France Telecom Mobiles International has signed two digital cellular phone contracts with Chinese operator China United Telecommunications Corp. (China Unicom). The contracts call for the expansion of a 1995 system …
SAN DIEGO-NextWave Telecom Inc. has signed a non-binding letter of intent to negotiate the sale of several billion minutes of use from its personal communications services network to Cincinnati Bell …
I’m a 5-foot-3-inch person, but I’m beginning to feel like Gulliver in Lilliput electronics land. Anyone who watched the Summer Olympics probably saw the commercial in which a bunch of …
Although LHS Communications Systems Inc. was formed only a year ago, the company is not new. The U.S. operation, which provides billing and customer care systems to wireless carriers, is …
WAYLAND, Mass.-InfoCellular Inc. said it will supply Sprint Spectrum L.P. with its InfoCell Plus software system, which supports customer acquisition, point-of-sale functions, an inventory control system, a sales management system, …
Germany, one of Western Europe’s most developed mobile telephone markets, is preparing to license a fourth operator to further stimulate competition. Parties interested in the E-2 nationwide 1800 MHz digital …
WASHINGTON – Just before Congress shut down for its annual August recess, retiring Rep. Jack Fields (R-Texas) along with co-signer John Dingell (D-Mich.) presented Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt …
WASHINGTON-Following the formal release Aug. 8 of intricate interconnection rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission, incumbent local exchange carriers will have nine months following any request for interconnection from …
During the next five years, personal communications services are poised to make a significant advance over cellular telephone services, offering more versatile handsets, higher quality digital connections, far greater call …
WASHINGTON-At the close of business today, 203 wireless communications veterans and hopefuls could be accepted to participate in the D-, E- and F-block broadband personal communications services auction set to …
American Digital Communications Inc. said it has signed an $18 million vendor financing agreement that will cover the purchase of 220 MHz equipment by ADC customers for the next three …
Celcore Inc. won a second patent for its Hybrid MicroSystem technology, which enables cellular operators to implement “underlay” microcellular systems in the same coverage areas as existing cellular networks. “As …
The likelihood of lower interconnection charges is good news for cellular operators, but a telecommunications economist warns the industry not to “pop the cork” on that bottle of champagne yet. …
LONDON-Mobile subscriber growth of 150 percent in China will provide more than $10 billion in annual service revenues by 2000, forecasts CIT Research in its recent study. According to the …
Gearing up for the influx in demand for customer care and billing, Cincinnati Bell Information Systems Inc. and American Management Systems announced the expansion of their businesses. CBIS said it …
AUGUST 13-14 Wireless Interconnection ’96, by Bellcore. Westin Hotel San Francisco Airport, Millbrae, Calif. Call Pam Dunn at (800) 521-CORE. 13 & 20 Semiconductor Conference, by the New York Society …
Comsat RSI Mark Antennas signed agreements with several contractors to supply antennas for Sprint Spectrum L.P.’s personal communications services network. The contractors include Black & Veatch and MFS Network Technologies, …
Nexus Telecommunication Systems Ltd. of Givatayim, Israel, announced it has signed an agreement with Academy D.O.O., a Yugoslavian security services company, to deploy Nexus’ automatic vehicle location and tracking system …
WASHINGTON-Starting the week united but ending it divided, President Clinton and a bipartisan congressional group struggled to agree on an anti-terrorism bill to give law enforcement expanded wiretap authority and …
