May 1995

With all the recent regulatory changes from the Federal Communications Commission, mobile service providers now, more than ever, need to keep abreast of new rules and regulations affecting their services. …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Driven by the emerging Interim Standard-136 digital cellular market, DSP Communications Inc. and NEC Electronics Inc. said they plan to jointly introduce a new chipset. DSPC has agreed to …

WASHINGTON-House and Senate Republican budget bills envision billions of dollars in telecommunications revenue from expanded auctions, higher user fees and additional pioneer’s preference license payments in coming years. Both chambers …

Northern Telecom Ltd. said it signed a contract with Hebei Posts and Telecommunications Administration to supply a complete global System for Mobile communications network, which teh companies anticipate will support …

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, …

Thomas A. Barlett was named president of the Northeast regional territory for the Bell Atlantic Mobile and Nynex Mobile joint venture. Barlett will be responsible for sales, marketing, engineering, asministration, …

Bell Atlantic Mobile and Racotek Inc. have signed a multiyear marketing and technology agreement to integrate BAM’s cellular digital packet data and circuit-switched data capabilities with Racotek’s KeyWare product. KeyWare …

NEW YORK-Cellular Communications Inc. announced that its joint venture with AirTouch Communications has entered into an agreement to purchase certain operating assets from Central Ohio Cellular Inc. for an undisclosed …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Go Communications Corp. entered into a long-term agreement to purchase radio site acquisition and planning software from Biby Telecommunications Inc. Go said the engineering support tool will help it …

DEER PARK, N.Y.-O’Gara Satellite Networks, Morsviazsputnik and MVS-USA have formed a new company to provide satellite communications equipment and service worldwide. OGM Communications Ltd. will provide “total solutions for the …

WASHINGTON-The Florida brain-cancer lawsuit that questioned the safety of cellular phones was dismissed May 17 by a federal court judge on grounds that the claim was not supported by adequate …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Air Apparent for NetWare, a wireless software application, was introduced by Motorola Inc.’s Personal Communicator Systems and Software division. Air Apparent is an enterprise-wide wireless software application integrating …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a license agreement allowing Comarco Wireless Technologies Inc. to manufacture and sell test equipment using Qualcomm’s Code Division Multiple Access digital cellular technology. The worldwide, royalty-bearing …

Editor’s Note: The following information is a Smith Barney Inc. analysis released April 28. From time to time, RCR plans to print investment opinions and summaries about publicly traded telecommunications …

Texas Instruments Inc. and AT&T Microelectronics have launched a semiconductor marketing race, each introducing single-chip digital signal processors they say complete more instructions per second using less power. Texas Instruments …

22-24 TEK-21 Conference, by Cincinnati Bell Information Systems. Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, Dallas. For information call (800) 23-TEK-21. 31-2 RadioComm: Creating the New Age, by RadioComm Association of …

BIS Strategic Decitions was sold to Giga Information Group, and investment group led by Gideon Gartner. BIS provides data, information and knowledge to enterprises in the computer, office and teleommunications …

WASHINGTON-Three telecommunications industry leaders were honored at the Fifth Annual Eugene C. Bowler Foundation Dinner & Awards presentation held last month. Federal Communications Commissioner James Quello received the Eugene Bowler …

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. completed its tender offer for up to 5.06 million common shares of USA Mobile Communications Holdings Inc. at $15.40 per share in cash. Arch and …

WASHINGTON-As the telecommunications industry continues its offensive to beguile fraud criminals with technology, Freddie the Fox is fighting fraud on the homefront. The Alliance to Outfox Phone Fraud has launched …

PICKERING, Ontario-Clearnet Communications Inc. said it has agreed with BT Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal to let the commitment for an $85 million bank facility expire. “Clearnet …

Federal regulators overseeing the fast-growing paging industry these days have a “good problem” that could easily turn into a bad problem with a few missteps by Washington officials in the …

DALLAS-Polish Telephones and Microwave Corp. signed an agreement to distribute DSC Communications Corp.’s Airspan product in Poland. Airspan is a point-to-multipoint wireless access solution that helps provide basic telephone service …

DALLAS-PCS PrimeCo, the four-way partnership of AirTouch Communications Inc., Bell Atlantic Corp., Nynex Corp. and U S West Inc., recruited Texas Utilities Co. of Dallas as an equity partner in …

BellSouth Cellular Corp. is marketing cellular phones in Kroger supermarkets. Once purchased, the phnoes can be activated within 10 to 20 minutes in the store. Kiosks and cellular salespeople already …