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The Federal Communications Commission announced three appointments in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. David Horowitz was named chief of the Private Wireless Division of the Bureau, which he joined in 1995 as deputy chief. He joined the commission in 1998 as …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Ericsson Inc. announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California dismissed a lawsuit filed against it by Qualcomm Inc. in December. However, Qualcomm said the dismissal was issued in an effort to consolidate the companies’ …

The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of California has granted Qualcomm Inc.’s request for a temporary restraining order against Motorola Inc. Qualcomm said the order prohibits Motorola from stating, suggesting, inferring or otherwise communicating directly or indirectly to …

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California has granted Motorola Inc. a temporary restraining order against Qualcomm Inc. preventing further production, sales or marketing of its Q phone. Motorola said the court’s order was based, in …

Company Technology Wquipment Provider 21st Century Telesis Inc. PACS/DCTU Siemens AG NEC Corp. Hughes Electronics Corp. Bellcore ACC-PCS Inc. N/A N/A Aer Force Communications L.P. N/A N/A American Portable Telecommunications Inc. PCS-1900 GSM L.M. Ericsson (dba Aerial Communications Inc.) Nokia …

WARREN, N.J.-Anadigics Inc. said it has shipped more than 1 million gallium arsenide integrated circuits for use in personal communications services handsets for the 1900 MHz Code Division Multiple Access standard. The circuits are used in the transmitter of CDMA …

Motorola Inc. said it has filed a motion in federal district court for the Southern District of California seeking a dismissal of an action Qualcomm Inc. initiated in San Diego. Earlier this month Motorola announced its intention to file a …

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.), reacting to continuing thefts on the information superhighway, is expected this spring to sponsor comprehensive legislation that bolsters wireless privacy and security. The coming Tauzin bill will likely serve as a companion to …

A Minnesota cryptographer said the cellular industry knows the cryptographic algorithms used in U.S. cellular digital systems are inadequate and were watered down by U.S. military pressure-and the industry is trying to hide that information. Bruce Schneier, president of Counterpane …

Cellular One offers DPCS in Bay area Cellular One said it will begin offering digital cellular service branded Digital PCS in the San Francisco Bay area today. In conjunction with the launch, Cellular One is premiering a simplified rate plan …

When confronted with the question of why there is no radio frequency radiation bioeffects research after four years and $15 million, embattled Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. head Dr. George Carlo passionately replies that his critics-those in the wireless industry and …

ITASCA, Ill.-Shieldmate Robotics Inc. has denied allegations that it is infringing on a Motorola Inc. trademark by producing cellular phone housings for Qualcomm Inc. Motorola filed a lawsuit in federal court against Qualcomm and Shieldmate. The company charged the manufacturer …

Motorola Inc. said it has filed its lawsuit in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Qualcomm Inc. and Shieldmate Robotics of Itasca, Ill. Motorola previously announced its intention to file the suit against Qualcomm after …

Metromedia International Group Inc. announced its subsidiary, Metromedia Asia Corp., has acquired Asian American Telecommunications Corp., a company engaged in the development and construction of telecommunications systems in China, by an exchange offer for all of AAT’s common shares of …

“The world’s smallest PCS phone.” “The world’s lightest mobile phone.” “The smallest and lightest CDMA phone in existence.” The battle for the tiniest phone is no longer just a matter of shape and size. The technological standard used by the …

SAN FRANCISCO-A Code Division Multiple Access digital/analog dual-mode, dual-band telephone has been introduced by Qualcomm Inc., along with two other new CDMA portable phones in its QCP series. The manufacturer expects the three phones will be commercially available this summer: …

E.F. Johnson Co. and Motorola Inc.’s Land Mobile Products sector said they will submit a proposal to build a new digital, trunked 800 MHz public safety radio system for the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. E.F. Johnson said the Metropolitan Radio Board, …

Qualcomm Inc. has asked the Federal Communications Commission for the Miami pioneer’s preference personal communications services license the company was denied three years ago. The request comes after the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology asked for comment from Qualcomm …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The digital handset market saw significant growth in 1996, an indication that this market is developing into a formidable one, says a study by Dataquest. The digital handset market grew 73 percent in 1996, said the company. L.M. …

Motorola Inc. said it intends to file a patent infringement lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc., claiming Qualcomm’s new Code Division Multiple Access “Q” phone copies the basic look and functions as well as marketing literature of Motorola’s StarTac wearable phone. Qualcomm …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Nynex Mobile expanded its offering of DigitalChoice to the Philadelphia area. There is no activation fee for DigitalChoice, which employs 13-kilobit per second CDMA technology. Pricing plans start at $25 per month. Bell Atlantic Nynex said it …

USCI Inc. named Albert Bodamer senior vice president of Ameritel Communications Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of USCI. He will be responsible for all operational aspects of Ameritel. Bodamer previously served as vice president and general manager for PriCellular Corp.’s …

Qualcomm Personal Electronics reported it has shipped more than 1 million Code Division Multiple Access portable phones. Qualcomm Personal Electronics, a joint venture of Qualcomm Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., manufactures the Qualcomm QCP-800 cellular and QCP-1900 PCS phones, and …

SAN DIEGO-Sony/Qualcomm CDMA Sales, a division of Qualcomm Personal Electronics, will provide Code Division Multiple Access handsets to U S West Communications Inc. Sony/Qualcomm values the contract at $80 million. The Qualcomm QCP-1900 and Sony CM-D600 personal communications services phones …

The Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is close to officially introducing Code Division Multiple Access technology as a pocket telephone standard. The indication comes after the Japanese standardization body, the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses, adopted and modified …