Monthly Archives: November, 1995
CELLULAR BUSINESS OWNER TO PURCHASE ARGUS INC.
NEW YORK-K-III Communications Corp., which publishes Cellular Business and Wireless World magazines through its Intertec Publishing Corp., is purchasing Argus Inc. for an unconfirmed...
U S WEST SPARS WITH MINN. CITY OVER PLANS TO LEVY WIRELESS FEES
WASHINGTON-In a potential test case of a 1993 law that pre-empted state entry and rate regulation of commercial mobile radio services, U S West...
AT&T PROVIDES CELLCARD TO ENABLE GSM ROAMING
KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services announced the commercial availability of the AT&T CellCard, a smart card the size of a credit card that is designed...
BELLCO LIMITS CELLEMETRY TO 1 CARRIER PER MARKET TO ENCOURAGE APPLICATION
BellSouth Wireless Inc. is prodding other cellular carriers to adopt its Cellemetry wireless telemetry solution by announcing it will only license the technology to...
DCR SIGNS WESTINGHOUSE IN $240 MILLION CONTRACT
BALTIMORE-Westinghouse Communications and Information Systems Co., a unit of Westinghouse Electric Corp., has signed a $240 million, seven-year services contract with DCR Communications Inc.The...
PUBLIC HEALTH QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT EMI IN CANADA, EUROPE
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...
MOTOROLA EXPANDS SYSTEM WITH CDMA IN GUATEMALA
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Pan American Wireless Infrastructure Division will expand Comunicaciones Celulares' cellular phone system in Guatemala City and surrounding areas, Motorola announced.The...
HARRIS ACQUIRES DIVISION OF NOVATEL’S OPERATIONS
MELBOURNE, Fla.-As part of the company's strategy to address the worldwide remote and rural telecommunications market, Harris Corp. said it has acquired NovAtel Communications...
INFORMATION SERVICES VIA PAGERS COULD BE `TOUCH-DOWN’ INDUSTRY
Information services-whether it be sports, financial or headline news that arrives on an alphanumeric pager-could mark the early stages of a new industry, according...
WLL SERVICE WILL DOUBLE IN FOUR YEARS AS NATIONS START PRIVATIZATION EFFORTS
WHEATON, Md.-Wireless local loop subscribers are expected to double in the next four years, from 172 million to 367 million, according to a new...
WORKSTATION INTRODUCED FOR WIRELESS OPERATORS FROM SUN MICROSYSTEMS
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Sun Microsystems Computer Co. unveiled its Ultra workstation family, Ultra 1 and Ultra 2, designed to help cellular companies expedite cell site...
SBC INTENDS TO BUNDLE CELLULAR WITH ITS LANDLINE SERVICE IN N.Y.
SBC Communications Inc. intends to offer wireline telephone service in the five cellular markets it owns in New York, but is keeping quiet about...
CANADIAN COMPANY IS CLAIMING LICENSE TO OFFER PCS IN VIETNAM
A Canadian company said it has won approval to build a personal communications services network in Vietnam."We have a signed contract with Saigon PTS,...
TOSHIBA TO HALT CELLULAR HANDSET BUSINESS IN U.S.
WAYNE, N.J.-Toshiba America Consumer Products said it will suspend Toshiba-brand cellular phone operations in the United States due to dropping phone prices and the...
ARIA VENTURE WILL DELIVER WIRELESS DATA IN MOSCOW
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.-Aria Wireless Systems announced it will join with Business Sviaz and The Bering Group to form a venture called Aria Russia that...
NEARLY 400 PCS APPLICANTS FILE SHORT FORMS FOR C-BLOCK AUCTION
About 370 short-form applications were filed by deadline for the C-block personal communications services auction set to begin Dec. 11, but the federal government...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Pantech Co. Ltd., a telecommunications manufacturer in Seoul, Korea, has entered into the North American market by joining forces with Kansas City, Mo.-based Monark...
EUROPEAN COMMISSION BEGINS PLAN TO TAKE PART IN SATELLITE COORDINATION
BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission has adopted a proposal to coordinate the selection of mobile satellite communications systems due to spectrum limitations and the economic,...
SHUTDOWN AT FCC DELAYS NOV. 28 AUCTION, AGENCY LISTS EMERGENCY NUMBER
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission shutdown last week will delay the Nov. 28-scheduled 900 MHz specialized mobile radio auction, while an extended budget fight between...
IUSACELL CHARGES CARRIER WITH SUBSIDIZING TELCEL
MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. said it has filed a lawsuit against Telefonos de Mexico S.A. de C.V. and Radio Movil Dipsa, charging...
CALENDAR
NOVEMBER20 PCS: Bringing It All Together, by Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. Toronto Airport Hilton, Toronto. For information call (613) 233-4888 ext. 103.28-29 Expanding Wireless Marketplace,...
CORRECTIONS
The Top 20 Paging Carriers feature that appeared in the Nov. 6 issue of RCR should have included Hackensack, N.J.-based PageAmerica Group Inc., which...
FLUOR DANIEL IS ASSISTING AIRWAVES WITH BUILDOUT
IRVINE, Calif.-U.S. AirWaves Inc. has hired Fluor Daniel Inc. to provide design, engineering, site selection, procurement, installation, program management and construction management services for...
THE WORLD
Unitech Industries Inc. said it has agreed to manufacture private label cellular phone accessories for Caudwell Communication & Technology, a European distributor of cellular...
FCC PROPOSES GOVERNING SMRS BY PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL REGS
WASHINGTON-Federal regulators are preparing to propose a novel regulatory scheme combining private and commercial mobile radio rules under one license, while work continues on...