April 2000

Hoping consumers will continue to think of it as an authority in the emerging wireless Internet space, Motorola Inc. aired an image/branding spot on Oscar night to promote its Mobile …

ROME-Telecom Italia Group said it won a $180 million license to operate wireless service in Peru. Telecom Italia’s STET Mobile Holding N.V. won the country’s third cellular license through an …

TORONTO-Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc., a worldwide licensing agent for a broadband wireless location patent, reported it completed the acquisition of PowerLOC Technologies Inc., a global positioning system company. In addition …

SAN FRANCISCO-RateXchange, San Francisco, is calling its new CustomAuctions service, announced March 27, “the first private sector initiative to develop a secondary market for wireless spectrum.” The company said its …

SINGAPORE-Following its fast-forwarded liberalization plans announced earlier this year, the Singapore government awarded 58 new telecom licenses. The Ministry for Communications and Information Technology awarded five new facilities-based licenses and …

Sprint PCS last week announced its first voice call over 1XRTT technology, a third-generation solution for Code Division Multiple Access technology operators. The call is the first phase of a …

IRVINE, Calif.-Toshiba Corp. has developed a complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor that incorporates an analog-to-digital converter and achieves the industry’s lowest power consumption in this class of device, according …

SCHAUMBERG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced it made a strategic equity investment in Centerpost Corp., which is developing technology expected to enhance the way electronic messages are delivered, organized and routed.

A bill to prohibit the interception and dissemination of conversations over wireless technology has been introduced in the United States Senate. “In the Information Era, keeping our personal information private …

WASHINGTON-There is not any official definition of broadband in law today and policy makers may be trying to apply an old law to the high-speed world, senators said at a …

Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) is an American beauty. Gephardt, captivated with the rise of Clinton-Gore and hungry to become the next House speaker, apparently has decided that nice, button-down politicians …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-OracleMobile.com announced its first voice recognition-enabled service for its oramobile.com wireless portal. The service is a movie guide with content from Hollywood.com and Map-Quest.com enabled with Motorola Inc.’s …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. reported that PacketVideo Corp.’s PVPlayer decoding software and PV Author encoding software will provide streaming media support for TI’s next-generation Open Multimedia Application Platform. The new software …

Paging Network Inc. told the Securities and Exchange Commission it must delay filing its 10-K Annual Report and fourth quarter results for 1999 until April 14, past the March 30 …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it has partnered with Internet service providers EverGo and StarQuest, which will distribute its eLink wireless e-mail service. Under the agreements, the ISPs will …

LINCOLN, Neb.-Transcrypt International Inc. received final approval in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska on the settlement of pending shareholder class action lawsuits against the company and …

LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc said its offer for Mannesmann AG closed March 27, after valid acceptances representing 98.62 percent of the issued share capital and nearly 500 million shares of Mannesmann …

Aether Systems Inc. launched a $15 million national television and print advertising and branding campaign last week in support of its growing wireless data systems and services business. The “Wireless …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected this week to issue a public notice that will include in the July 26 scheduled re-auction of personal communications services C- and F-block licenses …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AirFlash Inc. officially unveiled the AirFlash powered by Inktomi service, which uses Inktomi Corp.’s e-commerce engine, following a strategic alliance and equity investment by the company. It is …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. is offering an “instant rebate” promotion on its Skycell services to the 55,000 former customers of Iridium L.L.C. The promotion, which expires on June 13, …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications and International Bureaus have approved the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and Vodafone AirTouch plc’s wireless assets, as well as VoiceStream’s purchase of Aerial …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Advanced Radio Telecom Corp., a broadband wireless Internet Protocol service provider, entered a definitive agreement with Bachow Communications Inc. to acquire 39 GHz licenses in 14 markets covering a …

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. registered for sale with the Securities and Exchange Commission $13.248 billion of AT&T Wireless Group tracking stock, which would by far be the largest initial public offering …

GREENVILLE, S.C.-Bell Atlantic Mobile reported that its digital wireless service is now available in eight counties in western North Carolina. According to Bell Atlantic, the counties include; Haywood, Transylvania, Jackson, …