After Bill Clinton ended one of his rare news conferences before leaving to visit the U.S. troops in Bosnia a couple weeks ago, CBS White House correspondent Bill Platte observed …
WASHINGTON-Where mobile satellite service policymaking is concerned, federal regulators are not promoting the friendly skies. Far from it. Competition is the name of the game at the Federal Communications Commission. …
ORLANDO-Motorola Inc.’s Wireless Data Group business unit, AirMobile Software Products, announced it has extended AirMobile wireless software for Lotus cc: Mail and AirMobile wireless software for Lotus Notes to the …
A galaxy of new wireless services may soon beam down on the telephony-poor regions of the world. Mobile satellite systems-just like terrestrial-based wireless networks-are evolving from serving specialized markets to …
WASHINGTON-The specter of private radio spectrum auctions, frequency coordination consolidation and the kickoff of refarming in frequency bands below 512 MHz are giving users and dealers alike much to consider …
DUBLIN, Ireland-Three American companies are working through the U.S. Embassy in Ireland to determine how an Irish long-distance company won the country’s second cellular wireless telephone license last fall. Motorola …
L.M. Ericsson announced its subsidiary, Ericsson Australia Pty. Ltd., has signed a contract to install a switching system for 4,000 mobile telephones in Rangoon, Burma’s capital. Ericsson said it will …
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Geoworks and Ericsson Inc. announced an alliance to deliver a range of afforadable “smart phone” next-generation cellular phones combining voice and data transmission capabilities. Under the terms …
Less than a year after A- and B-block personal communications services licenses were awarded by the Federal Communications Commission, the PCS industry is entering a new phase of horse trading. …
NEW YORK-Provided technological breakthroughs occur to improve transmission quality and quantity, wireless communications could become a substitute for fixed wireline communications within a decade. That assessment was offered Jan. 25 …
NEW YORK-Get ready for “PSC”-not to be confused with PCS, and for the “information sky way”-not to be mistaken for the information superhighway. Comsat Mobile Communications announced last week that …
The Feb. 19 issue of RCR will feature the Top 20 Specialized Mobile Radio carriers. If you would like your company included in our survey, please fax the following information …
WASHINGTON-GOP congressional leaders and the Clinton administration agreed on another short-term funding bill late last week to avert a third shutdown and an unprecedented government default, a looming prospect that …
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced it has signed a letter of intent to exchange 2.5 million newly issued shares of Brightpoint common stock for all of the outstanding stock of Allied Communications …
WASHINGTON-Two participants in the Federal Communications Commission’s C-block broadband personal communication services auctions submitted erroneous bids on two different markets during Rounds 10 and 11. Both bids have been withdrawn, …
NEW YORK-Driven in part by record gains in wireless subscribers, fourth-quarter net income for Bell Atlantic Corp. grew $395.4 million, or 25.6 percent when compared with 1994 results for the …
Andrew Corp. said it is acquiring The Antenna Co. to break into the North American consumer accessories market, marking the possible beginning of consolidations between companies vying for a piece …
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WASHINGTON-Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Louis Freeh is expected this week to release key data on digital wiretap implementation that Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) requested three months ago and that …
Look for “clustering” to become a common word in tomorrow’s wireless dictionary as companies continue to refine their strategies amid an increasingly competitive marketplace. GTE Mobilnet Inc. announced last week …
