Monthly Archives: September, 2000

Lucent, LGIC collaborate on 3G CDMA

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and LG Information and Communication Ltd. announced a collaboration to accelerate next-generation wireless services based on CDMA wireless technology...

Nextel leads in guard-band license auction

WASHINGTON-At the end of 32 rounds of bidding, a subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. has bid the most for guard-band manager licenses, while Pegasus...

GeoTouch partners with Everypath on Palm

SAN FRANCISCO-GeoTouch Inc., a location-based technology provider, said it has partnered with wireless application service provider Everypath Inc. to makes its geographic and search...

FunMail brings animated messages to wireless devices

Just because the majority of the world's wireless Internet users live in Japan doesn't mean a U.S. company can't join in on the fun.Which...

The m-commerce tsunami

Until you have actually bought a good or service using a mobile device, it is difficult to comprehend the sheer power of the phone...

RF orthodoxy

Joe Lieberman is much more than Al Gore's running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. The Connecticut senator is also a serious observer of...

AT&T, BT deploy Ericsson gateªway

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and BT Wireless deployed Ericsson's Mobility Gateway as a foundation for their WorldConnect service, the first offering through the...

Ericsson invests in Red Jade

PALO ALTO, Calif.-L.M. Ericsson has invested $7 million in start-up Red Jade Inc., which is developing next-generation wireless entertainment products.Ericsson also is supporting Red...

ETSI, Standards Committee T1 sign MoU

SOHPIA ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute and Standards Committee T1, sponsored by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, signed a memorandum of understanding...

The power revolution

NEW YORK-A multifaceted revolution is under way that will soon provide a tremendous boost to the battery life and processing capacity of wireless devices....

Giganet now Ceragon

TEL AVIV, Israel-Giganet Ltd., a manufacturer of wireless broadband systems, announced it changed its name to Ceragon Networks Ltd. and will begin trading on...

SkyTel to offer @ctiveLink modules

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-SkyTel Communications Corp. said it will be the primary service provider for all Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s @ctiveLink two-way messaging modules sold through the...

European operators look to dispatch technology

BUCHAREST, Romania-A new digital technology for public access mobile radio and private mobile radio users has seen interest from numerous wireless carriers in Europe...

GTE TSI now roaming in Austraªlia

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecom-munication Services Inc. launched its international roaming services to Australia's Telstra, providing seamless CDMA roaming services to customers of Japanese and Korean...

TI to ship Bluetooth chips by year-end

NEW YORK-Dallas-based Texas Instruments has begun making samples of its new Bluetooth chipset available and will begin shipping them by year-end, Christian Dupont, general...

Stevens pushes to get building access vote on table

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)...

D.C Briefs

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...

Telecom industry generous with political donations

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...

Comsat signs service agreement with Tenzing

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...

Con Ed’s high-stakes game of phone tag

Armed with approval from the state, a unit of Consolidated Edison Inc. is moving ahead with an ambitious plan to build a state-of-the-art, $115...

Correction

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

CellStar signs agreement with Equitel

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...

Response to Turk Telecom tender slow

BUCHAREST, Romania-The tender for the sale of a 20-percent stake in Turk Telecom, the wireline operator from Turkey, is close to ending without any...

Cybertech deploys AB-Access

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...

Daedalus formally launched

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...
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