NEWS Tellabs acquires Steinbrecher 1st May 1996 Tellabs, Lisle, IL, intends to acquire Steinbrecher, Burlington, MA. Under terms of an agreement, Tellabs will acquire 100% of Steinbrecher’s outstanding
Report light outages with tower site monitor A dial-up monitor fulfills FCC requirements for monitoring proper tower light operation and reporting outages, along with providing some additional monitoring and remote control functions. 1st May 1996 Unreported tower light outages can cost a tower owner a lot of money in federal fines if they result in a fine levied by the FCC. Non-tower owners with
NEWS David Packard, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, dies at 83 1st May 1996 David Packard, co-founder and chairman emeritus of Hewlett-Packard (HP), died March 26 at Stanford University Hospital. He was 83. Packard had been hospitalized
NEWS Geotek receives $115 million in additional financing 1st May 1996 Geotek Communications, Montvale, NJ, has raised $75 million in private financing from a group of investors. In a separate transaction, Geotek obtained
Technically speaking Test equipment loading effects 1st May 1996 Back to basics! Yes, sometimes it is important to take the time to digress to the basics that we were taught in technical school. Maybe some us missed
Directive antennas offer improvements for cell sites In the beginning, service providers placed their cell sites as high as they could, and added high-gain, omnidirectional antennas and blasted out as much power as they could to reach as far and as wide a 1st May 1996 Cellular providers are faced with the vexing problem of boosting capacity in their systems, which in turn increases interference at a time when call quality
Editorial International Wireless Communications Expo… suggestions, anyone? 1st May 1996 A lot of effort goes into producing the International Wireless Communications Expo (IWCE). As a press delegate at the 1983 to 1995 shows, we appreciated
NEWS IBM becomes preferred marketer for Racotek mobile data products 1st May 1996 IBM has entered into an agreement with Racotek, Minneapolis, such that it will become Racotek’s “preferred marketer services provider.” IBM will provide
Regulating Technology The feds’ new credit union 1st May 1996 In case you missed the news, the Congress of the United States adopted an interesting piece of legislation as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996,
Now you hear it, now you don’t! Bad weather sometimes brings out the worst in a radio communications system–or maybe it only seems that way. Keeping up-to-date records of equipment modifications and repairs help to troubleshoot rainy-day problems. 1st May 1996 When it rains, it pours. Not just a logo on the salt box, mind you, but radio problems for the local county sheriff. It’s one of those days when the rain
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