June 2000

LONDON-Sema Group plc, a worldwide Internet technology and consulting company, recently announced that Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, a subsidiary of SBC Communications Inc., has selected both Sema Group’s Short Message …

SAN DIEGO-PacketVideo Corp. said the entire engineering staff of 911 Consulting Inc., a digital signal processor consulting and design firm, joined PacketVideo. The 911 Consulting team will focus on optimizing …

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Mesa Communications Group L.L.C. acquired Spectrum Resources Towers L.P., based in Falls Church, Va., from VS&A Communications Partners, the private equity affiliate of New York-based media merchant bank …

WASHINGTON-WorldCom Inc. shareholders adopted a provision at the company’s annual meeting submitted by the Communications Workers of America Pension Fund requiring shareholder approval for the adoption or retention of a …

MELVILLE, N.Y.-Comtech Telecommunications Corp. said it entered an agreement to acquire EFData, the satellite communications division of Adaptive Broadband Corp., for $61.5 million in cash. Shortly following the acquisition announcement …

Compaq Computer Corp. revealed new capabilities for its IN PrePay network-based solution and said BT Cellnet in the United Kingdom has selected and deployed the solution to serve its prepaid …

The prospect of calling party pays looks like a dying one in the United States, as the Federal Communications Commission appears to be backing away from the issue, and many …

BOTHELL, Wash.-Aether Systems Inc. and Data Critical Corp., which provides wireless communications to the health-care industry, signed an agreement to enter an alliance for technology integration and development, strategic marketing …

While wireless operators worldwide have formed joint ventures and made strategic acquisitions and investments, Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has remained in Japan, developing wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology and bringing …

WASHINGTON-To bolster its case for splitting Microsoft Corp. into two companies-a remedy U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson may agree to as early as this week-Justice Department lawyers in the …

BUDAPEST, Hungary-Euronet Services Inc. said it signed an agreement with EuroTel, a Global System for Mobile communications wireless service provider in the Czech Republic, allowing consumers to purchase prepaid mobile …

LITTLE ROCK-Alltel Corp. signed Faith Hill to help it launch Total Freedom, its national digital wireless rate plans that eliminate all roaming and long-distance charges. The advertising and marketing campaign …

STRATFORD, Conn.-Motorola Inc. and Food Automation Service Techniques Inc. announced a solution to speed the implementation of Internet-enabled appliances in commercial kitchens. FAST said it will offer network capabilities through …

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian wireless company Clearnet Communications Inc. announced it installed new wireless equipment adhering to the new third-generation cdma2000 international standard. Clearnet said it will use the new wireless base …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission’s inspector general last week cleared FCC Chairman William Kennard and his staff of any wrongdoing in connection with allegations by a high-ranking agency official last fall …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. said it will acquire Chromatis Networks, a manufacturer of optical networking systems, for 78 million shares of Lucent common stock, which is valued at about …

WASHINGTON-When fanfare over the American delegation’s victory in securing global frequency bands for third-generation mobile-phone service subsides, the United States and the wireless industry will face implementation challenges at home …

TORONTO-Zacks Investment Research Inc. announced plans to make content from its personal investing Web site, Zacks.com, available on wireless devices using technology provided by Wysdom Inc.

SEOUL, South Korea-Korean operator SK Telecom said it will launch commercial cdma2000 1X service in the fourth-quarter, using equipment from Samsung Electronics. Samsung and SK Telecom said the 1X system …

WASHINGTON-Peter Angelos, the wealthy Baltimore lawyer and Democratic Party benefactor, said he will decide by early summer whether to file a class-action lawsuit against the wireless industry for alleged health-related …

NEW YORK-Mobilocity Inc. will develop and deliver wireless business offerings to its Global 1000 clients using AvantGo Inc.’s Enterprise solutions. AvantGo’s infrastructure software and services are designed to mobilize intranet …

Formus Communications Inc. filed a registration statement for an initial public offering of its class A common stock. Formus, a wireless broadband carrier, expects to complete the offering by the …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint GmbH, a subsidiary of Brightpoint Inc., entered an agreement with Nokia GmbH to sell Nokia Corp.’s mobile phone accessories in Germany. The agreement also authorizes Brightpoint to package Nokia …

NEW YORK-Venture capital investments in American telecom/wireless companies during the first quarter reached $4.3 billion, an amount equal to the total raised in all industries during the same period a …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. last week said the Federal Communications Commission is attempting to re-auction its licenses before a federal appeals court can rule whether it has the authority to do …