Monthly Archives: January, 2000

Motorola, IFR sign licensing agreement

WICHITA, Kan.-Motorola Inc.'s Commercial Government and Industrial Solutions Sector announced a licensing agreement with IFR Systems Inc. for Motorola's SmartNet and SmartZone trunking protocol.The...

Wireless Outlet brings prepaid to campuses

CLEVELAND-Wireless Communications Inc.'s prepaid cellular service provider, Wireless Outlet, is moving its cellular plan to the college campus.Wireless Outlet announced a plan to sell...

Partner gains 13 percent of Israel market

ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel-Partner Communications Co., an Israeli Global System for Mobile communications operator, announced it gained 13 percent of the Israeli cellular market after...

DT creates holding company for mobile phone assets

BONN, Germany-Deutsche Telekom announced it will bundle its cellular phone activities into a new holding company called T-Mobile International AG.Kai-Uwe Ricke, currently head of...

Holiday sales still significant for cellular

New sales records of all kinds were set during last year's fourth quarter, reinforcing the importance of the last three months of the year...

OnStar to use BAM, GTE networks

TROY, Mich.-General Motors said it selected Bell Atlantic Mobile and GTE Wireless to establish a nationwide wireless network to expand OnStar's portfolio of in-vehicle...

Nokia to expand Singapore GSM network

Nokia announced an agreement with M1, a mobile and paging service provider, to expand M1's Global System for Mobile communications system in Singapore. The...

Winstar brings wireless broadband to Big Apple

NEW YORK-Winstar Communications Inc. is bringing high-tech to high-rises. The company unveiled Broadband Plus, a dedicated, high-speed, high-capacity broadband network to serve New York...

Motorola to expand CDMA network in Israel

SWINDON, England-Motorola Inc. received a $122 million contract from Pele-Phone Communications to supply and deploy infrastructure equipment to expand Pele-Phone's Code Division Multiple Access...

Korean patent agency upholds Qualcomm patents

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said the Korean Industrial Property Office, Korea's patent agency, upheld the validity of 46 of 49 claims of Qualcomm's patent to...

Calif. consultant may get millions for wireless name

A $100 investment in 1992 could turn into a million-dollar profit for a Silicon Valley businessman, as bidding began last week for the Internet...

Industry-government group to craft WRC-2000 recommendations

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration, still struggling to craft a third-generation mobile phone spectrum position for this spring's World Radiocommunication Conference in Turkey, has organized a...

Nokia signs agreements with SOHU.com, BMCC

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia is taking the Chinese market seriously, announcing an agreement with SOHU.com and Beijing Mobile Communications Corp. to offer end users services covering...

Vodafone AirTouch could increase bid

LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc is prepared to increase its bid for Mannesmann AG if the German company agrees to discuss a deal, according to international...

EDS to incorporate Synergistics software

PLANO, Texas-EDS said it is adding knowledge management and professional training software from Synergistics to its Web-based wholesale applications rental service.The company initially will...

Ghana Telecom chooses Motorola for GSM expansion

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Ghana Telecommunication Co. Ltd. awarded Motorola Inc. a $41.5 million contract to supply and deploy the west African country's Global System for...

Swiss operator to provide WAP services

UTRECHT, The Netherlands-diAx, the second-largest Swiss wireless operator, said it will provide wireless Internet service using the Wireless Application Protocol beginning in the first...

Migrating to 1XRTT smart move for cdmaOne operators

The business case for cdmaOne operators to migrate to 1XRTT technology is a no-brainer since carriers will have the luxury of doubling their voice...

MCI WorldCom-Sprint dwarfs other M&A activity

NEW YORK-Communications companies dominated merger and acquisition activity in 1999, accounting for $304.8 billion in transactions and 21.5 percent of the dollar amount of...

Qualcomm chips, software included in handsets for Japanese network

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its MSM3000 chipset and high-speed packet data software solution is featured in handsets developed by several Japanese manufacturers for the...

Powertel introduces online billing

ATLANTA-Powertel Inc., Atlanta, has introduced an online bill payment system for its personal communications services customers who access its Web site.The site permits Powertel...

Metrocall shareholders approve share increase

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. announced its stockholders have approved an increase of authorized shares of common stock from 100 million shares to 200 million shares...

Globalstar begins service in Mexico

MEXICO CITY-Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. announced its subsidiary, Globalstar de Mexico, began offering the satellite phone service on a limited basis to users in Mexico.Initially,...

Ill. rep asks GAO to probe FCC-Nextel relationship

An Illinois Congressman has asked the U.S. General Accounting Office to probe the Federal Communications Commission's procedures in granting Nextel Communications Inc. enhanced specialized...

MBO places second order with AirNet

MELBOURNE, Fla.-MBO Wireless Inc. placed a follow-up infrastructure equipment order with AirNet Communications Corp. valued at $1 million.The equipment, used for MBO's Global System...
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