1997

FAIRFAX, Va.-American Management Systems announced its third-quarter net income reached $4.5 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with $10.7 million, or 25 cents per share, for the third quarter …

Imagine driving around in an area unfamiliar to you and being able to locate the nearest hotel or fast-food restaurant or determine surrounding traffic and weather conditions using a wireless …

Could this be “the” year? The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, with the CDPD Forum and Andrew Seybold’s Outlook, will hold the Wireless APPS ’97 Convention and Exhibition Product Showcase this …

With so many wireless carriers competing for potential customers, marketing techniques have become an important tool to attract clients. One of the more recent marketing trends seems to be the …

LOS ANGELES-SmarTalk Teleservices Inc. said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire the retail prepaid business of Frontier Corp. for $35 million cash. Frontier distributes prepaid phone cards in more …

NEW YORK-Powertel Inc., a personal communications services carrier based in West Point, Ga., announced Oct. 20 it joined forces with Gemplus Corp. and CyberMark in a four-month trial of prototype …

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. announced it has signed an agreement with Motorola Inc. through the its Cellular Subscriber Sector’s Latin America Division, under which Motorola will market and distribute …

Erico Inc. introduced a new line of ground bar assemblies and related products designed for the personal communications services market. Erico ground bars are electrolyptic copper bars manufactured to individual …

GREENSBORO, N.C.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. reported in its third-quarter results that while the company’s overall service revenue increased 26 percent over the same three-month period last year, net income for …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Tandem Computer Inc. announced it is supplying Tu-Ka Cellular of Tokyo and Tokai, Japan, with the intelligent network infrastructure for the operators’ Personal Digital Cellular networks. Both companies began …

NEW YORK-Texas Instruments Inc, and Sun Microsystems Inc. want to keep things comparatively simple within the handset as demands on its capabilities grow more complex. With that goal in mind, …

WASHINGTON-The federal pre-emption debate has become much bigger than antenna siting moratoria, with no clear political line on the explosive question of whether state and local regulators should be bypassed …

BOCA RATON, Fla.-JTECH Inc., which manufactures on-premise paging systems for restaurants and other industries, said it acquired ServiceAlert Inc., a competing firm based in Colorado. ServiceAlert also manufactures paging systems …

CHICAGO-3607 Communications Corp. reported increases in net income and operating revenues for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Net income for the quarter totaled $28.9 million, or 24 cents per …

RCR TOP 20 Paging Carriers The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest paging companies in the United States from survey responses and interviews …

PageMart Wireless Inc. announced its international paging network is now operational, as a result of recent agreements with telecom companies in Mexico, Panama and El Salvador. These agreements-added to those …

PHOENIX-TekNow Inc., announced that Ameritech Cellular Services has installed its PhenX Internet Paging Gateway to support corporate intranet e-mail-to-paging requirements. The PhenX IPG receives e-mail and Web-based messages and converts …

WASHINGTON-Swisscom, formerly Swiss Telecom, announced it will implement a new mobile telephone network in the 1800 MHz frequency range using Global System for Mobile communications technology. The company is expecting …

NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Spyglass Inc. announced it has licensed its Spyglass Prism content conversion technology to Nokia Telecommunications. The Prism technology answers needs of wireless users browsing the Web, said Spyglass. It …

WASHINGTON-The United States and Japan earlier this month appeared to sidestep a trade war that portended potential devastation for American retailers of wireless products during the busy holiday season. U.S. …

Although it has been months since AT&T Wireless Services Inc. dropped all plans for services using the personal Air Communications Technology advanced paging protocol, some talk remained about pACT Vendor …

WASHINGTON-With an upfront payment of more than $12.7 million, enhanced specialized mobile radio provider Nextel Communications Inc. stands to walk away with the lion’s share of licenses when the auction …

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada-Telus Mobility-a subsidiary of Canada’s Telus Corp.-announced plans to expand its cellular, paging and private radio systems business by offering advanced digital personal communications services in Alberta sometime …

Following a dismal second quarter financial performance that heralded an upper-management juggling act, Paging Network Inc. reported improved third-quarter results, with a net loss of $29.4 million, or 29 cents …

Telecom Personal, a cellular service provider in northern Argentina, announced a consortium it is part of has been granted the B-band license to provide cellular service in Paraguay. On Oct. …