June 2000

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 …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless application service provider Datalink.net signed a contract with Wizshop.com to provide Wireless Application Protocol and Palm wireless transaction capabilities for Wizshop.com’s shopping portals including Earthlink, MindSpring, Internets.com, …

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. will continue providing enhanced directory assistance and other services to subscribers of Pacific Bell Wireless and Nevada Bell Wireless for one year, which could be …

Pine Belt Wireless, based in Arlington, Ala., said it will introduce prepaid wireless services to its cellular and personal communications services markets using National Telemanagement Corp.’s SmartPay Wireless real-time billing …

BOSTON-A new report by Ovum warns advertisers to develop mobile ad programs with extreme care to avoid souring users on the idea. “The quickest way to alienate users is to …

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent Inc. said it launched wireless broadband services in Columbus, Ohio. The launch brings to 41 the number of U.S. markets in which Teligent provides service.

WASHINGTON-The work done by Ambassador Gail Schoettler at the recently concluded World Radiocommunication Conference undermines the notion that a permanent political position needs to be created, said FCC Commissioner Harold …

The Federal Communications Commission awarded a spectrum license to ArrayComm Inc. to trial its i-Burst wireless Internet system in San Diego, signaling the launch of the San Jose, Calif.-based company’s …

BIEL, Switzerland-Ten companies submitted applications to bid for four third-generation licenses in Switzerland in November. Switzerland’s Federal Office of Communications will decide by the end of August which of the …

LONDON-FirstMark Communications, which is building a wireless broadband network in Europe, said it secured private-equity financing of more than $1 billion, an amount the company said is the largest-ever European …

Plantronics Inc. announced it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed offering by a stockholder of 1 million shares of Plantronics common stock. …

BOSTON-Fractal Antenna Systems Inc. reported it has perfected versions of its ComCyl antenna line, which prevents direct contact of the antenna with the user, keeping users’ heads an extra margin …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-3Com Corp. unveiled its next-generation Total Control 2000 multiservice access platform, a carrier-class, high-density multiservice solution supporting a variety of access media, including narrowband data services, Internet Protocol …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-BellSouth Mobility said it plans to deploy up to 56 Ericsson Datacom Inc. AXC 627 Tigris Access Servers in 28 of its mobile switching centers. The servers, part of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

WASHINGTON-The wireless and wireline industries are battling it out at the Federal Communications Commission over how much they should pay to connect the other’s calls. Sprint PCS asked the FCC …

WASHINGTON-A federal judge last Wednesday ordered Microsoft Corp. to be split into two companies, calling the world’s largest computer software maker untrustworthy and a threat to other high-tech sectors. The …

NEW YORK-A pair of state legislators from New York City who planned to bar wireless phone companies from rounding up airtime charges to the next minute have run into a …

WASHINGTON-The Communications Workers of America will make unionization of wireless workers a priority when negotiations begin in two weeks on a new collective bargaining agreement with Bell Atlantic Corp., a …