November 1999

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Bell Atlantic Mobile launched in Delaware its “Call Me” calling-party-pays option, which will allow wireless customers to only pay for their outgoing calls in their service area. Bell Atlantic …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Smart card-based solution provider Schlumberger announced a wireless identity module that secures Internet transactions on mobile devices. The Wireless Application Protocol-compliant identity module allows users to pass from …

JACKSON, Miss.-SkyTel Communications Inc. announced that in January it will begin offering nationwide the SkyTel eLink wireless e-mail product for customers who need to send and receive large amounts of …

REDMOND, Wash.-InfoSpace.com introduced its person-to-person instant messaging service for mobile wireless devices. The company said the server-based service will allow users on different networks and devices to send instant text-messages …

NEW YORK-Not unexpectedly, the multiservice telecommunications giants led the way in revenues and profits for the first half of this year. Profit leaders Bell Atlantic Corp. led in profits for …

LONDON-Airspan Communications Corp., a wireless local loop systems and services company, completed its third round of financing bringing its total equity investment to $125 million. Three new U.S.-based investors-MeriTech Capital …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens Information and Communication Networks signed a framework contract to extend Anhui Mobile Communication’s network in China. Siemens will be the sole supplier for Global System for Mobile communications …

Cue Corp., Irvine, Calif., has entered into an agreement with STMicroelectronics Inc. to develop an AM/FM decoder chip for Cue’s new SkySpeed.com network for mobile Internet applications for automotive and …

To the Editor: While I do not choose to comment substantively on Tracy Ford’s opinion (Oct. 25), the letter from George Carlo in response thereto gives me a very negative …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Cellular Corp. and wireless-location company SigmaOne Communications Corp. announced an agreement calling for BellSouth to conduct a market trial of SigmaOne’s Sigma 5000 Advanced Mobile Phone Service/Time Division Multiple …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association’s Paging Technical Committee announced it adopted the Wireless Communication Transport Protocol for immediate implementation in North American messaging networks. “WCTP is intended to provide …

WASHINGTON-It went down to the wire, but when all was said and done, the personal communications service licenses won at auction by bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc. escaped the machinations of …

OWNINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. unveiled a new initiative to develop and host business Internet applications using the Wireless Application Protocol, called the WAP Enterprise Center. Aether said the service …

FORT LEE, N.J.-Locus Telecommunications Inc., a provider of prepaid calling card and prepaid wireless services, announced it successfully completed the testing phase of its CallPlus prepaid wireless service in Las …

ROME-Telecom Italia’s restructuring plan, announced in September, may have to be reconsidered, according to press reports. The plan included the transfer of Telecom Italia’s 60-percent controlling stake in Telecom Italia …

LOS ANGELES-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its wireless data network in the Los Angeles market. AT&T Wireless Internet Protocol service will provide instant, wireless access to the Internet, as well …

Leap Wireless International Inc., which has seen a run-up in stock in recent weeks, announced a new branding strategy for its Chilean operating company. Leap in April bought out its …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Nextlink Communications Inc. and HighSpeed.com L.L.C. announced a partnership in which Nextlink will pay $18.7 million to Walla Walla, Wash.-based HighSpeed.com in exchange for a 15-percent equity position in …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Nextel Communications Inc. is eyeing the African continent as an ideal market for iDEN, the technology it uses in the United States. So much so that a consortium, …

LOUISVILLE, Colo.-AirCell Inc. signed a contract with Western Wireless Corp. to provide air-ground advanced communications to general aviation customers in the Western and mountain states. AirCell said the contract expands …

The telecom branch of the Austrian Federal Science and Transportation Ministry is soliciting bids for point-to-multipoint wireless local loop spectrum in the 26 GHz frequency band. Spectrum will be assigned …

NEW YORK-Hewlett-Packard Co. received a nice surprise from the capital markets as it spun off its test and measurement division, Agilent Technologies Inc., in an initial public offering Nov. 17. …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced the number of cdmaOne subscribers reached 13 million in North America, with a worldwide total of 43 million at the end of September. …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission next month is expected to announce which sectors of the wireless industry will be able to use spectrum made available with the transition to digital TV, …

LAS VEGAS-While the growing convergence between the computer and wireless industries has made headlines in wireless industry press and generated great excitement at wireless trade shows, the issue remains somewhat …