Monthly Archives: September, 2000

GlobalStar launches in Saudi Arabia

NEW YORK-Satellite telecommunication provider Globalstar introduced commercial service in Saudi Arabia, after the successful completion of all system testing by Saudi Globalstar. Mobile voice...

FirstMark Spain selects Floware, Siemens BWA

Or Yehuda, Israel-Floware Wireless Systems said it received two purchase orders valued at about $10 million from Siemens to supply its WALKair system to...

PocketScript bundles health services on wireless devices

BOTHELL, Wash.-PocketScript, a wireless e-prescription system developer, will bundle Data Critical Corp.'s unwiredDR services and PocketChart application with its solutions and wireless handheld devices.The...

Go local for big benefits

For the most part, the telecommunications industry has survived a furious buildout period during the past five years with nary a scratch-or so it...

Standards to automate business interactions: Role of marketing in question

An emerging collection of technical standards promises to change forever the way marketers do their jobs by automating how businesses interact.The question is: Will this...

Siemens, Wireless Facilities to expand Kuwait network

SAN DIEGO, United States-Wireless Facilities said Siemens selected the company for phase two of its expansion of Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co. dual-band GSM network,...

Aether signs pact with ePhones

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. signed an agreement with ePhones to resell BlackBerry handheld devices using Aether Wireless' e-mail services through the ePhones Powered...

Equitel thinks `simple’ for prepaid

While the "in-a-box" concept seems a natural fit for a fast-food chain, the more complex task of setting up wireless service may seem to...

Navy report cites several countries as cyber threat to U.S.

WASHINGTON-A declassified report quietly released by the Navy in August concludes Russia, China, India and Cuba have formal information warfare policies and identifies rogue...

Companies hope to establish Cambridge as test bed for third-generation services

CAMBRIDGE, England-Interest group Cambridge3G was launched to establish Cambridge, England, as a leading test bed in Europe for the early rollout of third-generation mobile...

Verizon chief discusses challenges of being largest wireless carrier: Improved customer service is focus

NEW YORK-Telecommunications is like chess, because the grand masters emerge as victors by controlling the center of the board, Ivan Seidenberg, president and co-chief...

Low-power TV bill passes Senate

WASHINGTON-A bill that would allow low power TV broadcasters to offer high-speed access to the Internet passed the Senate last week, said Sen. Conrad...

Andersen prototype offers wireless Web billing solution

NEW YORK-Andersen Consulting released its Mobile Micropayments prototype, illustrating how consumers can purchase items using an Internet billing solution from a wireless phone without...

House telecom subcommittee approves bill-and-keep billing

WASHINGTON-The House telecom subcommittee last week voted to include wireless carriers in a new scheme for carriers to compensate each other for carrying each...

Fourth-generation services take shape at AT&T Labs

NEW YORK-AT&T Labs, Florham Park, N.J., is peering into the future of wireless communications and working on ways to enhance the next generation of...

Nortel-Broadbase alliance targets end-to-end CRM

In a wide-ranging alliance, Nortel Networks and Broadbase Software Inc. will jointly develop and market a product they say will provide end-to-end customer relationship...

First Hop system allows digital ticket purchases

HELSINKI, Finland-First Hop Ltd. has introduced a system designed to give mobile phone customers the ability to pay for movie tickets and other passes...

World Briefs: Europe

Czech RepublicThe Czech Telecommunications Office (CTU) has preliminarily decided to issue fixed wireless access mobile telephone network licenses to three companies selected from 13...

i-mode destined for Europe?

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Now that NTT DoCoMo has a financial interest in a U.K. third-generation license holder, the prospect of i-mode mobile Internet services being...

Guard-band auction ends after 66 rounds, nets $519.9 million

WASHINGTON-The auction of 700 MHz guard-band manager licenses ended on Thursday after 66 rounds. The auction raised $519.9 million.The FCC began auctioning off six...

Prepaid drives cellular growth in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two issues characterized the Brazilian cellular market during the first half of the year-an increase in subscriber numbers and the rollout of...

Big backers behind e2open

E2open has opened its doors.The new electronics marketplace sports 10 high-powered founders, including IBM Corp., Hitachi and Nortel Networks. With this backing, e2open aspires...

Datek uses BSWD technology

ISELIN, N.J.-Datek Online Brokerage Services L.L.C. is using Interactive Messaging PLUS from BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. for its notifications to system engineers who track...

Inflightonline to distribute Infowave product

ANAHEIM, Calif.-Infowave Software Inc. and Inflightonline plan to offer airline passengers secure access to corporate Microsoft Exchange information while in flight.The agreement calls for...

Motorola releases new communicator

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-Motorola Inc. released its Timeport P935 personal interactive communicator, the company's newest entry in the wireless Web and messaging market.The wireless clamshell...
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