Yearly Archives: 1997

VOICE PRIVACY NOT AVAILABLE ON MOST NETWORKS, COMPANY SAYS

All the hoopla about security in wireless networks is focused, in most cases, on the capture of upfront, signaling information.When those codes are acquired,...

D.C. NOTES

The storage area in my condo building has been vandalized and robbed twice during the past two weeks. The first time, kids from outside...

FCC TO CHANGE C-BLOCK SCHEDULE: POCKET ADMITS STRUGGLE TO KEEP AFLOAT

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to release a public notice that will modify existing C-block personal communications services installment payment plan notes and...

PAGENET TRIALS A VARIETY OF PRICING PACKAGES IN DALLAS MARKET

Paging Network Inc. has lowered its already-low prices for VoiceNow voice paging service in Dallas and is testing "a variety of pricing alternatives," said...

PRIMECO LAUNCHES 17TH DIGITAL MARKET

DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. launched its personal communications services network in Mobile, Ala., using equipment supplied by Lucent Technologies Inc.This is PrimeCo's 17th launch...

RAM-BASED SERVICE DEVELOPED FOR N.J.

NEW YORK-The State of New Jersey awarded a contract to Paradigm4 Inc. to develop a Parking Authority Ticketing System for parking enforcement officers to...

UKRAINE REGRETS MOTOROLA’S EXIT

KIEV, Ukraine (AP)-Ukraine expressed regret last week that Motorola Inc. dropped plans for a $500 million investment in a Global System for Mobile communications...

FCC REPORT SAYS COMMERCIAL WIRELESS COMPETITION IS DEVELOPING

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week declared that commercial wireless competition is developing, despite growing indications that funding problems, consolidation, operational snags and regulatory...

FLEX TIME

June '93 FLEX publicly announcedEarly '94 Began extensive beta testingNov. '94 FLEX-TD adopted as standard for Japan's next generation paging systemJan. '95 First FLEX...

SCHWENDEMAN SAW HOLE IN PAGING AND FILLED IN WITH FLEX

Like many wireless technologies, the motivation behind FLEX was to make more possible in less bandwidth. Such is the mastery of Bob Schwendeman, a...

GTE PREPARES PCS FOR ITS PREMIERE

ATLANTA-GTE Wireless said it is preparing to launch personal communications services in Seattle and Spokane, Wash., later this year.The company said it has not...

WORLD BRIEFS

Hongkong Telecom selected Tellabs' Martis DXX managed access and transport network system for use in its digital data network in Hong Kong. The Martis...

KMT ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGED TO SK TELECOM

SEOUL, South Korea-Korea Mobile Telecom has changed its name to SK Telecom, to reflect the company's growing international presence.The name SK Telecom also honors...

REPORT FORECASTS 500M SUBS BY ’02

WASHINGTON-The worldwide market for cellular and personal communications services will reach more than 500 million subscribers by 2002, predicted The Strategis Group in its...

ALLTEL COMBINES CELLULAR, WIRELINE

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. said it is combining its wireline and cellular operations into a single organization. Alltel Telephone Services Corp., Alltel Mobile Communications...

CELCORE SET TO SHIP DOWNSIZED GLOBALSWITCH FOR GSM NETWORKS

NEW YORK-Celcore Inc. expects to begin shipping its new GlobalSwitch in April, which the Memphis, Tenn., computer hardware and software designer believes is the...

CONSTRUCTION FIRM GROWS IN CALIFORNIA

PORTLAND, Ore.-Cord Communications Inc., a site construction company, expanded its California operations to meet an increasing demand for wireless communications in the state's major...

REPORT FORECASTS 500M SUBS BY '02

WASHINGTON-The worldwide market for cellular and personal communications services will reach more than 500 million subscribers by 2002, predicted The Strategis Group in its...

ERICSSON ISSUES LOGO USE WARNINGS

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Manufacturer L.M. Ericsson said it has issued warnings to other European equipment manufacturers about the use of the Ericsson logo either on their...

EX MACHINA PICKS AIRMEDIA AS NAME

SAN FRANCISCO-Ex Machina Inc. announced it is changing its name to AirMedia Inc. to reflect the growing influence of its AirMedia Live Internet Broadcast...

FDA SUGGESTS WTR REDIRECT RAT RESEARCH

WASHINGTON-The Food and Drug Administration, citing industry funding limitations, recommended the struggling wireless industry-funded bioeffects research program be redirected to give lifetime animal exposure...

HACKERS CLAIM FLAW IN PRIVACY

A Minnesota cryptographer said the cellular industry knows the cryptographic algorithms used in U.S. cellular digital systems are inadequate and were watered down by...

IRIDIUM SIGNS WITH SEC FOR IPO

NEW YORK-Iridium L.L.C., which plans to launch a satellite-based global telephone service, last week registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an application...

JAPANESE POLICE CONCERNED ABOUT MOBILE PHONE USE

NEW YORK-The National Police Agency of Japan announced March 14 that nine people were killed in the last six months of 1996 as a...

MOTOROLA PREPARES PURSUIT OF 21ST CENTURY SMART CARD VISION

After contemplating the matter for years, Motorola Inc. has decided to jump feet first into the global smart card business.The Schaumburg, Ill.-based manufacturer has...
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