WASHINGTON, D.C.-Iridium L.L.C. has 75 percent of its planned satellite constellation deployed after it successfully launched two more satellites into orbit, bringing the total number of operational satellites to 51, …
Sweden Ortel Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Avitec AB, announced its MirrorCell family of products are being used in the Arlanda AB International Airport to provide wireless service in …
Conxus Communications Inc. announced it will extend its Pocketalk voice paging service rollout to Los Angeles and Chicago. Conxus first launched the service in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. and Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, …
WASHINGTON-With the number of new bids and new high bids dwindling down to nearly zero, the first sale of 986 local multipoint distribution services licenses may be over today. However, …
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-Rockwell Semiconductor Systems Inc. introduced a complete antenna-to-microphone system solution for 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications, the first GSM products in its wireless telephony portfolio. Rockwell …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. announced the nationwide rollout of its new Pager ID service, which identifies the name of the person placing the call to the pager, as well as a …
BOSTON-Omnipoint Communications Inc. expanded its wireless network coverage into Boston; Providence, R.I.; Manchester, N.H.; and the Interstate-95 corridor and other connecting routes. As part of the New England launch, Omnipoint …
TEL AVIV, Israel-Nexus Telocation Systems Ltd. announced SingTel Paging launched commercial two-way paging and telemetry data service in Singapore using the Nexus system. SingTel is upgrading its one-way system, which …
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Northern Telecom Ltd. said it will invest $20 million in Interwave Communications International Ltd. in a strategic alliance to integrate Interwave’s radio and switching solutions into Nortel’s Global …
HANOVER, Germany-Nokia Corp. introduced three new handsets for the 900 MHz Global System for Mobile communications market this week at the Cebit ’98 exhibition in Hanover, Germany. The Nokia 8810 …
American Alpha Dispatch Services Inc. said it formed an alliance with Intellisoft Corp. to create an online system for the alphanumeric dispatch industry. Intellisoft Alpha-OnLine, which can be accessed from …
Paging carriers and industry analysts alike believe one of the biggest struggles facing the industry is that it needs to change its image in the mind of the consumer. For …
WASHINGTON-Negotiations between the Justice Department and the telecom industry over a digital wiretap standard collapsed last week, an outcome that will pull the Federal Communications Commission into the fray and …
WASHINGTON-Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), one of several House Republican leaders caught on a radio scanner in 1996 plotting to limit damage of an ethics investigation of Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), …
NEW YORK-Legislation to privatize the remaining two-thirds of Telstra Corp. Ltd. in what would be the world’s largest single stock sale could be introduced in the Australian Parliament as early …
DULUTH, Ga.-Astronet Corp. said it accelerated the development schedule of its new Time Division Multiple Access wireless Private Branch Exchange product by selecting Isotel’s call-processing engine software. “The luxury of …
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SAN RAMON, Calif.-U.S. Wireless Corp. announced it completed the acquisition of the minority interest in its subsidiary, Labyrinth Communication Technologies Group Inc. The merger will be implemented exchanging approximately 4.5 …
Like the ugly duckling that was teased and spurned in its younger years only to mature into a beautiful swan, the two-way paging market is expected to someday spread its …
MONTREAL-More than doubling its number of cellular, specialized mobile radio and paging subscribers helped Telesystem International Wireless Inc. drastically increase its revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. …
