Editor's Note: The cities listed here represent U.S. cellular markets 21 through 40, ranked by total number of subscribers in each metropolitan statistical area.Most carriers are unwilling to reveal subscriber numbers because of the highly competitive nature of the business. RCR tallies are estimates for...
Bell Atlantic Corp. formed a joint wenture with the Bombay-based Essar Group to bid for basic and mobile telephone service licenses in India. Bell Atlantic will be a minority partner in the yet unnamed venture with a 33 percent stake. Essar, which has widespread...
Hughes Network Systems Inc. and national operator SPT Telecom have installed a fixed wireless network in The Czech Republic capital city of Prague.The Hughes GMH 2000 will employ Extended Time Division Multiple Access technology and use seven cell sites throughout the city. The system,...
AURORA, Colo.-Wireless Telecom Inc. signed an agreement to distribute Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.'s wireless data service in the Los Angeles area to WTI's network of value-added resellers.WTI said it will provide value-added resellers both inside and outside L.A. Cellular's markets, the ability to...
WASHINGTON-The House telecommunications subcommittee last week approved creating an industry-government panel to craft federal antenna siting guidelines and temporarily derailed a wireless resale proposal to regulate commercial mobile radio carriers like regional Bell telephone companies.The antenna siting measure, offered by Scott Klug, R-Wis., and...
The Federal Communications Commission ruled earlier this month that state public utilities commissions can no longer regulate local rates of commercial wireless carriers. This ruling affects not only the cellular industry, but the paging, specialized mobile radio and new personal communications services industries as...
Bell Atlantic Mobile and Racotek Inc. have signed a multiyear marketing and technology agreement to integrate BAM's cellular digital packet data and circuit-switched data capabilities with Racotek's KeyWare product.KeyWare is mobile networking software that operates on network servers and within portable computers. It allows...
To comprehend the scope of what happened (and didn't happen) on Capotol Hill last week, one needs to appreciate history. For history repeated itself. Some new ground was broken, too. Call this cahpter "A Tale of Two Toms."Tom Wheeler, who in 1993 as president...
LONGMONT, Colo.-Coral Systems, a provider of UNIX software solutions for the wireless industry, completed equity financing of $4.5 million through four firms with an interest in emerging communications companies.The investing companies are Bessemer Venture Partners of Boston and San Francisco, Vertex Management Inc. of...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed a license agreement allowing Comarco Wireless Technologies Inc. to manufacture and sell test equipment using Qualcomm's Code Division Multiple Access digital cellular technology.The worldwide, royalty-bearing license will allow Comarco to develop CDMA product extensions for its NES generation II and...
With all the recent regulatory changes from the Federal Communications Commission, mobile service providers now, more than ever, need to keep abreast of new rules and regulations affecting their services.Most private carriers and specialized mobile radio operators do just fine without consulting attorneys and...
Texas Instruments Inc. and AT&T Microelectronics have launched a semiconductor marketing race, each introducing single-chip digital signal processors they say complete more instructions per second using less power.Texas InstrumentsDallas-based TI offers two DSP solutions; the 541 DSP for digital cellular telephones and personal digital...
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Driven by the emerging Interim Standard-136 digital cellular market, DSP Communications Inc. and NEC Electronics Inc. said they plan to jointly introduce a new chipset.DSPC has agreed to develop the baseband hardware and software technology for the chipset and NEC will manufacture it....
NEW YORK-Cellular Communications Inc. announced that its joint venture with AirTouch Communications has entered into an agreement to purchase certain operating assets from Central Ohio Cellular Inc. for an undisclosed amount.The cellular properties are adjacent to the joint venture's Ohio markets and have a...
WASHINGTON-The Florida brain-cancer lawsuit that questioned the safety of cellular phones was dismissed May 17 by a federal court judge on grounds that the claim was not supported by adequate scientific research.H. David Reynard of Madeira Beach filed a wrongful death lawsuit in late...
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BIS Strategic Decitions was sold to Giga Information Group, and investment group led by Gideon Gartner. BIS provides data, information and knowledge to enterprises in the computer, office and teleommunications industries and more than $25 million. Hiha acquired the company from Friday Holdings Ltd....
WASHINGTON-House and Senate Republican budget bills envision billions of dollars in telecommunications revenue from expanded auctions, higher user fees and additional pioneer's preference license payments in coming years.Both chambers intend to balance the U.S. budget by 2002, a lofty goal requiring federal spending cuts...
WASHINGTON-Three telecommunications industry leaders were honored at the Fifth Annual Eugene C. Bowler Foundation Dinner & Awards presentation held last month.Federal Communications Commissioner James Quello received the Eugene Bowler Lifetime Achievement Award, while Judy Dunlap and David Leach received the Eugene Bowler Award presentations....
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. completed its tender offer for up to 5.06 million common shares of USA Mobile Communications Holdings Inc. at $15.40 per share in cash.Arch and USA Mobile announced plans last month to merge in a two-step transaction valued at more...
Northern Telecom Ltd. said it signed a contract with Hebei Posts and Telecommunications Administration to supply a complete global System for Mobile communications network, which teh companies anticipate will support 700,000 subscribers by 2000. The network will provide service in 11 cities across teh...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Go Communications Corp. entered into a long-term agreement to purchase radio site acquisition and planning software from Biby Telecommunications Inc.Go said the engineering support tool will help it design, acquire, build and test thousands of radio cell sites in the 30 megahertz of...
WASHINGTON-As the telecommunications industry continues its offensive to beguile fraud criminals with technology, Freddie the Fox is fighting fraud on the homefront.The Alliance to Outfox Phone Fraud has launched a campaign to increase fraud awareness and prevention among consumers through advertisements, public service announcements,...
PICKERING, Ontario-Clearnet Communications Inc. said it has agreed with BT Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal to let the commitment for an $85 million bank facility expire."Clearnet has unutilized borrowing potential," said Robert McFarlane, vice president and chief financial officer of Clearnet....
