Dear Friends of Wireless Messaging,

Wow, have you heard, Motorola turned a profit in the second quarter? Four million bucks! In the same period a year ago they lost $28 million. This is wonderful news! Now they can continue paying the boss a million dollars a month and I am sure he appreciates that very much. After all, keeping up payments on yachts, airplanes, country club memberships, and such can be tough in times like this. How did they achieve this brilliant turn-around? Simple—they cut 10,000 jobs since last year. [source]

And what will these 10,000 families eat? Why cake of course!

"Let them eat cake!" is a translation of the French "qu'ils mangent de la brioche." While typically attributed to Marie Antoinette, the original source is not settled among historians. Whoever invented the phrase, it seems implausible that it could have been Marie Antoinette, since before Antoinette ascended to the throne — when she was only ten years old — Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, "At length I recollected the thoughtless saying of a great princess, who, on being informed that the country people had no bread, replied, 'Then let them eat pastry!'" The princess he is referring to is assumed to be Maria Theresa of Spain.

Source: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed July 31, 2008).

So things haven't changed very much through the ages. Here in America, we pride ourselves on not having social “classes” like some countries do. We don't have Lords, Ladies, Barons, and so forth. We can address anyone with “sir” or “madam” when we want to show respect. It doesn't matter if they are the president of the company or the janitor.

On closer examination, however, we find just as much class consciousness here—or possibly more—than other countries. We have the country-club set, and the bowling-alley set. We have the ivy-leaguers that go to Harvard, Yale, and the like—then the rest that go to public schools. In the work place we have managers and hourly employees. Within the “manager” group we have “real managers”, let's call them “senior managers”, and we have just “regular managers.” Regular managers are the dummies who got tricked into working 80 hours per week and getting paid for 40, just so they could wear a necktie and sit in a small office. In the military I remember reading an invitation to attend some event for “officers and their ladies” and “enlisted men and their wives.” Then, of course, there is the ugliest of all—racial segregation—which may have improved a little, in my lifetime but still hasn't gone away.

You are probably thinking, “Brad, you sound really negative this week. What happened?” All of these job cuts reminded me of when I got the axe at WebLink Wireless. I thought that I would find another job right away, but I never did. Six years went by—and NOTHING. I lost everything. The banks took the house and the car. I even went without medical coverage until last year when I qualified for Medicare Health Insurance. It wasn't much fun. Excuse me for venting—I feel better now.

I saw a bumper sticker this week that said, “DELETE THE ELETE.”

And NO, I am not a communist, but I do believe in socially-responsible capitalism.

The funniest quotation in this week's news was in a WirelessWeek article about the unproven possibility of cell phones causing cancer:

“In other news, a prominent back surgeon warned against stepping on cracks, noting that while the evidence is not clear, it’s not worth the risk to your mother’s back.”

Now on to more news and views. . .

Wireless Messaging Newsletter
Paging Telemetry Wireless Messaging Location-Based Services VoIP Wi-Fi WiMAX Critical Messaging Emergency Radio Communications	WIRELESS MESSAGING

This newsletter is brought to you by the generous support of our advertisers and the courtesy of iland Internet Solutions Corporation. For more information about the web-hosting services available from iland Internet Solutions Corporation, please click on their logo to the left.

There is no charge for subscription and there are no membership restrictions. Readers are a very select group of wireless industry professionals, and include the senior managers of many of the world's major Paging and Wireless Data companies. There is an even mix of operations managers, marketing people, and engineers — so I try to include items of interest to all three groups. It's all about staying up-to-date with business trends and technology. I regularly get readers' comments, so this newsletter has become a community forum for the Paging, and Wireless Data communities. You are welcome to contribute your ideas and opinions. Unless otherwise requested, all correspondence addressed to me is subject to publication in the newsletter and on my web site. I am very careful to protect the anonymity of those who request it.

NOTE: This newsletter is best viewed at screen resolutions of 800x600 (good) or 1024x768 (better). Any current revision of web browser should work fine. Please notify me of any problems with viewing. This site is compliant with XHTML 1.0 transitional coding for easy access from wireless devices. (XML 1.0/ISO 8859-1.)

