L.M. Ericsson on Jan. 1 plans to reorganize its five business areas into three: Telephones & Terminals, Mobile Systems and Infocom Systems. Telephones & Terminals will be responsible for consumer …
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Americall International L.L.C. has chosen Black & Veatch to perform site acquisition, architect-engineering, material procurement, construction and construction management services for Americall’s deployment of a personal communications services …
The FCC said NextWave Telecom Inc. executive Janice Obuchowski illegally lobbied Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Michele Farquhar in connection with 63 personal communications services licenses that were challenged on foreign ownership …
WASHINGTON-The jury trial between Radio Satellite Corp./Gary Noreen and American Mobile Satellite Corp., set to begin Nov. 25, was pushed back at the 11th hour when the judge scheduled to …
A new Phantom low profile antenna was introduced by Antenex. The antenna has a wide bandwidth and low angle radiation pattern. It also has an element that reduces dropped calls …
NEW YORK-In a very successful initial public offering, Deutsche Telekom AG, the German government’s telecommunications monopoly, went public Nov. 18. The IPO consisted of 600 million shares sold to outsiders …
The MultiMedia Telecommunications Association and the Telecommunications Industry Association announced an affiliation and intent to merge, creating a joint membership exceeding 1,000 companies. “MMTA’s focus on computer telephony integration and …
NEW YORK-TTI Team Telecom International Ltd., an Israeli developer of operations support and network management systems for telecommunications providers, was slated to go public Nov. 22. The initial public offering …
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. said the German Federal Patent Court upheld the company’s patent relating to wireless digital radio communications systems using Time Division Multiple Access technology. InterDigital …
LONDON-A new 9.8 kilobits per second service, which uses the International Mobile Satellite Organization’s Inmarsat-B mobile satellite communication system, allows rapid data communications without a modem or special landline connections, …
Motorola Inc. will offer integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network equipment for use in the 900 MHz frequency band late next year. iDEN now is available only for 800 MHz and 1.5 …
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Ex Machina Inc. selected Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s Wireless Messaging Transfer Protocol for its narrowband personal communications services network. WMtp is an interswitch protocol designed to support the performance demands …
DENVER-American Management Systems Inc. has won a contract to develop a personal communications services customer care and billing platform for U S West’s new PCS services. The application will be …
MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. and RWE Telliance AG formed a partnership to merge their RegioNet and RWE Terrafon Bundelfunk analog networks in Germany. The companies each will hold a 50 …
A network test equipment company that has supplied equipment for landline and cellular operators is launching a product line specifically for the wireless industry. Telecommunications Techniques Corp. will begin offering …
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada-Teklogix International Inc. was awarded a contract by Montreal-based Canadian National Railways to provide it with narrowband wireless data communication networks. The networks will include the Ethernet Transmission …
Editor’s Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest paging companies in the United States from survey responses and interviews with industry contacts. …
SkyTel Corp. introduced the SkyTel Messenger for Windows CE, a software messaging system developed by SkyTel in conjunction with Microsoft Corp. Jackson, Miss.-based SkyTel said the software messaging application, which …
As the worldwide debate rages on whether pocket phones are linked to adverse health effects, some groups are attempting to capitalize on the issue. Within the next few months, two …
