May 2000

PacketVideo Corp. closed a $16.5 million round of financing, bringing the total equity capital raised to more than $41 million. The company said proceeds will go toward working capital, funding …

WASHINGTON-As the World Radiocommunication Conference opens today in Turkey, trade and spectrum issues governing third-generation mobile-phone technology remain heavily mired in controversies that are likely to play out in coming …

BCE Inc., Canada’s largest telecommunications company, finished the spinoff of its stake in telecommunications equipment supplier Nortel Networks Corp., closing a transaction valued at approximately $59 billion. BCE distributed its …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association Foundation on Tuesday night gave its Eugene C. Bowler Award to Dale Hatfield, chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology. “You cannot separate …

PARIS-Ericsson France and FinGO are working together to develop mobile Internet solutions dedicated to finance and e-brokerage services and to jointly prepare their evolution toward General Packet Radio Service and …

BOSTON-Research firm Strategy Analytics said it found commuters are spending increased time in their cars and consequently are placing a high priority on personalized advertising, information and entertainment that provides …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. completed its $125 million acquisition of Texas 9 Rural Service Area encompassing the towns of Brownwood, Stephenville, Hamilton and Hillsboro, Texas. “Texas 9 fits well with …

WASHINGTON-Apparently not able to get a majority of the commission to agree with him, Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard has directed staff to release proposed rules that would allow …

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry’s push to enter the populous Chinese market got a big boost last week as several undecided Democrats and Republicans announced they will vote for permanent normal trade …

HAYWARD, Calif.-Certicom Corp., an encryption technology company, completed its public offering of 1.25 million common shares at $46.30 per share on the Nasdaq National Market. The proceeds from the offering, …

WASHINGTON-Wireless technology increasingly is seen as the end-all, be-all to the digital divide issue. But will it get here soon enough? The Clinton administration, through the National Telecommunications and Information …

WASHINGTON-The Strategis Group is predicting a big year for fixed wireless broadband followed by continued strong growth in the near future. The group noted in a recent study, “World Wireless …

LOS ANGELES-Oberthur Card Systems developed a betting application for Cable & Wireless HKT Mobile Services enabling mobile subscribers to place bets using their mobile phones. The application allows customers to …

Chadmoore Wireless Group Inc. reported more than 40,000 subscribers had signed up for the company’s wireless communications service as of March 31, an increase of 43 percent from the same …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Corp. increased adjusted net income for the first quarter by 10 percent to $1.3 billion from $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 1999. The company also …

InfoSpace Inc., a provider of infrastructure services for Web sites and devices, said wireless Internet opportunities continue to represent the company’s biggest opportunity and fastest-growing area. Within that space, InfoSpace …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. is expected to announce the formation of its Intel Wireless Competence Center in Beijing to promote wireless Internet technology in China, Reuters reported. The center will …

WASHINGTON-A majority of the Telecommunications Resellers Association members have voted in support of changing the group’s name to the Association of Communications Enterprises, virtually guaranteeing the name change. “The response …

BERWYN, Pa.-Triton PCS Inc., which markets its service under the SunCom brand name, completed the second phase of its network construction by launching digital wireless service in eight additional Southeastern …

RESTON, Va.-TRW Inc. formed a strategic partnership with Wireless Inc. to develop and market high-speed, broadband wireless Internet access equipment. The partnership includes licensing TRW’s SpitFire point-to-multipoint access technology. The …

After eight weeks and 150 rounds, NTL Mobile said enough and dropped out of the U.K. government auction for five Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses. The withdrawal left only five …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-The International Telecommunication Union said its member countries have reached a treaty agreement for changes to international allocations of radio-frequency spectrum and all associated regulatory provisions. The treaty is …

DENVER-U S West Inc. reported first-quarter financial results ending March 31 that showed its wireless services added almost 135,000 new subscribers during the quarter and an average revenue per user …

SEATTLE-U S West Inc. customers now have wireless access to the company’s Internet e-mail and personal information management services due to a joint effort with VirtualTek Corp., a developer of …

WASHINGTON-A divided federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled wireless carriers and Internet firms do not have the same right as other telecom service providers to access utility poles on a …