NEW YORK-Point-to-multipoint equipment should be available in quantity by mid-1998, bringing the bandwidth on demand promise of last-mile wireless “fiber” closer to widespread deployment. “Where the heck did this market …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. and SCC Communications Corp. formed a strategic alliance to enhance BellSouth’s 911 safety system. BellSouth said it is improving the capabilities of its 911 system in order to …
DALLAS-Mizar Inc. and Loughborough Sound Images Ltd., both suppliers of computing products for the real-time signal and image processing markets, signed a definitive merger agreement. According to the proposed agreement, …
WASHINGTON-Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio), one of the House GOP leaders caught on a radio scanner last December strategizing how House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) could sidestep congressional ethics sanctions, said …
NEW YORK-Equipment vendors, `maxed’ out from lending money so carrier customers can afford their network infrastructure, are finding a solution-not to say salvation-in elaborate lease arrangements to lay off debt. …
ATLANTA-Two cellular cloning suspects were arrested last month in the culmination of an investigation dubbed “Operation Cottontail,” a cooperative effort between three wireless communications carriers in the Atlanta area. Price …
HELSINKI, Finland-Cellular penetration rates recently reached 40 percent in Finland, according to Mikael Akermarck, senior researcher with the Finnish Ministry of Transport. The increased demand is attributable to factors including …
Three men accused of illegally intercepting alphanumeric paging messages of New York City Police and Fire Departments each pled guilty to misdemeanor charges of message interception and of manufacturing and …
As wireless industry leaders continue to tout convergence as the next frontier for the industry, one Southeastern carrier has quietly pulled itself ahead of the game. Alltel Communications Inc. significantly …
WASHINGTON-After months of being publicly pounded on antenna siting, health concerns, unsafe cell phone drivers and blocked E-911 calls, the wireless industry is responding with an approach that relies on …
HAZLET, N.J.-World Communication Group Inc. announced the launch of its WinCom synchronous, wireless spread spectrum modem for multibrand multiplexer applications. The modem incorporates one-to-one multiple voice, data and video applications, …
While it may feel cathartic at times, screaming at your computer monitor in blind rage rarely does much in terms of actual productivity. The problem is the silly thing simply …
WASHINGTON-C-block personal communications services bidder National Telecom PCS Inc. has charged DCR PCS Inc., also known as Pocket Communications Inc., with conducting illegal ex parte communications regarding its PCS licenses …
NEW YORK-A 30-percent stake in Egyptian Mobile Telephone Co., the federally run wireless carrier, is expected to be offered later this month in an initial public stock offering. The offering …
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.-Metromedia International Group Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Metromedia International Telecommunications Inc., announced that Instaphone, the company’s joint venture in Kazakhstan, received an operating license to provide …
LAS VEGAS-NDC Voice Corp.-an affiliate of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products, The National Dispatch Center Inc. and Oi Electric Co. Ltd.-announced it has developed a prototype voice pager that operates …
TORONTO-Northern Telecom Ltd. announced several senior management changes intended to strengthen the company in three key areas of its operations. Jim Long was appointed executive vice president and president of …
TEL AVIV, Israel-Nexus Telecommunication Systems Ltd. announced its inauguration of the TagNet two-way paging network in Sydney, Australia. TagNet Pty Ltd. is operating the network, locally called TagNet, which is …
MADISON, Wis.-Cellular One of Wisconsin and Northern Illinois recently introduced Cellular ONE-4-U, a prepaid wireless service that allows consumers to purchase airtime without a credit check, contract, deposit or monthly …
DALLAS-In a move the company said would better position it for future competition, PageMart Wireless Inc. announced a reorganization in its executive management structure last week. Ross Buckenham, formerly executive …
