Monthly Archives: May, 2000

RangeStar raises funds

APTOS, Calif.-RangeStar Wireless raised $25 million in its mezzanine round of funding, which the company said it would use to continue development of its...

Motorola justifies dealer database

To the Editor: We would like to respond to the letter from Mr. Jules Neuringer, president of Portronix Communications, printed in your April 24 issue.In...

FCC asks for ultra-wideband tests by Oct. 30

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week adopted proposed rules that could lead to the use of ultra-wideband technology on an unlicensed basis."UWB devices appear...

U.S. multiband plan unraveling at WRC

WASHINGTON-A comprehensive proposal by European and Arab states covering third-generation mobile phone spectrum and other issues appeared to be disintegrating late last week at...

Verizon completes location system trial

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it successfully completed technical field trials in Baltimore, Md., of U.S. Wireless' RadioCamera location system.The RadioCamera system provides wireless carriers...

VoiceStream boasts over growth, national footprint in quarterly report

VoiceStream Wireless Corp. pronounced itself the fastest growing wireless company in the nation last week as it detailed its strategy for tying together former...

U.K. finds people more risk to health than RF

The wireless industry received some reprieve from the barrage of negative attention mobile phones have encountered in recent months after findings in the Stewart...

Viewpoint: Pizza and peanut butter

Unity is something more easily achieved as a goal rather than a reality. Let's face it: It's difficult to agree.Ask a husband and wife where...

Ticketmaster, NeoPoint team for ticket sales

Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, the exclusive provider of online ticketing for Ticketmaster Corp., will begin providing its services wirelessly this week with help from NeoPoint Inc....

Telephia, Lightbridge form partnership

SAN FRANCISCO-Telephia Inc. and Lightbridge Inc. have formed an alliance designed to allow wireless telecom carriers and handset manufacturers to better analyze and influence...

Uniform-sourcing bill caught in committee spat

WASHINGTON-Popular bipartisan legislation to simplify mobile-phone taxation by state and local authorities ran into trouble last week when a nasty turf fight erupted between...

Sprint launches MMDS service in Phoenix at $40 per month

Sprint Corp. announced it launched its Sprint Broadband Direct service in Phoenix, a multichannel multipoint distribution service offering that provides an always-on Internet connection...

Law enforcement wants more spectrum

WASHINGTON-The 24 megahertz of spectrum set aside for public safety at 700 MHz is "not nearly enough" for current law enforcement needs, said Derek...

Wireless Knowledge names CFO

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Knowledge L.L.C. announced it appointed David Morash chief financial officer.

Yankee Group sold to Reuters Group subsidiary

WALTHAM, Mass.-Primark Corp. announced it has agreed to sell to a subsidiary of Reuters Group plc its subsidiary, Yankee Group Research Inc., for $72.5...

Intarsia solution adds functionality without adding size

FREMONT, Calif.-Consumers are accustomed to the sleek and small handsets available in the market today. But as the data revolution unfolds, the components needed...

Household mobile use on the increase

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Average household mobile phone use increased to 247 minutes per month, compared with 155 minutes per month in 1999 and 89 in 1998,...

Lucent speeds time-to-market for GPRS handsets

ASCOT, United Kingdom-Lucent Technologies Inc. unveiled a reference design platform for manufacturers of General Packet Radio Service handsets that it claims will shave the...

Advances in network design aid rapid buildout

NEW YORK-In a perfect world, top executives would not implement a new promotion plan until they received assurances from the engineering department that the...

Microcell forms mobile Internet services development company

TORONTO-Canadian personal communications services provider Microcell Telecommunications Inc. announced it formed a new mobile Internet services development company, Microcell i5 Inc. A wholly owned...

DDI plans to use cdma2000 for 3G

TOKYO-As expected, Japanese Code Division Multiple Access operator DDI Corp. plans to use cdma2000 technology in its third-generation network, several Japanese newspapers reported.DDI plans...

Cybiko introduces wireless device for youth market

LOS ANGELES-Cybiko Inc. introduced a digital, wireless, portable entertainment and communication system combining interactive gaming, instant messaging e-mail and personal information manager capabilities in...

LMCC proposed rule intended to reduce coordination complaints

WASHINGTON-The Land Mobile Communications Council has asked the Federal Communications Commission to adopt a rule that LMCC says should significantly reduce the number of...

Roaming issues force groups to cooperate

They may be working closer these days, but make no mistake about it, the GSM Association, the CDMA Development Group and the Universal Wireless...

Arech revenues nearly double

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. announced revenues of $181 million for the first quarter ended March 31, compared with revenues of $94 million reported...
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