FRIDAY - OCTOBER 29, 2004 - ISSUE NO. 136 | ||
Dear friends of Wireless Messaging and Paging, Here is an outline of this week's wireless topics:
I found a new example of government "doublespeak" this week:
My English teachers would be turning over in their graves if they could hear terms like "partially unanimous" being used. I invite you to read and comment on this week's report on the Arch Wireless and Metrocall Wireless merger. This merger will be a significant event in the history of US Paging if it takes place. As far as I can tell, it probably will, but it's not a "done deal" yet. Opinions are divided into three camps:
There are good points that have been made for both opinions 1 and 2—I don't agree with opinion 3 at all. My report follows below. Since I am just a sales and marketing guy with a little technical ability, I have not commented on the stock issues—I will leave that to others. Don't miss the invitation from Space Data Corporation to the members of the AAPC and the PTC attending the meetings next week in Phoenix, Arizona at Pointe South Mountain Resort. This is one more good reason to attend. Now on to the Wireless Messaging news and views. | Promoting Wireless Messaging, Telemetry, and Paging.
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FCC Gives Mega Merger Approval October 26, 2004 WASHINGTON—A somewhat divided FCC told Cingular Wireless and AT&T Wireless this morning they could proceed with their $41 billion merger, providing they divest some local wireless markets. The companies will have to divest spectrum or operating units in 22 local markets before they can proceed. The FCC's requirements bumped up yesterday's recommendation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the companies should divest holdings in 13 local markets. In 16 rural markets primarily in the Midwest and central southern United States, the commission said the merger would result in 'high market share for the merged entity and fewer competing carriers' and said AT&T Wireless' units operating in those areas should be divested along with their spectrum. In two larger markets, Detroit and Dallas, the commission said the companies would have to divest 10 MHz of spectrum throughout those markets to allow competitors 'sufficient spectrum' to compete. In Detroit, the merged company can hold a maximum of 65 MHz and 70 MHz in Dallas. The FCC said a 'management trustee' should be appointed by the two companies to manage the assets destined for divestiture day to day, but allowed the companies to retain legal control of the assets. That means the companies can oversee the marketing and selling of the assets to third-party buyers, while the management trustee is in day-to-day control of the assets, according to the FCC. Analysts said the FCC's conditions and the conditions set by DOJ yesterday on the deal weren't stringent and give the wireless industry some needed guidelines for future mergers. 'The conditions imposed by the government were light. The DOJ required some kind of divestiture in a total of 13 local markets. The FCC required divestitures or ownership changes in a total of 22 local markets, some of them overlapping with DOJ's list. In addition, Cingular must divest 10 MHz of spectrum in Detroit, Dallas and Knoxville, Tenn., and may not participate in the planned January 2005 auction of the leftover NextWave spectrum in markets where Cingular would have in excess of 70 MHz of spectrum,' said a report this morning from Legg Mason Wood Walker. 'This set of decisions from DOJ and the FCC will provide clarity of what to expect from government in wireless mergers,' said Phil Verveer, partner at Wilkie, Farr & Gallagher. Verveer worked as a trial lawyer in the DOJ's antitrust division in the 1970s and helped break up the Bell system. 'A lot of businesses are waiting' on those guidelines to go ahead with other mergers and competitive plans, he said. The approval and requirements will shape how those plans are implemented. Source: Wireless Week Microsoft, Swatch offer new data watches Reuters October 20, 2004, 6:45 PM PT Microsoft and watch maker Swatch are offering a new line of wireless data watches, the companies said on Wednesday, bringing the era of Dick Tracy wristwatch radios one step closer. The watches offer news, sports, weather and stock quotes, among other snippets of content, via Microsoft's MSN Direct wireless data service. The new watches also offer twice the number of information channels than were available on earlier Microsoft-based models. Known as the "Paparazzi" line, the computerized Swatches also offer local entertainment updates through a deal with publisher Time Out, as well as a chance to meet celebrities. The watches come with three levels of service. Each comes free with local weather, news headlines and stock index levels. For $40 a year, users can receive more weather data, personalized news and sports scores, stock quotes, horoscopes and the like. For $60 annually, they can receive instant messages and calendar reminders from their PC if they use Microsoft Outlook software. Microsoft and Swatch began work on watches three years ago. "This is a new way of getting information," Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect, told a news conference. "It's glanceable information and it's a combination of the two things that I think people really care about—fashion, something that's fun and exiting, and technology that brings them personal information," he said. Paparazzis retail for $150, or two to three times the cost of conventional watches sold by the Swiss watch maker. With the addition of Swatch, there will now be 12 Microsoft "wrist-top" watch models on sale for the holiday season. The first such watches were introduced at the start of this year. Other manufacturers include the youth-oriented watch maker Fossil, Finnish sports gear maker Suunto and luxury brand Tissot, another Swatch Group brand. The existing watches range in price from $129 for a Fossil to $725 for a Tissot. All of the watches are bulky and masculine, a function of the need to embed a wireless antenna in the watch body or wristband. The watches utilize unused local FM radio channels to broadcast general content as well as personalized scheduling information to watches. Messages can also be delivered to the watches using Microsoft Messenger instant-messaging software. True two-way phone features like those used by Tracy, the iconic U.S. cartoon detective, would require stronger batteries and smaller chips than are now economical. Newer models of the Microsoft watches are thinner and more stylish than the first versions of the computerized watches introduced a year ago. Microsoft has also overcome congestion problems that hampered wireless data delivery in the first few months of operation, a spokesman said. The watches are sold only in the United States and Canada so far, although the parties are eyeing European markets. Source: ZD Net Swatch's Paparazzi Watch Receives Wireless Information October 22, 2004