The local newspaper here in Springfield, Illinois costs 75¢ a copy and it NEVER mentions paging. If you receive some benefit from this publication maybe you would like to help support it financially? A donation of $25.00 would represent approximately 50¢ a copy for one year. If you are so inclined, please click on the PayPal Donate button above. No trees were chopped down to produce this electronic newsletter.

Indiana Paging Network, Inc. has an immediate opening for a RF Field Engineer based out of our Indianapolis, IN Network Operations Center. Our rapidly growing company offers a great work environment. Visit us at www.Indianapaging.com to learn more about our exciting history and to apply for the following position send resume to tech@indianapaging.com or fax to 219-872-6610.

Position Summary:

Installs, tests, and integrates Quintron, Glenayre, TPL, and Milcom equipment at sites. Responsible for paging site maintenance including preventative maintenance as well as repair. This activity requires ability to troubleshoot site problems using specifications, drawings, plans, schematics and manuals.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for all aspects of paging cabinet installation and testing at new sites in the IPN’s network;
• Works very closely with switch, and RF Engineering to integrate base station equipment into network and ensure optimal performance;
• Responsible for on site maintenance of paging sites to ensure network reliability;
• Responds to alarms and dispatches for assigned or on call sites for trouble shooting and network restoral activities.

Minimum Position Requirements:

• Associates degree or 2 years of trade/technical school in related field or equivalent experience/education;
• 1 year of related experience, preferably in the wireless telecommunications industry.

Register Today click here

“As a major supplier of communications equipment to the Messaging industry, Unication feels participation in AAPC and at AAPC sponsored events are critical to the success of both our company and the industry. The relationships that are formed and the industry issues that are discussed at these events are extremely valuable to charting our future direction together.” —Kirk Alland, Unication USA

Tentative Conference Schedule

Thank you to the following companies for committing early to participate.

• Digital Paging Company
• DX Radio Systems
• Inilex
• Microspace Communications Corporation
• Prism Paging
• Raven Systems
• Space Data Corporation
• Unication USA

Complete list of Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities click here

Exhibitor Contract click here

Make your hotel reservations now to stay at the Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort. The Resort is situated on 22 acres of towering palms, majestic desert mountain views, and yet is conveniently located in the heart of Scottsdale, easily accessible from the Sky Harbor airport and minutes from the attractions of Old Town Scottsdale. Call 800-222-8733 and be sure to reference the Enterprise Wireless event to receive the discounted rate of $159/night. If you prefer to make your reservations online, you may do so by entering EWA as the group code here.

Thanks to our Gold Vendor member!

PRISM Paging

Thanks to our Bronze Member Vendors!

• Commtech Wireless
• Critical Response Systems, Inc.
• Hark Technologies
• Inilex, Inc.
• Microspace Communications Corporation
• Minilec Service, Inc.
• Nighthawk Systems, Inc.
• Raven Systems
• United Communications Corporation

DHS Releases National Emergency Communications Plan

Release Date: July 31, 2008

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released today the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) to address gaps and determine solutions so that emergency response personnel at all levels of government and across all disciplines can communicate as needed, on demand, and as authorized. The NECP is the nation's first strategic plan to improve emergency response communications, and complements overarching homeland security and emergency communications legislation, strategies and initiatives.

"This is a comprehensive plan designed to drive measurable and sustainable improvements to operable and interoperable emergency communications nationwide over the next three years. It emphasizes the human element and cross-jurisdictional cooperation, going beyond simply buying new equipment," said Homeland Security Under Secretary Robert Jamison. "We have recently approved Statewide Communication Interoperability Plans for all 56 states and territories. Aligning these plans with the NECP will move emergency communications forward and further promote a coordinated nationwide strategy."

The NECP defines three goals that establish a minimum level of interoperable communications and a deadline for federal, state, local and tribal authorities:

The NECP enhances governance, planning, technology, training and exercises, and disaster communications capabilities with recommendations and milestones for emergency responders and relevant government officials. It is designed to drive measurable and sustainable improvements over the next five years consistent with the: National Response Framework; National Incident Management System; National Preparedness Guidelines; and Target Capabilities List. NECP goals, along with these other department strategies, will improve nationwide response efforts and bolster situational awareness, information sharing and command and control operations.

