Monthly Archives: May, 2000

Qualcomm unveils receiver with GPS

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. unveiled the RFR3300, a radio-frequency-to-intermediate-frequency receiver designed for cellular, personal communications services and global positioning system signal processing.The integration of a...

Nortel gains large 3G U.K. contract

Nortel Networks increased its presence in the European mobile-phone market last week, garnering a $700 million third-generation equipment contract with BT Cellnet in the...

Lucent provides WAP to operators in Brazil

CAMPINAS, Brazil-Lucent Technologies Inc. provided Internet capabilities to the wireless companies owned by Telefonica S.A. in Brazil and Telesp Celular, a wireless operator covering...

Cellstar expects revenues to fall short of analyst estimates

CARROLLTON, Texas-Cellstar Corp. reported that, based on preliminary estimates by management, revenues and net income for the second quarter will be significantly lower than...

NextWave case moves to D.C. Circuit

WASHINGTON-Yet another court will have to decide whether the Federal Communications Commission has the authority to re-auction the 90 personal communications services licenses once...

BellSouth acquires Colombian stake

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. will acquire a 33.8-percent stake in Celumovil SA, a wireless communications provider in eastern and Atlantic regions of Colombia, for $295 million.Celumovil's...

World Briefs

MexicoMexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. said it does not have any current intentions of filing for an equity offering in Mexico....

Motorola wins Morocco contract

MOROCCO-Motorola Inc. won a Global System for Mobile communications network expansion contract valued at $46 million from Moroccan operator Maroc Telecom covering the carrier's...

Nokia bolsters 3G, IP product lines

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. introduced several solutions designed to improve the services available from the company's third-generation and Internet Protocol product offerings.Based on Open Service...

AT&T partners with Vicinity

PALO ALTO, Calif.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Vicinity Corp. have partnered to provide AT&T Digital PocketNet users location-based information through Vicinity's BrandFinder wireless application,...

BuildNet, HiddenMind focus on building industry

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-BuildNet Inc. and HiddenMind Technology Inc. formed an agreement to create a wireless solution for the building industry.The aim is to...

Nextel Partners expands in Nebraska, Idaho

OMAHA, Neb.-Nextel Partners Inc. expanded its digital wireless network with the launch of service in Omaha and Lincoln, Neb., as well as in Idaho.The...

Centigram initiative intended to spark wireless Internet

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Centigram Communications Corp., a provider of unified communications and Wireless Application Protocol-based messaging solutions, embarked on a strategic initiative to spur the...

Nextel objects to Leap transfer

WASHINGTON-Nextel Communications on Friday filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission to deny the transfer of three licenses to Leap Wireless International Inc."Inconsistencies...

SBC survey says phone is No. 1 safety tool in cars

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association kicked off Wireless Safety Week last week with an emphasis on driver safety.The association focused on different wireless safety...

Wireless subscribers to reach 1.2 billion in 2004

TEMPE, Ariz.-Worldwide cellular subscribers are expected to exceed 1.2 billion by 2004, according to a market study conducted by Forward Concepts titled "Wireless2000."The report...

Letters

Article intended to highlight many contributionsTo the editor: I am concerned that there may be a misperception resulting from my article published by RCR on...

Regional carriers stay the course

According to popular belief, the future of the paging industry is text messaging, particularly two-way services. So what does that mean for the vast...

Nokia to provide GSM network in Bolivia

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed a contract to provide a Global System for Mobile communications network to Nuevatel PCS de Bolivia S.A.The contract, valued at...

FCC staffer, top lobbyists examine role of regulation

WASHINGTON-Just as the wireless industry is changing, the regulatory process is changing from a rule-making process to one dominated by lobbying, a regulatory staffer...

Russia’s MTS plans U.S. listing

MOSCOW-Mobile Telesystems, a leading Russian wireless carrier, said it is planning an initial public offering in the United States in late June. Analysts said...

Honda to offer OnStar system in 2002 cars

TOKYO-Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and OnStar, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Corp., have agreed to offer OnStar mobile communications services in Honda...

LG InfoCom introduces music application

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-LG Information and Communications introduced the CyON MP3, an integrated cellular and MP3 Internet music player that uses SanDisk Corp.'s flash memory MultiMediaCard...

Murata Design Win program products grow 50 percent

LAS VEGAS-Murata Electronics North America has reported 50-percent growth in the products affiliated with its Design Win Registration Products Program the company launched at...

Image Power enables products with WAP

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Image Power announced it has enabled its Web-based FaxPC and Linux FaxPC viewer universal messaging service with Wireless Application Protocol technology to...
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