TI says chip will allow TV on cell phones Posted 10/22/2004 DALLAS—Texas Instruments says it has developed a computer chip that will let television fans watch their favorite shows on cellular phones. The semiconductor maker said Thursday that this is the first digital TV on a single chip for cell phones and could be ready for testing in 2006 and for sale the next year. TV phones are being tested in Korea, and Texas Instruments officials said Asia and Europe are likely to adopt the technology ahead of the United States. The officials compared TV phones to camera phones, which initially were dismissed as a showy gadget but have proven popular. Bill Krenik, an executive in Texas Instruments' wireless business, said the phones could even change Americans' TV-watching habits, shifting prime time from evenings to rush hour, with commuters hunching over their phone screens on the bus or subway. Source: AP in USA Today Bush, Kerry ignoring tech debate, says Intel's Barrett October 20, 2004 (1:31 PM EDT) SAN JOSE, Calif.—Craig Barrett, Intel Corp.'s chief executive, on Tuesday (Oct. 19) blasted the presidential candidates over their lack of attention to declining U.S. competitiveness, according to the Associated Press. Speaking at the Gartner Symposium ITXPO at Walt Disney World, Barrett said the United States is losing its edge over other nations in education, technology and research and development, according to the report. Barrett said, for example, well-educated engineers from China, India and Russia are competing with the United States for jobs, according to the report. "This is what you don't see being debated by our two presidential candidates today," Barrett said in the report. "What we're debating about instead is how we're going to protect a textile worker in South Carolina. The future of the United States is not pillowcases." Barrett said the U.S. spends nearly $20 billion on agricultural subsidies. The funding, he said, could be better spent on education and research and development, according to the report. "What do you think the industry of the 21st century is going to be? Agriculture?" he said in the report. "We're sending our workers into the marketplace with a disadvantage: their education." Source: EETimes Public safety urges Congress to accept 2007 DTV hard date Oct 22, 2004 WASHINGTON—Public safety is urging lawmakers to accept the Senate language of the 9/11 Commission legislation that would allow public safety to have access to 700 MHz spectrum Jan. 1, 2008. "The public-safety spectrum provisions adopted by a unanimous Senate would establish a firm date by which public-safety agencies would be able to use this spectrum, while avoiding unnecessary dislocation of broadcast facilities prior to implementation of public-safety operations. State and local governments need a firm date so they can proceed with planning, funding and construction of new radio systems, safe in the knowledge that the spectrum will be there when they need it," reads a memo sent to the conferees Monday . "The 'sense of Congress' language in the House bill contemplates future action to end the digital TV transition for all TV stations. While we support such future action, we urge Congress to act now to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission." The memo to the conferees on the 9/11 Commission bill-often referred to as the intelligence reform bill-was released by the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials Friday as part of a "Call to Action" to its members to get involved in the legislative process. "APCO is releasing this Call to Action to encourage the public-safety communications community to write, call and visit the offices of their elected officials and urge them to pass legislation that would clear the 700 MHz public-safety spectrum this year," said APCO. Different versions of the intelligence reform bill passed each house before Congress recessed for the election. Currently, staff and some lawmakers are trying to work out the differences because each house must pass identical bills before the bill can be sent to the president for his signature. As it stands today, TV broadcasters must return the six megahertz of spectrum they were given to complete the DTV transition Jan. 1, 2007, or when 85 percent of the homes in their viewing areas are capable of receiving digital, whichever is later. Public-safety operators and commercial-wireless carriers both want access to the 700 MHz spectrum. The Senate last month sacrificed commercial-spectrum users, requiring TV broadcasters on channels 63, 64, 68 and 69 to give back their spectrum once public-safety asks for it or Jan. 1, 2008, whichever is later. By contrast, the House of Representatives said in a "sense of the Congress" the DTV transition should end Dec. 31, 2006. The "sense of the Congress" does not eliminate the 85-percent threshold, but rather sends a signal that the House believes the DTV transition should come to a timely conclusion and should not be done piecemeal. The DTV transition has received a lot of political clout because solving the public-safety interoperability crisis was recommended in the 9/11 Commission Report. Public safety is slated to receive 24 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band with some set aside for interoperability once the transition to DTV is complete. FCC Chairman Michael Powell said he doesn't know when the DTV transition will end because the Federal Communications Commission has yet to determine how it plans to count to the magic 85-percent figure. Source: RCR Wireless News U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms U.S. District Court Judgment Against Uzans Monday October 25, 2:07 pm ET SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) today announced that on October 22, 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ("the Appeals Court") affirmed the July 31, 2003 judgment for $2.13 billion rendered in favor of Motorola Credit Corporation and against the Uzan family of Turkey and their confederates ("the defendants") for perpetrating a massive fraud against Motorola. As previously announced, in the July 31, 2003 judgment rendered by Judge Rakoff of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ("the District Court"), the District Court found that the Uzans and their confederates had perpetrated a "massive fraud" against Motorola in connection with loans made by Motorola to Telsim, the second largest telecommunications company in Turkey that was owned by the Uzans. The District Court had found, among other things, that the Uzans fraudulently induced Motorola to make the loans to Telsim, stole the collateral given to Motorola to secure the loan (stock in Telsim), filed false criminal charges against Motorola executives and stole at least $1 billion from Telsim for personal use. Source: YAHOO! FINANCE | |||
