July 2000

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Networks Systems and Sun Microsystems Inc. signed a multi-year, multimillion dollar agreement that calls for Comverse to integrate Sun’s Netra 1400 servers and Sun StorEdge disk arrays as …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Outsourced e-mail and messaging solutions provider Commtouch and GoAmerica Inc., a wireless Internet service provider, reported they will collaborate in adding wireless connectivity to the existing Commtouch communications …

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc.’s TimesThree and SUMedia.com Inc. unveiled e-couponing as a component of the L411 service that TimesThree demonstrated at its wireless location network launch in Calgary, Alberta. When available, …

Network engineering consultant Belenos Inc. raised $20 million in second-round venture financing, led by Investcorp Ventures Technology Fund I L.P. and First Union Capital Partners. Investcorp, a private equity fund …

Sen. Ernest Hollings has opened a can of wireless worms. Hollings’ efforts to block foreign-government-owned companies from taking too large a stake in U.S. telecom businesses is forcing me to …

WASHINGTON-Cellular carriers have mounted an all-out assault on the Federal Communications Commission to get more spectrum. “Spectrum is the `life blood’ of wireless services. But not all radio-frequency spectrum is …

WASHINGTON-A coalition of government agencies including the Coast Guard, the Federal Highway Administration and the Air Force are in the process of building a system that will increase the accuracy …

WASHINGTON-The argument over which trade association should represent the wireless data industry could peak next September when two large trade shows overlap. The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless IT show …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. announced it has invested $5.6 million in VeriStar Corp., which has developed a service that allows customers to make payments by using pre-registered biometric identification, …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Corsair Communications Inc. reported that Wyoming-based Union Telephone signed up its first customer for Corsair’s PrePay Open, an infrastructure-independent wireless prepaid billing system. Union Telephone previously used a …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson won a $200 million contract from Pegaso for Code Division Multiple Access equipment and services to expand Pegaso’s personal communications services network in Mexico. The contract includes …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Zentropy Partners opened offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Geneva to expand its digital consulting and development practices for WAP and m-commerce technologies. Zentropy Partners is affiliated with The Interpublic …

Deutsche Telekom AG executives found themselves justifying the price the German company paid for Voice-Stream Wireless Corp. as it detailed the new deal to analysts last week. “The price is …

NEW YORK-Dream House Software Inc., Orinda, Calif., expects to begin beta testing in August of its new AnyWhereMobile Internet Service, designed to give subscribers remote access to their personal computer …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it will provide turnkey services for at least 1,500 sites in five regions for the AT&T Digital Broadband network. Under an agreement announced July 27, deployment …

TORONTO-Mobile-commerce security firm Diversinet Corp. said Gemplus has embedded its public key infrastructure security technology in its GemXplore Trust SIM cards. The joint solution is aimed at bringing greater security …

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. signed a five-year contract for billing and customer-care systems with Verizon Wireless. Convergys, which has pre-existing relationships with Bell Atlantic Corp., Vodafone AirTouch plc and GTE Corp., said …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. said it will help Micros Systems Inc. wirelessly enable its information technology solutions for the hospitality industry. The two first plan to create applications allowing …

WARSAW, Poland-The Minister of the Polish State Treasury closed an agreement with a France Telecom consortium to sell a 35-percent stake in Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. for $4.23 billion. According to …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. reported second-quarter net earnings of $1.4 million, or 2 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $61.3 million, or 99 cents a share, reported …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Versatel Telecom International N.V. said it ceased bidding in the Dutch Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction, ending the award process of five licenses. The bids at the end …

The mainstream media’s honeymoon with WAP technology ended long ago, but the relationship has deteriorated so much lately that the entire affair seems ready for marriage counseling. One reason for …

Two companies have introduced performance indicator product offerings to help carriers keep tabs on the competition. Arthur Andersen claims its “Wireless Benchmarking Tool for Key Performance Indicators,” allows wireless carriers …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. released second- quarter operating results, with a net loss of $89.9 million, or $2.36 per share, compared with a loss of $2.9 million, or 15 …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will offer two-way short messaging service later this year, giving the carrier a more seamless data offering with its affiliates. AT&T Wireless offers SMS …