September 1996

The equipment arm of Geotek Communications Inc. has signed a supply contract with Hyundai Electronics Industries Co. Ltd. designed to strengthen the New Jersey-based company’s position in Korea. Hyundai will build infrastructure equipment based on Geotek’s proprietary Frequency Hopping Multiple …

CERRITOS, Calif.-Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. said it eliminated charges for incomplete cellular phone calls in its Southern California market, and said it is the first carrier to do so. Incomplete calls-which result in busy signals or ring with no …

NEW YORK-LCC International Inc., an independent provider of radio frequency network design for wireless telecommunications, said it plans to go public by early autumn. The road show for the 5-million-share initial public offering of Class A common stock was under …

Collocation is the latest trend to sweep the industry for the acquisition of wireless communications sites. There are several incentives for carriers to enter into collocation agreements. The ability to collocate allows the sublessee to avoid a large expenditure of …

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.-The Microelectronics Group of Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it is shipping to wireless equipment manufacturers what it claims is the world’s fastest digital signal processor. The DSP 1620 operates at 120 million instructions per second with a 3 …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies and IBM Corp. announced they will collaborate to grow the market for wireless data networking equipment, applications and services. Specifically, the companies said they will work together to stimulate the growth of business solutions that take …

WASHINGTON-Swiss Telecom North America announced it has invested $285 million to secure a 30 percent stake in the Malaysian carrier Mutiara Telecommunications, a digital cellular provider with more than 55,000 subscribers. The investment follows a decision by the Malaysian government …

Open standards must be developed so smart cards can integrate with personal computers, according to a group of PC manufacturers and smart card developers that have banded together to make sure that happens. “Standards will drive the development of the …

SALINA, Kan.-Kansas Cellular, a provider of rural cellular phone service, announced the Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. has ranked it the state’s second fastest-growing technology firm. KTEC tracked technology-oriented companies from 1991 to 1995 and based its rankings on revenue growth. …

Mr. Silva, I’ve often wondered what’s wrong with our country and then I hear the diatribe like spending on human capital, which falls so easily off your pen and I remember what the problem is … In your Sept. 2 …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. announced American Portable Telecom Inc. placed an initial order, valued at $6 million, for Comverse’s Trilogue Infinity system, which provides services including call answering, call return and message notification. Comverse’s experience with system integration into Global …

It was suggested in a recent RCR article that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 answered the question of “Who is in charge here?” by clearly placing the Federal Communications Commission in charge of regulating the telecommunications industry. The new law …

A Christian-oriented newsletter editor tells readers he’s found a great investment-shares in a personal communications services venture that could make people millionaires-something that had happened to him in the early days of the cellular industry. Many readers take him at …

There is a plus side to targeted marketing, where companies and conservative groups have created win/win situations-where nobody gets hurt and nothing is compromised. Case in point: Vienna, Va.-based Cable & Wireless Inc., the U.S. arm of Britain’s Cable & …

Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group unveiled PageWriter, the first wireless device based on the company’s Memos messaging platform. The two-way pager features the familiar QWERTY computer keyboard and a flip-up, high-resolution display for a graphical user interface. Slightly larger …

ST. PAUL, Minn.-RAM Mobile Data USA L.P. said its wireless data communications solution has made fast, on-site appraisals possible for the Ramsey County of St. Paul, Minn., Assessor’s Office. Ramsey County has enabled its Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal system with …

Digital wireless technologies were designed to answer issues of quality, capacity and cost. But by releasing huge swaths of new spectrum, the Federal Communications Commission has changed the rules, and capacity is now much less important than cost-but not everybody …

The European Commission has invited comment on the Iridium satellite system and its impact on European mobile communications, although the EC has said it “intends to take a favorable view” of the Motorola Inc. project. The European Union is considering …

The government may have auction fever, but companies are betting the 2.4 GHz band won’t be disturbed, and it will continue to be a free industrial, scientific and medical band. Radiating in the dead middle of the 2.4 GHz to …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. announced it will begin repurchasing the company’s shares of stock on the open market. “At current trading levels, BellSouth’s stock represents an excellent investment opportunity,” said Ronald M. Dykes, executive vice president and chief financial officer. “Our decision …

DALLAS-PageMart Wireless Inc. appointed two new vice presidents to head strategic planning and business development for its narrowband personal communications services. N. Ross Buckenham will serve as VP and general manager of PCS. Wayne Stargardt has been named VP of …

ANI Site Development announced its new web site available to antenna site location professionals. Users can get a visual representation of ANI’s sites by clicking on any part of the Southeastern United States. Users also can access licensing information, maps …

SEPTEMBER 9-10 1996 Communications Act-Deriving Order from Chaos, by Bell Atlantic Professional Services and Indetec International Inc. Wyndham Bristol Hotel, Washington, D.C. (800) 327-8412. 9-10 A Practical Introduction to Wireless Data, by Motorola Inc. Back Bay Hilton, Boston. (800) 771-2012. …

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Celcore Inc., a wireless infrastructure equipment developer, has agreed to supply United States Cellular Corp. with the GlobalHub intelligent network platform. GlobalHub will be used in conjunction with United States Cellular’s CarryPhone Home and Away product, which provides one-number …

A week after Mobistar launched Global System for Mobile communications cellular service in Belgium, sole incumbent Belgacom Mobile cut its cellular rates between 30 percent and 34 percent. However, Mobistar’s rates are equally competitive to Belgacom’s new rates, said Luca …