The department's Office of Emergency Communications developed the NECP in cooperation with more than 150 public and private sector emergency communications officials. The department's new Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program will further enable states to align their plans with the NECP.

###

This page was last reviewed/modified on July 31, 2008.

Advertiser Index

10 Selectable Alerting Tones
3 Alerting Duration Settings
No Physical Connections
Powered by 3 - AA or AC Adapter

Unication USA 817-303-9320 sales@unication.com

Motorola Has Profit on Job Cuts; Sales Beat Estimates (Update2)

By Ville Heiskanen

July 31 (Bloomberg) — Motorola Inc., the largest U.S. mobile-phone maker, posted an unexpected second-quarter profit after the company cut jobs and sales beat estimates, sending the shares higher in early trading.

Net income was $4 million, or break-even on a per-share basis, compared with a loss of $28 million, or 1 cent, a year earlier, the company said today in a statement. Revenue fell 7.4 percent to $8.08 billion, beating the $7.72 billion average estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 27 analysts.

Chief Executive Officer Greg Brown boosted profit at the two-way radio and set-top box businesses, more than offsetting widening losses at the handset division. Slumping phone sales have prompted Motorola to cut more than 9,000 jobs since the start of last year. Phone sales fell 21 percent to 28.1 million units last quarter, less than what some analysts had predicted.

“It's starting to stabilize,” Mark Sue of RBC Capital Markets told Bloomberg Radio. “It's not getting any worse.” The New York-based analyst has a “sector perform” rating for the stock.

Motorola, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, jumped as much as $1.19, or 15 percent, to $8.87 in trading before U.S. exchanges opened. The shares had lost 52 percent this year before today.

Profit, excluding costs from job cuts, was 2 cents a share, compared with the 3-cent loss estimated in the Bloomberg survey.

Forecasts

The company projected it will break even in the third quarter or post a profit of as much as 2 cents a share, excluding some costs. Analysts had projected a profit on that basis of 1 cent. Full-year earnings will be 6 cents to 8 cents.

Motorola, the No. 1 mobile-phone maker in the world a decade ago, is now in danger of falling to fourth. Brown, 47, is betting devices including the Rokr E8 music phone and the Z9 with satellite navigation will help it recover. The company hasn't had a hit handset since the Razr flip-phone, introduced in 2004.

Motorola was projected to ship 26.1 million phones last quarter, the average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. The company kept its spot as the world's No. 3 mobile-phone maker, ahead of LG Electronics Inc., whose shipments soared 45 percent to 27.7 million units last quarter.

The loss for the mobile-phone business widened to $346 million from $332 million a year earlier, bringing its losses to more than $1.9 billion since the beginning of 2007. Revenue at the unit fell 22 percent to $3.3 billion.

‘A Bit of Work’

“They still have quite a bit of work to do,” said Sue. “I wouldn't count out further streamlining.”

Brown said the company is making progress with a plan to shed the phone unit in 2009 to focus on profitable set-top boxes, radios and networking gear. The split will happen in the third quarter of next year, Chief Financial Officer Paul Liska said today on a conference call with analysts.

This week, Motorola said it will divide its set-top box and networks division into three businesses. Sales at the unit rose 7 percent to $2.7 billion, boosting profit 28 percent to $245 million.

Revenue at the division that makes two-way radios for safety personnel rose 6 percent to $2 billion, lifting earnings 24 percent to $377 million.

To contact the reporter on this story: Ville Heiskanen in New York at vheiskanen@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: July 31, 2008 08:30 EDT

The new RAVENAlert answers the need for a fast, intelligent, and dependable indoor alerting device. Features include:

• High volume audible alert.
• Large backlit screen.
• Clear voice via new text to speech technology.
• Compact Size. 5.5 X 5 inches
• Easy wall mount or sits upright on any flat surface
• Battery or line powered
• Vast grouping capability
• FLEX or POCSAG in all frequency bands
• UL Listed

COMPLETE ALERTING FOR:

Municipalities
Universities
Public Schools
Industrial Facilities
Military Bases
Fire Departments

RAVEN PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE + YOUR AIRTIME = NEW OPPORTUNITY

Motorola wins text messaging patent case

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 25, 2008, 7:23PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO

Motorola Inc., the world's No. 3 cell phone maker, said Friday it won a patent case filed against the company over its text messaging software.