READER'S COMMENTS | |||
Hi Brad Yet again, information from your newsletter has proven itself invaluable! I am working . . . on a presentation for next week's AAPC conference. Our presentation revolves around the industry statistics from years ago and where are we now. We are hoping to have the carriers complete a new survey so that we can pull together an industry perspective and share it with the AAPC members. Will you allow us to reference your numbers in our presentation? We will, of course, provide you as the source for the numbers. I hope to see you there, in Phoenix next week. Thank you, [Yes, of course use my estimate. Sorry, I won't be able to go to the meeting in Phoenix.] Does a Paging Interconnection Agreement need to be filed with the State utility commission or the FCC? What is the best way to bill the LEC's for telco to paging carrier calls for a small paging company? Are paging companies still allowed to purchase intralata DID #'s? Does the paging company have to pay a per minute rate for the use of intralata DID's? Answers to the Questions below: Interconnection Agreements need to be filed with and approved by the state commission. Terminating compensation can only be billed under a state approved interconnection agreement. Most interconnection agreements specify that the paging company is compensated per call and not on a per minute basis as is done with cellular. In general, the compensation amounts and therefore the dollar amounts involved are not worth the cost of billing by the paging carrier. Paging carriers are now the only type of carrier that can obtain whole NXX codes. All other carriers can only obtain 1000 blocks as part of the FCC's nationwide Number Pooling mandate. "DID" numbers (blocks of numbers allocated from a LEC's existing numbering resources) are no longer available to paging carriers, either locally or for Wide Area Calling (also known as Reverse billing, LATA wide, etc.) from many LEC's. This is due to the number pooling requirements of the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) where NXX codes are divided among carriers in thousands blocks. Where "DID" numbers are still available, these numbers are not used for Wide Area Calling (WAC) and never have been. WAC requires that a paging carrier obtain a full NXX code from NANPA. In general, a paging carrier seeking numbering resources is much better off to obtain full NXX codes from NANPA in whatever LEC rate centers are needed. The calls are then sent to the paging carrier as local calls. In those instances where WAC is still in use, the paging carrier is generally billed a per minute rate for the calls. Some paging carriers have refused to pay these charges based on FCC rulings that prohibit LEC's for charging for "local" calls (Calls from anywhere in the Major Trading Area). Hope this answers the questions. Call or e-mail me if you need more info. Vic | |||
Dear Friend & Partner Reading your article about cellphone blockers, I would like to inform you that in Mexico they are totally prohibited. The note about the church in Monterrey came out in the press but those who used this equipment have been fined. No law exists that authorizes its use. I was involved in trying to get one of these products type approved. Enrique | Estimado Socio y amigo. Leyendo tu nota sobre los bloqueadores de celular quería informarte que en México están totalmente prohibidos la nota de la iglesia de Monterrey salio en los periódicos pero han multado a los que utilizan estos equipos no existe una ley que autorice su uso yo participe en tratar de homologar uno de estos productos. Enrique | ||
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System X supercomputer speeds up almost 20 percent October 26, 2004 8:40 am ET Virginia Tech's all-Mac System X supercomputer, installed at the university's Terascale Computing Facility, made headlines last year when it was determined to be the third-fastest supercomputer in the world. System X has been upgraded to Apple Computer Inc.'s Xserve G5 server and now runs even faster, with a sustained speed of 12.25 trillion operations per second—19 percent faster than before. Apple debuted the Power Mac G5 in 2003, the first computer from Apple to feature a 64-bit PowerPC 970 chip manufactured by IBM, and a few customers who placed early orders for the high-end model in the summer of 2003 were stymied by what appeared to be production delays. It was only revealed later that Apple had siphoned off some of those systems to send to Virginia Tech for use in System X, which was assembled and bench-tested in time to qualify for last year's Top 500, a ranking of the world's fastest supercomputers presented by the Universities of Mannheim and Tennessee and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). At the time, Apple's Xserve system still used the older, slower G4 processor. Apple introduced the Xserve G5 at Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco, Calif. in January 2004. Later that month Virginia Tech indicated that it would upgrade, and Apple began shipping the Xserve G5 in quantity in March. The Xserve G5 occupies a much lower profile in a rack-mount system than a Power Mac G5 does, but a factor Virginia Tech cited in its decision to upgrade is the Xserve G5's use of RAM that employs Error Correcting Code (ECC) protection—feature absent from the Power Mac. One of System X's most remarkable features is its price. The system cost $5.2 million to deploy, a small fraction of what comparable supercomputing facilities have cost. Virginia Tech reports that $600,000 was spent converting System X to the Xserve G5. System X won't retain its number three spot when this year's Top 500 list is published: Other more powerful systems have come online since 2003 that will supercede System X in raw computing power—though few, if any, are likely to compare to System X when it comes to price-performance ratio. This year's Top 500 listing will be presented in November at the SC2004 conference in Pittsburgh, Penn. Source: MacCentral | |||
ARCH - METROCALL MERGER | |||
First a little history: On Friday June 4, at the SCA and AAPC Wireless Forum 2004 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, I moderated an open discussion on "The Last Merger of Paging." The following week I reported this in the newsletter:
