Pantech Co. Ltd., a telecommunications manufacturer in Seoul, Korea, has entered into the North American market by joining forces with Kansas City, Mo.-based Monark International Corp. to create a company …
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.-Aria Wireless Systems announced it will join with Business Sviaz and The Bering Group to form a venture called Aria Russia that will be headquartered in Moscow. Aria …
NEW YORK-K-III Communications Corp., which publishes Cellular Business and Wireless World magazines through its Intertec Publishing Corp., is purchasing Argus Inc. for an unconfirmed $78 million. Atlanta-based Argus publishes two …
SAN FRANCISCO-Vanguard Cellular Inc. said its subscribers will now have the option to use a single number for all of their voice and fax communications needs. The company announced it …
WASHINGTON-Expanded spectrum auction authority and other telecommunications legislation are about to get caught up in a high-stakes budget battle between the Clinton administration and the GOP-led Congress that might not …
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Cellular Communications received a 13-month contract to sell 500,000 cellular phones to PCS PrimeCo, the joint services organization of AirTouch Communications Inc., U S West Inc., Bell Atlantic …
MORRISTOWN, N.J.-AT&T Network Systems Inc. said it is able to interface its Cellular Digital Packet Data and Code Division Multiple Access systems using a common interface. The company said it …
ORLANDO, Fla.-AT&T Microelectronics and Cirrus Logic Inc. have announced the intent to form a joint manufacturing venture. AT&T said the venture is designed to meet the worldwide demand for advanced …
SEATTLE-AT&T Wireless Services introduced a prepackaged phone that is available in stores and activated by calling a 1-800 number and receiving credit-card verification. The telephone costs about $40 with an …
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.-Aria Wireless Systems of Orchard Park, N.Y., and Brighton Information Systems of New York City will jointly own a new venture in China. Aria announced that it has …
American Portable Telecom Inc. has selected PCS-1900-the 1900 MHz version of the Global System for Mobile communications digital technology standard-for its personal communications services network. The company’s choice of GSM …
A Texas state law requiring wireless companies to contribute $75 million annually for 10 years to a Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund to equip schools, libraries and hospitals with communications has the …
RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. signed a contract for Tessco Technologies Inc. to act as the exclusive equipment sales agent for AMSC’s Skycell satellite telephone service. AMSC said Tessco will …
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill.-Telular Corp. said a federal judge in Los Angeles ruled in Telular’s favor against Ora Electronics concerning two patents and Ora’s Cellular Data Link product line. However, Ora …
WASHINGTON-Wireless resellers, who’ve had trouble drumming up support in Congress beyond that offered by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, may have found a new ally as the House-Senate conference on telecommunications …
As the first personal communications services system in the United States is preparing to launch service in the Baltimore/Washington D.C., area and the balance of narrowband and broadband network contracts …
The cellular industry’s major handset manufacturers reported lower growth figures in third quarter reports, a sign that the wireless phone industry could be slowing down in the United States. Low …
WASHINGTON-The specialized mobile radio industry will surpass two million subscribers by the end of this year, according to a new survey of operators and manufacturers conducted by the American Mobile …
Several uncertainties face small specialized mobile radio operators in the future if spectrum above 860 MHz is auctioned off next year-a plan that has been proposed by the Federal Communications …
These days cellular phones are sold just about everywhere you turn, even the drug store. However, it may not be so easy to buy one. One company said it has …