The University of Texas had sued the Schaumburg, Ill.-based company, alleging that the software it uses for sending text messages violated one of the university's patents.

Motorola said Friday that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has sided with a lower court in ruling that Motorola's phones don't infringe the patent. Motorola said the university claimed that nearly all mobile phones infringed the university's patent and was seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.

"Motorola is extremely gratified with the decision," Thomas Miller, Motorola's senior litigation counsel, said in a statement.

MOTOROLA OEM
Case Parts

Above is a sample of what we have, call for a full list.
These parts are fully refurbished to like new condition.
New LCDs and Lenses are also available.

'Serving the Paging industry since 1987'

TELECOM MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY

Mon 28 Jul 2008 16:59

Guest column: Apple's iPhone - almost a decade after Motorola's Taichi

In the latest Interfax guest column, Jonathan Li, managing partner of Asentio Design, shares his experience designing touch screen mobile phones for the Chinese market and his views on the iPhone's success in creating an entire consumer experience. The following is a personal opinion piece by the author. Its publication in no way implies that Interfax shares the views expressed in the article.

Jonathan Li, managing partner of Asentio Design

Shanghai. July 28. INTERFAX-CHINA - For millions of people, especially in the west, the Treo (launched in 2002) and the iPhone (launched in 2007) are the first touch screen mobile phones they have ever encountered or thought about. They would probably be surprised to hear that the Chinese market has been using touch screen mobile phones since 2000 with at least a hundred models available today.

I came to China in 1999 to design Motorola's first touch screen mobile phone, the A6188 (a.k.a. Taichi). Taichi was designed for the Chinese market with a large touch screen for handwriting input, and no keypad. Born and raised in the United States, I would never have imagined that one day I would live and work in China, let alone design for the Chinese market. Fortunately, Motorola's Beijing research and development team was creating Taichi by integrating their Angbao touch screen pager with the successful L2000, a GSM tri-band phone, and they required a user interface (UI) team.

As we were getting ready to launch Taichi in 2000, Ericsson was also launching their first touch screen phone, the R380, which had a keypad that flipped open to reveal a touch screen. During these early days of touch screen phones, there were no color screens. Instead, you were lucky to get a four "color" display where you had black, gray level 1, gray level 2, and no color. However, we were able to get some basic transitions such as the phone application sliding down from the top of the screen to convey that the phone sat on top of the PIM (personal information management) applications.

A year later, Motorola rolled out an improved Taichi, the A6288, which had a better processor and more PIM applications. However, it was not until the A6388 (aka the 388), which featured a thinner size and sports car-inspired industrial design, that Motorola shipped a large volume of touch screen phones and truly owned the market.

Color screens started to make their appearance in 2002 and Motorola quickly added a 65K color screen to the 388 to extend the life of the model. By this time, we were already working on designs for the next generation of touch screen phones that would eventually result in the A760 (launched in 2003) and the MotoMing (launched in 2006). By 2003, the touch screen mobile phone was very popular and ODM (original design manufacturer) companies such as TechFaith had started producing their own touch screen phones for their customers.

I left Motorola in 2002 to lead the design team at E28, where we created the world's first Linux smart phone, the e2800. Why Linux? Unlike other operating systems such as Windows and Symbian, Linux does not have an obligatory UI layer. As a result, engineering and design teams are able to define the entire UI experience.

Since 2003, color screen, camera, and processor technologies have continued to improve. Mobile phone manufacturers release better hardware as fast as possible in an attempt to grab market share. Unfortunately, since software is much more difficult to develop to a schedule than hardware, UI design requests were often viewed as cosmetic changes and given the lowest priority.

Thanks to the success of Motorola's family of touch screen phones, Chinese manufacturers (using the MTK solution) treated touch screen as a minimum requirement and soon the Chinese market was flooded with low-end touch screen mobiles by 2006. Hiring local and inexperienced design firms, Chinese manufacturers have only been able to copy other designs instead of innovating.