Back to the present: I have spent the best part of this past week looking into the details of the pending Arch Wireless and Metrocall Wireless merger. I have several friends still working at both Arch and Metrocall, so I won't mention any names because they are all "walking on eggshells" and "trying to stay under the radar"—to use two metaphors in a row. In plain language, they don't want to lose their jobs. This is a very stressful time for everyone there. Did you know that people can get very sick from the stress of losing their jobs? Epidemiologists point out that frequently the year after a natural disaster, like a hurricane for example, the incidence of serious diseases (like cancer) in the affected area will suddenly increase way beyond the national average. And then there are the other results nobody wants to talk about, increases in divorces, alcoholism, and suicides. So this is no joke for the people involved. I know, I went through a mass layoff myself. In the last thirty days there has been renewed interest (apparently) in the US government about this merger. Both the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice have responsibilities for approving mergers like this. An inter-agency agreement between the FTC and the DOJ lets the DOJ handle it. I found that several paging companies have been interviewed recently by the DOJ. Some of them were also interviewed earlier this summer. Most of the discussion on the first round of inquiries from the DOJ seems to have been about competition and attrition in the Paging market. This most recent round of interviews included some discussion of that same topic but they were also asking lots of specific questions about geographic coverage. One friend who has helped me a lot, pointed out that one of the best sources of public information is from the filings that these companies must do with the FCC and the SEC. [source1] [source2] The following clip is from a Metrocall Common Stock Prospectus, from the SEC web site. It is just a small part of a much larger document but it contains a discussion of the risks involved in this merger. I found it most interesting. I will not comment on financial issues, but leave that sort of analysis up to those more qualified than I am. Another friend sent me a copy of the joint Arch/Metrocall proxy statement/prospectus that was sent to shareholders (dated 10/6/04). It covers all the merger issues and asks the shareholders to be sure to vote on the merger. No response from any shareholder will result in all their shares being counted as votes against the merger. A supplement came out later—dated 10/21/04. It deals with how they plan to settle a couple a lawsuits that they consider to be "without merit" and includes updated financial projections.
The pressure must be great on everyone. What if the government doesn't approve the merger and then one or both of the companies go bankrupt again and completely go out of business? That would really be bad. Many employees would lose their jobs and customers would lose valuable services. But then what if they approve the merger and unintentionally create a monopoly with unfair competition to the many smaller, regional and local paging companies? I guess that's why they are being careful and asking lots of questions. The only invalid argument is that: all this doesn't matter because either way Paging is on its way out. Paging is not over! As an industry, we just need to get back to the basics of customer satisfaction and value-added services. And maybe take a fresh look at other business opportunities using the same Paging infrastructure—like telemetry for example. We may never ever get back to the "heyday" of 1999 but I think we can stabilize our business with a focus on the solid core of business users, not the fickle consumer that we chased for a while. I am thinking about going to the Metrocall Stockholders Meeting to be held in Alexandria, Virginia on November 8th. I have asked my friends at Metrocall if I may attend as a reporter, but have not heard back from them yet. Anyone wanting a briefing about the meeting by cellphone, right after it is over, or a summary e-mail the following day should give me a call. A little donation to support the newsletter and to help with the cost of the trip will ensure priority notification to anyone who is interested. | |||
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Space Data Corporation invites the AAPC to an Open House and Cocktail Reception
Space Data extends an invitation for you to join them during your visit to Phoenix for an Open House and Cocktail Reception at Space Data’s headquarters in Chandler. Visitors will be welcome to visit the Space Data facilities on Wednesday, November 3rd. Activities include:
Tour hours are 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. with van service picking up attendees at the hotel at 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. A Cocktail Reception will follow immediately after each tour, with shuttle service back to the hotel immediately following. We look forward to meeting you in Chandler. Address Space Data Press Release 10.26.04 Space Data Launches Data Services Across South-Central U.S. Balloon-Borne SkySite® Network Offers Communications Alternative for M2M Applications Chandler, AZ; October 26, 2004—Space Data Corporation, a company providing wireless data services in rural and remote areas, announced the expansion of its balloon-borne wireless data network to an area reaching from Southern Arizona into the Gulf of Mexico and north to Kansas and Arkansas. Initially launched in western Texas in April, the SkySite Network delivers two-way data communications services for a wide range of M2M, telemetry, tracking and messaging applications, even those in the most remote locations. Space Data’s initial customers are companies in the oil and gas industry using SkySite Network telemetry services for monitoring and control at well sites. “We estimate that there are more than 350,000 oil and gas wells, millions of miles of pipelines and tens of thousands of compressors, tanks and service vehicles within the 600,000 square mile SkySite Network coverage area,” said Mark Davis, Space Data’s director of marketing. “Companies that own those assets now have the ability to monitor, control and track them with a service that is unmatched in its combination of large coverage footprint, low price and high reliability.” Space Data’s network utilizes ReFLEX™ technology, a proven wireless data standard developed by Motorola to provide high reliability data delivery. While providing telemetry and tracking services, the SkySite Network has the ability to simultaneously support commercially available ReFLEX-based two-way paging and messaging devices. The SkySite Network is unique in its ability to provide reliable, affordable data communications to rural and remote areas. Building on decades of success by weather service organizations around the world that have used balloon-borne systems to gather meteorological data, the company has developed a command and control system that enables the management of a large “constellation” of SkySite Platforms. The SkySite Platforms deliver reliable, digital signals over hundreds of miles. At an altitude of 100,000 feet, a single SkySite Platform can provide service to an area the size of Oklahoma. The SkySite Network provides 24x7 two-way data communications coverage across Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, as well as portions of New Mexico, Arkansas, Arizona, and the Gulf of Mexico. For more information about the Space Data Corporation visit www.spacedata.net. Editor’s Note: Space Data and SkySite are registered trademarks of Space Data Corporation. Contact: Tim Ayers |
