DALLAS-According to Ericsson Inc., more than 1 million Time Division Multiple Access wireless customers contract for service worldwide every day. As a result, the Swedish manufacturer unveiled a bevy of …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced its digital Advanced Mobile Phone Service wireless communication system has been put into commercial service in Puerto Rico by Puerto Rico Telephone Co. The system allows …
First wedding of Baby Bells has many eyes on their siblings … Ameritech sees no value in mergers … BellSouth says plans unchanged in wake of SBC-PacTel deal … U …
PHOENIX-Cellexis International Inc. filed a $525 million lawsuit in U.S. District Court charging General Telephone Electronics (GTE) Corp., several of its subsidiaries and Open Development Corp. with stealing trade secrets …
AirTouch Communications Inc. said there are several reasons why it is able to launch a Code Division Multiple Access system commercially in Korea, but it hesitates to deploy the CDMA …
DALLAS-PCS PrimeCo L.P. and Cincinnati Bell Information Systems announced PCS PrimeCo will deploy CBIS’s Precedent 2000 Customer Care and Billing Systems in its personal communications services network. The companies said …
If London-based Cable & Wireless plc and British Telecommunications plc merge, the new enterprise could descend upon an auspicious Asian market and create a shake up among globally-footed wireless giants. …
WASHINGTON-Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, an aggressive promoter of telecommunications abroad and a strong advocate of minority advancement in high technology, was among the 35 passengers killed last week in a …
NEW YORK-AVIC Group International Inc. announced it has reached an agreement with Hebei United Telecommunications Equipment Co., NTT International Corp. and Itochu Corp. to acquire a joint venture interest to …
L.M. Ericsson announced it received an order from Tokyo Digital Phone to expand its Personal Digital Cellular mobile telephone system. Ericsson said the order, valued at $85 million, includes switching …
NEW YORK-The surprise announcement of a proposed merger between SBC Communications Inc. and Pacific Telesis Group came about due to a unique set of circumstances. But the move, a first …
WASHINGTON-American Mobile Satellite Corp. may be in enough financial trouble that bankruptcy has been added to the list of possible solutions. The five-year-old, Reston, Va.-based mobile satellite concern filed its …
DALLAS-As thousands of wireless industry comrades flocked to Dallas last week for the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless ’96 trade show, so did their enemies-criminals seeking a cloning rendezvous. Anticipating …
LONDON-The board of directors of Cable & Wireless plc said talks are on again with British Telecommunications. The “exploratory discussions … may or may not lead to a merger of …
It has been a year since I left a high-tech computer magazine to join RCR Publications. After five years as a techie writer and editor, I decided to try something …
NEW YORK-Vanguard Cellular Systems Inc. is planning to sell a $200 million issue of senior unsecured debentures that mature in 2006. Vanguard, based in Greensboro, N.C., is a major independent …
NEW YORK-Look who’s talking! After deflecting outside speculation for months, PCS PrimeCo L.P. partners have hinted recently that their TalkAlong phone-in-a-box product is to become their nationwide marketing vehicle. PCS …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Despite a residual ripple of hearing aid interference-based opposition, the San Jose, Calif., planning commission unanimously approved four antenna sites for Pacific Bell Mobile Services. Pac Bell said …
WASHINGTON-President Clinton late last week signed legislation to give small businesses more leverage to challenge regulations of the Federal Communications Commission and other government agencies. The measure is a scaled-back …
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc.’s Paging Products Group announced West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Pager One Inc. has introduced a FLEX high-speed paging system that it said gives pager users more reliable …
