September 1996

NEW YORK-When it comes to bundling wireless and landline telephone services, AirTouch Communications Inc. will pursue two different strategies, one domestic and one European, key executives said at a Sept. 11 meeting with the Wall Street investment community. On the …

More than a half million Paging Network Inc. customers started receiving news briefs from CNN Interactive for free last week. Subscribers to PageNet’s alphanumeric service, via Motorola Inc.’s Advisor and Advisor Gold pagers, receive news updates every half hour. CNN …

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas-Allgon Enterprises Inc. and Teledyne Electronic Technologies have teamed up to develop and manufacture plastic technology for certain key wireless communications applications. The Allgon Enterprises and Teledyne Electronic Technologies alliance will develop and produce plastic/dielectric filters and duplexers …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Mark Golden, senior vice president of Industry Affairs for the Personal Communications Industry Association, has been accepted as a voting member of the Federal Communications Commission’s North American Numbering Council. Golden was chosen to represent PCIA and the wireless …

CLEVELAND-Allen Telecom Group will introduce seven new products at PCS ’96 this week. The PMR-722GC1 Sector-Extender Repeater and a new line of tower mounted amplifiers are designed to enhance base station performance. The Surveyor Digital Wireless System Test Platform is …

WASHINGTON-Aside from a computer glitch that pushed the auction of D-, E-and F-block broadband personal communications services licenses back to one round per day, bidders now are coping with the intensity of monitoring number and market changes twice a day. …

NEW YORK-A group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni has determined that wireless handsets need a certain aura about them in order to be conveniently hands-free when used. Two years in development, their proprietary chip technology employing a weak magnetic …

BOSTON-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile announced it has signed a deal to provide its Cellscape service to Walsh Messenger Service Inc., a delivery company serving the New York City metropolitan area. Beginning in October, Walsh Messenger will replace the pagers it …

Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. said it acquired all the cellular assets of the nonwireline West Virginia 6 rural service area for $16.7 million as part of a property swap agreement announced previously with PriCellular Corp. The RSA includes six counties …

CDMA supporters are buzzing with the prospect of entry into China. Wireless local loop trials have started and recent activities suggest China is interested in Code Division Multiple Access technology for cellular systems as well. Arun Sarin, president and chief …

DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced it has chosen J. Walter Thompson of Chicago as the agency-of-record for its multimillion dollar advertising account. The agency will be responsible for all aspects of marketing communications and will be instrumental in the launch of …

FCC Chairman Reed Hundt is off the hook or should I say off the leash. John Dingell (D-Mich.), a hurricane-like force even when not House Commerce Committee chairman, struck his own amendment to ban Hundt from traveling 50 miles from …

NEW YORK-Motorola Inc.’s unusual advance warning last week of poor third-quarter expectations raised eyebrows and at least two questions. Is Motorola still the bellwether company, giving early notice of stormy weather ahead for the entire industry? Or are its problems …

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-Smith Micro Software Inc. announced it has added HotFax Message Center, which features integrated voice messaging capabilities, to its HotFax communications software. HotFax MessageCenter includes both a 32-bit and 16-bit version capable of use with Windows 95, Windows …

WASHINGTON-The House last week zeroed out a little known government agency that in recent years has played a key role supporting wireless ventures by American firms in countries experimenting with capitalism and democracy for the first time . By a …

SINGAPORE-Singapore, a city-state with the highest concentration of beepers in the world, on Sept. 6 honored its 1 millionth pager user be giving him a 22-karat gold-encased pager and a lifetime free subscription. Always quick to embrace technological innovations, Singapore …

WASHINGTON-Hardcore opponents of the new hybrid radiofrequency radiation standard, believing federal regulators will reject calls to repeal it, are already considering putting a consortium together to challenge the safety guideline in court. By registering their grievances with the Federal Communications …

FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc.’s Advanced Messaging Group announced it has upgraded its Dallas/Fort Worth advanced messaging test system using narrowband personal communications services software to support both InFLEXion and ReFLEX25 advanced messaging capabilities. The newly integrated test system successfully transmitted …

TORONTO-Ericsson Communications Canada has arranged financing for Microcell Connexions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications Inc., to purchase personal communications services equipment. The arrangement, valued at $200 million, will allow Microcell to purchase network switching systems, base station systems …

Corsair Communications Inc. appointed Dr. Donald R. Oestreicher vice president of engineering. Oestreicher will direct Corsair’s efforts in product engineering, research and development. Oestreicher’s background includes engineering management with Dow Jones & Co., Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Valid Logic …

Sprint Corp., Sprint Spectrum L.P. and RadioShack announced they are teaming up to provide one-stop shopping for all Sprint-branded products. The companies have developed a “store-within-a-store” concept, whereby 15 percent of all RadioShack store floor spaces will be dedicated to …

COLUMBIA, S.C.-Scana Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Scana Corp. has informed the Federal Communications Commission that it violated certain licensing requirements in establishing and operating an 800 MHz trunked radio network in South Carolina. The two-way radio system …

DALLAS-MCI Communications Corp. said it now can package business services a little more tightly under the networkMCI One program. MCI One is a suite of services offered to residential customers; networkMCI One is a similar package of services for businesses. …

DALLAS-The PCS Group announced it has formed The PCS Finance Group to meet the demand for financing in the personal communications service market. “Over a year ago, we recognized that the high prices for the purchase of PCS spectrum and …

PHILADELPHIA-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. representatives will be educating young drivers about the safe use of cellular phones through a program called “Road Smarts.” Students will learn about safety features on cellular phones such as hands-free dialing, speed dialing and voice-activated …