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To inquire about this equipment, please send me (Brad Dye) an e-mail and I will put you in touch with the seller. Update: The Glenayre is a FLEX System with 12 Transmitters in the Frequency Band 150-174 Mhz (166.2375 MHz). There are 4 Motorola Systems, all POCSAG, in the Frequency Band 150-174 Mhz, with about 25 Transmitters (166.3625 MHz). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Remember that old word “Residuals”? The EE Group is actively seeking Dealers with sales/ service/installation capabilities to promote the latest wireless AVL, SCADA and data products from Telegauge Systems, Inc. This innovative program requires NO inventory and NO billing by your facility; you just sell it and sign up the end user to collect the commissions. Now the real reason to choose the EE Group and Telegauge over the host of others; we pay you permanent residual income every month on your airtime sales forever. Airtime commissions range up to 12% per month based on prior sales and you buy all equipment direct from the factory at 2-tiered wholesale prices as well for great margins. Telegauge builds fully 2-way overt and covert (hidden) GPS based Automatic Vehicle Location, SCADA, remote management, telemetry and data systems routed via cellular and satellite that are delivered to the end user via the Internet or direct to the desktop. Applications are both ‘canned’ and custom depending upon the customers needs. We even have full dispatch systems including credit card swipe and billing if needed. Finally, the prices on the product are guaranteed to be the LOWEST in the industry at under $600 retail for the equipment and from $6 to $30 on the monthly airtime with most customers in the $15 range. Note too that the price is the same for cellular OR satellite world wide coverage and no one else has this exclusive capability. Telegauge provides the product, software, airtime, billing and final information from a single source and you can be a BIG part of it. You stock NOTHING, just collect the checks. We are paid by the manufacturer to support YOU and unlike other factories; we never bid against you, restrict you or take your deal. We help you with demo equipment, brochures, information, sales assistance, web advertising and user name/passwords for the website so that you don’t even need to buy anything to start up fast. Contact us for a no-obligation CD of all the presentation and training material, price spreadsheets and information at: EEGroup@EEonTheWeb.com or for fast action call for a link to the Dealers Only page: 310-534-4456 and mention that you found out about it via Brad Dye’s Newsletter. You have nothing to lose and some great residual income to gain. Call or e-mail NOW. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Our industry must move forward together or we will perish individually. AAPC links: | High-speed simulcast paging with protocols such as POCSAG and FLEX™ requires microsecond accuracy to synchronize the transmission of digital paging signals. ![]() Zetron's Simulcast System uses GPS timing information to ensure that the broadcasted transmissions between the nodes of the Simulcast System and associated transmitters are synchronized to very tight tolerances. This system is ideal for public or private paging system operators that use multiple transmitters and wish to create new paging systems or to build out existing systems into new regions. For more information about Zetron's High Speed Simulcast Paging System, the Model 600 and Model 620, go to: www.zetron.com/paging.
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Commtech Wireless introduces MAXPage, a desktop paging terminal packed with features. Alpha, Numeric, Tone, & Voice Serial Interface Telephone Interface Alarm Inputs Features*
*Some of the features listed are optional and are not supplied as standard For more information, simply fill out the feedback form or contact us on the details below.
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Mark Hood mehood@cox.net Telephone: 757-588-0537 Paging Field Engineer/Electronic technician in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. Download resumé here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ![]() Wireless Communication Solutions The Hark ISI-400LX is a hardware device that encapsulates serial data into TCP/IP for transmission over the Internet. It can also be configured to convert incoming TAP messages from the serial port and send them over the Internet to paging providers in email (SMTP) or Simple Network Paging Protocol (SNPP) format. The ISI-400LX with the optional external modem can connect to a secondary dial-up ISP when a failure on the ethernet port is detected. This device is the perfect companion for the Hark Gateway products. An ISI can be located at a remote location for receiving TAP, TNPP, or Billing traffic using a local ISP eliminating long distance phone charges. System Features & Benefits:
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Daviscomms USA Inc. is your direct connection to Daviscomms (S) Pte Ltd., the leading pager manufacturer in the world with many years experience in Engineering, Design, and Manufacturing of highly-reliable, premium-quality FLEX and POCSAG Alphanumeric and Numeric pagers. Daviscomms offers unparalleled quality, features and functions. We perform our own stringent quality testing as well as certification by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) to meet all of their standards. All of our paging products meet FCC and IC Standards for use in the USA and Canada. Our manufacturing facility, located in Malaysia, is a 40,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility. Customers, globally, choose Daviscomms for our QUALITY, RELIABILITY, ON-TIME DELIVERY, COMPETITIVE PRICING and our TOTAL COMMITMENT to providing the best value for their needs.
