With plans to target the corporate market, Swedish telecommunications operator Telia and Ericsson Inc. are testing a new dual-mode telephone that will allow users to seamlessly switch from private wireless …
Culminating seven years of development and fine-tuning, American Mobile Satellite Corp. has launched the country’s first satellite for mobile communications, giving lift-off to a new form of wireless services. Hughes …
WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration, ending the first phase of a long-range spectrum plan, projects land mobile communications services will require an additional 119 megahertz over the next 10 years. The National …
With the heavy lifting on telecommunicatins reform legislation nearly complete, it’s all politics from here on out. The Senate bill, engineered by Commerce Committee Chairman Larry Pressler, R-S.D., is ripe …
Wall Street is cautiously optimistic about Craig McCaw’s ability to work wireless wonders for Nextel Communications Inc., whose quest to convert radio dispatch systems around the country into one nationwide …
As cellular carriers attempt to roll out nationwide coverage with new mobile data services, Los Gatos, Calif.-based Metricom Inc. is focused on establishing its Ricochet data network in two major …
SEATTLE-McCaw Cellular Communications Inc. has visibly initiated its transition into AT&T Corp. with a few name changes. Its cellular businesses in Washington and Oregon, previously called Cellular One, and the …
JACKSON, Miss.-In a partnership venture with Telemalta Corp.-the Republic of Malta’s state-owned telecommunications operation-Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. has launched a satellite-based wireless messaging service to the country. The agreement gives …
Lin Broadcasting Corp. can take until mid-May to accept or reject the latest offer by AT&T Corp. to buy the last 48 percent of Lin for about $3.3 billion. The …
DALLAS-PageMart Inc. is extending its paging coverage in the Caribbean to meet the demand of travelers in the region, the company said. Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Bahamas …
AirTouch Communications, a partner in Globalstar L.P. – one of three low-earth-orbit statellites recently licensed by the government is pursuing satellite-based mobile communications in Japan through a joint venture with …
OLYMPIA, Wash.-U.S. Intelco Wireless Communications Inc. and Northern Telecom Ltd. announced an agreement to develop a business relationship in the personal communications services marketplace. Opportunities being examined by the two …
Two industry associations have asked the Federal Communications Commission to modify the freeze placed on intercategory sharing in the 800 MHz band, suggesting it only apply to specialized mobile radio …
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association donated $50,000 worth of advanced telecommunications testing equipment to the U.S. Secret Service as part of an ongoing industry-government effort to crack down on wireless …
The European Commission is considering a recommendation that would accelerate by two years the 1998 deadline set to end state monopolies of mobile communication services in the European Union. The …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Digital Microwave Corp. reported net income of $2.8 million, or 20 cents per share, for the third quarter fiscal 1995, period ended Dec. 31, compared with a net …
The road to wireless telecom headquarters these days seems to lead to the nation’s Lone Star state. Dallas, the eighth largest city in the country, has captured the interest of …
WASHINGTON-Are rumors of the Federal Communications Commission’s impending demise exaggerated? Perhaps, perhaps not. The FCC is unlikely to go anywhere today, tomorrow or the next day. But a few years …
The day when the typical commuter will speed through toll booths at 60 miles per hour, nimbly maneuvering through traffic with the aid of radar-based warnings of possible dangers, now …
In pursuit of providing consumers with voice paging service, Paging Network Inc. announced its new VoiceNow advanced messaging service will use Motorola Inc.’s InFLEXion technology. InFLEXion is the fastest paging …
