MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. will acquire the infrastructure equipment group of Pacific Communication Sciences Inc., according to a definitive agreement. ADC said it will purchase the group in a cash deal valued at $23 million."To realize our goal of expanding ADC's presence in mobile and...
Most wireless carriers haven't been successful in marketing wireless data products in retail outlets because the people selling the products and service haven't been properly trained.Data On Air Inc. hopes to change all that.The Orlando, Fla.-based company is offering a new course that focuses...
Using the existing Ardis two-way data network, ConectUS Wireless Communications of Thousand Oaks, Calif., plans to launch two-way nationwide messaging services next month, initially targeting business users.ConectUS is a subsidiary of Executive Page, which is an Ardis master reseller and distributor of products for...
Hughes Network Systems Inc. aspires to accomplish a great deal more than just to supply $1 billion of network equipment to NextWave Telecom Inc."This goes beyond equipment supply. That's why we took the equity position," said Pradeep Kaul, executive vice president of Hughes Networks...
After DSP Communications Inc. announced plans to merge with Proxim Inc. last Tuesday, DSPC's stock dropped 49 percent to close at $35.25 on the Nasdaq exchange. But Merrill Lynch calls the merger a "smart, strategic move" for DSPC toward diversifying its product base and...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Dataquest, a global market research and consulting company, predicted the U.S. cellular market will grow 30 percent in 1996, from 32.1 million subscribers to 41.8 million, and could reach as many as 69.8 million subscribers by 2000. Nearly half of these subscribers...
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Skywire Corp. and Ameritech Cellular and Paging will jointly provide wireless monitoring for vending machines throughout the Midwest.The service will combine Skywire's software package, called Vendview, and Ameritech's cellular network to provide vending companies with daily information from their machines. Operators can determine...
Uniden Corp. said its San Diego Research and Development Center entered into a licensing agreement to use Unwired Planet Inc.'s wireless communications software platform that includes an Internet/intranet browser, server and mark-up language. Uniden said it plans to debut its first Unwired Planet-based product...
CLEVELAND-Reltec Corp. obtained a $450 million senior credit facility provided by several financial institutions led by Chase Manhattan Bank. The company said it will use the facility to fund strategic growth initiatives targeted at the global communications market.The facility replaces a previous $300 million...
LAS VEGAS-Telemetry applications made a strong showing at last week's Wireless Apps '96 show hosted by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association.Skywire Corp. announced a trial to monitor several hundred soda vending machines throughout Southern Nevada for J.W. Costello Beverage Co. in partnership with cellular...
LAS VEGAS-After making a splash last July in the wireless Internet/intranet-access market with a micro-browser software solution optimized for so-called "thin-client" wireless devices, Unwired Planet Inc. is moving on up to "fatter" devices that contain more memory and processing power.The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based company...
A funny thing happened on my way out of the exhibit area at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association's Wireless Apps '96 conference last week in Las Vegas.When I left Sunday evening, I could have sworn the backside of the entryway banner announced next year's...
WAUKESHA, Wis.-Metrix Inc., along with Itronix, Ram Mobile Data USA L.P. and Racotek Corp. have started a marketing relationship to offer a fully integrated, wireless remote service management solution.Wireless capability provides real-time communications and access to information for remote service workers, minimizing customer downtime...
RadioMail Corp. announced the availability of its RadioMailer wireless Internet access solution for Cellular Digital Packet Data networks. Service previously was limited to Mobitex and DataTAC packet radio systems."By extending our service to operate on CDPD and cellular networks, we are the only company...
NEC America Inc. introduced what it believes to be the first in a new class of pagers: The Beacon data pager.The device is a one-way FLEX pager that uses wireless data exchange software from Microsoft Corp. to transfer and coordinate information with Windows-based personal computers,...
NEC America Inc. introduced what it believes to be the first in a new class of pagers: The Beacon data pager.The device is a one-way FLEX pager that uses wireless data exchange software from Microsoft Corp. to transfer and coordinate information with Windows-based personal computers,...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-IBM Mobile and Wireless Systems announced an agreement with Motorola Inc.'s Wireless Data Group and Ameritech Cellular Services to provide wireless access for Lotus Development Corp.'s software applications.IBM said the three companies will provide hardware, software and telecommunications services to deliver...
MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc., an international wireless communications company, announced it has increased its ownership interest in M.I.S. Information Systems Holdings Ltd. to 100 percent.M.I.S. was formed in 1994 as a joint venture between Geotek and Decision Systems Israel Ltd. Geotek Technologies Inc., a...
Wireless local loop and personal communications services technologies have come a long way but differences in their network costs don't reveal a clear winner, according to a new report from Dittberner Associates Inc.In "Wireless Access to the Switched Network," Donald Dittberner concludes, "Major niche...
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Teklogix International Inc. was awarded a $6.8 million contract to supply more than 1,100 rugged, wireless-enabled mobile computers, docking stations, technical support and service to the Chicago Police Department.The Badger computers are specially designed to withstand extreme weather conditions, heavy vibrations and shock, and...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies and IBM Corp. announced they will collaborate to grow the market for wireless data networking equipment, applications and services.Specifically, the companies said they will work together to stimulate the growth of business solutions that take advantage of Cellular Digital Packet...
ST. PAUL, Minn.-RAM Mobile Data USA L.P. said its wireless data communications solution has made fast, on-site appraisals possible for the Ramsey County of St. Paul, Minn., Assessor's Office.Ramsey County has enabled its Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal system with a software designed by Cole-Layer-Trumble,...
NEW YORK-Metricom Inc. will mark its second commercial launch within a month when it begins offering its data-only wireless Internet access services in late September in the Washington, D.C., area.The company, headquartered in Los Gatos, Calif., has provided wireless data applications to the utilities...
