1999

Just as it took an unabashed California chick to do what no GOP or Democratic pol could do-outfox Bill Clinton-Naomi Wolf now has done what no pundit could ever do: …

LAS VEGAS-L.M. Ericsson announced its first consumer product incorporating Bluetooth technology at Comdex/Fall ’99. The cellular phone headset connects to a mobile phone by a radio link instead of a …

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 …

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 …

WASHINGTON-Language that requires the National Park Service to issue permits to Bell Atlantic Mobile to site two towers in Rock Creek Park made its way into the federal budget. The …

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 …

About 10 years ago Qualcomm Inc. had a goal-to ensure CDMA technology’s success by heavily promoting it, investing in companies that would deploy it and entering the equipment supplier business. …

WASHINGTON-Sealing the historic U.S.-China trade pact last week-notwithstanding all the controversies, complexities, and stops and starts during the past 13 years-was the easy part. Translating it into major economic benefits …

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 …

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 …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commissioner Gloria Tristani is expected shortly to decide whether to run for Congress in 2000, a decision with the potential to dramatically shift the balance of power at …

MEXICO CITY-Globalstar de Mexico S.A. de C.V. announced the Mexican Ministry for Communications and Transportation granted it a commercial license to offer satellite telephone service throughout the country, including those …

WASHINGTON-U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan plans to hold a hearing Dec. 16 on a Justice Department plan to modify a 1995 antitrust decree imposed on Nextel Communications Inc. The proposed …

U S West Wireless is delaying the rollout of its commercial Web-browsing service until the beginning of next year as it works to understand what its customers want from wireless …

HONG KONG-Hong Kong mobile telephone operator SmarTone Communications said it is looking to secure a wireless fixed network license. SmarTone is among 14 companies that have applied to the Hong …

LONDON-ICL, a United Kingdom-based wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Corp., announced a $161.7 million electronic business expansion initiative, including a focus on wireless services. ICL will market and distribute Nokia …

NEW YORK-Even if it fails to acquire the radio-frequency licenses of NextWave Telecom Inc., Nextel Communications Inc. already owns sufficient spectrum to fulfill its 10-year business plan, according to its …

LAS VEGAS-OmniSky Corp., formerly OpenSky Corp., introduced its first product last week at Comdex-a wireless Internet and e-mail service solution for Palm V users that integrates hardware, software and Internet …

CLINTON, Miss.-MCI WorldCom Inc. declared a three-for-two stock split to be effected as a 50-percent stock dividend. The new shares will be distributed Dec. 30 to shareholders of record as …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week eliminated the requirement that a cost-recovery mechanism be in place before carriers must deploy wireless enhanced 911 services. But the agency still will require …

Sprint Corp. is in deep negotiations with owners of Mexican wireless operator Pegaso PCS to gain a stake in the carrier, sources close to the companies say. An ownership agreement …

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 …

WASHINGTON-The Food and Drug Administration-which recently agreed with the cellular industry to replicate two studies by Wireless Technology Research L.L.C. that showed positive findings-may have rejected cooperating with industry on …

OTTAWA, Ontario-The Federal Communications Commission gave Ottawa-based mobile satellite system operator TMI Communications the go-ahead to provide service in all 50 U.S. states via the MSAT-1 satellite, which has a …

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 …