Monthly Archives: August, 2000

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BSWDBellSouth Wireless Data L.P. has named cellular industry veteran Donald Kovalevich as its new president and chief executive officer. Former BSWD President and CEO...

Cable & Wireless Optus explores partnership opportunities

SYDNEY, Australia-Cable & Wireless Optus, which operates a mobile-phone network in Australia, said it is in discussions with other telecom companies about forming a...

World News

AustriaAustrian mobile operator Mobilkom Austria launched wireless packet data service using a GPRS core network infrastructure solution provided by Nortel Networks through its local...

Brazilian incumbents ask for choice of frequency

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Anatel should allow the current operators of cellular mobile service in Brazil the option of choosing the frequency for additional spectrum for...

Two companies introduce synchronization products

ATLANTA-Synchronization between wireless handsets and personal computers remains a priority in data management circles, as both Synchrologic Inc. and FusionOne Inc. introduced separate synchronization...

CTS buys New England Telecom assets

SEATTLE-Cellular Technical Services Co. Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the assets of New England Telecom Inc., a reseller of prepaid...

FEMA finds moving to wireless saves money

WASHINGTON-Moving from a wired to a wireless world in the future could save the Federal Emergency Management Agency as much as $10 million, said...

Strategists expect tech bubble to burst soon in stealth bear market

NEW YORK-Technology stocks have had an extended run of public preference, but they are poised to step back in 2001 as investors seek better...

Products

iMedeonWireless Web applications provider iMedeon Inc. released iM: Collect, a Palm operating system-based mobile data collection solution. The solution, a complement to iModeon's iM: Work, includes...

RCC subscriber adds break record, net loss up

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. posted record consolidated revenues of $99.8 million and 23,345 net cellular customer additions for the second quarter, ended June 30.Reported...

AirGate posts revenues of $6.5M on $25M loss

ATLANTA-Sprint PCS Network Partner AirGate PCS Inc. posted results for what company president and chief executive officer Thomas Dougherty said was "an outstanding quarter,"...

Lucent, Chartered invest in chip, IC development

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Microelectronics Group and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will invest $700 million during the next five years to jointly develop manufacturing technologies...

Effort under way to place i-mode content on WAP phones

As NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service continues to grow in popularity, several industry players are offering solutions to make i-mode content compatible with WAP phones.One...

Telephia releases results via Point.com

SEATTLE-Point.com Inc. and Telephia Inc. released customer satisfaction survey results for 24 wireless markets, providing consumer ratings of the service and network performance quality...

Rogers launches comparison shopping service

TORONTO-Rogers AT&T Wireless launched a wireless shopping comparison service in conjunction with BuyBuddy.com, an online independent comparison shopping guide.The service is available on the...

Business travelers making more calls

NEW YORK-Not only are more business travelers carrying wireless phones, but they are making more calls on the road from those phones, according to...

SEC rules on information dissemªination

Wall Street insiders may lose some of their edge after a ruling last week by the Securities and Exchange Commission preventing officials of public...

Zagat.com to make restaurant guide available wirelessly

SAN DIEGO-Zagat.com, one of the larger restaurant review and location content providers, has tapped Wireless Knowledge L.L.C. to wirelessly enable its restaurant guide.While it...

Dobson buys Conductus products

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Superconducting wireless systems manufacturer Conductus Inc. signed a purchase agreement with Dobson Communications Corp. for a minimum of 200 Conductus ClearSite systems to...

Triton PCS adds 58,000 subscribers

BERWYN, Pa.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network affiliate Triton PCS Holdings Inc. posted second-quarter financial results, adding 58,000 subscribers during the quarter, bringing the company's...

Verizon Wireless revenues up 19 percent

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless reported second-quarter results, the first quarter following the combination of the U.S. wireless assets of Bell Atlantic Corp., Vodafone AirTouch plc...

Metrocall loss totals $40.2M, adds 100,000 subs

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. reported second-quarter financial results with a net loss of $40.2 million, or 51 cents per share, compared with a net loss...

Business Briefs

Everypath Inc, a wireless application services provider and technology enabler, collected $60 million in series C financing, bringing the total amount raised to $76...

Arch improves loss, sub numbers fall

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Arch Communications Group Inc. reported a second-quarter net loss of $21.5 million, or 33 cents per share, compared with a net loss of...

GoAmerica partners with Dell Computer

HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless Internet service provider GoAmerica Inc. signed an agreement with Dell Computer Corp. that allows Dell to sell GoAmerica's range of wireless Internet...
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