July 2000

Any industry that converges with the Internet has seen its entire model be destroyed and rebuilt. Like a tidal wave, it crashes and levels the playing field. For many, this …

NEW YORK-The interplay between intelligent networks and Internet Protocol is a battle of the Titans, according to David Berndt, director of wireless mobile technologies for The Yankee Group. Carriers must …

The Netherlands opened its auction for five third-generation Universal Mobile Telecommunications Services mobile-phone licenses Thursday, and immediately two of the eight bidding companies bowed out. Hutchison 3G Netherlands and Nogenta …

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-No Boundaries Inc. has acquired Technology Solutions Group Inc. in an effort to provide full service, single source wireless and networking solutions connecting computing devices and computer networks. No …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. is acquiring Exalink Ltd., an Israel-based Wireless Application Protocol gateway and application software developer. The tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction will be accounted for as a pooling of …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Superconducting wireless systems manufacturer Conductus Inc. reported that the first third-generation field trial of its ClearSite system demonstrated reductions in the effects of interference on 3G base station performance, …

For those people still neglecting to turn off their cellular phones in public places like movie theaters, churches and restaurants, a technology is in the works that will take the …

LONDON-By the end of the year there are expected to be 16.7 million wireless portal end users in Europe’s top 15 markets, according to a study released by The Strategis …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc.’s Sila Communications joint venture with Reuters signed a worldwide licensing agreement with Gemplus, a provider of smart-card solutions. The agreement means that Sila’s decompression software …

NEW YORK-Globalstar L.P. said it made an agreement that replaces a $250-million Chase credit facility and will leave the company at the end of the year with a surplus of …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it has almost tripled its existing agreement with Lucent Technologies Inc. to purchase and sell network equipment to Leap’s subsidiary, Cricket. Leap will purchase …

LONDON-Global telecommunications group Cable & Wireless announced it is investing $20 million in European Internet business accelerator GorillaPark. C&W said the investment reflects its commitment to delivering innovative Internet Protocol …

GREAT RIVER, N.Y.-ThinkersGroup.com announced it has completed a beta test for its Web-to-wireless application, which it says can enable any Extensible Markup Language Web site to be viewed on wireless …

NEW YORK-smartRay.com announced partnerships with seven national, international and regional carriers, including Nextel Communications Inc. Under terms of the agreement with Nextel, smartRay.com said it will provide Nextel’s wireless Internet …

WASHINGTON-The joint venture between BellSouth Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. to create the sixth nationwide wireless carrier hit a speed bump in its cruise for approval last month when a …

WASHINGTON-The shift of satellite export jurisdiction from the Commerce Department to the State Department, and the resulting loss of U.S. business, has triggered a legislative backlash that could return oversight …

WASHINGTON-As Congress raises national security concerns about global telecom mergers, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.-the Japanese parent company of arguably the world’s top mobile-phone Internet operator-confirmed last week the FBI …

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. will provide its Metrica/NPR network performance solution to Chilean personal communications services operator Smartcom. According to ADC, the software will manage performance statistics collected from Smartcom’s PCS …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.), responding to angry constituents hit with unsolicited wireless junk mail, plans shortly to introduce legislation to ban mobile-phone spam. “He saw this as the next wave …

NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Spyglass Inc. released the latest version of its Prism content delivery and transformation technology for wireless operators and content providers. Prism version 3.1 supports Extensible Markup Language, content sources …

CARROLLTON, Texas-Value-added wireless logistics services provider CellStar Corp. reported that its operating company, CellStar Ltd., entered into a master distributor agreement with the Latin America Group of Motorola Inc.’s Personal …

BOULDER, Colo.-Telcordia Technologies Inc., a provider of operations support systems to the telecommunications industry, joined SCC Communications Corp.’s Alliance Program. As part of the program, Telcordia will combine its Exchange …

NEW YORK-Telstra Corp., Australia’s dominant telecommunications provider, “hates to be considered an incumbent because we transitioned to a New Age company years ago,” said Philip Wise, managing director of its …

As anticipated, Geoworks Corp. has released the revised terms of its licensing program concerning its Flexible User Interface patent, which it says is used by anyone building or deploying Wireless …

MALAYSIA-Telekom Malaysia launched Wireless Application Protocol services based on Motorola Inc.’s Mobile Internet Exchange platform, leveraging content from Telekom Multimedia, the Internet and multimedia division of Telekom Malaysia. The first …