DALLAS-Protection One Mobile Services Group said it will provide mobile emergency response and other live operator and automated services on Visteon Automotive Systems’ new vehicle emergency messaging system, called VEMS. …
CHICAGO-Omnipoint Communications Inc. signed an agreement with site landlord U.S. RealTel Inc. to give the carrier access to U.S. RealTel’s portfolio of properties nationwide. Specifically, the pact allows Omnipoint to …
WASHINGTON-Celpage Inc. of Puerto Rico announced the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans set a Dec. 1 court date to hear appeals against universal …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. declared its 207th consecutive regular quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share, payable by Jan. 15, 1999, to stockholders of record Dec. 15. The company also announced …
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 …
