NEW YORK-Teletrac Inc., which uses a paging-based system to locate stolen vehicles, is poised for a fall foray geared to consumers and companies in six metropolitan markets on the West …
Teklogix International Inc. was awarded a $6.8 million contract to supply more than 1,100 rugged, wireless-enabled mobile computers, docking stations, technical support and service to the Chicago Police Department. The …
FORT WORTH, Texas-Uniden American Corp., the North American subsidiary of Uniden Corp., announced the formation of its Internet Products Division designed to facilitate the convergence of wireless communications with the …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association has endorsed the EDR-Site Locator manufactured by EDR-Wireless Group, a division of EDR Inc. The EDR-Site Locator, a map-based database of nearly 1 million …
Orange plc, one of the United Kingdom’s two 1800 MHz personal communications providers, announced it established a roaming agreement with the Swiss Post, Telephone and Telegraph. Concurrently, Colin Tucker, group …
More than a year has passed since the Federal Communications Commission completed its first ever auction for both narrowband and broadband personal communications services frequencies. The winners are racing to …
The ability to press a button to locate your child, find your car in a crowded parking lot or retrieve your lost dog may soon be a reality, said Sunnyvale, …
NEW YORK-Claflin Communications Inc., as a reseller for Paging Network Inc., has signed up more than 2,000 customers for its StockTips information service since the launch of the service in …
Motorola Inc. said the limited distribution program for its StarTac phone may be a new tactic for the cellular phone industry, but it’s not a new method in the electronics …
With the fall and winter openings of personal communications services in New York City, the issue of network control will become highly visible. Nowhere else is there likely to be …
DALLAS-Paging Network Inc. announced it has purchased a 25 percent interest in Sociedad de Radiotelefonia Movil S.A., which owns Compania Europea de Radiobusqueda S.A., a Spanish paging company. PageNet said …
Sprint Corp., Sprint Spectrum L.P. and RadioShack announced they are teaming up to provide one-stop shopping for all Sprint-branded products. The companies have developed a “store-within-a-store” concept, whereby 15 percent …
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-Smith Micro Software Inc. announced it has added HotFax Message Center, which features integrated voice messaging capabilities, to its HotFax communications software. HotFax MessageCenter includes both a 32-bit …
SINGAPORE-Singapore, a city-state with the highest concentration of beepers in the world, on Sept. 6 honored its 1 millionth pager user be giving him a 22-karat gold-encased pager and a …
COLUMBIA, S.C.-Scana Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Scana Corp. has informed the Federal Communications Commission that it violated certain licensing requirements in establishing and operating an 800 MHz …
PHILADELPHIA-Comcast Cellular Communications Inc. representatives will be educating young drivers about the safe use of cellular phones through a program called “Road Smarts.” Students will learn about safety features on …
WASHINGTON-Hardcore opponents of the new hybrid radiofrequency radiation standard, believing federal regulators will reject calls to repeal it, are already considering putting a consortium together to challenge the safety guideline …
FORT WORTH, Texas-Motorola Inc.’s Advanced Messaging Group announced it has upgraded its Dallas/Fort Worth advanced messaging test system using narrowband personal communications services software to support both InFLEXion and ReFLEX25 …
DALLAS-MCI Communications Corp. said it now can package business services a little more tightly under the networkMCI One program. MCI One is a suite of services offered to residential customers; …
NEW YORK-Motorola Inc.’s unusual advance warning last week of poor third-quarter expectations raised eyebrows and at least two questions. Is Motorola still the bellwether company, giving early notice of stormy …
