WASHINGTON-A notice of proposed rulemaking recently released by the Federal Communications Commission seeks to abolish finder’s preference rules in the 220-222 MHz band in light of the commission’s almost certain …
RadioMail Corp. announced the availability of its RadioMailer wireless Internet access solution for Cellular Digital Packet Data networks. Service previously was limited to Mobitex and DataTAC packet radio systems. “By …
International consortium Polkomtel started Global System for Mobile communications cellular service in Poland just seven months after receiving its license and two weeks after its key competitor, Polska Telefonica Cyfrowa, …
Luis M. Larralde is the new international area manager for Hutton Communications Inc. His responsibilities will include establishing new accounts and generating business in the South Florida market as well …
The voices of young people are getting louder in the paging industry. Paging manufacturers and carriers have discovered just how “cool” teenagers and young adults think pagers are, and are …
WASHINGTON-Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. last week declared digital pocket phone interference with cardiac pacemakers not to be a public health problem, saying interference problems can be minimized in the short …
Dr. George Carlo, head of Wireless Technology Research L.L.C., is a tough one to figure. Should we feel sorry for Carlo because of the lawsuits (and the accompanying indemnification snafu), …
Northern Telecom Ltd. announced Telemig, a Brazilian telecommunications provider, has signed two contracts valued at $95 million to purchase Nortel cellular network infrastructure equipment. According to the first contract, Telemig …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Asia/Pacific Cellular Infrastructure Group announced it will assist the Tianjin Posts & Telecommunications Administration in the expansion of the Global System for Mobile Communications network in …
WAYNE, Penn.-GroupTalk, a new technology designed by Comcast Cellular Communications Inc., provides customized dispatch and work group capabilities for a variety of business and campus environments. GroupTalk, which consists of …
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration’s new encryption policy could force wireless firms over time to use scrambling products that are potentially more expensive and less secure, shortcomings that don’t sit well with …
NEW YORK-DSC Communications Corp., a major manufacturer of switches for wireless and wireline telecommunications, announced it anticipates posting disappointing revenues and earnings for the third quarter ending Sept. 30. The …
WASHINGTON-The five-year, $25 million industry-funded research program on potential cancer risks from pocket telephones will come to a screeching halt unless wireless carriers and manufacturers agree to indemnify scientists named …
OCTOBER 7 Making Sense of the Changing Communications Marketplace, by TeleStrategies Inc. Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, Washington, D.C. (703) 734-7050. 7-9 Wireless APPS Convention, by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. …
NEW YORK-Boston Communications Group Inc. has a not-so-modest proposal and concrete plans to execute it: a prepaid wireless roaming network for the Western Hemisphere. Already the company is in various …
BellSouth Mobility has launched digital cellular service in Atlanta. After spending $77 million preparing the network for the Summer Olympic Games, the company said it was more than ready to …
CALABASAS, Calif.-Silverlake Communications Inc., a wireless software and services provider, said PageMart Inc. will sell its paging PC Software. Airsource Pro features e-mail forwarding, message scheduling, message tracking and group …
VIENNA, Va.-Cable & Wireless Inc. announced its chief executive officer, Gabe Battista, has resigned to become CEO of Network Solutions Inc., a provider of enabling utility services for the Internet …
MCLEAN, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has secured $1.66 billion in bank financing for the nationwide expansion of the company’s integrated wireless communications network. The company also last week launched …
Pittencrieff Communications Inc. is the latest, largest and perhaps last significant addition to Nextel Communications Inc.’s corral of specialized mobile radio company acquisitions. Nextel announced late last week its plans …