At Daviscomms, we are proud to provide our customers with end-to-end manufacturing solutions while delivering superior quality and support. Daviscomms is at the forefront of the industry with its commitment to leading-edge technology, cost-effective manufacturing and the highest degree of customer service. Daviscomms delivers low cost, high volume manufacturing solutions to our customers. We help maximize time-to-market objectives while minimizing procurement, materials management, and manufacturing costs. For information about our contract manufacturing services or our Bravo-branded line of numeric and alphanumeric pagers, please call Bob Popow, our Director of Operations for the Americas, 480-515-2344. (Scottsdale, Arizona) or visit our website www.daviscommsusa.com.
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RTS Wireless ADVX System Programming Concepts, Inc. provides authorized RTS ADVX Wireless Gateway Support & Enhancements. Our RTS lab includes source code control, development tools, and test beds for all deployed RTS systems. Call now to sign-up for our first class support of your aging RTS system. More info ... PCI (www.programmingconcepts.com) has been in business for 24 years providing custom application programming for medium to large businesses. PCI's primary business segments include web enabled application development, financial industry systems, telephony (IVR, CTI, and Wireless), Secure Enterprise Instant Messaging System, Microsoft Customer Relationship Management (MS-CRM) Applications, and a wide variety of commercial applications. Contact Sales sales@programmingconcepts.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DX Radio Systems, Inc. manufactures high quality, high specification type communications products. The following is a list of products that DX Radio Systems, Inc. manufactures or supplies as a single supplied product and can be included as part of a turnkey system:
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MCI Messaging Solution Meets Classified Security Requirements 26 October, 20 SkyTel Secure 2Way Provides Highest Level of Data Protection for Government Agencies, Medical Professionals and Financial Institutions ASHBURN, Va., October 26, 2004—MCI, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCIP) today announced the availability of one of the first end-to-end wireless solutions developed and hosted by a single provider that meets the federal government's classified security standards and HIPAA's requirements for patient confidentiality. SkyTel Secure 2Way will become available in November to help government; financial and healthcare customers implement one of the highest encryption standards and set security levels for each messaging device within a given organization. "More customers are relying on wireless devices for expedient and reliable communications, especially during crisis management or recovery efforts," said Bruce Deer, president of SkyTel. "With Secure 2Way, customers can share sensitive or critical data without worrying about a third party accessing their messages. This is particularly important to organizations that need to exchange classified or confidential information in real-time." SkyTel Secure 2Way provides a complete closed-loop security solution including a password-protected device, encryption keys that change regularly and encrypted wireless transmissions. In addition, Secure 2Way customers benefit from on-site protection of the network server. While SkyTel's network ensures that a degree of security is inherent in all messaging, Secure 2Way utilizes the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), one of the highest and latest levels of cryptographic protection recommended by the federal government to encrypt messages from end-to-end. This ensures that if any part of a communication is intercepted by someone other than the intended recipient, it cannot be read. Security Designations With device-level security, customers can receive messages originating from an unsecured location or device. Messages are transmitted to SkyTel's Network Operations Center (NOC) and encrypted before being sent to a messaging unit. End-to-end security provides even greater protection by closing access to unsecured interfaces ensuring all communications are kept within an encrypted environment. MCI can also provide end-to-end customers with a direct connection to an Internet portal allowing customers to send messages from a secure website. Secure 2Way is the latest innovation from SkyTel which has a proud history of wireless industry leadership. SkyTel is the premier source for wireless data and messaging services and provides wireless email, interactive two-way messaging, wireless telemetry services, and traditional text and numeric paging to customers throughout the U.S. About MCI Source: MCI Press Release Velocita Wireless and RIM Introduce New BlackBerry 5790 for Velocita's Nationwide Mobitex Network WOODBRIDGE, N.J. & WATERLOO, Ontario—(Business Wire)—Oct. 26, 2004—BlackBerry 5790 Provides Secure Wireless Solution for Enterprise and Government Customers Velocita Wireless, L.P. and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM) (TSX:RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry 5790 Wireless Handheld™ operating on Velocita's nationwide Mobitex network. The Java™-based, data-only BlackBerry 5790™ integrates email and data access to allow users to manage all of their information and data communications with a single device. It is specifically designed for business and government customers that require a specialized data-only handheld with secure communications. The BlackBerry 5790 includes fully validated FIPS 140-2 embedded encryption technology to meet government security requirements. With RIM's optional S/MIME Support Package and a smart card reader, the BlackBerry 5790 can also meet DoD requirements for PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) and Common Access Card (CAC) support. "Velocita