Meanwhile, at the top end of the market, Samsung, LG, and Dopod (aka HTC) were launching various flavors of touch screen phones and user interfaces. With huge design teams, Samsung and LG's UI teams have been able to achieve some nice animations and graphical effects. However, despite a big co-branding play with Prada, neither LG nor Samsung have been able to pull off an iPhone-like success.

Dopod, constrained by Window's OS and UI, created their own UI layer and made a great strategic move to launch their phone (not their first touch screen phone) during the iPhone hype. Thus, while the UI is an important part of iPhone's success, the UI alone is not enough to make a product or a company successful.

Apple is on target to ship 10 million iPhones because it has designed the entire consumer experience. From the initial awareness of the iPhone, to the anticipation created by Apple's savvy marketing team, to the purchase at a beautiful Apple store, to the use (this is where the UI and iTunes comes into play), to the reflection of the experience, Apple has truly created a strong personal experience with its brand and products.

Where it was once difficult to get alpha blending and sexy transitions, today, UI designers have a large palette to work with. But, just because you place an infinite number of colors in front of a painter, you are guaranteed neither a masterpiece nor a business success. It is amazing how far the touch screen and user interface industries have developed in the past ten years.

About the author: Jonathan Li is a managing partner of Asentio Design, the world's first Personal Experience Design studio, where he leads the design strategy and interaction design teams. Previously he was responsible for designing the user interface (UI) for the world's first Linux smart phone as Director of Interaction Design at E28 Ltd. Before joining E28, Li created the UI for the world's first Chinese handwriting recognition phone and led a team to deliver over five successive generations of touch screen smart phones for Motorola. Li holds a Masters degree in Human Factors Product Design from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

USA Mobility Closes At Multi-Month High Following Quarterly Results

8/1/2008 4:20 PM ET

(RTTNews) - USA Mobility Inc. (USMO) gapped open higher on Friday and rose to a range within the first 30 minutes of trading. The stock drifted slightly higher throughout the remainder of the day. The move came following the release of quarterly results.

The stock ended the session at $10.40 up $2.28 from Thursday's close.

The advance came on strong volume and took the stock over resistance and to its highest level in nearly five months.

The company said that its second quarter net income was $10.3 million, or $0.37 per share, compared to $13.0 million, or $0.47 per share, in the year-earlier quarter.

Total revenue for the second quarter was $92.1 million, compared to $107.5 million in the second quarter of 2007.

The company also raised its fiscal 2008 revenues outlook to a range of $355 million - $360 million, from the previous guidance of $345 million - $355 million.

USA Mobility Reports Second Quarter Operating Results; Board Declares Quarterly Cash Distribution; $50 Million Stock Repurchase Program Announced

Revenue and Expense Trends Continue to Improve; Operating Cash Flow Margins Reach New Highs

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jul 31, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — USA Mobility, Inc. (Nasdaq: USMO), a leading provider of wireless messaging and communications services, today announced operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Total revenue for the second quarter was $92.1 million, compared to $94.8 in the first quarter and $107.5 million in the second quarter of 2007. EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, accretion and goodwill impairment) in the second quarter totaled $30.6 million, compared to $29.9 million in the first quarter and $33.3 million in the second quarter of 2007. Net income in the second quarter was $10.3 million, or $0.37 per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $13.0 million, or $0.47 per fully diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter.

Second quarter results included:

• EBITDA margin (or EBITDA as a percentage of revenue) increased to 33.2 percent in the second quarter, compared to 31.6 percent in the first quarter and 31.0 percent in the second quarter of 2007, reaching its highest level since USA Mobility was formed in 2004.
• The quarterly rate of revenue erosion improved to 2.8 percent, compared to 5.4 percent in the first quarter and 3.7 percent in the year-earlier quarter. The annual rate of revenue erosion improved to 14.3 percent from 15.0 percent in the first quarter and 15.5 percent in the second quarter of 2007.
• Total paging ARPU (average revenue per unit) was $8.54 in the second quarter, an increase from $8.49 in the first quarter and equal to $8.54 in the year-earlier quarter.
• Units in service totaled 3,176,000 at June 30, 2008, compared to 3,333,000 at March 31, 2008. Net unit loss in the second quarter was 157,000, compared to 152,000 in the first quarter and 155,000 in the second quarter of 2007.
• The annual rate of subscriber erosion was 15.5 percent, compared to 14.8 percent in the first quarter and 15.2 percent in the year-earlier quarter. The quarterly rate of subscriber loss was 4.7 percent, compared to 4.4 percent in first quarter and 4.0 percent in the second quarter of 2007.
• Operating expenses (excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion and goodwill impairment) totaled $61.5 million in the second quarter, a reduction of 17.1 percent from $74.1 million in the second quarter of 2007. Operating expenses declined $12.7 million since the second quarter of 2007 and, as a percentage of revenue, were at their lowest level since 2004.
• Capital expenses were $3.9 million, compared to $4.0 million in the first quarter.
• The Company's cash balance at June 30, 2008 was $85.8 million.

