June 2000

ing negative news about Code Division Multiple Access technology prospects for China Unicom, Qualcomm Inc. quickly hammered out eight intellectual property research and development deals with local mobile-phone vendors in …

DALLAS-SBC Wireless, a division of SBC Communications Inc., introduced Digital Edge USA, its nationwide, flat-rate wireless calling plan. The new offering includes six nationwide plans ranging from $25 for 75 …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, clearing the way for research to begin on whether radio-frequency emissions …

WARWICK, England-Crown Castle UK Ltd. announced it won a contract to roll out a third-generation network on the Isle of Man, to be built by NEC and Siemens for Manx …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. reported it carried out the first Wireless Application Protocol service over a trial wideband Code Division Multiple Access system. The tests, completed in Beijing, involved Chinese language …

BERLIN-Motorola Inc. said its new Berlin-based center for developing General Packet Radio Service will be completed later this year and will accommodate around 40 packet data technology specialists. The German …

ATLANTA-AirGate PCS Inc. launched Sprint PCS wireless personal communications services in Augusta, Ga., and in Columbia, Florence and Orangeburg, S.C. AirGate said the coverage region also includes highway corridors leading …

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn two decisions from a federal appeals court that said bankruptcy court did not have jurisdiction when the case …

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 GOP cuts in Clinton-proposed budgets …

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 one-third convinced they will still use …

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 $125 million auction-discount voucher applicable during …

HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa and Sweden’s Investor AB formed a consortium that plans to apply for a third-generation license in Sweden. The proposed ownership structure is 60 percent for Hutchison Whampoa …

WASHINGTON-James Lee Witt, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said last week Congress should intervene if mobile-phone carriers continue to refuse to offer early-alert warnings for natural disasters and …

WASHINGTON-A Federal Communications Commission ruling on liability could be issued within weeks, with the completion of a staff proposal that is expected to steer clear of specific litigation issues and …

L.M. Ericsson led the stampede of companies that introduced Bluetooth products in the past few weeks, but some industry experts believe it will be several years away before consumers embrace …

ALTANTA-Convergence was the word at SuperComm 2000 this year, with computing firms like Sun Microsystems Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. both naming wireless Internet a priority for their business strategies going …

DALLAS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will conduct noncommercial trials with Nortel Networks Corp. of its General Packet Radio Services technology in several major U.S. cities beginning this summer. AT&T …

When questioned about the narrowband wireless local loop market, people in the telecommunications industry offer such differing opinions you expect a hidden camera to be planted somewhere in an attempt …

NEW YORK-Moody’s Investors Service Ltd., London, has downgraded the speculative grade ratings of $775 million in debt owed by Dolphin Telecom plc, the largest European provider of specialized mobile radio …

BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications Corp. announced an alliance agreement with TechnoCom Corp., which provides engineering and product development services in the wireless data and location industries. The agreement calls for TechnoCom …

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 software, will deliver a service-based network …

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 will result in the speedy rollout …

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 allow users of Web-enabled phones …

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 the same time last year, the …

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 prepaid system, which affords services and …