September 2000

LONDON-The U.K. government said 12 companies applied to bid in the October auction for 28 GHz broadband fixed wireless access licenses. The auction is expected to raise about $1.45 billion. …

Voice traffic carried over Western Europe’s cellular networks will increase more than fivefold between 1999 and 2005 to reach 1.1 trillion minutes per year, according to a new study from …

NEW YORK-Mobilocity Inc. entered a preferred partnership with Siemens Business Services to provide strategic consulting, systems integration and WAP application development, among other things, to mobile business clients. As part …

DALLAS-With initial funding from Seed One Ventures L.L.C., a new company called Sensatex has formed to develop a special type of shirt that allows doctors to monitor the vital signs …

IRVINE, Calif.-Intersil Corp., a semiconductor supplier, said it signed a letter of intent to acquire SiCom Inc. for 3.7 million shares of class A common stock. SiCom manufactures broadband modem …

SAN FRANCISCO-Scout Electromedia Inc., which plans to roll out a wireless lifestyle product called modo, unveiled several strategic alliances designed to aid that effort. The company has secured retailer deals …

JACKSON, Miss.-AT&T Wireless Services affiliate Tritel Inc. launched personal communiations service in 12 new Southeastern markets. The markets include six in Mississippi, four in Alabama, Bowling Green, Ken., and Cookville, …

WASHINGTON-Fixed broadband wireless carriers, seeking to underscore the need for nondiscriminatory building access, say they have identified a `smoking gun’ in the form of a legal memo on a license …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telecom joint venture Broadwave Communications, consisting of five international partners, intends to invest $1.5 billion over a 10-year period to develop a third generation open mobile network in Sweden. …

While the United States claimed victory in securing global frequency bands for 3G mobile-phone service during the World Radiocomm-unication Conference earlier this year, the process of allocating that spectrum could …

WASHINGTON-Prospects are improving for increased wireless trade with the world’s two most populous nations as Congress prepares this week to approve landmark China trade legislation and diplomatic relations between the …

DALLAS-WebLink Wireless Inc. was awarded three patents related to the architecture and design of narrowband personal communications services networks using ReFLEX 25 technology from Mot-orola Inc. The company said that …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks and Sonera zed have teamed together to develop platforms for mobile value-added services, working together in systems integration and sales and marketing efforts worldwide. The agreement has …

Neomar Inc. introduced its Enterprise Content Server at the DEMOmobile show. The server is a wireless application server enabling enterprise customers to customize and control applications and business content viewed …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-OracleMobile Inc. said Arch Communications Group Inc. and Motient Corp. have adopted its two-way wireless messaging solution, joining Metrocall Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. Middleware provider Paradigm4 …

HELSINKI, Finland-Vodafone Hungary plans to use Nokia Corp.’s InSite Base Station solution to provide indoor coverage and capacity solutions to its new headquarters in Budapest, Hungary. The agreement includes equipment …

PARIS-Nortel Networks announced it won business from Airtel Movil SA, Spain’s second-largest wireless carrier. Nortel will build the initial phase of Airtel’s UMTS network. The deal, subject to a definitive …

Working in cooperation with the state of Michigan, Iselin, N.J.-based AAT Communications Corp. is implementing a program under which AAT will build, collocate and manage all wireless towers on state-owned …

BOSTON-Northeast Wireless announced it was accepted into the Universal Service Administrative Com-pany’s Fund for Schools and Public Libraries E-Rate program. The E-Rate program seeks to provide all public and private …

STAMFORD, Conn.-TSR Wireless L.L.C. has chosen i3 Mobile Inc. as the exclusive provider of wireless Internet services for the paging firm. TSR said it will market the services under the …

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. will provide its digital Phonecell Fixed Wireless Terminals to NBC Olympics Inc. for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, allowing NBC to provide voice …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Radio Frequency Systems was awarded a contract to enhance the MTRC metro system in Hong Kong to include third-generation wireless services. The 3G services will operate at frequencies up …

BEIJING-The Tianjin, China, municipal government announced approval of Motorola Inc.’s planned $1.9 billion investment for semiconductor manufacturing and telecommunications facilities in China. Motorola said the investment will be focused on …

NEW YORK-In tandem with the anticipated debut of Wireless Application Protocol services by American carriers in fall and winter, Nokia Mobile Phones Inc., Irving, Texas, plans to begin shipping its …

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