Monthly Archives: March, 2000

Cisco acquisitions intended to strengthen wireless position

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Computer networking equipment market leader Cisco Systems Inc. announced two acquisitions it said are designed to strengthen the company's interests in the...

CrystalOne launches information service for digital phones

MANKATO, Minn.-CrystalOne Wireless, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hickory Tech Corp., introduced a new digital messaging service designed to allow customers to receive text...

Sierra Wireless to use Matsushita radio components

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. announced its subsidiary Sierra Wireless SRL has agreed to help integrate radio components from Matsushita Electronic Components Co. Ltd....

VIEWPOINT: Springtime in Colorado

What a wonderful and exciting time and place ... where you can experience all four seasons within 24 hours.At press time Thursday I am...

Siemens explains strategy for comeback into U.S. mobile handset market

Since its exit from the highly competitive U.S. mobile handset market in late 1998, Siemens AG has vowed to return.The German manufacturer will make...

SCC launches turnkey wireless 911 solution

BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications Corp. launched a turnkey technology solution offering wireless carriers and other nontraditional telecommunications service providers the ability to route and deliver...

Telstra plans to cut 10,000 jobs

SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra, Australia's largest telecom provider, announced it will cut 10,000 jobs over the next two years including up to 220 senior management positions...

ADC establishes fund for BWA start-ups

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. formed ADC Ventures, a venture-capital fund focused on investing in emerging and start-up companies in the United States, Europe and Israel...

LCC to support Nucentrix in broadband efforts

MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc., a wireless telecommunications consulting firm, has been selected by Nucentrix Broadband Networks Inc., a provider of wireless broadband Internet Protocol...

Dolphin reports financial results

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Dolphin Telecom plc, a subsidiary of Telesystem International Wireless Inc., reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec....

Lucent introduces PhoneBrowser

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced a text-to-speech and voice-recognition Internet access system called PhoneBrowser, designed to extend Web-based information to phone users through...

BellSouth launches ad campaign

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. launched a new advertising campaign touting itself as "the communications company that releases the power of e-Interaction.""We are moving the BellSouth brand...

FCC, FTC announce long-distance advertising guidelines

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission have released a policy statement on the advertising practices of long-distance companies-specifically 10-10 dialing, sometimes...

Open access: Is this an issue for wireless?

WASHINGTON-When wireless customers begin to really use their wireless phones to access the Internet, who will they use? An Internet service provider of their...

Orange leads in week one of U.K. 3G auction

After one week and 16 rounds of bidding, incumbent operator Orange plc led all third-generation license bids in the United Kingdom with a $632.9...

PCIA `emerges’ with trends

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association said Thursday that it is eliminating 10 positions as it "recharges its organization to further advance wireless industry.""In...

XYpoint expands wireless location strategy

XYPoint made several enhancements to its wireless phone location services last week through partnerships with Vicinity Corp. and GeoVector.XYPoint partnered with Vicinity to provide...

BreezeCom files for IPO

TEL AVIV, Israel-BreezeCom Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of broadband wireless access products, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for...

U S West joins wireless Internet revolution with BrowseNow service

U S West Inc. has become the latest domestic carrier to join the wireless Internet revolution with the launch of BrowseNow, a Web-enabled phone...

Tritel reports loss for quarter and year

JACKSON, Miss.-Tritel Inc. reported operating statistics for the fourth quarter of 1999, its first quarter as a public company.The company ended 1999 with 24,600...

Vertex, IBM partner for next-generation services

CLIFTON, N.J.-Vertex Interactive Inc. announced an initiative with IBM to develop wireless services and real-time communication solutions for the next generation of interactive wireless...

Products

SigmaOneSigmaOne Communications Corp., a provider of location systems and services for wireless carriers and the wireless Internet, reported the development of the company's wireless...

Genesys to extend customer interaction capabilities to mobile users

LOS ANGELES-Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc., a provider of infrastructure-independent contact center solutions, plans to extend its customer interaction capabilities to mobile users and is...

Support voiced for wireless tax bill

WASHINGTON-Two key Senate lawmakers, backed by industry, state and local leaders, said they see no obstacles to passing legislation that would simplify the way...

Lycos offers calendar to portal visitors

WALTHAM, Mass.-Lycos Inc. said it will offer visitors to its Web portal a wireless-enabled, online calendar service from AnyDay.com, under a $12 million distribution...
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