NEW YORK-PageStar Inc. is ramping up for full-scale production this Spring of a new generation of wireless vehicle location devices designed to put car owners in the driver’s seat when …
ATLANTA-National Data Corp. announced it has signed an agreement with Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile to provide transaction processing services for Bell Atlantic Nynex customers who want to use credit cards …
The Federal Communications Commission terminated 402 paging applications and licenses held by MobileMedia Corp. because the company failed to build sites under the license terms, which require construction to be …
LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-Com Inc., a wireless components and sub-system solutions provider, released its GaAs MMIC passive mixer products. The company said the mixers are ideal for use where high level radio …
NEW YORK-Depending on who wins the battle of wills at the May 1 annual shareholders meeting of Metricom Inc., the public company might be sold. Metricom, headquartered in Los Gatos, …
SEATTLE-Innova Corp. received an initial purchase order from Simtel for 23 GHz XP4 digital microwave radio systems to be deployed in Caracas, Venezuela. The systems will be integrated into data …
TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecommunication Services Inc. said it will provide its Access S&E roaming administration service to BellSouth Mobility DCS. The service provides settlement and exchange of roamer billing information among …
WASHINGTON-Tempering her replies with the caveat that she was speaking only for the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and not for the full Federal Communications Commission, bureau chief Michele Farquhar in a …
Dear Editor: Recent trade articles have covered the story of American Airlines’ difficulties with a commercial specialized mobile radio service. This is just one part of a multidimensional problem that …
Only one personal communications network license will be awarded in the Netherlands this year, reported the American Embassy in The Hague. However, the Dutch Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications is …
Odyssey signs ChinaSat as service provider Odyssey Telecommunications International Inc. signed on its first service provider, China Telecommunications Broadcast Satellite Corp. The Odyssey mobile satellite system, which is scheduled to …
WASHINGTON-Little LEO Iridium Inc. remained hopeful last week that a rescheduled Jan. 19 launch of three satellites from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base-the company’s fourth attempt at liftoff-would prove successful. …
Asia Pacific Cable Network, a submarine telecommunications cable network, began its link up to nine Asian countries. The project, valued at $580 million, is a joint investment of 51 telecommunications …
Some news announcements in this industry have become very low on facts and high on bombastic marketing language. The launch of competing networks throughout the country has led to a …
WASHINGTON-In a potential trend-setting move that could prove a huge loophole in the antenna siting law, the Vermont Department of Public Service has asked the state legislature to consider allowing …
LAS VEGAS-Topp Telecom Inc. introduced TracFone, a prepaid cellular phone designed for quick retail sale. The phone has built-in debit technology to allow for service with prepaid access and airtime …
Nextel Communications Inc. continues to try to move analog customers onto its new digital network, now with the lure of no roaming fees while traveling on the Nextel system. Nextel’s …
NEW YORK-Total Access Communications Public Co. Ltd., the second-largest wireless carrier in Thailand, plans the private sale of $400 million in debt securities to fund capital expenses and reduce short-term …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and GTE Corp. have been awarded nationwide mobile phone licenses in Taiwan, beating competitors such as Sprint Corp. and France Telecom Group out of the prize. …
NEW YORK-The advent of personal communications services at home and alternative international long-distance services are driving record net revenue growth for switch manufacturer Summa Four Inc., which released third-quarter results. …
