Monthly Archives: February, 2000

Qualcomm licenses HDR technology to LGIC

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...

Mannesmann accelerates IPO of non-telecom businesses

DUSSELDORF, Germany-In line with its recent agreement with Vodafone AirTouch plc, Mannesmann AG said it will accelerate the initial public offering of its automotive...

Mobile activities spur Mannesmann earnings

DUESSELDORF, Germany-Mannesmann reported that in 1999, the company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization amounted to $4.24 billion, exceeding the previous year's level...

Satellite stumblers expected to come on strong in 2000

NEW YORK-Though not for those impatient or faint of heart, satellite-sector investing has reaped handsome rewards overall in recent years and promises better days...

Metawave plans IPO

REDMOND, Wash.-Metawave Communications Corp., a provider of smart antenna systems, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public...

Schlumberger, Metricom sign license agreement

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Metricom Inc. and Schlumberger Resource Management Inc., a provider of business services for utilities and energy service providers, unveiled a perpetual license...

Corrections

The story in the Feb. 14 issue of RCR headlined "Telephia financing totals $11B plus," should have read "Telephia financing totals $11M plus."The story...

AT &T Wireless launches service in Ohio

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. expanded its Time Division Multiple Access network to Columbus, Ohio, as part of a 12-month expansion."Our offers have been...

Vodafone New Zealand to trial Nokia GPRS, WAP solutions

ESPOO, Finland-Vodafone New Zealand agreed to trial Nokia's General Packet Radio Service core network solution and Wireless Application Protocol platform.Nokia said it will deliver...

D.C. BRIEFS

The Department of Justice last week said SBC Communications Inc. has not sufficiently opened its local exchange market in Texas to be allowed into...

FCC rejects Ericsson’s plan for wireless 911 call-completion

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission rejected L.M. Ericsson's wireless 911 call-completion plan as deficient, but gave the Swedish phone manufacturer a three-month extension to comply...

GAO says pending lawsuit precludes investigation in Nextel case

The U.S. General Accounting Office said it is precluded from investigating the Federal Communications Commission's procedures in granting Nextel Communications Inc. enhanced specialized mobile...

Bell Mobility partners with GetThere.com for travel services

TORONTO-Bell Mobility Inc.'s new Mobile Browser is providing plenty of new options to customers who want access to online services from their digital personal...

GTE Wireless launches mobile Internet services

ATLANTA-GTE Wireless introduced new mobile Internet services it believes solve the difficulty of weeding through the vast amount of information on the Internet."We saw...

BT could bow out of Airtel bidding

MADRID, Spain-Vodafone AirTouch plc and British Telecommunications plc are negotiating a resolution to their battle for control of Airtel, Spain's second-largest mobile provider. The...

Telefonica partners with Spanish financial services company

MADRID, Spain-Telefonica, Spain's largest telecommunications company, announced an alliance with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, which is one of Spain's largest financial services companies, to...

Tower-siting bills spur backlash

WASHINGTON-Tower-siting bills in the Virginia and Massachusetts legislatures have triggered angry backlashes from local residents and officials who do not want to lose their...

SpectraSite buys AirTouch rights

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Communications Inc. signed a definitive agreement with AirTouch Cellular, obtaining rights to about 430 towers in Southern California through a master sublease...

ITC targeting U.S., international site-management market

As new network and expansion opportunities flourish in Latin America and Asia, Palm Beach, Fla.-based International Tower Corp. formally announced last week its entry...

Globalstar inks marketing deal with Mexico’s Iusacell

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...

VoiceStream to invest $275M in Canada’s Microcell

VoiceStream Wireless Corp. announced plans to invest in Canadian Global System for Mobile communications operator Microcell Telecommunications Inc., a move that sets the stage...

Metrocall aligns with online shopping service

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...

NHTSA to look at digital driver distractions

WASHINGTON-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, growing increasingly concerned about the use of mobile phones and other high-tech gadgets in vehicles, plans to expand...

Sandstrom replaces Dimert as Ericsson’s N.A. head

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced that Per-Arne Sandstrom, currently head of the business unit for Global System for Mobile communications systems, has been appointed executive...

Robust competition unfolding on act’s fourth anniversary

WASHINGTON-"The vision of robust competition laid out in the is beginning to unfold," said the FCC's Office of Plans and Policy in a...
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