Monthly Archives: July, 1995
GEOTEK GARNERS FINANCING FOR NETWORK ROLLOUT PLANS
MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. signed a purchase agreement relating to a private placement of $207 million principal amount of units consisting of 5-year zero...
WESTLINK COMPLETES BUY OF OREGON PAGER BUSINESS
San Diego-Westlink Paging Inc. announced completing its acquisition of Telecomm Systems Inc., a Eugene, Ore., paging company. The purchase forms the nation's largest privately...
CELLULAR AND PCS ORGANIZATIONS SAY LET THE MARKET DRIVE RESALE
With prospects of a House floor fight over switched wireless resale fading, resellers and carriers have taken their fight to the Federal Communications Commission.Cellular...
COUNTRIES ALLOWING COMPETITION FUEL WORLDWIDE CELLULAR GROWTH
The worldwide installed base of cellular subscribers reached 53 million users by the end of 1994, a remarkable growth rate driven by a number...
MILLICOM ANNOUNCES HOLD IN JOINT VENTURE FOR GSM
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A. announced it holds an 18.5 percent interest in a joint venture licensed to provide Global System for Mobile communications...
FCC SEES NO OBSTACLE TO BROAD SIGNAL BOOSTER IMPLEMENTATION
A line drive is roped into right field and the tying run on second races towards home. As the ball skips into the outfield,...
TYPES OF FRAUD
Although the cellular industry didn't seem to have much fraudulent cellular phone use until 1990, the problem is prevalent today. Cellular fraud is estimated...
D.C. NOTEBOOK
Last week, President Clinton called the Republicans' bluff: He not only held his ground on affirmative action within the new constraints of the Supreme Court...
WESTERN WIRELESS SELECTS NORTEL PCS INFRASTRUCTURE
DALLAS-Northern Telecom Ltd. said it will provide Western Wireless with PCS 1900 personal communications services network equipment and services under terms of a multi-year...
GTE TO SELL GA. LICENSES TO PALMER IN $160M DEAL
FORT MYERS, Fla.-Palmer Wireless Inc. said it signed a preliminary agreement to purchase the outstanding stock interests in Georgia Metronet Inc. and Augusta Metronet...
COMSAT ACQUIRES INTEREST IN PLEXSYS INTERNATIONAL TO EXPAND SERVICE LINE
DULLES, Va.-Comsat RSI said it has acquired a majority interest in Plexsys International Corp., which designs and manufactures cellular and wireless local loop systems...
PRODUCTS
The R/F PalmStation wireless docking station was released by EnBloc, Inc., Portland, Ore. The company provides integrated radio frequency and wireline communications solutions. The...
OPERATORS DEPLOY DIGITAL SERVICE AFTER YEARS OF TESTING STANDARDS
Years of testing, flip-flopping and hesitation are coming to a close as cellular companies begin to commit to a digital standard for their networks.Driving...
READYCOM FINISHES TRIALS OF VOICE-MESSAGE SERVICE
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.-Following technical trials, ReadyCom Inc. said its ReadyTalk two-way voice messaging service, which receives and stores messages for cellular users, works without...
GSM HEARING-AID DEBATE IGNITES INTO WAR
WASHINGTON-A religious war of biblical proportions has broken out in the nation's capital between the dueling digital technologies that will occupy the wireless lane...
UTILITY REPRESENTATIVE CHARGING INTO MICROWAVE RELOCATION WAR
WASHINGTON-While fighting escalates over how much personal communications services licensees should pay to relocate microwave users from the 2 GHz band to higher frequencies,...
HEAVY HITTERS PROPOSING GLOBAL LOW-EARTH SYSTEM WITH $9 BILLION PRICE TAG
WASHINGTON-A global wireless computer communications system proposed by Craig McCaw, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and AT&T Corp. is a step closer to receiving...
CENTURY GETS MISS. RSA FROM R&D CELLULAR INC.
MONROE, La.-Century Telephone Enterprises Inc. said it will acquire from R&D Cellular Inc., the Mississippi 2 rural service area nonwireline cellular operation headquartered in...
PEOPLE
Allen Telecom Group Inc. named F. Kim Goryance president of its Antenna Specialists Division. He will continue the division's focus on cellular phone antennas...
DCI FORMS PARTNERSHIP ALLIANCE TO TRANSMIT TRAFFIC INFORMATION
Differential Corrections Inc. has signed a public partnership agreement with the Minnesota Department of Transportation to provide broadcast services for the operational test of...
THE WORLD
Stanilite Electronics Pty Ltd. said it has signed a contract to deliver cellular infrastructure to Compania de Telefonos del Interior S.A., the Argentine cellular...
MARKETING APPROACHES CHANGE TO APPEAL TO EVOLVING CUSTOMER
Demand for cellular service in the Unites States is booming. Consumers have expressed the need and carriers have stimulated the desire for convenience, safety,...
INTERNATIONAL ORDERS CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTHY QUARTER FOR MOTOROLA
Spurred by strong growth in the international market, especially in China and Europe, Motorola Inc. reported record sales and earnings in the second quarter...
THE NATION
AT&T Corp.'s McCaw Cellular Communications unit has signed a master-agent agreement with Wireless Telecom Inc. to distribute its data services. WTI provides a specialized...
PHS SENDS JAPAN CELLULAR COSTS SINKING, BUT OFFERS LESS MOBILITY
Personal Handyphone System technology has stormed the Japanese market, sending cellular service costs plunging. But while PHS is less expensive than cellular, in some...