"We continued to make excellent progress during the second quarter," said Vincent D. Kelly, president and chief executive officer, "as the Company's results met or exceeded the majority of our performance objectives and were largely consistent with the financial guidance we provided earlier this year. Our annual rate of revenue erosion showed further improvement, average revenue per unit (ARPU) increased in the quarter, operating expenses declined and our cash flow margins reached record highs. Although overall subscriber cancellations remained higher than expected," Kelly added, "we continued to see lower net unit loss rates in our core market segment of Healthcare, which now represents 40.0 percent of our customer base."

The Company's Board of Directors declared a regular cash distribution of $0.25 per share, payable on September 11, 2008 to stockholders of record on August 14, 2008. The Company expects the September cash distribution, a total of approximately $6.8 million, to be paid as a return of capital. The Company's Board of Directors also adopted a stock repurchase plan to buy back up to $50 million of USA Mobility common stock. The repurchase plan will commence on or about August 5, 2008 and will continue for up to twelve months. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC will administer the stock repurchase program.

Commenting on the Company's capital distribution policy going forward, Kelly stated: "While we revised our cash distribution rate in the second quarter to better reflect projected cash flow over the next several years, our commitment to return cash to our stockholders has not changed. We recognize that notwithstanding our excellent current results, continued levels of subscriber erosion will continue to put pressure on our future operating margins and our revised cash distribution rate takes that potential into effect."

Kelly said the Company decided to move forward with a stock repurchase program at this time after a ruling on July 8, 2008 by the United States Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit delayed a final decision on its appeal of the Federal Communications Commission's Back-Up Power Order (Order). The Court held the appeal in abeyance pending approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of new paperwork requirements associated with the Order, a process that is expected to postpone a final ruling in the case for at least several months. "Although we were disappointed the Court did not vacate the Order at this time," Kelly said, "we believe it ultimately will do so based on the merits of our appeal. In the meantime, the delay serves to reduce the potential cost of compliance as we continue to eliminate transmitters in connection with our long-term network rationalization program."

Thomas L. Schilling, chief operating officer and chief financial officer, said the Company reported solid financial and operating results for the quarter. "The improved rate of revenue erosion was largely the result of retail price adjustments we made during the quarter," he said, "while a continued emphasis on cost reduction contributed to our higher EBITDA and cash flow margins. Operating expenses (excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion and goodwill impairment) continued to decline due to numerous cost savings programs," Schilling noted, "and are down 17.1 percent from the second quarter of 2007 and well ahead of the 14.3 percent annual rate of revenue erosion."

The Company also revised upward its previously announced financial guidance for 2008 as follows: revenues are now expected to be between $355 million to $360 million, up from the previous guidance of $345 million to $355 million; operating expenses (excluding depreciation, amortization, accretion and goodwill impairment) are now expected to be between $245 million to $250 million, a decrease from the previous range of $250 million to $255 million; while guidance for capital expenses for 2008 remains unchanged at $18 million to $20 million.

USA Mobility plans to host a conference call for investors on its second quarter results at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, August 1, 2008. The dial-in number for the call is 888-600-4885 (toll-free) or 913-312-6685 (toll). The pass code for the call is 9967444. A replay of the call will be available from 2:00 p.m. ET on August 1 until 11:59 p.m. on Friday, August 15. The replay number is 888-203-1112 (toll-free) or 719-457-0820 (toll). The pass code for the replay is 9967444.

