BEDMINISTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile will launch its Code Division Multiple Access service using the 13 kilobit-per-second vocoder for advanced voice quality. A great deal of CDMA testing in the …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Nippon Telephone and Telegraph and AccessLine Technologies organized a venture to bring one-number services to Japan’s personal communications services market. One Number Service Inc. is being launched by the …
WASHINGTON-In a March 29 draft letter to Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), who introduced legislation March 28 that would require the Federal Communications Commission to mandate access to 911 services by …
Where did the 60,000 new subscribers come from that were acquired by Sprint Spectrum in its Washington, D.C./Baltimore operation? About half were stolen from incumbent cellular operators, and the other …
The nascent 220 MHz industry reached another milestone last month when non-nationwide licensees almost were forced to fish or cut bait. As of March 11, anywhere between 3,600 and 3,800 …
After discontinuing a five-year relationship with AT&T Corp., HighwayMaster Corp. has formed a new alliance with GTE Corp. and continues to work with IEX Corp. to revamp its network platform. …
In Chicago, where cellular penetration is highest and rates are lowest among the nation’s 10 most populous markets, Ameritech Cellular Services and SBC Communications Inc. are fighting it out for …
Pacific Bell Mobile Services survived what it called “a political hit” when the San Diego City Council approved 12 PCS antenna permits previously suspended due to health complaints from a …
I’ve got a scoop! I think I now know how President Clinton plans to balance the budget. By selling the budget-all five volumes of the fiscal ’97 spending plan for …
CHAPEL HILL, S.C.-Northern Telecom Ltd. announced field trials of its personal communications services 1900 Smart Base Transceiver Station showed Smart BTS provides more than double the coverage of a conventional …
A German-Italian consortium won the outstanding 49 percent stake in the Czech Republic’s second cellular operator, beating out strong contender California-based AirTouch Communications Inc. Deutsche Telekom’s cellular arm, DeTeMobil, will …
WINCHESTER, Mass.-Metrica Inc. said it has signed an agreement with Turkcell to supply network performance technology for its Global System for Mobile communications network in Turkey. Metrica will also supply …
NEW YORK-The total number and dollar volume of mergers and acquisitions in the global telecommunications market reached an all-time high in 1995, according to a report by Broadview Associates L.P. …
WASHINGTON-No matter how many times Federal Communications Commission economist Greg Rosston declared that spectrum auctions were not about money, it was clear to member associations of the Land Mobile Communications …
NEW YORK-Last year, companies involved in various aspects of wireless communications generated 16,000 new jobs in the United States at all levels, and that number is expected to grow by …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Infrastructure Group announced its cast of wireless applications that enable cellular phone users to access information directly from the Internet. Motorola Wireless Internet Services will …
AirTouch Communications Inc. announced its cellular ventures in Germany and Italy have continued to experience strong customer growth. AirTouch said its German cellular venture, Mannesmann Mobilfunk, currently has more than …
The assembly of the International Mobile Satellite Organization announced that structural changes must be made if the organization is to remain commercially successful in the long run. The Inmarsat Assembly, …
DENVER-ICG Satellite Services said it plans to acquire about 90 percent of Maritime Cellular Tele-Network Inc., a West Palm Beach, Fla.-based provider of cellular communications for commercial shipping. MCN will …
After discontinuing a five-year relationship with AT&T Corp., HighwayMaster Corp. has formed a new alliance with GTE Corp. and continues to work with IEX Corp. to revamp its network platform. …