Wireless is the most experienced provider of wireless email services for government and large enterprise customers with many years experience supporting BlackBerry customers and integration with corporate email systems," said Tom Langan, Vice President of Marketing, Velocita Wireless. "With the new BlackBerry 5790, we are now building on the strength of our position in the handheld market with an offering that meets the most stringent data security requirements. Our wireless data network has a proven history of consistent availability and reliable performance." "Velocita Wireless and RIM have a longstanding and successful history supporting government and large enterprise customers with BlackBerry®," said Don Morrison, Chief Operating Officer at Research In Motion. "BlackBerry continues to be the wireless platform of choice for enterprise and government customers, providing a secure, push-based architecture that allows users to stay connected and productive throughout the day." In addition to combining email, an organizer, web browsing and corporate data access capabilities, the BlackBerry 5790 features Velocita's Interactive Messaging PLUS support. The handheld comes equipped with a 160 x160 pixel monochrome backlit screen, a backlit QWERTY keyboard for easy typing, 16 MB of flash memory, and 2 MB of SRAM. Other features include a rechargeable lithium battery providing up to a week of use without recharging. The BlackBerry 5790 also features cradle-free wireless email synchronization, integrated attachment viewing (including support for popular file formats such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, PDF and ASCII), and remote address look up. BlackBerry also offers software development tools to create custom Java-based solutions. The BlackBerry 5790 works with BlackBerry Enterprise Server™ software version 3.6 and later (BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 is expected to be available later this year) and supports both Microsoft® Exchange and IBM Lotus® Domino™ environments (Novell GroupWise™ support is expected to be available later this year). It also supports BlackBerry Internet Service™, allowing users to access up to ten corporate and/or personal email accounts (including Microsoft® Exchange, IBM Lotus® Domino™ and many popular ISP email accounts) without requiring server software. The new BlackBerry 5790 handhelds are available through Velocita and its authorized resellers, including: TeleCommunication Systems, EarthLink, SkyTel and GTSI. Pricing for the BlackBerry 5790 starts at $349 and is also available on GSA schedules. Data rate plans start as low as $34.99 per month. For additional information, please visit the Velocita Wireless website at http://www.velocitawireless.com. ABOUT VELOCITA WIRELESS ABOUT RESEARCH IN MOTION (RIM) Forward-looking statements in this news release are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used herein, words such as "intend" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward- looking statements are based on assumptions made by and information available to Research In Motion Limited. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements include, without limitation, possible product defects and product liability, risks related to international sales and potential foreign currency exchange fluctuations, the initiation or outcome of litigation, acts or potential acts of terrorism, international conflicts, significant fluctuations of quarterly operating results, changes in Canadian and foreign laws and regulations, continued acceptance of RIM's products, increased levels of competition, technological changes and the successful development of new products, dependence on third-party networks to provide services, dependence on intellectual property rights and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in RIM's periodic reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory authorities. The Company has no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Research In Motion, RIM and BlackBerry are trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. Research In Motion and RIM are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. All other brands, products and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Source: TMCnet.com |
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www.gtesinc.com GTES is the only Glenayre authorized software support provider in the paging industry. With over 200 years of combined experience in Glenayre hardware and software support, GTES offers the industry the most professional support and engineering development staff available. New Product Development New Hardware Platform
Continued Support Programs GTES Partner Program CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR SUPPORT NEEDS | Intelligent Paging & Mobile Data Hardware & Software Selective is a developer and manufacturer of highly innovative paging receiver/decoders and mobile data equipment. The PDT2000 Paging Data Terminal is THE MOST INTELLIGENT PAGING RECEIVER IN THE MARKET. The PDT2000 is a large display pager designed for desktop or in-vehicle mounting and is widely used by emergency services and in onsite paging systems for forklift dispatch etc. All of the following capabilities are standard features of the PDT2000 and of our other paging data receivers:
Our mobile data equipment includes a range of Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) which may be interfaced to a variety of wireless networks including trunked and conventional radio, GPRS & CDMA cellular, Mobitex etc. Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) and GPS solutions, Dispatch & Messaging software. We offer mobile communications dealers and systems integrators a "fast to market" job dispatch and job management capability. Specialised local area paging systems, paging interception and message reprocessing software, field force automation and mobile dispatch solutions. We export worldwide.
