CERRITOS, Calif.-Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. introduced the PayFirst prepayment plan to its wireless subscribers. Before each call, PayFirst sends a voice message that updates users on the number of …
SEOUL-It was only fitting that the future of Code Division Multiple Access technology was discussed in South Korea at the 2nd CDMA International Conference. Since SK Telecom launched the country’s …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Police Emergency Radio Services Inc. announced that in collaboration with King Communications USA, Orlando, Fla., it has successfully integrated the King KDT-5000 mobile data system with the ESP504/520 series …
WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Federal Communications Commission chairman-designate Bill Kennard against continuing the agency’s penchant for litigating 1996 telecom act rules that have been overturned by the …
NEW YORK-“Show me the money!” Flush with capital pouring in and looking for places to invest, that is exactly what Wall Street hopes to do for the wireless industry. “There …
BOCA RATON, Fla.-JTECH Inc., which manufactures on-premise paging systems for restaurants and other industries, said it acquired ServiceAlert Inc., a competing firm based in Colorado. ServiceAlert also manufactures paging systems …
PRINCETON, N.J.-Intek Diversified Corp. sold its entire interest in Transcrypt International Inc. for nearly $7.5 million cash as part of Transcrypt’s secondary stock offering, which went into effect Oct. 14. …
Western Wireless Corp. announced the official opening of its customer service center in Albuquerque, N.M., increasing its capacity to respond to calls from its VoiceStream wireless and Cellular One customers. …
Could this be the year for wireless data? Although proponents of wireless data are no doubt tired of being asked that question, some announcements this week certainly have to cause …
GREENSBORO, N.C.-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. reported in its third-quarter results that while the company’s overall service revenue increased 26 percent over the same three-month period last year, net income for …
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Tandem Computer Inc. announced it is supplying Tu-Ka Cellular of Tokyo and Tokai, Japan, with the intelligent network infrastructure for the operators’ Personal Digital Cellular networks. Both companies began …
NEW YORK-Texas Instruments Inc, and Sun Microsystems Inc. want to keep things comparatively simple within the handset as demands on its capabilities grow more complex. With that goal in mind, …
Erico Inc. introduced a new line of ground bar assemblies and related products designed for the personal communications services market. Erico ground bars are electrolyptic copper bars manufactured to individual …
Overall wireless pricing has decreased between 4.4 percent and 20.3 percent in the United States since the end of the second quarter, according to a survey conducted by Robinson-Humphrey Co. …
WASHINGTON-The federal pre-emption debate has become much bigger than antenna siting moratoria, with no clear political line on the explosive question of whether state and local regulators should be bypassed …
Cord Communications Inc. selected Mark E. Reed to be its president and chief executive officer. Reed joins Cord from In Focus Systems, a multimedia projection systems company, where he was …
AUGUSTA, Ga.-Powertel Inc. announced it has launched personal communications services in Augusta, Ga., and Aiken, S.C., based on Global System for Mobile communications technology. The company said it now provides …
Telecom Personal, a cellular service provider in northern Argentina, announced a consortium it is part of has been granted the B-band license to provide cellular service in Paraguay. On Oct. …
PageMart Wireless Inc. announced its international paging network is now operational, as a result of recent agreements with telecom companies in Mexico, Panama and El Salvador. These agreements-added to those …
RCR TOP 20 Paging Carriers The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest paging companies in the United States from survey responses and interviews …
