Yearly Archives: 1997

LAWMAKERS SAY TELECOM PACT PUTS THE U.S. AT A DISADVANTAGE

WASHINGTON-The World Trade Organization telecom pact could put the United States at a disadvantage with major trading partners and should be subject to legislation,...

DEALER PAGES POLICE OFFICER BY MISTAKE

STAMFORD, Conn.-A.P.-Dialing the wrong number landed Archie Tarantino in jail.Trying to dial a drug dealer's pager Friday morning, he instead beeped a cop, who...

VIEWPOINT

To those Europeans who scoff at Americans and their (too) many wireless standards choices, we now have a response: FLEX.AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has decided...

D.C. NOTES

There are times when RCR staffers stop chasing stories and just sit around to debate the state of telecommunications. When the rumors about a...

AT DEADLINE

Cellular One offers DPCS in Bay areaCellular One said it will begin offering digital cellular service branded Digital PCS in the San Francisco Bay...

PCN LICENSES AWARDED TO FOUR COS. IN DENMARK

France Telecom Group, Sonofon, Tele Danmark AS and Telia AG were awarded licenses to operate nationwide Digital Cellular System 1800 networks in Denmark.Denmark's National...

DIGITAL MICROWAVE RECEIVES ORDERS

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Digital Microwave Corp. received $4 million in orders from Avantel for microwave radios and related services in Mexico. The company said it...

EQUIPMENT TENDER ISSUED IN TAIWAN

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwan's dominant telecommunications carrier has issued an equipment tender for a Digital Cellular System for 1800 MHz.Deadline for bids is April 8. The...

ERICSSON, COMPAQ JOIN FOR GSM APPS

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson formed an alliance with Compaq to develop portable personal computers that will allow mobile users to access the Internet and corporate...

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...

ELECTRIC COMPANIES VIEW EXTRA INCOME VIA WIRELESS

NEW YORK-Electric power companies have seen the future and it is wireless.The Electric Power Research Institute, a 700-plus member organization based in Palo Alto,...

QUALCOMM, SHIELDMATE RECEIVE MOTOROLA LAWSUIT

Motorola Inc. said it has filed its lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Qualcomm Inc. and Shieldmate...

QUALCOMM DEALS FOR MOSCOW CDMA

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a contract to supply a Code Division Multiple Access system to JSC Personal Communications of Moscow.The system initially will serve...

SILVERLAKE’S NEWEST SOFTWARE IS ADDED TO AIRSOURCE FAMILY

Silverlake Communications Inc. has introduced two products to its Airsource line of paging software.The Calabasas, Calif., company now provides a wireless/personal communications services development...

OPINION

Motorola counters research memoDear Editor: I would like to take strong exception to the tone and substance of RCR's March 3 article on Motorola's 1994...

LUCENT, SAVILLE JOIN FOR BILLING PLATFORM

WARREN, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Saville Systems have agreed to co-market Lucent's software applications with the Saville Convergent Billing Platform, according to a general...

MOTOROLA TO INSTALL CHINESE TEST NET

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS-Motorola Inc.'s Asia Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group will install a trial Code Division Multiple Access cellular network in mainland China. The agreement is...

PENNSYLVANIA COPS HELP COMBAT FRAUD

HARRISBURG, Pa.-A new Pennsylvania training program designed to help police officers crack down on illegal duplication and use of cellular phones drew praise from...

NEXTEL ROLLS OUT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

OAKLAND, Calif.-Nextel Communications Inc. introduced digital wireless service operating on Motorola Inc.'s integrated Digital Enhanced Network technology in northern California.The enhanced specialized mobile radio...
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