Pocket Communications Inc. named three new executives to its corporate management team. John A. Hoffman is the new chief operating officer. He has been given responsibility for the day-to-day activities …
LONDON-Orange plc of Great Britain has introduced integrated services dispatch network technology on its personal communications 1800 MHz network. Called ISDN Access, the service allows Orange’s fax and data customers …
TORONTO-Northern Telecom Ltd. signed an agreement with Bell Mobility to supply equipment for Bell Mobility’s cellular and personal communications services networks. Nortel values the agreement at around $293 million. The …
NEW YORK-Envision this scenario-for the price of a local phone call, mobile workers use personal digital assistants run by off-the-shelf software to routinely access their own computers wirelessly via the …
DALLAS-General Wireless Inc. has signed a five-year vendor financing equipment contract with Lucent Technologies Inc. to build GWI’s personal communications service networks. GWI PCS Inc., a subsidiary of Dallas-based General …
Wireless industry, watch out! Geniuses are at work in Washington. This is the baby-the Overseas Private Investment Corp., a federal agency that operates at no net cost to U.S. taxpayers. …
Editor’s Note: No other debate has ignited the wireless telecommunications industry like the one that rages between TDMA and CDMA technology. For several years, the greatest argument against CDMA technology …
Bell Atlantic Corp. has increased its ownership in Italian carrier Omnitel Pronto Italia, nullifying Mannesmann AG’s agreement with Olivetti SpA to purchase an additional 5.8 percent stake in the operator. …
CHARLOTTE, N.C-Glenayre Technologies Inc. has formed three strategic market units as part of organizational changes being made to maintain responsiveness to expanding global markets, the company said. The wireless messaging …
MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Technologies Inc. completed an agreement with Hyundai Electronics Industries Company Ltd. to manufacture and supply Frequency Hopping Multiple Access-related equipment to the Korean market. According to the agreement, …
“And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just begun.” This old John Lennon song looped through my head as I …
A Dec. 16 article regarding Motorola Inc.’s testing of the 8 kilobit-per-second enhanced variable rate vocoder should have stated that AirTouch Communications Inc. uses an 8 kbps vocoder in Los …
NEW YORK-CommNet Cellular Inc., a Colorado-based rural cellular provider, has terminated plans announced early this year for a nationwide paging alliance with MobileMedia Corp., but it is close to reaching …
Cellexis International Inc. said it has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile after it notified the prepaid cellular reseller of its intention …
LIMA, Peru-Telefonica del Peru has launched Code Division Multiple Access service in the metropolitan city of Lima, saying it is the first in Latin America to have such a commercial …
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WAKEFIELD, Mass.-Boston Technology Inc.’s common shares will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange beginning Jan. 13. Once trading begins on the exchange, the company’s common shares will cease …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile acquired North Carolina 4 Cellular L.P.’s rural service area 4. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition represents 340,000 potential customers and 2,400 …
Metrocall Inc. signed an agreement to provide U.S. Paging Services Inc. access to one of its nationwide paging frequencies. In addition, U.S. Communications Inc. will provide cellular rate plans and …
In the spirit of the holiday season, Palmer Wireless helped the United States Marine Corps surpass its goal of collecting 10,000 toys for needy children this holiday season. More than …
