems in their vehicles that can summon emergency help to accident victims,...
To the editor,I just finished reading your Jan. 12 issue and truly take exception with the letter titled, "Home won't run via paging service."The population of Montreal and its surroundings just lived through the worst ice storm of the century. The blackouts created by...
With the introduction of the Windows CE operating system designed by Microsoft Corp.-expected to revolutionize the mobile computing industry much like the company's Windows 95 operating system changed the computing world-wireless communications companies are hot to secure strategic agreements with the software giant.Motorola Inc....
Matrix Systems introduced the Model 7000 Series Coaxial Relay Modules, designed to maintain coaxial switching continuity over a wide range of critical and severe environments and applications. The relay modules feature two to 24 throws, and offer DC up to 800 MHz depending on...
