May 2000

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 GPS receiver in a Code …

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 United Kingdom and displacing several of …

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 the state of Sao Paulo. According …

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 analyst estimates and the company will …

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 owned by NextWave Telecom Inc. The …

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 coverage area in Colombia includes …

Mexico Mexican 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. The company has long been …

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 evolution to a GSM 900 network. …

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 Architecture standardized by the 3G …

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, the companies announced. PocketNet users can …

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 enable building industry workers to …

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 Nebraska coverage area will include …

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 development of the wireless Internet. The …

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 between Leap’s financial data reported …

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 aspects each day of the …

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 predicts the cellular subscriber base …

Article intended to highlight many contributions To the editor: I am concerned that there may be a misperception resulting from my article published by RCR on March 27, 2000, that …

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 numbers of smaller, regional paging providers …

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 about $25 million, covers the …

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 said last week. “I think we …

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 the offering signals a recovery in …

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 and Acura vehicles beginning in the …

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 to store audio and data. Users …

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 last year’s Electronic Distribution Show. According …

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 extend these services to WAP-based wireless …