Plugging a Global Positioning System receiver alone into a wireless phone won't solve the problem faced by 911 emergency operators receiving distress calls from cellular users."There's no one solution," said Bob Montgomery, network manager for the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association."There are several location technologies...
Dear Editor: In her recent letter, Jo Waldron of Phoenix Management misrepresents and simplifies my position on wireless add-on devices by taking a polite corridor discussion out of context.I did try the HATIS at the EMI wireless working group meeting in Oklahoma, and I did...
An initial progress report on testing at the University of Oklahoma between hearing aids and wireless phones indicates some interference exists but makes no conclusions at this time."The key objective is to evaluate short-term and long-term solutions that will enable people with hearing aids...
Offering customers wireless access inside and outside the office will enable wireless carriers to gain new subscribers, retain current subscribers and generate increased airtime revenue, said Jerry Kaufman, president of Arizona-based Alexander Resources.Kaufman believes cellular and personal communications services providers that supply "dual domain...
WASHINGTON-Even as the nation's first broadband personal communications services system began commercial operations here last week, questions continue to be raised in the United States and abroad about the potential public health risk from highly popular pocket telephones.The Canadian government earlier this month alerted...
If you were one of the many who stood in line to buy a copy of Windows 95 at midnight Aug. 24, (or even if you're not one of them), you'll appreciate this look at what happened to the great "cellular data rush" of...
Boasting a 65 percent increase in first quarter earnings, Ericsson Inc. reported its radio communications sector is largely accountable for the company's financial results.For the period ended March 31, Ericsson's net income totaled $114 million, compared with $69 million for the same period in...
WASHINGTON-Recent studies showing cellular telephones can interfere with cardiac pacemakers have prompted industry-funded research to see if next-generation, digital pocket phones pose a public health problem in the United States.Wireless Technology Research, a group financed by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association and organized two...
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 in the Washington, D.C., area has suspended roaming services temporarily in New York City while the company tackles an enormous cellular cloning problem.Cellular fraud has been a major concern of the U.S. cellular industry for quite some time. The problem has mounted...
Cellular One in the Washington, D.C., area has suspended roaming services temporarily in New York City while the company tackles an enormous cellular cloning problem.Cellular fraud has been a major concern of the U.S. cellular industry for quite some time. The problem has mounted...
