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QUALCOMM ENTERS GRAYSON AGREEMENT

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has signed a license agreement with Forest, Va.-based Grayson Electronics Co., a subsidiary of The Allen Group Inc.Under the terms of the agreement, Grayson has been granted a worldwide, royalty-bearing license to manufacture and sell Code Division Multiple Access...

NEW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRE MORE PRECISE TEST EQUIPMENT

The introduction of fully digital wireless networks means that marginal readings by portable test equipment are no longer acceptable."It's all ones and zeros now, so you have to be precisely tuned," said Jan Whitacre, spokeswoman for Hewlett-Packard Co.That reality lit a fire under the...

THE CRIME DEFINED

Cellular theft: A cellular phone is stolen from a legitimate customer and used before the theft can be reported.Subscription fraud: This type of counterfeiting occurs when a person signs up for cellular service using fraudulent information or false identification and does not intend to pay for...

PRODUCTS

Antennaco Inc. unveiled a new line of antennas to complement its array of commercial antennas for the wireless communications industry. The company said its new line of Heavy Duty Yagi antennas features a thick wall square tube boom with a full 1 inch cross-section...

EMULATION HEARING SCHEDULED TUESDAY

OKLAHOMA CITY-A hearing is scheduled Tuesday in the civil lawsuit filed by AT&T Wireless Services against an Oklahoma City medical supply company that provides cellular phone emulation service.AT&T received an emergency restraining order against Safari Communications on Jan. 8, and is seeking an injunction...

CRIMINAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST MAN IN CELLULAR EMULATION CASE

A federal case against a Kentucky man accused of creating cellular extension phones is expected to go to trial in what may be the first U.S. criminal case attacking the emulation business.A four-count indictment was issued against Don Billy Yates by a federal grand...

HE SAYS EMULATION IS FAIR GAME, BUT CARRIERS CRY FRAUD

Michael Snitz of Phoenix-based Cell Phone Extensions says his business is a part of the new "emulation industry," but cellular carriers call his work illegal cloning and fraud."This is a thorn in the paw of the cellular industry," said U S West NewVector Group...

HARRIS ACQUIRES TRIPLETT TELECOM, CELLULAR GROUPS

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Harris Corp. has acquired Ohio-based Triplett Corp.'s cellular and telecommunications businesses, enabling Harris to provide test systems and other equipment for the wireless telecommunications market.Under the terms of the acquisition, Triplett will transfer its test equipment for cellular and copper-based telecommunications systems to...

THE WORLD

Korea Electric Power Corp. added eight sites to the existing four sites of its L.M. Ericsson Ltd. trunked system, which uses Enhanced Digital Access Communications System technology. Korea Electric hopes to expand the system by the end of the year to cover all of...

CUALCOMM AND COMARCO SIGN LECENSE AGREEMENT

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...

TEKTRONIX BANKS ON 2 ALLIANCES TO PROVIDE PCS TEST EQUIPMENT

An Oregon test and measurement equipment company with international alliances is poised for what it hopes is a wave of demand from companies building personal communications services networks."Test equipment is an integral part of installing a PCS system. And we think testing will be...

ANALOG CELLULAR REMAINS A FORCE AS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MATURES

Cellular carriers and manufacturers need to appreciate the value of analog technology well into the future if they want to succeed, said industry consultants at an annual strategic cellular and wireless radio seminar.For the first time in the seven-year history of the seminar, presented...