Monthly Archives: March, 2000

Technology leaders form holding company for wireless Internet start-ups

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Several former executives of Microsoft Corp. and McCaw Cellular have joined other wireless industry pioneers to form Ignition Corp., a holding company designed...

HiQ develops WAP service for Ericsson unit

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-HiQ, an information technology and management consultancy company, has developed a new Wireless Application Protocol service for L.M. Ericsson's product unit in California.The...

Riverbed’s ScoutWeb now available

DESERT SPRINGS, Calif.-Riverbed Technologies Inc., which has now merged with Aether Systems Inc., announced its ScoutWeb product is now commercially available.ScoutWeb is part of...

Relm, Simmonds agree on purchase terms

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-Relm Wireless Corp., a manufacturer of wireless communications equipment, reached an understanding with Simmonds Capital Ltd. on terms for the purchase of...

quixi aims to expand personal bandwidth

Did the fast-paced '90s trickle over into the new millennium leaving you a little low on personal bandwidth space?Combining technology with a human touch,...

Alcatel to conduct field trials

DALLAS-Alcatel and Prime Companies announced they will conduct field trials of a local multipoint distribution service network for small and medium-sized businesses beginning this...

AirDesk offers credit solution

WARMINSTER, Pa.-AirDesk Inc. introduced AirStar 100 Digital Interface, which allows for credit card transactions on Motorola StarTAC phones in both analog and digital cellular...

FCC creates guard band managers for 700 MHz

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday said it would create "guard-band managers" as licensees for spectrum being set aside to protect public-safety users in...

D.C. BRIEFS

The Federal Communications Commission proposed auction licensing and service rules for the 4.9 GHz band. The agency proposed to allocate the band for fixed...

Vodafone receives valid acceptance for Mannesmann deal

LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc said it received valid acceptance of the company's offer for Mannesmann AG at the close of business March 3, with a...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Auction of “prime real estate” to begin in May

NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission 700 MHz auctions in May will be "a significant industry-transforming event and near-term catalyst ... in the race toward...

BWA vendors work toward standards, commercial deployments

The enthusiasm surrounding the emerging broadband wireless access industry is creating an opportunity for a variety of new and established equipment vendors hoping to...

PNI, Definition 6 partner to offer group messaging module

ATLANTA-Two Atlanta-based companies, Preferred Networks Inc. and Definition 6 Inc., have partnered to offer a group messaging module that will allow PNI customers to...

PhoneOnline.com, w-Trade join Phone.Com program

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-PhoneOnline.com, a software development and services company, and w-Trade Technologies have joined the Phone.com Alliance Program.PhoneOnline.com joined as an application developer, while w-Trade...

Omnipoint increases revenues, narrows 4Q net loss

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Omnipoint Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of VoiceStream Wireless Corp., reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31,...

WORLD BRIEFS

SAUDI ARABIAL.M. Ericsson and Saudi Telecommunications Co. signed a letter of intent for a major expansion and upgrade of STC's existing Global System for...

Consortium aims to bring together ASPs

NEW YORK-Last May, 25 technology companies established the ASP Industry Consortium, Wakefield, Mass., to accomplish a delicate but important mission. Bring some order to...

VIEWPOINT: Who needs it?

As a journalist I have never had occasion to write a business plan, but I am guessing that one of the first questions for...

Cerulean shows product

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-Cerulean Technology Inc. demonstrated its PacketCluster Patrol wireless information software for patrol officers and public safety personnel at the Mobile Insights 2000 Conference.According...

“Broad” is key word in definition of broadband wireless

Broadband. It is a familiar term being tossed around the wireless industry like a hot potato, but its relatively new status is making its...

BT launches WAP-based Internet strategy

British Telecom plc unveiled its mobile Internet strategy last week, setting up a new unit to offer global mobile Internet services by extending its...
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