Wireless segments post strong growth FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The cellular, personal communications services and paging industries had strong growth in 1996, according to a study conducted by IDC/Link Resources. Cellular growth was …
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-“Until a few weeks ago, I was under the impression that the outlook for TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) was quite different than it is today,” said …
WASHINGTON-Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. will provide Pocket Communications Inc. with personal communications services handsets. Pocket values the two-year agreement at $129 million. A custom version of Mitsubishi Wireless’ first Global …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Wireless Data Division introduced its PocketNet service to give businesses access to the Internet and corporate intranets. Using PocketNet, business users will be able to …
WASHINGTON-Negotiators in Geneva appeared poised to reach a free trade agreement on telecommunications services by Saturday’s midnight deadline, despite infighting in Congress and indications that several countries remained unwilling to …
Having problems? Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants to fill the GOP vacancy at Federal Communications Commission with Michael Powell, chief of staff in the Justice Department’s antitrust …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Pan American Wireless Infrastructure Division signed an agreement with GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. to jointly offer cellular and personal communications services providers Intelligent Network features and …
A new chief executive and reinstated supply contracts have cast a positive light on MobileMedia Corp.’s bankruptcy restructuring. Prudential Securities sees the Chapter 11 filing as positive for the industry …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has now signed its second franchise-like agreement with a wireless player whose holdings can fill in missing links in AT&T’s nationwide footprint. Indus Inc. holds the …
WASHINGTON-Now that most of the spectrum earmarked for auction has been sold by the Federal Communications Commission, the question of spectrum management for the future is on the front burner …
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-Indus Inc., a new personal communications services company based in Milwaukee, announced Feb. 11 a vendor financing agreement with Hughes Network Systems Inc. and a roaming agreement …
P-Com Inc., a manufacturer of millimeter wave radio systems, signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Columbia Spectrum Management L.P. The purchase price will be $22.5 million, including …
WASHINGTON-Several prominent wireless industry figures attended White House coffees, which along with telecom-related trade missions are tied to an escalating Democratic fund-raising scandal that last week prompted a flood of …
A new study from the University of Toronto released last week concludes drivers face a four-fold increase in risk of having an injury-producing accident when using a cellular telephone. Researchers …
WASHINGTON-Following an almost seven-month hiatus, NextWave Telecom Inc. has submitted answers to 43 questions posed by the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the S-1 form it filed in June 1996 …
This is the third installment in the exclusive RCR five-part series highlighting the results of the 1997 National Wireless Opinion Poll conducted by TynanGroup Inc., of Santa Barbara, Calif., in …
The idea of using laminated wood poles instead of steel for antenna towers made salesman Don Simon say, “Why didn’t I think of that?” “When the zoning people reject the …
WASHINGTON-Despite carrier and Federal Communications Commission efforts to mitigate the situation, there still is plenty of confusion regarding wireless tower siting out in the suburbs. Many jurisdictions and their constituents …
WASHINGTON-Following the conclusion of last year’s C-block personal communications services auction and of its 900 MHz specialized mobile radio auction, several winners that made their required down payments defaulted in …
NEW DELHI, India-Motorola Inc. has formed a joint venture in India with Punjab Wireless Ltd. to offer mobile trunking service in 15 cities. Motorola will have an equity base of …
