Monthly Archives: March, 2000

Limited Iridium service to continue temporarily

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. said it will maintain some service to the Iridium satellite system for a limited period of time to allow subscribers in remote...

Motorola launches new device during Academy awards

Motorola Inc. is hoping to build on its "Web W/O Wires" advertising campaign by launching a new mobile Internet access device, described as a...

Players square off on data enhancements

Nokia threw its support behind Motorola Inc.'s 1X Plus proposal last week and said it is evaluating making cdmaOne-based infrastructure equipment.Motorola announced earlier this...

Motorola dealer meeting features award, Ditka

LAS VEGAS-The Motorola Inc. dealer meeting last week featured the infamously hot-tempered Mike Ditka, former coach of the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints,...

AOL joins WDF

WASHINGTON-American Online Inc. joined the Wireless Data Forum, a trade association for wireless data and mobile computing."With the WDF and its members, our goal...

Study finds over half billion in unused loans for rural telcos

WASHINGTON-As Congress mulls tax breaks and legislative changes to bring advanced telecommunications to rural Americans who lawmakers fear will be left behind in the...

PNV launches broadband network for trucking

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.-PNV Inc., a provider of full-service information and communications to the long-haul trucking industry, launched its PNV "B" Connected broadband wireless network...

Gauss introduces WAP Web site creation system

HAMBURG, Germany-Gauss Interprise AG introduced a Wireless Application Protocol version of its VIP ContentManager Web Content Management system, which allows users without technical expertise...

KG Telecommunications expands use of FraudBuster

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. reported that KG Telecommunications has expanded its use of the company's FraudBuster service as a result of the merger between Tuntex...

TIW closes $300M private placement

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. announced it closed a private placement of $300 million in 7.75-percent equity subordinated debentures convertible into TIW subordinate voting shares.Hutchison...

Telet partners with StarMedia for wireless Internet services

NEW YORK-Telet, a Brazilian cellular operator, partnered with StarMedia Network Inc., an Internet company for Spanish-and Portuguese-speaking markets, to bring wireless Internet to Telet's...

WebLink forms distribution deals with Kmart, BlueLight.com

DALLAS-Looking to increase its presence in the consumer market, WebLink Wireless Inc. formed distribution deals with Kmart Corp. and BlueLight.com, the latter an independent...

Leap, Sprint PCS sign cross-border roaming agreement

MEXICO CITY-Leap Wireless International announced an agreement between its Mexican wireless service provider, Pegaso PCS, and Sprint PCS that will allow cross-border services and...

Qualcomm may seek stay of 60-69 auction

Qualcomm Inc. said it may seek a stay of the upcoming channel 60-69 auctions if the Federal Communications Commission denies its petition that requested...

Spain awards four UMTS licenses

MADRID, Spain-A Vivendi-led consortium and Spain's three incumbent mobile phone operators won Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses in Spain. The third-generation licenses were awarded...

SOS Alarm partners with Unwire for telematics in Sweden

STOCKHOLM-Swedish emergency operator SOS Alarm AB said it signed an agreement to ally with Unwire, a subsidiary of CellPoint, to provide positioning, security and...

Court of Appeals bans NextWave’s counsel over conflict

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit last week prohibited bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s counsel from arguing a crucial opposition to the...

RELM ends Uniden line acquisition

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-RELM Wireless Corp. completed the acquisition of the private radio product lines from Uniden America Corp.Under the terms of the transaction, RELM...

TeleCorp purchases TrunkMeter

ARLINGTON, Va.-TeleCorp PCS Inc. has purchased the TrunkMeter product form Invertix Corp. to streamline its operations and reduce interconnect costs.According to TeleCorp, TrunkMeter will...

PacketVideo to provide decoding software to NEC

SAN DIEGO-PacketVideo Corp. will provide its PVPlayer MPEG-4 decoding software to NEC Corp. for a demonstration of high-quality, one-way video streaming capability on NEC's...

StarHub selects Siemens

SINGAPORE-Fixed and mobile telecom provider StarHub has selected Siemens Information and Communications Networks to supply and install Wireless Application Protocol gateway and portal software...

Telematics more often a standard feature

Telematics services, despite their slow start, are on the cusp of becoming standard features on millions of cars, but the kinds of services that...

Wireless bureau eliminates 99 percent of backlog

WASHINGTON-The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau said on Friday that it has eliminated 99 percent of its infamous backlog-defined as items pending more than one...

AirNet reports increased net sales

MELBOURNE, Fla.-AirNet Communications Corp. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended Dec. 31, 1999.For the year, the company reported net...

AT&T to list wireless stock on NYSE

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. said it will list its upcoming wireless tracking stock on the New York Stock Exchange following an initial public offering expected...
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