February 2000

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. released its new Wireline-Wireless Mailbox, which enables customers to have one integrated voice mailbox for their home and cellular phones. The service, initially available in Atlanta, allows customers …

In the competitive wireless industry, carriers are faced with an almost impossible task: bringing more customers in the door through attractive marketing programs while at the same time addressing the …

Driven by the collision of wireless and the Internet, wireless e-commerce represents the single most powerful market disrupter of this decade. It will entice new “virtual” operators that will help …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and enrev Corp., a battery operating systems developer, said they will work together to bring the benefits of enrev’s technology to Sprint PCS consumers. The agreement …

Metrocall Inc. announced it has launched a marketing campaign in support of its agreement with HitMeNow.com, an online shopping service, formed in November. HitMeNow.com offers deals on tickets to entertainment …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia signed an agreement to expand New World Mobility’s network in Hong Kong. Nokia will deliver mobile switching equipment, base stations, high-capacity base station controllers, a full range of …

SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia and Visa International signed a global agreement to cooperate on the development of payment solutions for mobile electronic commerce. The deal calls for the companies to develop ways …

Globalstar L.P.’s worldwide service rollout took another step last week, bolstering its presence in Mexico where Globalstar de Mexico and Mexican cellular operator Iusacell formed a marketing agreement. According to …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-As President Clinton stated in his Economic Forum speech, “The United States is unambiguously committed to open markets and trade as the best engine we know of to …

This is getting interesting. The Net, home of The Next Big Thing and casually clad, overnight millionaires, is in a bit of a funk. Seems there’s an evolving class of …

WASHINGTON-The war of words between House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) and Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard escalated last week, with Kennard calling Tauzin irresponsible for alleging in …

NEW YORK-Leap Wireless International Inc., San Diego, sold $1.245 billion in debt and equity securities Feb. 17, a substantial sum that was more than it expected to raise. Leap, which …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Motorola Inc.’s Lexicus Division announced its entire input technology suite-including the iTAP intelligent keypad text entry system, natural handwriting and speech recognition-will be available on Symbian’s EPOC operating …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed an agreement to license its High Data Rate technology product designs to LG Information and Communications Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea. Under the agreement, LGIC will …

WASHINGTON-At the same time the wireless industry was telling Congress and the Federal Communications Commission that it could not deploy enhanced 911 without liability protection, it was developing and implementing …

Mexico Mexican wireless company Unefon launched initial service Feb. 10 in Toluca, a city outside Mexico City. The company plans to begin services in 20 cities during the next year …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-IBM Corp. and the Symbian initiative announced a joint-development agreement to create wireless enterprise applications for Symbian-based devices. The new applications are expected to give mobile workers access …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research in Motion Ltd. and Bid.Com International Inc. reported plans to form a strategic alliance. Bid.Com International, an online e-commerce company, and Research in Motion confirmed plans to develop …

GERMANTOWN, Md.-TTC, a unit of Dynatech Corp., and Wavetek Wandel Goltermann announced plans to merge. According to TTC, the new company, which will announce its name later, will offer broader …

While most conversations about the wireless Internet have focused on transmitting data, a few companies are looking at creating a voice-based Internet-browsing model aimed specifically at mobile phone users. Nuance …

Application developers looking to break into the increasingly popular wireless Internet industry will soon have an ally on hand to guide them through the maze of technologies, specifications and ever-multiplying …

REDMOND, Wash.-AirTouch Cellular and InfoSpace.com Inc. formed an agreement under which AirTouch will use InfoSpace.com’s Internet platform to deliver various Internet-based services as part of its AirTouch Mobile Web service, …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Oy announced the early availability of its open Iu Interface for third-generation mobile networks. Nokia said it will provide full compatibility to the Iu Interface-according to the 3G …

DALLAS-Specialty manufacturer Dallas Semiconductor Corp. announced its latest battery-management chip, which significantly reduces the size and cost of battery electronics. According to the company, the DS2438 Smart Battery Monitor makes …

WASHINGTON-There is a split at the Federal Communications Commission regarding whether the agency should be lobbying for changes in the law that would protect radio-frequency licenses from bankruptcy. I “do …