In her Jan. 15 “Viewpoint” column, Tracy Anderson Ford presented her views regarding the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s new certification requirements for personal communications services handsets, which are designed to …
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.-Telular Corp. announced it has planned a major restructuring program. The company said it will consolidate its manufacturing and engineering by transferring production from its Puerto Rico and …
WASHINGTON-Efforts were underway last week to address Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole’s (R-Kan.) concern about what he believes is a potential $70 billion broadcast spectrum giveaway in telecommunication reform legislation. …
Taiwan’s new telecommunications law will give wireless companies the chance to break into that country’s communications market, but a 20 percent ownership limit may disappoint some businesses. Taiwan is making …
Sprint Cellular Co. may not have completed its anticipated spinoff from Sprint Corp., but it is confident enough of its future to choose a new name. The Chicago-based company will …
WASHINGTON-After five years of research and development, and three tries on the keypad, the inaugural call on American Mobile Satellite Corp.’s SkyCell satellite telephone service was made Jan. 24 between …
PLEASONTON, Calif.-Several carriers and manufacturers have joined forces to create application program interface standards for personal communications services networks that use Global System for Mobile communications technology. The companies are …
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Texas Instruments Inc. said it has signed a memorandum of understanding to manufacture equipment based on Omnipoint Corp.’s IS-661 technology. TI will manufacture certain components of the IS-661 …
ORANGEBURG, N.Y.-Former Nynex Mobile Communications cellular executive Alfred Boschulte has been named managing director of Excelcomindo, Nynex’s joint venture in Indonesia that was formed to provide digital cellular phone service …
A reporter at a press conference last week asked some members of the so-called Centrist Coalition-a group of moderate senators-whether they were getting lonely in light of that day’s announcement …
Dial Page Inc.’s stockholders have approved a merger proposal and agreement with Nextel Communications Inc., Nextel announced. The Federal Communications Commission’s final approval on the merger is expected to be …
LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc.’s Cellular Subscriber Group announced plans for the commercial availability of a cellular telephone that can also be used as a cordless phone at home or at work. …
ATLANTA-GTE Mobilnet announced a new pricing structure for its Cellular Digital Packet Data network that reflects a 40 percent to 60 percent reduction from previously published rates. GTE said the …
Six months of executive infighting at Metrocall Inc. has led to a top-level management shake-up at the paging carrier, an eventuality the company discounted just three weeks ago. Among the …
Eight parties responded to Luxembourg’s call for interest in operating a second cellular network. The Ministry of Communications, which plans to license an operator later this year, did not comment …
Now that the flap over Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of Loral’s defense electronics and system integration divisions earlier this month has died down, strategists at Loral Space & Communications-which owns a …
Editor’s Note: The RCR research and editorial staffs have compiled this list of the 20 largest international paging markets by country based on information supplied by the U.S. Department of …
Digital Microwave Corp. announced it has received purchase orders valued at $5 million to supply digital microwave radios to Smart Information Technologies Inc., a cellular firm and local exchange carrier …
WASHINGTON-Bidders returned to the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of C-block broadband personal communications services and 900 MHz specialized mobile radio licenses with renewed fervor last week, following complications from the …
MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc. announced a digital wireless communications system in Seoul, Korea based on its spread spectrum Frequency Hopping Multiple Access technology. The demonstration site was unveiled as part …
