NEW YORK-Measures of Olympic proportions undertaken by the heavyweights of industry have gone into developing the communications systems for the Summer Games, which begin July 19 in Atlanta. But amid the titans, Centennial Communications Inc., a small virtual company with access to coveted virgin...
WASHINGTON-Incumbent microwave operators who have been less than forthcoming in their relocation negotiations with A- and B-block personal communications services licensees will be subject to third-party inspections of their facilities to assess true relocation costs.In action taken April Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission adopted...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Trimble Navigation Ltd. was awarded a follow-on contract of up to $5 million over a three-year period by Glenayre Technologies to provide Global Positioning System timing technology for integration with Glenayre's wireless communication network systems, Trimble announced.The equipment will be used to provide...
NEW YORK-Last year, companies involved in various aspects of wireless communications generated 16,000 new jobs in the United States at all levels, and that number is expected to grow by an additional 20,000 this year, according to Christian & Timbers Inc.The wireless-related businesses affected...
The telecom reform bill has passed Congress and should soon be signed by President Clinton. The country is embarking upon a brave new world of increased competition-at least in the short term.The ramifications to the wireless industry cannot be understated. The antenna siting provision-language...
With plans to offer commercial tracking services in North America in February, Orbcomm Global L.P. has two satellites in orbit and is beta testing its global data-only communication system.The Dulles, Va.-based company is licensed to create a 34-satellite system to provide worldwide data and...
WASHINGTON-The wireless telecommunications industry told the Federal Communications Commission it will work with the hearing-impaired community, hearing aid manufacturers and audiologists during the next six months to develop short-term and long-term solutions to hearing aid interference and compatibility problems posed by digital pocket telephones."We...
KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services is introducing AT&T wireless circuit data service in New York and New Jersey.Circuit data service allows cellular customers with portable computing devices to access corporate databases and e-mail with throughput comparable to landline connections, according to AT&T.The company is conducting...
Groups battling for unlicensed spectrum at 5 GHz to create a high-speed data system agree there is industry support for such a service, but the details now are in the hands of the Federal Communications Commission.Apple Computer Inc. petitioned the FCC in May to...
While voice transmissions over the cellular network have reached a certain degree of maturity in the marketplace, data transmissions continue to alternately attract and frustrate carriers, manufacturers and end users.Cellular Digital Packet Data technology, which enables mobile users to transmit data digitally at rates...
As a product, cellular voice has been a spectacular exception to the current slow growth rate for most industries. In fact, some experts claim that cellular's coming of age is unparalleled in consumer electronics."I think it's terribly significant that this industry has gone out...
