Yearly Archives: 1999

VIEWPOINT: Longing for the good old days

I never fully experienced the joy of eating shrimp until I lived in Florida.Being a North Dakota girl, my shrimp choices had been limited...

U S West pulls back on wireless Internet access

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...

OmniSky unveils Palm V solution

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...

Globalstar wins Mexico MSS license

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...

Tristani decision could confuse FCC votes

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...

Trade pact with China still faces rocky road

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...

Locus completes CallPlus tests

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...

Ericsson offers Bluetooth-enabled mobile headset

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...

Phone.com splits stock, licenses technology in Taiwan, Spain

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. announced last Tuesday the public offering of 6.6 million shares of common stock at $135 per share in conjunction with...

PCIA paging committee adopts WCTP standard

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...

Wireless Hall of Fame judges chosen

DENVER-RCR announced the judges who will select the inductees to the first annual Wireless Hall of Fame, sponsored by RCR and Shorecliff Communications Inc.,...

Agilent IPO well-received

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...

Ericsson, Visa to address wireless e-commerce market

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Visa International signed an agreement last week to develop secure wireless e-commerce solutions.The partnership is designed to develop mobile e-commerce...

BAM to get Rock Creek Park permits

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...

SR Telecom wins two international contracts

MONTREAL-SR Telecom Inc. announced that it signed contracts with the Municipal Telecommunications Project Office of the Government of the Philippines and with the Saudi...

AT&T Wireless launches wireless data network in L.A.

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...

HP begins brand campaign

LAS VEGAS-Hewlett-Packard Co. revealed a new logo and $200 million global brand campaign to give the company a "clearer, stronger voice in the marketplace,"...

Cue, ST team for mobile Internet apps

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...

Airspan gains $125 million in financing

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...

CDG reports 43 M subscribers worldwide

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...

GTE offers bundled services in Texas

IRVING, Texas-GTE Communications Corp. said it began offering its GTE Unlimited bundled services in markets across Texas.Basic GTE Unlimited includes 100 minutes or more...

Aether kicks off WAP hosting program

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...

Ericsson unveils `quad-mode’ set, offered by AT&T

LAS VEGAS-L.M. Ericsson introduced the R280LX quad-mode wireless phone, which covers the 800 MHz Time Division Multiple Access, 800 MHz analog and 800 MHz...

Nokia wins GPRS, GSM contracts in Philippines

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it signed $150 million and $30 million contracts, respectively, with cellular operator Smart Communications Inc. and telecom company Globe Telecom,...

Nextel eyes iDEN in Africa

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....
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