ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Specialty Teleconstructors Inc. changed its name to OmniAmerica Inc. and now trades on the Nasdaq Stock Market under a new ticker symbol, XMIT. The company was formed in April …
Determined not to miss out on market opportunities provided by third-generation technology, NEC Corp. has taken early steps into the 3G arena. The Japanese manufacturer has begun operation of a …
Applied Cellular Technology Inc.’s board of directors approved a strategic plan aimed at growing its earnings per share by 20 percent that calls for the divestiture of non-core business units …
The global market for in-vehicle intelligent transportation systems is expected to grow from $1 billion today to more than $18 billion annually during the next five years, according to a …
LOS ANGELES-The presenters and performing artists at the 15th annual MTV Video Music Awards each were given a Body Glove CellSuit phone case for the Motorola StarTAC phone, said GoNeo …
BANGALORE, India-State-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) last year announced its plans to give private cellular operators in New Delhi and Mumbai a run for their money by launching a …
EVANSTON, Ill.-A $600,000 grant from Motorola Inc. will fund research in wireless multimedia devices and protocols design in a new Northwestern-Motorola Center for Telecommunications in Northwestern University’s Robert R. McCormick …
Seventy years ago, the mobile radio industry was born when the Detroit Police Department installed the first one-way radios in their squad cars. Today there are approximately 19 million two-way …
FORT LEE, N.J.-TSR Wireless L.L.C. entered into an agreement with Omnipoint Communications Inc. to sell personal communications services in all Omnipoint markets in which TSR Wireless operates. TSR said it …
COLUMBUS, Ohio-The Ohio Controlling Board approved $24.8 million in state fund spending and a contract with TRW Inc. to design the first phase of a project to upgrade the state’s …
WASHINGTON-The newly installed chairman of the Telecommunications Industry Association also is the head of a company with a product and a position on implementing the digital wiretap act that differs …
NEW YORK-Gearing up for next-generation wireless, Texas Instruments has developed a digital signal processor that is able to execute 2,000 millions of instructions per second. “Two thousand MIPS is 10 …
AKRON, Ohio-Best Buy awarded Telxon Corp. a contract valued at about $4 million to install mobile computers, portable printers and spread-spectrum wireless networks in its more than 300 retail stores, …
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. announced it received a letter of intent from a top 10 cellular carrier for a supply agreement of up to 200 of STI’s SuperFilter Systems …
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Sports-Ticker announced it renewed its license with the National Football League, allowing it to deliver in-progress game updates to its new organization subscribers. SportsTicker is a real-time sports …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS added Qualcomm Inc.’s QCP-1920 Code Division Multiple Access phone to its product lineup. The single-branded personal communications services phone comes with a standard lithium ion battery. …
WASHINGTON-The remaining C-block licensees are being pushed into bankruptcy because the Federal Communications Commission has chosen to re-auction the returned licenses before the resolution of three outstanding bankruptcy proceedings, a …
APEX, N.C.-Cumulous Communications, based in Fresno, Calif., selected SmartLink Development L.P. to supply and install a new SMRLink trunking and networking system that will cover most of the major corridors …
NEW YORK-When it comes to smart cards, potential consumer demand is the proverbial tail wagging the dog of available supply, according to Avi Zahavi, chairman of the Smart Card Forum’s …
The wireless industry currently uses many different customer-retention strategies and retention campaigns, including win-back teams, welcome calls, competitive rate plans and loyalty programs. However, even with these comprehensive programs in …
