Monthly Archives: March, 1999

QUALCOMM, ERICSSON NEAR DEAL?

Tensions ran high at the International Telecommunication Union two-week meeting on third-generation technology in Fortaleza, Brazil, as the industry waits for an agreement between...

NORTEL TO DESIGN CALEA SOLUTION FOR DOJ

WASHINGTON-Nortel Networks last week confirmed it signed a letter of intent with the Department of Justice to develop a Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement...

WTB TO GET RID OF BACKLOG WITHIN A YEAR

WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will reduce the infamous 64,000-item backlog by this time next year, the WTB chief told a powerful senator on...

FCC RELEASES PRIVATE WIRELESS ITEM

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Friday adopted proposed rules to implement the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.The long-awaited notice of proposed rule making does...

SIEMENS TO SPIN OFF SEMICONDUCTOR UNIT, INFINEON

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens Semiconductors will spin off from Siemens AG on April 1, forming a separate legal entity-Infineon Technologies AG, said the company.According to Siemens,...

NETTECH BUNDLES DEVELOPMENT KITS

PRINCETON, N.J.-Nettech Systems Inc. introduced the Nettech Developer Suite, a bundle of all its Software Development Kits to give software developers one complete solution...

SABRE TO CREATE WAP FLIGHT INFO SERVICE

FORT WORTH, Texas-The Sabre Group announced it is working with IBM Corp. and Nokia Corp. to create a real-time, interactive flight schedule service for...

WIRELESS NOT FALLING UNDER RATE RULES

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week established rules that will require long-distance carriers to disclose their rates on the Internet. The rules, however, will...

CROWN CONTINUES TO FEED TOWER CRAVINGS

In the last two weeks alone, Crown Castle International Corp. has more than doubled its tower portfolio in the United States and United Kingdom,...

QUALCOMM PE SHIPS 10M CDMA PHONE

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced Qualcomm Personal Electronics, a joint venture between subsidiaries of Qualcomm Inc. and Sony Electronics Inc., shipped its 10 millionth Code...

JUDGE TO HEAR NEXTEL CONSENT CASE

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan last week rejected the Justice Department's motion to deny Nextel Communications Inc.'s lawsuit to vacate a 1995 antitrust...

FCC SEEKS COMMENTS ON 2 GHZ MSS RULES

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has proposed rules to implement mobile satellite service in the 2 GHz band.The notice of proposed rule making reviews service...

ORBCOMM LAUNCHED IN SOUTH AMERICA

DULLES, Va.-Orbcomm Global L.P. announced its South American licensee, Damos SudAmerica, officially has launched commercial data and messaging services there.Damos SudAmerica is a partnership...

APPLICATIONS NEXT STEP TO WIRELESS DATA SUCCESS

While it would be woefully premature to call 1999 "the year of wireless data," few would disagree the industry has come a long way...

VIEWPOINT: NEW WORLD, NEW RULES

What exactly is Nextel Communications Inc.?The simple definition of an enhanced specialized mobile radio operator using integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network technology catering to business...

ANGEL INVESTORS SPREAD WINGS IN PHILLIE

PHILADELPHIA-Angels flocked to the City of Brotherly Love last week for what was billed as a first-of-its-kind meeting. The event was organized to foster...

SIEMENS JOINS UWCC

BOCA RATON, Fla.-Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc. joined the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium in support of the Time Division Multiple Access-Global System for...

FIRMS OFFER SERVICE ON TELEZOO.COM

WASHINGTON-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Cellular One Group are two of several companies offering telecommunications products and services on telezoo.com, the newly opened e-commerce Web...

NOKIA RELEASES TETRA HANDSET

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. introduced a new Terrestrial Trunked Radio handset called the THR420, designed for public safety and security networks.The company said it expects...

QUALCOMM SHIPS CSM2000 CHIP

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it has begun production shipments of its CSM2000 Cell Site Modem chip for Code Division Multiple Access infrastructure and test...

D.C. NOTES: MOTHERS OF INVENTION

To create some excitement before his swing through New Hampshire last week, Al Gore declared he invented the Internet. It worked. A dumbfounded James...

COMCARE PUSHES TO GET FUNDING BACK IN E911 BILL

WASHINGTON-The introduction of a wireless E911 bill in the Senate has been complicated by controversy over the ComCare Alliance's push for federal funding and...

FCC NEEDS TO ALERT RURAL CARRIERS OF WNP OBLIGATIONS

WASHINGTON-Despite the fact that the government has extended the time for wireless carriers to implement number portability, the government needs to alert all wireless...

TAUZIN BEGINS MARCH TO FCC REFORM

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) said he will introduce legislation this summer to reform the Federal Communications Commission, an effort that could...

TIA UPDATES ANSI STANDARD

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The TR45.3 technical committee of the Telecommunications Industry Association completed an updated version of the ANSI-136 Time Division Multiple Access standard.This represents the...
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