NEW YORK-Lightbridge Inc., whose flagship service is online, real-time customer activations for wireless carriers, went public Sept. 27 with a $38 million offering of common stock. Cowen & Co., New …
Editor: Quentin Hardy’s article, “Jacobs’ Patter,” in the Sept. 6 edition of The Wall Street Journal claims that “some of the biggest names in telecommunications” have invested perhaps $20 billion …
WASHINGTON-A three-judge circuit court panel last week continued to deliberate whether to extend a temporary stay of the Federal Communications Commission’s interconnection and local competition rules. There are mixed industry …
OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet announced members of its personal communications services consortium may obtain wireless rechargeable battery packs, power cords, hands-free kits and other wireless accessories for resale from Direct Power Plus …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched Interim Standard 136 cellular digital service in 40 major markets last week using the label PCS, deliberately trying to confuse the technology distinctions between cellular …
Regional Bell operating company U S West Communications Group said it hopes to bundle wireless services along with its local exchange service by 1997. The company is bidding for several …
The only really great feature about an old clunky answering machine- which by now many people have replaced with voice mail-is call screening. Solopoint Inc. said its SoloCall SmartCenter combines …
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 …
CINCINNATI-Cincinnati Microwave Inc. introduced its third-generation Cellular Digital Packet Data modem, the MC-DART 300, in original equipment manufacturer and stand-alone versions. The MC-DART adds full duplex capabilities to the features …
NEW YORK-Cellnet Data Systems Inc., which provides wireless monitoring networks to utilities, went public with a 5 million share offering of common stock at $20 per share. In other news, …
HighwayMaster Communications Inc. announced it reached an agreement with SBC Communications Inc. for a $20 million equity investment in HighwayMaster. The company said SBC’s initial investment will be in preferred …
WASHINGTON-The 104th Congress that promised revolution two years ago retreated for the campaign trail last week after Republicans gave into the Clinton administration on a sweeping budget bill that spends …
WASHINGTON-Bidding continued steadily on D-, E-and F-block personal communications service licenses last week, and the pace will quicken because Stage 3 rules, which mandate 98 percent bidding activity, have started. …
NEW YORK-With plans to deliberately blur the distinction between cellular and personal communications services, AT&T Corp. launched an advanced digital cellular communications network covering a population of 70 million in …
American Portable Telecom Inc. said it continues to consider investments by one or more strategic partners, including Korea Telecom. The company said so far no agreements have been reached. Headquartered …
The Micro Digital M75 is a Time Division Multiple Access digital phone from Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Subscriber Group. The Flip Phone meets the Telecommunications Industry Association IS-136 standard for North …
SAN FRANCISCO-AirTouch Paging, a division of AirTouch Communications Inc., announced it will add New York City to its paging network. AirTouch currently serves several major cities in the Northeast, including …
The market for handheld devices may get a shot in the arm now that Microsoft Corp. has introduced Windows CE, a 32-bit operating system platform that can support a broad …
BEIJING-China Telecom, a division of the country’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, has selected Motorola Inc.’s Advanced Messaging Group to supply infrastructure equipment to implement China’s FLEX national backbone paging …
NEC America Inc. introduced what it believes to be the first in a new class of pagers: The Beacon data pager. The device is a one-way FLEX pager that uses …
