Monthly Archives: August, 2000

Slower subscriber growth in mature markets predicted

Although worldwide cellular and PCS subscribers increased 54 percent during 1999, subscriber growth is expected to slow significantly through 2007, especially in more mature...

FCC approves Glenayre module

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Communications solutions provider Glenayre Technologies Inc. received Federal Communications Commission approval for its @ctiveLink two-way wireless messaging module, which is used in conjunction...

Trio forms consortium to bid for Swedish UMTS license

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Three companies formed a consortium to apply for a Swedish Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service third-generation license.The companies are Swedish private equity firm Ratos;...

Data needs drive telecom hotel biz

Pinnacle Holdings reversed itself last week on an announcement it made earlier this month that it planned to pursue opportunities in the colocation facility...

Clearnet launches prepaid service

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Clearnet Communications Inc. introduced Pay & Talk, a Web-ready digital prepaid wireless service for new customers and those who already own Clearnet PCS...

Hutchison takes majority stake in Italian 3G consortium

HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa said it joined Italian consortium Andala SpA by buying a 51-percent stake. The consortium, owned 25.5 percent by Tiscali and 15...

In other Motorola news

Motorola and Mercedes-Benz have teamed to offer an integrated version of Motorola's Timeport digital phone in all model-year 2001 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, the companies said....

Secretive CFIUS scrutinizes foreign acquisition activity

WASHINGTON-A little known government panel could play a big role in the coming years as new trade rules free up foreign firms to buy...

China United Telecom starts GPRS service in province

SHENZHEN, China-Chinese GSM operator China United Telecommunications Corp. launched General Packet Radio Service mobile data on its network in Shenzhen, China, enabled by the...

D.C. Briefs

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has asked about a dozen federal agencies to evaluate the relocation costs and other needs associated with returning...

Fiserv enters partnership with w-Trade

PHILADELPHIA-Fiserv Securities Inc. reported a partnership with w-Trade Technologies, which provides mobile business applications, allowing Fiserv to offer wireless trading services to its customers.Fiserv...

Motorola outlines cdma2000 evolution plans

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector outlined plans for supplying cdma2000 1x Evolution-Data Only, the next generation of cdma2000 technology, as the next...

FCC: ETC status can be granted before service begins

WASHINGTON-Wireless carriers wishing to receive universal-service support do not have to provide service in order to receive eligible telecommunications carrier status.ETC status is necessary...

AnywhereYouGo.com launches wireless recruiting site

DALLAS-AnywhereYouGo.com, an independent resource site targeting the wireless developer community, launched a Web-based recruiting site dedicated to attracting wireless developers and information technology professionals.The...

2Roam enters ASP space focused on value-added services

Many entering the wireless application service provider space have concentrated much of their business on wirelessly enabling Internet content. That is, after all, the...

CellStar closes sale of Polish subsidiary

CARROLLTON, Texas-Value-added wireless logistics provider CellStar Corp. completed the sale of its Polish subsidiary to Phone House Polska, a subsidiary of U.K.-based The Carphone...

People

PathnetPathnet Telecommunications named Ken Rowen vice president of sales, focusing on competitive local access carriers. Rowen will lead a team responsible for integrating CLECs,...

Yahoo! Europe adds mobile partnerships

LONDON-Yahoo! Europe announced two new wireless partnerships this week, including one with a handset manufacturer and one with a mobile operator.Yahoo! Europe and Trium,...

Driscolle-Wolfe study to look at wireless Internet

LOS ANGELES-Driscolle-Wolfe Marketing & Research Consulting plans to conduct a multi-client study on consumer attitudes about wireless Internet services, with emphasis on location-based applications....

Infowave evolves products to include wireless business engine

In the months before the wireless Internet wave began to take shape, Infowave Software Inc. introduced a desktop software solution called Symmetry that would...

Additional health-related lawsuits expected soon

WASHINGTON-The Baltimore law firm that earlier this month filed a mobile-phone cancer lawsuit against several wireless firms and two industry trade associations is expected...

With deadline looming, Texas 911 commission cries foul

WASHINGTON-With an Aug. 31 deadline looming, a Texas state commission has asked the Federal Communications Commission to intervene in assisting them to compel wireless...

Good news, bad news and the ratings impact

NEW YORK-Merger prospects tend to have a significant impact on a company's share price, although the degree of that influence can be difficult to...

E-commerce applications expected to be next big driver of wireless Internet

AUSTIN, Texas-Mobile e-commerce applications are expected to be the next driver of wireless Internet services, after e-mail, according to research by IntelliQuest, a marketing...

Mayday effort strives to get info from call centers to PSAPs

WASHINGTON-While Batman touts the virtues of General Motors Corp.'s OnStar System, the U.S. Department of Transportation has joined with the Communications for Coordinated Assistance...
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