1995

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.-Telular Corp. said a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled in Telular’s favor against Ora Electronics concerning two patents and Ora’s Cellular Data Link product line. However, Ora said it plans to appeal the judge’s decision and noted …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. signed a contract for Tessco Technologies Inc. to act as the exclusive equipment sales agent for AMSC’s Skycell satellite telephone service. AMSC said Tessco will sell and facilitate the shipment of mobile satellite telephones for …

Low-tier systems that bill themselves as “the way PCS was supposed to be” are entering the market with the hope of providing low-power, low-cost personal communications services. The industry’s second PACS partnership has formed between NEC America Inc. and Bell …

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court has paved the way for the PCS entrepreneur block auction to begin Dec. 11, but bidding for 493 next-generation pocket telephone licenses could be postponed once again if the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit …

Motorola Inc.’s North Asia Cellular Infrastructure Division has signed an agreement with the China Directorate General of Telecommunications and L.M. Ericsson to interconnect the nationwide cellular network in China. Motorola and Ericsson will provide more than 3 million Chinese subscribers …

Publishing mogul Steve Forbes, the newest GOP contender for the White House, has chosen FCC Chairman Reed Hundt as a sparring partner to prepare for next year’s presidential debates. Forbes, perhaps wary about whether America is ready to become a …

WASHINGTON-Michele Farquhar is leaving the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to return to the Federal Communications Commission as head of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, a move strongly supported by industry. Farquhar, who is acting deputy director and chief of staff …

WASHINGTON-Wireless resellers, who’ve had trouble drumming up support in Congress beyond that offered by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, may have found a new ally as the House-Senate conference on telecommunications reform gets underway. His name is Martin Hoke, a second-term …

WASHINGTON-More than 60 million people in the United States will be cellular subscribers by the end of this century, Economic and Management Consultants International Inc. predicts in a new report. In “The U.S. Cellular Marketplace: 1995,” EMCI projects that by …

Photographs and medical data now can be sent on existing POCSAG paging networks to portable devices using a technology developed by Data Critical Corp. Data-Through-Paging technology, or DTP, is a protocol that compresses images or text, then slices it into …

WASHINGTON-The Industrial Telecommunications Association said it is offering strategic 900 MHz specialized mobile radio incumbent reports to bidders for the 1,020 SMR licenses that will be auctioned by the Federal Communications Commission Nov. 28. ITA’s report will include a base …

SEATTLE-AT&T Wireless Services introduced a prepackaged phone that is available in stores and activated by calling a 1-800 number and receiving credit-card verification. The telephone costs about $40 with an access charge of $20. The monthly charge includes two hours …

The cellular industry’s major handset manufacturers reported lower growth figures in third quarter reports, a sign that the wireless phone industry could be slowing down in the United States. Low cellular phone prices were one of the contributing factors that …

Several companies are moving into the network planning business, ready to offer computer-based design expertise to new wireless operators and existing operators faced with increasing competition in the cellular and personal communications services markets. Most of these firms use computer …

American Portable Telecom Inc. has selected PCS-1900-the 1900 MHz version of the Global System for Mobile communications digital technology standard-for its personal communications services network. The company’s choice of GSM boosts that technology standard to potential coverage of half of …

Datum Inc.’s Timing Division announced the release of a small high-performance Global Positioning Satellite system receiver. Datum said the StarTime GPS Clock is designed for applications that require not only high performance but small physical size and low price. The …

Land management firms view the construction of wireless networks as a landscape of opportunity for which they can supply quick lists of potential properties and zoning expertise. “To acquire a site, you don’t necessarily need to be a telecommunications person,” …

Two kinds of private, in-building wireless systems are seeking the attention of today’s large business customers-stand-alone systems that provide portable extensions of employee desk phones, and stand-alone systems that provide portable extensions but also can hand off calls to the …

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission has asked the government of Italy to create a level playing field between two cellular operators competing in Italy’s digital phone market. The commission has expressed concern with the licensing procedure in other states as well. …

RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. has launched digital service in parts of New England, expanding its Northeastern region to the metropolitan areas of Boston and Worcester, Mass., Providence, R.I., and Manchester and Portsmouth, N.H. Nextel said it had about 61,000 digital …

Cellular One said it introduced FreedomLink Personal Communications System to businesses in western New York. The system operates as an extension to an existing office phone system by using very low power cellular frequencies to communicate with the office’s existing …

WASHINGTON-The specialized mobile radio industry will surpass two million subscribers by the end of this year, according to a new survey of operators and manufacturers conducted by the American Mobile Telecommunications Association and Economic and Management Consultants International Inc. Although …

WASHINGTON-While the Federal Communications Commission has attempted to avoid getting drawn into skirmishes involving the relocation of 2 GHz microwave users by personal communications services operators, the agency will be forced to defend in court early next year a 1994 …

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Cellular Communications received a 13-month contract to sell 500,000 cellular phones to PCS PrimeCo, the joint services organization of AirTouch Communications Inc., U S West Inc., Bell Atlantic Corp. and Nynex Corp. Three supply contracts were issued by …

A Texas state law requiring wireless companies to contribute $75 million annually for 10 years to a Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund to equip schools, libraries and hospitals with communications has the industry troubled. The fund will provide grants and loans to …