WASHINGTON-Jay Kitchen has always had a knack for being able to talk to folks, whether they be mom-and-pop two-way radio dealers who for years have looked to him for representation in Washington, D.C., or Fortune 500 executives, engineers and policymakers …
HIROSHIMA, Japan – GTE Personal Communications Services and AirTouch Communications have become partners in Digital TU-KA Chugoku Co. Ltd., a Japan-based cellular communications company formed by Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. and Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. GTE and AirTouch each have …
In unspectacular fashion, Susan Ness diligently immersed herself in spectrum auction and personal communications services rulemakings at the Federal Communications Commission soon after she was confirmed as a commissioner by the Senate in May. Such is the style of the …
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Steinbrecher Corp. said it will supply its DataCell mobile data base stations to Ericsson Radio Systems Inc. to be used in Ericsson cellular digital packet data systems under an original equipment manufacturing agreement between the companies. The agreement, which …
SEATTLE-U S West Cellular Inc. said it has launched its wireless data service across the company’s 13-state service area, offering end-to-end data solutions. Products offered include data-capable cellular phones, cellular modems and cellular facsimile machines. U S West Cellular said …
WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications Inc. said its antitrust settlement with the Justice Department will not interfere with plans to build a nationwide wireless network. “While we do not agree that restrictions on our 900 MHz operations were at all necessary, the decree …
ReadyCom Inc. is bringing voice-mail messaging to wireless communications with ReadyTalk, a single unit that uses the cellular network to deliver voice mail service to a portable handset. Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. will be the first carrier to offer ReadyTalk, …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Maxon Electronics Co. Ltd. introduced the QCP-900 hand-held portable phone in Beijing. The phone, which can operate in Code Division Multiple Access and Total Access Communications Systems modes, is designed to provide a transition from analog …
As the dust settles from the recent double-header, pre-auction alliance ballgame, another Mighty Casey is in position to crack the bat at December’s auction of broadband personal communications services licenses. Sprint Corp. recently announced a grand slam alliance with three …
Superconducting Core Technologies of Golden, Colo., believes it has developed an industry first-a superconductor that is automatically tuned by microprocessors to allocate frequencies and improve channel re-use. “We are committed to demonstrating that so-called virtual manufacturing companies can efficiently work …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-The ability to transmit video over cellular will give two U.S. television stations the edge in receiving breaking news from remote sites, according to two cellular carriers. Bell Atlantic Mobile said it has teamed up with cable station Newschannel …
ORLANDO, Fla.-ISR Global Telecom announced it will be the prime development contractor to supply a network management software system for the Personal Communications Systems group at Motorola Inc. Motorola has agreed to purchase the new software over the next two …
RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Nextel Communications Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to invest in Corporacion Mobilcom S.A. de C.V., a Mexican specialized mobile radio operator, and share frequencies along the U.S.-Mexico border. Nextel said it will invest $107.5 million, which could increase …
Recent research on cellular subscriber churn conducted by customer satisfaction powerhouse J.D. Power and Associates calls into question the industry’s “more-is-better” approach to retail distribution of service. J.D. Power for years has conducted customer satisfaction studies for a broad range …
DENVER-Kelly Pate has joined RCR Publications Inc. as a news reporter. Before coming to RCR, Pate was a writer for Cactus Communications, a Denver-based advertising agency. A Denver native, Pate graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder with a …
LYNCHBURG, Va.-Ericsson GE Mobile Communications Inc. has introduced the Private Communications Network, a specialized mobile radio technology with integrated voice and data capability. Called PCN, the technology is a stepped-down version of the company’s Enhanced Digital Access Communications System, according …
GTE Mobilnet named two new general managers in its florida region. Doug Meyn manages the north area of the state, while Jane Clements manages the south area. Each of the general managers is responsible for sales distribution and service in …
(INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS ARE IN ITALICS.) 1. ALAACR Communications (Craig McCaw) 2. AT&T Wireless PCS 3. Advance Telecommunications Systems 4. AirLink 5. Allied Communications L.P. 6. American Portable Telecommunications (TDS) 7. Ameritech Wireless Communications 8. Associated Ve nCap Corp. (Associated. Communications.) …
In efforts to achieve compatibility of mobile communications systems among public-safety agencies, several manufacturers contributing to the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International Inc.’s Project 25 have encountered communication snags of their own. Motorola Inc.’s Land Mobile Sector and E.F. Johnson …
ARLINGTON, Va.-Bell Atlantic Corp. has reorganized its international business unit, naming Alexander H. Good president and chief executive officer of Bell Atlantic International Inc. Good, a former assistant U.S. secretary of commerce, was senior vice president of Mobile Telecommunication Technologies …
WASHINGTON-He’s baaack! Craig McCaw, founder of the cellular empire that AT&T Corp. bought for $11.5 billion, will bid for broadband personal communications services licenses Dec. 5. The wireless entrepreneur is one of 74 applicants seeking 99 licenses to operate next-generation …
CHICAGO-Seven large wireless communications companies have united to provide seamless, uninterrupted cellular service between the United States and Mexico. The Pan American alliance is open only to B-band licensees. Initial members are Alltel Mobile, Ameritech Cellular Services, BellSouth Mobility Inc., …
A new age of global wireless telecommunications is beginning as barriers to competition fall and innovative satellite technologies move from the drawing board to the heavens. For developing and underdeveloped countries, mobile satellite communications could become a key component of …
ATLANTA-The CDMA Development Group has completed specifications for Code Division Multiple Access asynchronous data and short message services. Services conforming to these standards are expected to be among the first offerings available when CDMA is rolled out in 1995, CDG …
OAK BROOK, Ill.-GTE Airfone said it has already issued more than 40,000 aircall cards for its new ground-to-air calling feature, which enables airline passengers to receive telephone calls in the air. Air travelers need a personal aircall number from GTE …