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Paging Training Course Specially designed course for sales, marketing, and administration personnel. Engineers will only be admitted with a note signed by their mothers, promising that they will just listen and not disrupt the class. (This is supposed to be funny!) This is a one-day training course on paging that can be conducted at your place of business. Please take a look at the course outline to see if you think this might be beneficial in your employees: Paging training course outline. I would be happy to customize the content to meet your specific requirements. Although it touches on several "technical" topics, it is definitely not a technical course. I used to teach the sales and marketing people at Motorola Paging and they appreciated an atmosphere where they could ask technical questions without being made to feel like a dummy and without getting a long convoluted overly-technical answer that left them more confused than before. A good learning environment is one that is non-threatening. Let me know if you would like to receive a quotation, or if you would like to have any additional information. |
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Announcing the First Wi-Fi Certified™ Products That Support Cellular and Wi-Fi® Communications Wi-Fi Alliance Forms New Group to Meet the Unique Needs of the Cellular Industry Deploying Converged Wi-Fi/Cellular Products Austin, TX, October 21, 2004—The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced the first round of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products providing both Wi-Fi and cellular communications. These certifications, along with the large number of similar products under development, point to a rapidly evolving trend toward a range of products that enable both Wi-Fi and cellular communications. In response to this trend, the Wi-Fi Alliance has initiated a Wi-Fi/Cellular Convergence (WCC) task group focused on identifying and meeting the cellular industry’s unique certification requirements for Wi-Fi functions in WCC devices. The first round of Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products with WCC capabilities includes: Wi-Fi Capable PDA/Cell Phones
Wi-Fi Capable Handheld Computer
Wi-Fi Convergence Accessories (enables Wi-Fi in select PDA/cell phones)
“Through its established global network of labs, the Wi-Fi Alliance has the certification infrastructure in place to advance the cellular industry’s adoption of Wi-Fi in converged Wi-Fi/Cellular products,” said Wi-Fi Alliance Managing Director, Frank Hanzlik. “Our extensive experience in certifying Wi-Fi products will enable this exciting new category of WCC products to deliver the same high level of customer satisfaction that consumers expect from the Alliance’s certification programs. “Responding to the unique needs of the cellular industry, the Alliance has been working with the world’s leading convergence device manufacturers to form a new task group that will facilitate this market’s growth. We see this initiative as a valuable opportunity for product manufacturers and service providers to work together to define the requirements of this market,” Hanzlik added. See Wi-Fi at International CES About the Wi-Fi Alliance The Wi-Fi Alliance has instituted a test suite that defines how member products are tested to certify that they are interoperable with other Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products. These tests are conducted at independent laboratories. Membership in the Wi-Fi Alliance is open to all companies that support the IEEE 802.11 family of standards. The Wi-Fi Alliance now comprises over 200 members from the world’s leading companies. These companies offer over 1,500 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products. For more information, please visit www.wi-fi.org, and for information on Wi-Fi ZONE™ public access locations go to www.wi-fizone.org. # # # Press and analyst contact: Source: Wi-Fi Alliance San Francisco aims for free citywide WiFi Friday, October 22, 2004 Posted: 11:37 AM EDT (1537 GMT) SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters)—San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom set a goal Thursday of providing free wireless Internet activity in his city that sees itself as a vanguard of the Internet revolution. "We will not stop until every San Franciscan has access to free wireless Internet service," he said in his annual state of the city address. "These technologies will connect our residents to the skills and the jobs of the new economy." "No San Franciscan should be without a computer and a broadband connection." He said the city had already made free WiFi service available at Union Square, a central shopping and tourist hub, and would add access to several other sections of the city including Civic Center around City Hall. The stadium where the San Francisco Giants baseball team plays also offers WiFi, a wireless technology that allows a computer with a special modem to connect to the Internet. Other cities have started setting up large areas of WiFi coverage, including San Jose in Silicon Valley and parts of Long Beach, California. Source: CNN.com Big Shake Up in Store for WiMax in 2005 10/25/04 8:52 AM PT The study cautions that the combination of a relatively long lead time for technology and market development, an overcrowded supplier market and significant early price pressures will lead to a high attrition rate among WiMax components and systems vendors. First-generation broadband wireless equipment based on the emerging WiMax standard will start shipping commercially i 2005, but many smaller vendors may not survive long enough to reap the rewards of its arrival, newly released research ha claimed According to a study released today by market research firm Heavy Reading, the first commercial versions of WiMax products should be available by the middle of 2005, with market leader Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) leading the rollout charge. The first WiMax products will be expected to focus on fixed broadband applications, with products aimed at portable and mobile networking appearing in 2006 or later. Significant Force However, it goes on to caution that the combination of a relatively long lead time for technology and market development, an overcrowded supplier market and significant early price pressures will lead to a high attrition rate among WiMax components and systems vendors. The analyst firm predicts that WiMax will debut as a way to deliver fixed services before expanding into portable and finally mobile services. Initial uses of WiMax will be focused on backhaul connection of network access points to wireline infrastructure . "The most obvious use of WiMax in this context is for connecting 802.11 'hotspots' to wired networks, but WiMax will also be deployed for backhaul connections of DSL-type services offered by competitive local exchange carriers looking to bypass incumbent-owned wireline networks," said the study. Avoiding Mistakes Heavy Reading predicts that WiMax promises a better-performing, less expensive alternative to many technologies that already serve its target applications. Although competition will be fierce on the equipment side, it will quickly drive down costs for users and service providers, in turn improving the chances that WiMax will be much more than a niche play, according to the research. Source: ECT News Network Clearwire partners with Intel on WiMAX networks Oct 26, 2004 Broadband wireless carrier Clearwire and Intel Corp. said they will join forces to develop and deploy WiMAX wireless broadband networks. Wireless broadband equipment from Clearwire subsidiary NextNet Wireless will be used for the networks. Future Intel silicon products that will support the upcoming 802.16 standard for WiMAX solutions will also be included in the networks. Furthermore, under their agreement, Intel Capital will make a "significant" investment in Clearwire as part of its strategy to invest $150 million in wireless technology to accelerate the adoption of high-speed wireless networks. Clearwire, led by wireless pioneer Craig McCaw, launched its first broadband wireless network in August in Jacksonville, Fla., using NextNet technology. The company said that network provided a springboard to future WiMAX deployments. "We view WiMAX as a still-emerging wireless standard that feels more like 4G than the current rollout of 3G wireless data services," read a research note from Raymond James & Associates Inc. on the news. "We expect WiMAX to have a role in the future of wireless broadband services, but see a late '07, at best, timeframe for broad nationwide network deployments." Source: RCR Wireless News |
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