October 1995

While the personal communications services industry in general remains locked in a three-way split over an airlink standard for systems deployment, cable TV operators in the PCS business so far …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services is introducing AT&T wireless circuit data service in New York and New Jersey. Circuit data service allows cellular customers with portable computing devices to access corporate …

Globalstar L.P. has landed three separate agreements to deliver mobile satellite service in 18 African nations. The company expects its global roaming services will benefit intercontinental travelers and rural fixed-site …

AirTouch Communications Inc. and U S West Inc. announced they will begin combining their domestic cellular operations Nov. 1, initially by using the same support services. The companies will continue …

VIENNA, Austria-The licensing process for Austria’s second digital wireless phone system has been put on hold temporarily due to the government crisis in that country. Six bidders met the Oct. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will be a less exciting place after Andrew C. Barrett leaves early next year. No more of those probing-sometimes direct, sometimes drifting-colloquies with FCC staff or …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Brookline Minerals Inc. announced it has funded Denver-based American Digital Communications Inc. for the construction of about 20 specialized mobile radio systems on the 220 MHz spectrum. The …

OCTOBER 19-24 Columbia Telexpo/Compuexpo ’95, by CMC Exhibition & Conference Producers. Corferias Fairground, Bogota, Columbia. For information call (703) 527-8000. 23-25 High-Performance Connectivity Solutions: Leveraging High-Bandwidth Technologies for Competitive Advantage, …

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. said it has activated its third digital communications network in the United States. The system will serve the Boston metropolitan area. Commercial service is expected to …

WASHINGTON-The wireless telecommunications industry told the Federal Communications Commission it will work with the hearing-impaired community, hearing aid manufacturers and audiologists during the next six months to develop short-term and …

Nynex Corp., in its largest-ever international cellular venture, said it will become a 23 percent owner and the strategic operating partner in Excelcomindo, an international joint venture planning to provide …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Wireless activity in Indonesia is heating up as two more telecommunications giants jump into the market. L. M. Ericsson and Indonesian partner PT Erindo Utama received a contract from …

Allen Telecom Group Inc. announced it has reached a purchase agreement with Pacific Bell Mobile Services. The three-year, non-exclusive agreement allows Pac Bell to purchase Allen’s omni-directional and panel antennas …

Fearing fratricide in the sky, Wall Street is losing its ardor for backing risky telecommunications ventures with junk bonds. In recent weeks, mobile satellite service developers Iridium Inc. and Globalstar …

While some microwave incumbents are being unreasonable, others are negotiating fairly, reaching agreements and making plans to move their microwave links from the 2 GHz spectrum, according to telecom and …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Corp. has acquired Ohio-based Triplett Corp.’s cellular and telecommunications businesses, enabling Harris to provide test systems and other equipment for the wireless telecommunications market. Under the terms of …

American Personal Communications has cracked a deal with Baltimore Gas & Electric that will allow APC to put full-sector antenna configurations on electric transmission towers. The relationship could help APC …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, having failed to win support for switched wireless resale at an oversight hearing he chaired earlier this month, might pursue the issue as a member of …

WHEATON, Md.-Replacement sales of cellular phones has emerged as a key market segment, yielding profit opportunities, according to market research analyst Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd., in the company’s latest issue …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced record sales and earnings for the third quarter, although its general systems sector reported moderate growth in the cellular subscriber base in the United States. Motorola …

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati last week stayed the entrepreneur block auction for broadband personal communications services licenses after Radiofone Inc., a cellular operator …

AT&T Corp. announced new executives to head the three companies resulting from the split of AT&T announced a month ago by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert Allen. Allen will …

Specialty Teleconstructors Inc. announced its purchase of Orlando Tower Service Inc., an Orlando, Fla.-based builder of transmitting and receiving facilities for wireless telecommunications providers. Consideration for the transaction totaled $135,000 …

LAS VEGAS-Specialized mobile radio operator Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. announced it will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding stock of AirNet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Network Services …

Telemac Cellular Corp. agreed to license its patent-pending debit technology to Trimax Inc. of Taiwan. Trimax will use the technology to manufacture a switch independent cellular debit phone. The license …