Ericsson Inc. won a victory of sorts recently when the interim standard for the common air interface of Project 25 was taken off IS status and sent back to committee. …

WASHINGTON-The American Mobile Telecommunications Association said it has asked the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider certain aspects of its recently released rules for the 220 MHz specialized mobile radio industry …

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. and AirMedia, formerly Ex Machina Inc. are jointly developing and marketing wireless messaging software and services. AirMedia customized its Notify! 3.0 for Windows …

The applications for this year’s VITA Awards are in and the winners will be honored during the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless Safety Week, May 19-25. Vita is the Latin …

Cushcraft Corp. introduced a personal communications services dual polarized single patch antenna. The S2407HVP provides for reception and transmission of both vertically and horizontally polarized signals in the 2400-2500 MHz …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. supplied its Virtuoso II billing and customer care system for GTE Wireless’ personal communications services networks in Cincinnati, Seattle and Spokane, Wash. V-II is a flexible …

Are lawmakers finally addressing public-safety issues? It would seem so. Sen. John Breaux (D-La.) introduced a bill that would stop the FCC from auctioning 12 megahertz of new private wireless …

This week Southwestern Bell telephone company will be the first company to launch a Time Division Multiple Access network at 1900 MHz when it turns on service in Tulsa, Okla. …

MIAMI-TracFone, a prepaid cellular phone and airtime service marketed by Topp Telecom Inc., will be available in the New York metropolitan area and throughout Southern California at area Radio Shack …

Editor’s Note: The cities listed here represent the 20 largest cellular markets in the United States. Ranking is based on the total number of subscribers in each metropolitan statistical area. …

DENVER-U S West Inc.’s Media Group and AirTouch Communications Inc. have signed a definitive agreement to merge Media Group’s domestic cellular business and its interest in PrimeCo Personal Communications into …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group and Tu-Ka Cellular Tokyo are introducing Motorola’s Dynamic Equipment Sharing software on Tu-Ka’s Personal Digital Cellular network. Installation of the DES software was …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The telecommunications market achieved 11 percent growth last year with revenues of $298 billion, according to a report issued by the Telecommunications Industry Association and the MultiMedia Telecommunications Association. …

DALLAS-Sprint PCS has launched personal communications services for consumers and businesses in Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio, Texas, bringing to 40 the number of cities on the Sprint PCS …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. has dismissed its chief executive officer, Gregory Webb, after only seven months in the position. Prior to joining InterDigital, Webb was corporate vice president …

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court’s affirmation of certain Telular patents in Alliance Research Corp. vs. Telular Corp. …

LISLE, Ill.-A new product to be introduced next month could herald the dawn of completely echo-free communications between digital wireless users and wireline subscribers. Telcom manufacturer Tellabs will unveil Acoustic …

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) last week proposed to fund digital wiretap implementation and Internet access for schools with $1.7 billion paid by wireless carriers and broadcasters for …

DALLAS-While admitting the growth of wireless communications is unbridled, challenges still lie ahead for the industry, particularly when it comes to marketing. Speaking at the recent Wireless Marketing Summit, co-sponsored …

NEW HAVEN, Conn.-SNET has announced plans to launch Time Division Multiple Access digital service in Connecticut by the end of the year. “With digital service, our customers will have all …