BEIJING-Nokia Corp., the giant Finnish mobile telephone company, plans to form its sixth manufacturing joint venture in China under a contract, initially valued at $10 million, with the Chinese Posts and Telecommunications Industrial Corp. The partnership, Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications …
More than 50 million people in the Asia-Pacific region will be subscribing to cellular services by the year 2004, and as many as 66 million will be carrying pagers, according to a new report from London-based CIT Research Ltd. In …
A new venture company is introducing a technology designed to increase channel capacity for two-way radio networks and other wireless communications systems. Irving, Texas-based Unique Wireless Developments L.L.C. is a partnership formed in February by Unique Technologies International L.L.C. and …
Many a garried employee trying to fill out paterwork to comply with Federa Communications Commission regulations probably agrees wholeheartedly with the Progress & Freedom Foundation, a high-tech think tank studying a plan to replace the FCC with a drastically scaled-down …
U S West Inc.’s recent move to create two classes of common stock not only attracts a new kind of investor, but highlights the company’s emphasis on maintaining cohesiveness for the future convergence of voice, video and data services. “We …
In pursuit of providing consumers with voice paging service, Paging Network Inc. announced its new VoiceNow advanced messaging service will use Motorola Inc.’s InFLEXion technology. InFLEXion is the fastest paging protocol available, enabling two-way voice and data communications at speeds …
Recently, the Senate Commerce Committee approved “The Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act of 1995,” which included the following provision: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary*…*an electric, gas, water, or steam utility, and any subsidiary company, affiliate or …
WASHINGTON-Telephone Electronics Corp., prompted by a deal with PCS PrimeCo L.P., last week dropped its legal challenge to auction rules, clearing the way for the sale of digital pocket telephone system licenses to women, minorities, small businesses and rural telephone …
Cristina Battista has been named managing editor of RCR Publications Inc., replacing Tracy Anderson Ford, who recently was promoted to editor of RCR. Battista previously was managing editor of Business Geographics magazine, published by GIS World, Inc., Fort Collins, Colo., …
FORT LEE, N.J.-As part of the company’s plan to offer nationwide service, paging service provider Tri-State Radio Co. said it intends to purchase satellite uplinking equipment and receivers from Skydata Inc., valued at $2 million. Beginning next month, Tri-State’s service …
NEW YORK-PriCellular Corp. and Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Inc. have formed a joint venture in which PriCellular will contribute its cellular properties in the Laredo, Texas, metropolitan statistical area and Southwestern Bell will contribute its properties in Illinois 4 and …
Telecom International, Fairfield, Iowa, is introducing a new cellular add-on service technology called Power Number. It provides Follow-Me Number service, designed to locate a person anywhere and voice mail with pager interaction and caller identification included. Real estate agents can …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it agreement with Orbcomm US, an affiliate of Orbital Sciences Corp., giving Qualcomm the right to resell Orbcomm’s new mobile satellite communication services with Qualcomm’s OmniTracs trailer tracking and cargo monitoring applications. Orbcomm said it successfully …
GARDEN GROVE, Calif.-AirTouch Teletrac introduced new messaging plans for its communications and vehicle location system, designed to save users time and free radio waves for more specific communications. For $28 per month per vehicle, dispatchers and drivers receive unlimited communications …
Editor’s Note: Portions of this article will be submitted to the Federal Communications Commission in a White Paper by the Industrial Telecommunications Association. I have been reading Fred Day’s book, “Policies and Practices in the Regulation of Private Radio Communications …
FAIRFIELD, N.J.-Satellite Paging and its sister company Message Network announced their reorganization plan has been confirmed in federal court. The companies filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 1993. “The companies restructured debt will be about 40 percent …
PLANO, Texas-ProNet Inc. signed letters of intent to purchase the paging assets of four privately owned companies for a total of $9.5 million. The companies are Lewis Paging Inc. of Georgia, Gold Coast Paging Inc. of Florida, Denton Enterprises Inc. …
WASHINGTON-The 800 MHz Industry Coalition has asked the Federal Communications Commission to re-process the backlog of applications for 800 MHz licenses because a glitch found in the FCC’s computer software was creating allocation errors. The FCC released a Grant of …
The April 10 issue of RCR incorrectly stated the headquarters of the SMR Advisory Group. The group is located in Sunrise, Fla.
APRIL 25-27 International Wireless Communications Exposition, by Argus Trade Shows. Sands Exposition Center, Las Vegas. For information call (800) 828-0420. MAY 1-5 International Symposium on Integrated Network Management ’95, by the International Federation for Information Processing and the Institute of …
Editor’s Note: The following information is a Smith Barney Inc. analysis released March 29. From time to time, RCR plans to print investment opinions and summaries about other publicly traded telecommunications companies as a service to our readers. Cellular Communications …
SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Paging, a subsidiary of AirTouch Communications, introduced Weather-Watch, an emergency information planning service. The service provides information on severe weather conditions as they develop throughout the state of Florida. Weather-Watch uses wireless communications to report National Weather Service …
MELBOURNE, Fla.-Skydata Inc. will deliver satellite data broadcast equipment to EuroCall’s paging network in the Republic of Hungary, Skydata announced. The paging network, which uses Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s ERMES paging system, will include as many as 100 remote paging transmitters. …
Scott Schelle has been appointed teh chief executive officer of American Personal Communications, replacing Gerald T. Vento, who left to pursue personal interests. Vento will provide external consulting. Schelle formerly was APC’s executive vice president. He joined the company when …
Cutting-edge graphic data software that allows en-route firefighters to wirelessly access images of building layouts using a laptop computer is just one mobile remedy offered by a new Motorola Inc. business. Motorola’s RadioWare Software Solutions are made possible through alliances …