About USA Mobility

USA Mobility, Inc., headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, is a comprehensive provider of reliable and affordable wireless communications solutions to the healthcare, government, large enterprise and emergency response sectors. As a single-source provider, USA Mobility's focus is on the business-to-business marketplace and supplying wireless connectivity solutions to a majority of the Fortune 1000 companies. The Company operates nationwide networks for both one-way paging and advanced two-way messaging services. In addition, USA Mobility offers mobile voice and data services through Sprint Nextel, including BlackBerry® smartphones and GPS location applications. The Company's product offerings include customized wireless connectivity systems for the healthcare, government and other campus environments. USA Mobility also offers M2M (machine-to-machine) telemetry solutions for numerous applications that include asset tracking, utility meter reading and other remote device monitoring applications on a national scale. For further information visit www.usamobility.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Statements contained herein or in prior press releases which are not historical fact, such as statements regarding USA Mobility's expectations for future operating and financial performance, are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause USA Mobility's actual results to be materially different from the future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expectations include, but are not limited to, declining demand for paging products and services, our ability to continue to reduce operating expenses and to generate cash from operations, our future capital needs, competitive pricing pressures, competition from both traditional paging services and other wireless communications services, technological improvements in hand-held devices and transmission services offered by our competitors, government regulation, reliance upon third-party providers for certain equipment and services, as well as other risks described from time to time in periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although USA Mobility believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. USA Mobility disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

AT&T adds 1.3M subs; wireless data revenue surges

July 23, 2008
By Lynnette Luna

AT&T added 1.3 million subscribers in the second-quarter and said net income increased 30 percent as the company benefited from a surge in wireless data use. The operator posted net income of $3.77 billion, or 63 cents a share, up from $2.9 billion, or 47 cents a share in 2007. AT&T's wireless business, which is the exclusive operator of the iPhone in the U.S., saw its earnings jump 91 percent as revenue increased 16 percent. Subtracting merger-related costs, profits increased 39 percent.

Still, the 1.3 million net new customers added was down 8.4 percent from last year and below Verizon Wireless' 1.5 million subscribers it added during the second quarter. Verizon Wireless released some preliminary results yesterday. Churn dropped to 1.1 percent from 1.2 percent. Revenue from wireless data service increased 52 percent during the quarter, while ARPU (average revenue per user) also increased to 3.5 percent.

Meanwhile, Apple's new iPhone 3G, which went on sale earlier this month, might not boost earnings significantly in the third quarter as AT&T is now subsidizing the device significantly to make it available for $199. It's subsidy bill might reach as high as $720 million, and AT&T already warned that subsidy costs would hurt earnings by 10 cents to 12 cents a share this year and in 2009.

The Best in Paging Is Also the Biggest!

Zetron’s Model 2700:
Our largest-capacity paging terminal.

• Supports over 1,000,000 subscribers.
• Fully redundant design features RAID-1-mirrored, hot-removable disk drives.
• Supports remote access to Windows®-based user-management software.
• Supports E1 trunks, T1 trunks, analog trunks, and dial-up modems.
• Includes extensive voice-messaging features.
• Provides Ethernet interface for e-mail and paging over the Internet.
• Provides an ideal replacement for Unipage or Glenayre™ systems.
• When used with the Model 600/620 Wireless Data Manager, a simulcast network can be connected to the Model 2700 over Ethernet links.

Contact Zetron today to discuss your paging needs.

Zetron, Inc.
P.O. Box 97004
Redmond, WA 98073-9704 USA
Phone: 425-820-6363
Fax: 425-820-7031
E-mail: zetron@zetron.com
Web: www.zetron.com

SATELLITE CONTROL FOR PAGING SYSTEMS

$500.00 FLAT RATE

TAPS—Texas Association of Paging Services is looking for partners on 152.480 MHz. Our association currently uses Echostar, formerly Spacecom, for distribution of our data and a large percentage of our members use the satellite to key their TXs. We have a CommOneSystems Gateway at the uplink in Chicago with a back-up running 24/7. Our paging coverage area on 152.480 MHz currently encompasses Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Kansas. The TAPS paging coverage is available to members of our Network on 152.480 MHz for $.005 a transmitter (per capcode per month), broken down by state or regions of states and members receive a credit towards their bill for each transmitter which they provide to our coverage. Members are able to use the satellite for their own use If you are on 152.480 MHz or just need a satellite for keying your own TXs on your frequency we have the solution for you.

