WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.), introduced legislation last week to set aside broadcast spectrum for state and local public safety communications and to earmark up to $750 million …
NEW YORK-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced Feb. 5 a new switch software package the company said will permit upgrades throughout the year, in contrast to the traditional industry practice of annual …
WALTHAM, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. said it will use its Customer Acquisition System to streamline the customer acquisition process for eight of the 10 largest A- and B-block personal communications services license …
Editor’s Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest specialized mobile radio operators based on survey responses. Racom Corp., Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. …
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-The world’s smart card markets are creating high growth markets in regions not traditionally marketed for technological advances, according to a recent report from international market consulting company …
NEPEAN, Ontario-Aprel Laboratories announced it now offers specific absorption rate (SAR) testing, meeting safety guidelines the Federal Communications Commission set regarding radio frequency emissions. SAR requirements determine how much RF …
Numeric paging service, which for years was the bread and butter for paging resellers, could be their doom in a market of increased competition, decreased rates and customer savvy. Industry …
WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) said he will sponsor legislation to expand legal privacy protection for wireless communications and outlaw all modifications of radio scanners that enable electronic …
ATLANTA-Preferred Networks Inc. completed the acquisition of Mercury Paging & Communications Inc. and its affiliated companies. Mercury Paging is a New York-based paging operator that provides coverage of radio common …
FT. MYERS, Fla.-Palmer Wireless Inc. acquired the Georgia 13 rural service area cellular license from Mobile Communications Systems L.P. for about $30 million. The license area, which is adjacent to …
WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. filed an amended S-1 registration statement Feb. 3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in hopes of jumpstarting its halted initial public offering that had been planned …
Nevada Bell Mobile Services launched its personal communications services network in Las Vegas. The system uses Global System for Mobile communications technology. The company is offering four calling plans that …
The Personal Communications Industry Association filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission regarding universal service fund reform. PCIA agreed with the FCC that it must implement access charge and universal …
NEW YORK-British Telecommunications plc and Telenor of Norway have launched a satellite phone as small and light as a notebook personal computer. It’s called Mobiq. The phone, which weighs just …
WASHINGTON-The mobile data industry still is in its infancy, according to manufacturers, service providers and users, but the next few years promise a mini boom in applications easy for almost …
WASHINGTON-As the Feb. 15 deadline for reaching a global telecom trade pact closes in on Geneva negotiators, Congress and the administration find themselves embroiled in a bitter dispute over foreign …
Vodafone Group plc agreed to purchase Data Bank of Greece S.A. through its subsidiary Vodafone Europe Holdings Ltd. Vodafone said the principal asset of Data Bank is a 10 percent …
Chicago. The birthplace of the cellular industry. The Windy City. Oprah and the Bulls. And Aerial Communications Inc., 360
WASHINGTON-The Utilities Telecommunications Council, has taken issue with a recent technical blueprint regarding pool consolidation floated at the Federal Communications Commission by the Industrial Telecommunications Association, and the group has …
CHICAGO-United States Cellular Corp. reached a trade agreement with BellSouth Corp. to acquire a 12-market cluster that provides cellular service to most of Wisconsin and parts of northern Illinois. Cities …
