September 2000

SAN DIEGO-Wireless telecommunications systems management company Wireless Facilities Inc. acquired privately held telecom consultant Questus Ltd. for approximately $23 million in cash and stock. WFI said the additional resources provided …

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-NTT Communications Corp. reported it plans to complete its purchase of Internet service provider Verio Inc. by the end of September. The purchase, valued at $5.5 billion, was delayed …

HELSINKI, Finland-The SyncML initiative released version 1.0 Alpha of the SyncML specification, which is designed to synchronize data across multiple networks, platforms and devices. An upgraded SyncML Reference Toolkit, originally …

DENVER-RCR and Global Wireless Publisher John Sudmeier announced Mary Pemberton has been promoted to director of advertising. Pemberton, an RCR employee since 1991, formerly was the newspaper’s Western sales manager. …

WASHINGTON-A Clinton administration aide last week denied that industry or political pressure has played a part in delaying the issuance of a White House report advocating mobile phones and other …

DALLAS-Intellicall Inc. said it signed an agreement to merge one of its wholly owned subsidiaries with Wireless WebConnect! Inc., a nationwide Internet service provider. Intellicall will issue to shareholders of …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. announced it completed its acquisition of Exalink Ltd., a global supplier of router-based WAP gateways and applications. Comverse, a supplier of software and systems for network-based …

DENVER-WildBlue and U S Monolithics reached an equity and equipment agreement under which U S Monolithics will develop and supply WildBlue with monolithic microwave integrated circuit chipsets, which can be …

FieldCentrix Inc., a provider of wireless Internet-based software solutions for the field service industry, raised $23 million in venture capital to support its expansion into new markets, including electrical, utilities, …

Bank of America launched a wireless banking and brokerage offering last week in limited markets through a partnership with 724 Solutions Inc. Bank of America Private Bank customers in Dallas …

MONTREAL-Continuing its efforts to divest its Asian telecommunication properties, Canadian communications company Bell Canada International Inc. signed a definitive share purchase agreement with Taiwan Cement Corp. to sell its 20-percent …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. rolled out new pricing plans for its Digital One Rate service, replacing existing rate plans and adding additional minutes for no additional cost. The new …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has told states that universal-service subsidies must be available to all eligible telecommunications carriers not just incumbent local exchange carriers. In addition, a consumer group said …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The amount of capacity that paging carriers should reserve for digital wiretapping activities should be based both on historical data and a percentage of subscribers, said the Personal Communications …

LOS ANGELES-The average price for monthly wireless service dropped 0.8 percent from June to July in the 25 largest markets to $40.31 per month, according to a survey by Econ …

WASHINGTON-The Justice Department will require SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. to divest wireless licenses in 16 markets throughout three states as an antitrust condition for a joint venture that …

WASHINGTON-Wireless firms last week pushed to have the Baltimore mobile phone-cancer lawsuit moved from Maryland state court to a federal court. The filing was prepared by the Atlanta law firm …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Most wireless users are not aware of their phone’s wireless Internet capabilities, according to a study from Allied Business Intelligence called “Mobile Wireless Voice and Data Use 2000.” …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week designated 911 as the official emergency number but asked for comment on how soon this could occur and what the agency could do to …

The Federal Communications Commission released its service rules for the allocation of spectrum in the 2 GHz band for nine mobile satellite service providers, including Globalstar L.P., Celsat America Inc. …

WASHINGTON-With the Federal Communications Commission set to rule shortly on whether building owners should be forced to open their doors to upstart telecom carriers, lobbying between fixed broadband wireless carriers …

WASHINGTON-The multi-agency government panel that will be responsible for assessing national security implications of Deutsche Telekom AG’s $56 billion purchase of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and other future telecom mergers involving …

A relatively unknown company is muscling its way to the front of the pack in the race to provide two-way satellite broadband Internet service, backed by the financial and marketing …

It’s the content stupid! With WAP backlash increasing worldwide, those in the know have pointed to what they call the poor implementation of WAP technology as the major culprit behind …