TAPS will provide the gateways in Chicago, with Internet backbone and bandwidth on our satellite channel for $ 500.00 (for your system) a month.

Contact Ted Gaetjen @ 1-800-460-7243 or tedasap@asapchoice.com CLICK TO E-MAIL

Public Responds to Cancer Doctor’s Warning

By Rhonda Wickham
WirelessWeek - July 25, 2008

Yesterday, Dr. Ronald Herberman, the director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute made headlines by encouraging his staff to limit use of cell phones because of a possible cancer link. Since then, the public seemingly has yawned.

Herberman encouraged cell phone users, especially children, to take precautions such as using the device’s speakerphone or a wireless headset. Herberman said the public shouldn't wait for a definitive study but rather err on the side of caution.

Since the story ran in numerous U.S. newspapers such as The New York Times and the Kansas City Star, Internet message boards have lit up with a surprising amount of dismissiveness. A large number of message board writers questioned the results, doubted the connection between correlation and causation, and inquired about other wireless technologies such as cordless phones. All told a greater number of respondents said they would wait for actual proof, citing that cancer warnings have been associated with everything from bacon to bug spray.

In one message, “Jonathan” wrote, “In other news, a prominent back surgeon warned against stepping on cracks, noting that while the evidence is not clear, it’s not worth the risk to your mother’s back.”

www.daviscommsusa.com

Daviscomms – Product Examples

For information call 480-515-2344 or visit our website
www.daviscommsusa.com
Email addresses are posted there!

Massive Bell Canada layoffs could be "tip of the iceberg"

Bell Canada has disconnected 2,500 management positions as part of an ongoing campaign to reinvent itself. Experts say the move heralds a stream of short and long-term changes at the company — with big implications for the telecom market.

7/30/2008 5:00:00 AM By: Nestor E. Arellano

Cutting 2,500 management positions is just what Bell Canada needs to shet its image of a lumbering behemoth in a market now teeming with lean and agile competitors, technology analysts say.

The massive layoffs that Bell announced yesterday, they say, represent just the tip of the iceberg.

We could see more of the same as the telecom company, whose business is largely tied to its extensive landline network, moves to realign its operations towards the lucrative mobile market.

George Cope, the company's newly installed CEO, announced Monday, that Bell would be eliminating no less than 2,500 jobs or nearly 15 per cent of its management workforce.

The announcement couldn't have come at a more appropriate time, say Canadian telecom industry analysts.

"Cope's announcement is precisely what Bell needs to get the message out that the company is prepared to reinvent itself," according to Carmi Levy, senior vice-president, strategic consulting at Toronto-based AR Communications Inc.

"Bell continues to fight the perception that it is a bloated organization and less in touch with its customers than the competition."

Recent events have contributed to this perception.

For instance, Bell was embroiled in a public relations fiasco, when Bell Mobility and Telus Mobility — another big player in the Canadian wireless space — announced they would soon start charging wireless subscribers 15 cents for incoming text messages.

At a time its image was taking a battering, Bell did get a modicum of positive publicity when it announced it would offer Samsung's Instinct smartphone, which is considered a viable iPhone alternative.

Now the news of the management layoffs at Bell has evoked very different reactions from industry observers.

The restructuring, another Canadian analyst said, will herald a stream of short- and long-term changes.

"In the near future – that is before December — we could see the sale or outsourcing of smaller units and services… Three years out, Bell might even get out of the landline business," said Troy Crandall, a Montreal-based telecom industry analyst for MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Inc., (also known as the 3 Macs), an independent investment firm.

The massive layoffs, which affect six per cent of Bell's 44,000-employee workforce, is George Cope's strategy to whip the flagging telecom giant into shape, a Bell spokesperson suggested.

It is part of Cope's "100-day campaign to align the company," said Pierre Leclerc, director of media relations for Bell in Montreal.

He said the move would trim down the company's management ranks from 11 layers to a maximum of eight.