September 2000

BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Mobile Communications signed a three-year satellite service agreement with Tenzing Communications Inc. allowing Tenzing to offer its OnBoard services over Comsat’s air-to-ground communications network. The OnBoard system enables …

In the Sept. 11 issue, the headline on an item about Tritel should have said the company launched personal communications services in 12 Southeastern markets. In addition, Tritel is merging …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Mobile service management solutions provider Corrigo Inc. acquired Invata International Inc., a company specializing in computerized maintenance management systems and accounting systems. Under terms of the acquisition, Corrigo …

The Brazilian government’s decision to auction spectrum in the 1800 MHz band was thought to be a shoo-in for GSM technology. GSM technology has gained big economies of scale around …

WASHINGTON-Telecom firms-including those with major wireless properties-have contributed nearly $18 million so far in soft money in the 2000 election cycle, according to a new report. Overall, Common Cause said …

Bluetooth Silicon Wave Radio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included in the line are …

Until you have actually bought a good or service using a mobile device, it is difficult to comprehend the sheer power of the phone as an electronic wallet. In Europe, …

NEW YORK-The best is yet to be in the conjunction of wireless and the Internet, and that means plenty of opportunity, said Lior E. Yahalomi, managing partner of CMGI @Ventures. …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced the availability of three $1,000 annual scholarships for students attending the University of California, San Diego Extension’s certificate program in CDMA Engineering. The …

CARROLLTON, Texas-Wireless logistics services provider CellStar Corp. signed an agreement to provide fulfillment and distribution services in the United States for Equitel Inc., a prepaid cellular reseller. CellStar said it …

ROSH HA’AYIN, Israel-CT Motion Ltd. and Cambridge Positioning Systems announced they signed an agreement to jointly deliver mobile Internet location-based services. The agreement will combine CPS’ range of location determination …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Adaptive Broadband Corp. deployed a multipoint fixed wireless network for Cybertech Wireless Inc. that delivers multiline local and long-distance telephone service, streaming video and high-speed data, Adaptive Broadband said. …

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Daedalus Venture Group L.L.C. formally launched last week, offering venture research and advisory services for the private equity community focused specifically on the communications technology market. “We are extremely …

Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) postponed introduction of legislation to prohibit unsolicited advertising on mobile phones. Holt was to go forward with the mobile-phone spam measure Thursday, but pressing business delayed …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth got the agency to delay the vote on telecom building-access rules, but brow beating from Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) appeared to have contributed to assurances …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced one of its North American subsidiaries entered an agreement with Nextel Communications Inc. under which Brightpoint will sell Nextel’s mobile handsets and accessories and manage the return …

China and CDMA technology have attempted marriage about as many times as Elizabeth Taylor. Now it appears the Chinese government again has given the green light to China Unicom to …

Burst Wireless Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. are collaborating in a trial of high-speed wireless Internet services that Burst says will offer data rate speeds up to 144 kilobits per …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-The Brazilian government hopes to collect 5.8 billion reals, or US$3.2 billion, through the auction of new personal communications services licenses in Bands C, D and E. The …

New broadband wireless processor company nBand Communications Inc. said it raised $14 million in a second round of venture financing led by VantagePoint Venture Partners. Other investors included Axis Communications, …

Looking to make a play in the wireless e-business enablement space, Brience Inc. was formed six months ago by former executives of KPMG Consulting who found existing wireless enablement solutions …

WASHINGTON-The House constitution subcommittee last week passed a bill that strengthens the standard by which law enforcement can get cell-phone tracking information. Today, law enforcement obtains tracking information by telling …

While the wireless communications industry is hung up on getting more information to people no matter where they are, Categoric Software is taking a different approach, allowing customers to choose …

STOCKHOLM-CellPoint Inc. said its subsidiary, Unwire, signed an agreement with the German systems integrator PhoneTrans AG to supply PhoneTrans with a minimum of 24,000 telematics terminals. In the vending machine …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract to supply equipment for China’s first national Internet Protocol backbone. China Mobile signed the contract, which includes an IP backbone network for voice …