July 2000

France Brightpoint Inc. subsidiary Brightpoint France SARL, entered an agreement with Motorola S.A. France, a subsidiary of Motorola Inc., to distribute Motorola wireless communications handsets in France. Financial terms of …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Friday assigned three-digit number codes to be used for abbreviated dialing. Abbreviated dialing codes enable callers to connect to a location in the telephone network …

BellSouth Wireless Data Michael McGarry was appointed regional vice president, Central Region, for BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. McGarry’s team will be responsible for selling Interactive Messaging PLUS and industry solutions …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-KPN, the former telecommunications monopoly in the Netherlands, plans to offer a new issue of shares to the public this year. The Dutch government currently holds a 43.5-percent …

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands-Bids in the Dutch Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction topped $1 billion at the end of bidding Thursday, 10 days and 258 rounds into the sale of …

Tantau Tantau Software Inc. released its Wireless Internet Platform version 2, which features enhancements for back-end connectivity, content personalization and information delivery. In addition, the company announced a strategic agreement …

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. signed a definitive agreement to purchase a personal communications services operating license in Lakeland-Winterhaven, Fla., for an undisclosed amount. If approved by the Federal Communications …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.’s Network Solutions Sector signed 10 digital cellular network expansion contracts with China Unicom. The contracts are valued at about $300 million.Terms of the contracts call for …

Component shortages and a widespread shift to entry-level phones impacted second-quarter earnings from L.M. Ericsson. The company’s stock fell 11 percent on the news and was trading around $20.13 at …

WASHINGTON-The high-flying mobile-phone industry-poised to pick up its 100 millionth subscriber this week-could soon find itself in the throes of a major consumer backlash. Complaints about mobile-phone service-including dropped calls, …

Wireless carriers spend billions of dollars on spectrum to support the latest high-speed wireless applications that are designed to change the way the world communicates. Knowing they can’t provide that …

WASHINGTON-A congressional subcommittee and the wireless industry put pressure on the Federal Communications Commission to delay the upcoming 700 MHz auction, while private wireless wants the agency to go ahead …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Adaptive Broadband Corp. said it completed the sale of its Microwave Data Systems division to Moseley Associates Inc. for $38.6 million in cash. Adaptive Broadband announced in January it …

Forget watching the TV show “Survivor.” After all, how many times can you watch people eat bugs and rats without getting queasy? Instead, take care of your voyeuristic tendencies with …

NEW YORK-Andrew Seybold offered attendees of a recent New York New Media Association meeting this twice-told tale to illustrate how mobile data badly needs an application of common sense, that …

JACKSONVILLE, N.C.-Sprint Corp. launched a personal communications services network in Jacksonville and Roanoke Rapids, N.C., as part of the company’s expansion into the coastal regions of North Carolina, South Carolina …

TOKYO-Qualcomm Inc. unveiled a digital chipset and system software solution that it said facilitates development of Code Division Multiple Access handheld devices suitable for wireless Internet services and applications. The …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Group will launch fixed wireless service in four more markets in the coming months and is partnering with vendors to cope with its aggressive deployment strategy during …

To its credit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is taking the driver distraction problem seriously. Last Tuesday’s all-day conference at the Department of Transportation was educational and enlightening, providing …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS Network Partner US Unwired Inc. launched personal communications service in nine southeast markets, including Anniston, Mobile and five counties in the Birmingham, Ala., area; Hot Springs …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. announced a partnership with Proxicom Inc. under which the two will sell end-to-end wireless e-business services, including a mobile-commerce portal. The alliance essentially names the …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless introduced a wireless Internet service called Mobile Web, featuring the ability for users to create custom home pages. Subscribers can configure a personal home page by dictating …

REDMOND, Wash.-America Online Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said they have agreed to provide AOL content to AT&T Digital PocketNet subscribers. Beginning this fall, PocketNet customers will have access …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. reported a 9.8-percent increase in both second-quarter earnings and consolidated revenue compared with the same quarter last year and an increase in both domestic and international wireless revenue. …

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Financial services company E*Trade Group Inc. announced an alliance with Sprint PCS to provide mobile access to E*Trade wireless trading capabilities and applications over Sprint’s wireless Web service. …