Monthly Archives: June, 2000

Lucent snags Verizon contract

Amid a flurry of speculation it might spin off its microelectronics group, Lucent Technologies Inc. won a contract to be the primary network infrastructure...

Socket, Axis agree to deliver Bluetooth networking solutions

MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Socket Communications Inc. and Axis Communications of Sweden have agreed to deliver end-to-end networking solutions incorporating Bluetooth wireless technology, providing...

Qualcomm licenses Novatel to build CDMA, HDR products

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. granted Novatel Wireless Inc., a provider of wireless Internet solutions, a worldwide license under Qualcomm's Code Division Multiple Access patents to...

FCC bypasses ETC status for wireless on tribal lands

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on June 8 adopted rules and policies aimed at increasing teledensity on tribal lands but did not address requests from...

Trip.com delivers wireless rebooking

DENVER-Business traveler content provider Trip.com Inc. launched a wireless extension to its Internet site last week, featuring a first-of-its-kind ability to rebook flights from...

Teligent technology enlarges footprint without additional infrastructure

NEW YORK-Teligent Inc., Vienna, Va., has found a way to bend radio signals around buildings, dramatically enlarging its actual footprint without much additional network...

BellSouth increases Celumovil stake

ATLANTA-After first entering the Colombian wireless market just last month and in line with its aggressive Latin American expansion strategy, BellSouth Corp. announced it...

BellSouth signs Nortel to $200M GSM equipment deal

DALLAS-BellSouth Mobility DCS signed Nortel Networks Corp. to a three-year, $200 million equipment and services agreement to expand its Global System for Mobile communications...

BT, Vodafone AirTouch end Airtel battle

MADRID-British Telecommunications plc and Vodafone AirTouch plc ended their ongoing struggle for control of Spain's wireless carrier Airtel, with BT agreeing to support Vodafone...

Motorola enters relationship with Xybridge

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector and Xybridge Technologies entered a strategic relationship to develop and integrate Xybridge's Universal Services Suite softswitch solutions...

Mobilize offers mobile access to corporate resources

AUSTIN, Texas-When MarketScape Inc. changed its name to Mobilize Inc. in April, it involved more than ordering new business cards for the company. It...

Nettech, now BroadBeam, enters ASP world

Middleware technology provider Nettech Systems Inc. jumped into the wireless application service provider game last week, changing its name to BroadBeam Corp. in the...

Aether adds tier to services platform with Critical Path partnership

Aether Systems Inc. added yet another tier to its ever-expanding services platform last week by partnering with Critical Path Inc., one of the largest...

Communications companies are attractive investments

NEW YORK-Despite the well-deserved drubbing of many dot-coms, communications companies, particularly equipment and component suppliers, are well worth investing in, securities analysts said June...

PacketVideo paves entry into wireless multimedia

NEW YORK-Although presumably the driver was not watching PacketVideo's streaming media on a mobile phone as he drove at 80 mph, the technology passed...

Motorola forms bar code company

SCHAMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc., Symbol Technologies Inc., Connect Things Inc. and AirClic Inc. announced a plan to form a new e-commerce company based on scanning...

AlterEgo, Inktomi partner for Web content delivery

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AlterEgo Networks Inc., a provider of adaptive network services for the wireless Internet, and Inktomi Corp., a developer of scalable Internet infrastructure...

InfoSpace integrates Cell-Loc technology

CALGARY, Alberta-Wireless location service provider Cell-Loc Inc. and InfoSpace Inc., a provider of infrastructure services for wireless devices, reported an agreement the companies say...

AltaVista offers wireless shopping guide

PALO ALTO, Calif.-AltaVista Shopping.com introduced AltaVista Shopping Everywhere, a new Internet source for wireless and handheld devices and applications.The site features wireless applications that...

Wireless drives semiconductor sales to record high

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached a record high of $15.2 billion in April, increasing 35.6 percent from the $11.2 billion reported for...

Minn. carrier tries to treat prepaid users same as postpaid

NEW YORK-After a year-long collaborative trial with a cellular carrier in its hometown of Mankato, Minn., PrePaid Systems Inc. has begun marketing its handset-based...

Qualcomm gets voucher credit from FCC

The eight-year dispute between Qualcomm Inc. and the Federal Communications Commission over a pioneer's preference license ended last week. The FCC granted Qualcomm a...

Europeans lean toward wireline replacement

LONDON-Almost half of cellular phone users in Western Europe expect to use their mobile phones for all voice traffic in the future, with only...

D.C. Notes

There's a virtual reality about government spending these days. Just ask Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.), ranking minority member of the House Appropriations Committee.Faced with...

Vendors focus on wireless Internet

ATLANTA-Wireless infrastructure vendors made their wireless Internet plans a major priority at SuperComm here last week, introducing network solutions portfolios that, while different in...
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