The personal handyphone system market in Japan is ready for improvement, but analysts say it will take big commitments from carriers and differentiated marketing to jump-start demand. PHS subscriber numbers …
Sophia Communications Inc., Miami, plans to use its new 220 MHz specialized mobile radio licenses “to offer its customers unprecedented coverage and building penetration with significantly less network capital than …
HEATHROW, Fla.-Brite Voice Systems, Heathrow, Fla., announced David S. Gergacz resigned as its chairman and chief executive officer but will remain a member of its board of directors. Stanley G. …
PageMart Wireless Inc. reported the Synapse Pager Card production delays have been worked out and shipments are underway in the volume expected. PageMart began shipping units in July, but reported …
NEW YORK-John T. Stupka, president and chief executive officer of SkyTel Communications Inc., said a BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. advertisement that’s been running in the Wall Street Journal, as well …
NEW YORK-Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd., Australia’s second largest multiservice telecommunications carrier, sold a wildly successful initial public offering Nov. 17, raising $1.56 billion, double the amount it expected. Optus …
LAS VEGAS-GoAmerica Communications Corp. announced it will offer J.P. Systems Inc.’s NetCradle in its Web@Hand product portfolio, extending Internet access to personal digital assistants made by 3Com Corp. The GoAmerica …
WILMINGTON, Mass.-Priority Call Management Inc. said it agreed to market and distribute Comcast Cellular Communications Inc.’s GroupTalk wireless service. According to the company, GroupTalk facilitates call management of inbound and …
Nearly a year in the making, Geoworks Corp. has introduced a long-awaited software solution that allows carriers to add enhanced data services to otherwise voice-only phones. Called Premion Interface+, the …
Horizon Personal Communications Inc. launched its personal communications services network in seven basic trading areas in Ohio and West Virginia, under an affiliate agreement with Sprint Spectrum L.P. Horizon, which …
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it established a software developers program for the pdQ smartphone. The program will provide applications developers with the resources and tools needed to create new applications …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Unwired Planet Inc. announced it has licensed its Wireless Application Protocol based UP. Browser to LG Information & Communications Inc., which plans to integrate the microbrowser into its …
PRINCETON, N.J.-Intek Global Corp. received a $5 million commitment from the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative for its Linear Modulation-based radio and base station equipment. NRTC plans to develop affordable telecommunications …
ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc. formed a license and maintenance agreement with TeleCorp PCS Inc. to provide its client/server-based Business Support and Control System for customer care and billing. The implementation is …
HILLSBORO, Ore.-TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. received its first production order from Ericsson Components AB under terms of a joint development agreement signed last year. The first product is a power amplifier, …
WASHINGTON-Richard Bliss, the Qualcomm Inc. field technician detained on espionage charges last November but conditionally freed by Russian authorities a month later, sued the San Diego firm last week for …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. announced its shares have begun trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap market. The move was necessary to ensure the company’s continued listing on Nasdaq, given its non-compliance with …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Integrated Network Group announced its modular voice processing system is being used by Motorola Inc.’s Ground Systems Division to deploy voice messaging and other enhanced services …
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-PageMart Wireless Inc. and Motorola Inc. have signed strategic alliance agreements with Monitel Products Corp. to provide various aspects of a two-way wireless remote monitoring system. Monitel provides …
WASHINGTON-Iridium L.L.C. has activated its global paging and messaging network, about two weeks after the commercial launch of its global satellite phone system. Messaging tests have gone well, and Motorola …
