December 1997

NEW YORK-The stock of DSP Communications Inc. began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Dec. 8, moving over from the Nasdaq National Market, where it had been listed since the Cupertino, Calif.-based company went public in March 1995. “We …

In the Dec. 8 issue of RCR, American Alpha Dispatch Services Inc. was improperly identified. The company, which provides dispatch services for alphanumeric paging, is based in Hicksville, N.Y.

WASHINGTON-Although a broadband wireless pricing survey performed by BT Alex. Brown Research came up with no definitive trend-all up, all down or all the same-it did find that high-end subscribers have been ratcheting down their minutes of use, that personal …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. announced it signed a technology and product engineering and test site support agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The new agreement will cover Samsung’s field trials and advance deployment of telecommunications equipment using InterDigital’s …

The Cellular-Emergency Alert Service Association, a volunteer organization dedicated to establishing emergency notification as a standard feature of digital wireless service, said it opposes a Senate bill that would remove federal pre-emption of antenna-siting moratoria. According to Douglas Weiser, director …

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. is rumored to be at an advanced stage in negotiations to acquire Teleport Communications Group Inc., the first and largest competitive local exchange carrier in the country. AT&T and Teleport, both headquartered in New York, have declined …

WASHINGTON-Pocket Communications Inc., which won 42 licenses in the C-block personal communications services auction and then filed for Chapter 11 reorganization last March, may be throwing in the towel and putting its assets on the block. According to a release …

NEW YORK-AG Communication Systems Inc., Phoenix, has introduced a “Triggerless Number Portability” solution, which it said will permit wireless carriers with Signaling System 7 functions in their networks to avoid number portability charges imposed by incumbent local exchange carriers. Marvin …

Safety traditionally has been a strong selling point for the wireless industry, but a Pennsylvania company has begun deploying a product that puts a new twist on the safety angle. LifeSafety Solutions Inc.’s service, 911Plus, provides emergency dispatchers with specific …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-ComTec International Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, American Wireless Network Inc., said it completed the initial phase of an agreement to purchase seven specialized mobile radio systems from Centennial Communications Inc. Denver-based Centennial sold to American Wireless interests …

SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Communications Inc. announced it has increased its ownership stake in Spanish cellular company Airtel to 21.7 percent, a 5-percent increase. AirTouch, the largest shareholder in the company, acquired its additional interest from Banco Santander. Financial terms were not …

The Asian currency crisis has created hidden opportunities for providers of cellular equipment and for global carriers and vendors to invest in under-capitalized regional carriers and distributors at enticing rates, said Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd. in a recent report. The …

NIXA, Mo.-Citing shareholder concerns over recent weakness in its share price, Applied Cellular Technology Inc. says it will not continue negotiations about its unsolicited offer to merge with Able Telcom Holding Corp. Applied Cellular specializes in providing services and solutions …

Geotek Communications Inc. announced its plans to restructure corporate assets and management structure to focus resources on its operations in the United States. Geotek said it has reached agreements to sell its European analog assets to Montreal-based Telesystem International Wireless …

WinStar Communications Inc. signed an agreement with two investment banks to raise $175 million through an institutional private placement rule. The company plans to use proceeds from the offering-expected to close Dec. 22-to fund acquisitions and for working capital and …

EDISON, N.J.-Call Sciences, an international provider of call management applications, announced it will team with Oracle Corp. to offer a unified call management solution. The service will integrate Call Sciences’ Personal Assistant with a messaging solution based on Oracle’s database …

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute cast a preliminary vote last week in Madrid, Spain, in favor of a Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access third-generation technology proposal backed by Nokia Corp. and L.M. Ericsson. The W-CDMA proposal allows for migration from Global …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. says it introduced the industry’s smallest Code Division Multiple Access base transceiver stations for cellular and personal communications services networks. The QCell 519e and 508e BTSs are 26 inches long, 15 inches wide and eight inches high; …

Well, here it is only a couple weeks from the holidays and folks are getting frazzled. Imagine kicking out the First Lady’s luncheon pal, gossip columnist Cindy Adams, for making a cellular phone call last Wednesday at the venerable University …

CULVER CITY, Calif.- Pacific Cellular of Las Vegas signed an agreement with Nevada Bell Mobile Services, a Pacific Bell Mobile Services Inc. subsidiary, to offer personal communications services in Nevada, announced the companies. Pacific Cellular said it is the first …

Sprint Corp. reportedly is intensifying its search for a European partner to construct a possible merger or partnership scheme that could give the long-distance carrier enough cash to buy out its cable partners in the personal communications services business. Analysts …

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.-Qualcomm Inc. has chosen DC-to-DC power converters from Lucent Technologies Inc. to power its next generation of satellite communications equipment, announced the companies. The Lucent JW060 triple-output series of power modules are being installed in up to 200 …

DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. announced a roaming agreement with Clearnet Communications Inc. which will expand its PrimeTravel digital service to most major Canadian cities, including Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal by early next year. PrimeCo said it currently is negotiating an …

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-The state of Alabama awarded Price Communications Wireless Inc. a two-year contract for cellular service effective Dec. 1, said the company.. The contract includes options for two additional 12-month periods. All state offices and employees are included in the …

MT. OLIVE, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it completed its prototype base station that will be used by NTT DoCoMo of Japan in experiments on a wideband Code Division Multiple Access system for third-generation mobile communications systems. The W-CDMA system, proposed …