As cellular carriers attempt to roll out nationwide coverage with new mobile data services, Los Gatos, Calif.-based Metricom Inc. is focused on establishing its Ricochet data network in two major computer industry centers-Silicon Valley and Seattle.The company just completed an agreement with the city...
As cellular carriers attempt to roll out nationwide coverage with new mobile data services, Los Gatos, Calif.-based Metricom Inc. is focused on establishing its Ricochet data network in two major computer industry centers-Silicon Valley and Seattle.The company just completed an agreement with the city...
PHOENIX-U S West Inc. launched a new service in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz., that makes it easier and more economical for mobile customers to access their office information from remote locations without having a cellular modem back at the office.U S West Cellular Modem...
Telecom International, Fairfield, Iowa, is introducing a new cellular add-on service technology called Power Number. It provides Follow-Me Number service, designed to locate a person anywhere and voice mail with pager interaction and caller identification included. Real estate agents can use the service to...
WASHINGTON - Bell Atlantic Mobile President Dennis Strigl predicts that wireless data will account for a greater proportion of system operators' business in coming years, but cautioned industry against over reaching itself."Frankly, I don't think most people have any idea of what we have...
Cellular One of Ohio and Michigan announced Lindsay Notwell has been appointed director of wireless data, heading up this new department. Notwell will be responsible for building and managing the wireless data group and supervise the rollout of various wireless programs. Prior to Cellular...
BellSouth Telecommunications Inc. has signed a five-year contract with Doston Technology Inc. to purchase equipmint that delivers inhanced services. BellSouth uses Boston's CO ACCESS Network Services Platforms to provide MemoryCall service, including call answering and voice messaging, in semveral Southern states.Metrocall Inc. announced it...
ATLANTA-The CDMA Development Group has completed specifications for Code Division Multiple Access asynchronous data and short message services.Services conforming to these standards are expected to be among the first offerings available when CDMA is rolled out in 1995, CDG said."We intend not only to...
WASHINGTON-Due to increased demand for an annual forum dedicated to wireless data, the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association announced it will host a new fall conference and exposition.Wireless Data II will be held Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 1995 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. Wireless...
SEATTLE-U S West Cellular Inc. said it has launched its wireless data service across the company's 13-state service area, offering end-to-end data solutions.Products offered include data-capable cellular phones, cellular modems and cellular facsimile machines. U S West Cellular said it has made adjustments throughout...
OCTOBER3-5 Power '94, by BIS Strategic Decisions. The Westin Hotel, Santa Clara, Calif. For information call (800) 874-9980.4-5 Wholesale PCS: Less Capital for Small Business and Small Business PCS Association Annual Meeting, by the Small Business PCS Association. Hyatt Arlington, Arlington, Va. For information call...
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...
Alcatel has received approval from Satelindo PT. Satellite Palapa Indonesia to implement the second phase of its Global System for Mobile communications digital cellular infrastructure deployment plan, which will cover 18 major cities in Indonesia and offer a capacity of 130,000 mobile subscribers. The...
The Southern Co., a registered holding company for five Southeastern utilities, plans to have the first domestic digital specialized mobile radio network operated by an end-user organization on the air early next year.The network under construction includes 270 towers and provides coverage of Southern's...
WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-Wireless access of information on an Oracle database is available more quickly now due to a new mobile client/server system with built-in support for RAM Mobile Data Ltd.'s new wireless data communications service.Oracle in Motion is the first of a new class of...
SEPTEMBER22-24 Personal Communications Showcase, by the Personal Communications Industry Association. Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. For information call (202) 467-4770.27-1 1994 International Conference on Universal Personal Communications, by the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Communications Society. Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Diego. For information...
