NEW YORK-Directel, a new, Dallas-based paging carrier doing business in Argentina and Brazil, has selected and installed a new billing and management system provided by In-Touch Management Systems Inc., Melville, …
PRINCETON, N.J.-Intek Global Corp. announced it acquired privately held Mobile Data Solutions Inc., the operator of Data Express, in a move that added automatic vehicle-location to its list of services …
LOS ANGELES-In Touch Paging USA announced several recent customer acquisitions. Most recently, ACMI-which provides prepaid, long-distance and Internet services-signed an agreement with the Los Angeles-based paging provider to bring paging …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Puma Technology Inc. announced it has begun shipping its new IntelliLink software solution for NEC America Inc.’s Beacon Data Pager. IntelliLink provides one of the key components that …
WASHINGTON-New revelations surfaced last week of a rift in law enforcement over balancing commercial, privacy and crime-fighting interests in the new age of digita l wiretaps. Until recently, law enforcement …
Allgon Mobile Stockholm, Sweden-based Allgon Mobile Communications AB introduced a dual-band antenna called “Twin,” which can be mounted on a car window. The antenna can receive and transmit Global System …
WASHINGTON-The House Commerce subcommittee investigating the Portals lease issued subpoenas to developer Franklin Haney and his lobbyist Peter Knight late last week and said each faces contempt of Congress charges …
BALTIMORE-After a 95-minute delay during which 15 attorneys negotiated the Pocket Communications Inc. bankruptcy case last Thursday at the courthouse cafeteria here, the bankruptcy judge said Pocket can participate in …
SINGAPORE-Several wireless companies have formed the PHS Forum in an effort to promote the benefits of Personal Handyphone System technology in the Americas. Charter members ADC Wireless Systems, ArrayComm Inc., …
TOKYO-NTT, Japan’s largest telecommunications company, is consolidating its Personal Handyphone System business with its cellular phone company, say published reports. NTT DoCoMo group companies took a non-recurring charge this fiscal …
Bell Atlantic Mobile Bill Davidson was named vice president of wireless data marketing and sales for Bell Atlantic Mobile. In his newly created position, Davidson will be responsible for the …
SHELTON, Conn.-ADC Telecommunications Inc.’s ADC NewNet introduced its CALEAserver software that allows wireless and wireline service providers to meet intercept-wiretap requirements outlined in the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. …
BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Omnipoint Communications Services L.L.C. last week held two job fairs to fill an immediate need for 100 employees at its customer care center. The company said it would be …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia introduced a small, dual-band phone for 900 and 1800 MHz Global System for Mobile communications networks, the Nokia 6150. The phone, based on true 3-volt technology, weighs a …
Conxus Communications Inc. said it completed a $100 million convertible senior subordinated note offering. Conxus plans to use proceeds from the private placement to fund network buildout, operating expenses, working …
WASHINGTON-In a stunning setback for the Clinton administration that bodes well for the wireless industry, a bipartisan group of top telecom lawmakers last week ordered the Federal Communications Commission to …
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia-MT&T Mobility announced it is investing $12.4 million to bring advanced Code Division Multiple Access technology to customers in Nova Scotia. According to an agreement, Northern Telecom will …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced it has established an online purchasing site for customers in the United States to buy wireless phones, two-way radios and accessories as part of its product …
Paging is growing in popularity, and to profit from it, carriers better get their networks prepared now. That is the message Motorola Inc. is pushing with a new campaign and …
VANCOUVER, Wash.-Wireless tower builder and owner Westower Corp. last week acquired privately-held MJA Communications Corp. for $10 million in stock. The acquisition of the Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based tower-construction company …
