Telecom

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 …