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As the entrepreneurial block auctions for broadband personal communications services get underway this December, the first broadband PCS services also are scheduled to become reality. But a later rollout schedule …

Personal communications services developers-both veterans and rookies-are preparing to gorge themselves on the mass market for anytime, anywhere communications. It certainly is a time of high hopes, great expectations and …

Editor’s Note: This letter was sent to several U.S. Congressmen by the owners of Americell Communications. To the Editor: Americell Communications is a medium- to small-sized specialized mobile radio company …

VLSI Technology Inc. is bolstering its modem chipset offerings with a complete reference design solution to enable developers to quickly enter the market for Cellular Digital Packet Data applications. VLSI …

Wireless technologies are critical to introducing true competition into the country’s last bastion of telecommunications monopoly, according to market research by Action Information Services. Unlike today’s analog cellular services that …

Fearing fratricide in the sky, Wall Street is losing its ardor for backing risky telecommunications ventures with junk bonds. In recent weeks, mobile satellite service developers Iridium Inc. and Globalstar …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Brookline Minerals Inc. announced it has funded Denver-based American Digital Communications Inc. for the construction of about 20 specialized mobile radio systems on the 220 MHz spectrum. The …

As a native Washingtonian, I always become suspicious when Democrats and Republicans jointly embrace anything. My suspicions heighten when the executive and legislative branches-and the “independent” Federal Communications Commission-all rush …

WASHINGTON-Clinton Watson, the alleged inventor of a software program that created the counterfeit “lifetime” phone, was convicted on three counts of cellular telephone fraud by a U.S. District Court trial …

A new industry association has been formed to promote and advance the Personal Access Communications System standard as the preferred solution for the emerging 1.9 GHz personal communications services market …

The success of wireless communications presents a double-edged blade for mobile satellite service. On one hand, the continued acceptance of wireless communications and the development of wider applications represents large …

Metrocall Inc. has commenced a public offering of four million shares of its common stock at a price of $28.25 per share. The company expects to receive net proceeds from …

WASHINGTON-Senate Commerce Committee lawmakers say microwave relocation rules may have to be revisited by Congress or the Federal Communications Commission if it is determined microwave users are demanding excessive payments …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Switch manufacturer Summa Four Inc. is collaborating with software designer Engineering and Business Systems Inc. to create and market a mini mobile switching center for the personal communications services …

The two-way paging system recently launched by SkyTel Corp. is reasonably priced and clearly takes the paging industry across the threshold into next-century applications, say wireless analysts. “The market is …

Precision Systems Inc.’s latest innovation is Atlas, a network-based personal telecommunications assistant that will wake you up in the morning, remind you to call your mother and if you desire, …

The world cellular equipment market, including both switching and base station equipment, totaled $14.4 billion in 1994 with plenty of growth still ahead, according to a new study from Northern …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-The U.S. mobile communications services market is projected to more than triple from $26.3 billion in 1994 to $92.5 billion by the year 2001, according to a new …

On a recent trip across Europe to visit some of the major operators and manufacturers of the blossoming cellular industry there, I was asked to describe the state of the …

In the nation’s capital, where I work, it’s not uncommon to be approached on the sidewalk by strangers handing out leaflets. Typically, these are advertisements for coupons for local restaurants, …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Shinawatra Paging of Thailand has chosen Glenayre Technologies Inc. to supply infrastructure equipment for the second phase of its system expansion. Glenayre said it will provide nearly 300 high-performance …

A French transportation company is using global positioning system technology to track the locations of its busiest buses, which not only helps dispatchers do their jobs better, but also allows …

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc.’s Embarc Communication Services division and CNBC have formed a 10-year, multimillion dollar alliance in which the companies will develop and market wireless financial news and information …

CHICAGO-Cellular Linking, an airtime free service for cellular users, has been launched by Jeman Communications as an interactive advertising service. The company said the service connects advertisers to customers through …

Tonawanda, N.Y.-based Sinclabs, a division of Sinclair Technologies, announced its Excelsior antenna line, which consists of low band, 1/4 wave, 220 MHz, wideband UHF/VHF, cellular trunking, no ground plane and …