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| CTIA Daily News from WOW-COM - August 31, 1998 | ||
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| Worldwide Cellular Subscribers
Will More than Double in Ten Years |
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| According to Baskerville Communications, the global population of cellular phone users is expected to reach 715 million within a decade, more than doubling 1998 subscription figures of 268 million. This is equivalent to 12.7% of the world's population, up from 5.5% in 1998 and 1.9% in 1995. (YAHOO) | ||
| Nortel and Bay Networks Announce Completion of Merger | ||
| As a result of the merger, each outstanding share of Bay Networks common stock was converted into a right to receive 0.60 of a Nortel common share and Bay Networks became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nortel. Bay Networks common stock will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Nortel issued approximately 135 million common shares in connection with the merger. (YAHOO) | ||
| New Handheld PCs to Be Introduced in October | ||
| Microsoft plans to introduce a new Windows CE platform, Handheld PC Professional, with a broader range of applications. (ZDNET) | ||
| Signs Show 'Wintel' Axis Is Beginning to Wobble | ||
| Everywhere around Silicon Valley these days, there seem to be signs that the so-called alliance between Microsoft Windows and the Intel chip, the so-called Wintel duopoly, may be unraveling. (NEW YORK TIMES) | ||
| Even Without PC, Email Finds You | ||
| A new email service called MailPush allows email users to check for new messages using fax, phone, wireless, or pager. (NEWS.COM) | ||
| Southwestern Bell Donates
Wireless Service to Emergency Workers in South Texas |
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| Southwestern Bell made 100 wireless phones available to local emergency crews, provided wireless service to members of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and established telecommunications services to the local Emergency Operations Center. It also donated $75,000 to aid emergency relief efforts in the flood ravaged South Texas communities of Laredo, Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Del Rio and Rio Bravo. (LAREDO MORNING TIMES) | ||
| Charge Wireless Phone Batteries before Hurricane | ||
| During hurricane season, wireless phone users in the southeastern United States are being advised to keep their phones charged up in the event of emergencies. Users are being asked to keep emergency numbers handy and refrain from using their phones during severe weather unless there is an emergency (BEAUFORT GAZETTE) | ||
| Payphones Go High-Tech in Order to Compete with Cellular | ||
| By 2004, more than one-third of the people in the United States will be carrying a phone. According to Frost and Sullivan, the next five years are pivotal to the payphone industry as a period of transition. A shake-out is happening in the competitive structure and industry consolidation is inevitable. (YAHOO) | ||
| Novatel Wireless Ships Sage Wireless IP Modem | ||
| The external modem provides two-way wireless communication for desktops, laptops and handheld PCs. (YAHOO) | ||
| Globecomm Systems Introduces a New Portable Satellite Phone | ||
| The Explorer II Portable Satphone is a small, lightweight portable satellite telephone system with ISDN service capability. It is scheduled for delivery in September. (YAHOO) | ||
| Paging Company to Sell Aerial's PCS Service | ||
| TSR Wireless LLC has entered into an agreement with Aerial Communications, Inc. to sell Aerial's Personal Communications Service and products in several Aerial markets. Initially, TSR Wireless will represent Aerial in the Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Tampa and Orlando markets. (YAHOO) | ||
| New Motorola Chip Delivers
Paging Capability for Personal Digital Assistants |
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| The new chip -- the MMC2080 -- is designed to deliver data messaging capability for PDAs, high-tier alpha-numeric pagers, and other systems including vending machines, alarm systems and remote utility meter reading. (YAHOO) | ||
| U S WEST, Union Settle Phone Strike | ||
| Members of the Communications Workers of America ended their 15-day strike and began returning to work at U S WEST today after reaching a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract. (WASHINGTON POST) - (CNN) - (YAHOO) | ||
| SNET Walkout Enters Second Week | ||
| No new talks scheduled between Southern New England Telecommunications and the Communications Workers of America. (BOSTON GLOBE) | ||
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