CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. and LG Electronics have entered a three-year agreement to bring FLEX paging technology to South Korea. LG Electronics said it will purchase more than 2000 units …
BOISE, Idaho-Several of Extended Systems Inc.’s JetEye wireless infrared products will be used in products set to debut next year. The infrared technology allows information to be transported over a …
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FAIRFIELD, N.J.-Personal Communications Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Electronics Communications Corp., has agreed to resell NextWave Telecom Inc.’s personal communications services. The company will sell the service nationwide, …
NEW YORK-Omnipoint Communications Inc. opened for business Nov. 14, but a full-scale promotional campaign for its first personal communications services network-in the New York City metropolitan area-won’t start for another …
A second cellular phone license probably won’t be awarded this year because the Luxembourg government has delayed approving critical telecommunications legislation. The small Western European country is fighting its telecom …
Two companies have increased their ownership in Italy’s second Global System for Mobile communications operator, Omnitel Pronto Italia. AirTouch Communications Inc. announced it purchased additional interests in Omnitel from Banca …
Motorola Inc.’s Messaging Systems Products Group licensed its FLEX technology to paging infrastructure manufacturers EcoSoft GTCO and Tecnomen Oy. EcoSoft said it will use the technology to make inexpensive paging …
Dear Editor: I am not surprised as I witness the state of affairs in the wireless industry regarding tower siting. The industry did believe the provisions contained in the Telecommunications …
WASHINGTON-Almost by default, GTE Corp.’s Government Systems division was awarded the General Services Administration’s eight-year post-FTS2000 federal wireless telecommunications services contract Nov. 12. Current FTS2000 service providers Sprint Corp. and …
WASHINGTON-After eight months of wrangling, the Federal-State Joint Board released its proposal Nov. 7 to ensure affordable telecommunications services to all consumers, including hospitals, libraries and schools. At first blush, …
California Microwave Inc. added $5 million to a satellite communications network project with Sudatel, a telecommunications service provider in Sudan. The contract, originally awarded during the second quarter of this …
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-Ericsson Inc. announced it will provide AT&T Wireless Services Inc. with digital wireless phones. The agreement, which is the largest Ericsson has ever signed with any single …
Digital service may not be the carrot that attracts consumers to personal communications services and digital cellular providers. According to a study by Economic & Management Consultants International Inc., 73 …
WASHINGTON-While policymakers are under mandate from the American electorate to govern from the center with the return of a Democratic White House and a GOP Congress, the wireless telecommunications industry …
WASHINGTON-Maverick Arizona Republican John McCain will reign as top telecommunications policymaker in the Senate as a result of Commerce Committee Chairman Larry Pressler’s (R-S.D.) defeat. Despite accumulating a huge war …
Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile will use Corsair Communications’ PhonePrint fraud prevention system in its A-side cellular markets. Installation already has started in Connecticut. PhonePrint uses radio frequency fingerprinting to detect …
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Department of Justice said last week the scheduled merger between SBC Communications Inc. and Pacific Telesis Group does not violate federal anti-trust laws. In addition, two other …
LITTLE CHUTE, Wis.-Airadigm Communications has chosen Ericsson Inc. as equipment vendor for the company’s personal communications services network. Airadigm hopes to deploy service early next year. The Little Chute, Wis.-based …
MobileMedia Corp. reported a third quarter net loss of $188.1 million and did not meet its scheduled interest payment on its publicly traded bonds. The events prompted a review by …
