Monthly Archives: October, 2000

Vyyo names CEO

CUPERTINO. Calif.-John O'Connell joined Vyyo Inc. as its new chief executive officer, replacing Davidi Gilo, who will maintain his role as the company's chairman...

D.C. Briefs

A new report says the Digital Divide is widening as Internet usage grows. The Consumer Federation of America and Consumers Union said policy should...

United, Delta help expand broadband access in airports

CHICAGO-United Airlines moved to dramatically increase the accessibility and ease with which its customers will be able to use wireless devices such as personal...

FCC to release CALEA remand public notice

WASHINGTON-At RCR Wireless News press time, the Federal Communications Commission was preparing to release a public notice asking for industry comment on the August...

BellSouth provides data solution to freight company

NEWARK, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. provided freight transportation company Guaranteed Overnight Delivery Inc. with a custom wireless data solution designed to automate its dispatching...

Business Briefs

Amdocs will integrate its IAF Horizon billing, rating, customer-care and service management solution with Comptel plc's MDS mediation software to provide mobile Internet Protocol...

A `Cingular’ carrier: SBC, BellSouth marriage official

Following months of speculation, regulatory red tape and the seemingly elusive approval by the Federal Communications Commission that came Sept. 29, SBC Communications Inc....

ArrayComm leader says industry still lacks maturity

NEW YORK-Some 27 years after he placed the first "public portable cellular call," from Midtown Manhattan to Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, Martin Cooper...

Network operators tackle connectivity

NEW YORK-As carriers' capital expenditures race ahead of revenues, existing wide area and new local area data networks are poised to capture a good...

FCC releases re-auction list, wrangling continues

WASHINGTON-Language to allow the Federal Communications Commission to take back RF licenses from bankrupt entities has been stripped from the FCC spending bill being...

World Briefs

BelgiumBelgium's ASTRID, the government-owned corporation responsible for providing communications to all Belgian public safety organizations, launched Nokia Corp.'s TETRA network. Nokia said the TETRA...

Golden Telecom to acquire stake in MCT

MOSCOW-Golden Telecom Inc. agreed to acquire 18 percent of MCT Corp., a cellular operator in Russia and central Asia, in exchange for Golden's 100-percent...

Verestar purchases Swisscom assets

FAIRFAX, Va.-Verestar Inc. has purchased Swisscom's satellite business assets, including four Standard A antennas at the Satellite Network Access Point facility in Leuk, Switzerland;...

Alltel finishes acquisitions in Louisiana

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. completed its purchase of wireless properties in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La., from SBC Communications Inc., increasing its national...

AT&T stock slips on downgrade

Shares of AT&T Corp. fell after Salomon Smith Barney analyst Jack Grubman lowered his recommendation on AT&T from "outperform" to "buy" on Friday. The...

Free markets and the cost of business

We are a fickle people. What is in vogue one week can be quickly out of fashion the next. So it seems with government...

Wireless bills may wait until next year

WASHINGTON-With Congress stuck in town at least another week and prospects growing that pending legislation will be rolled into one or two catch-all spending...

ITA: Guard-band managers must follow rules: Private-wireless association says it will closely watch Nextel, Pegasus

WASHINGTON-The Industrial Telecommunications Association put Nextel Communications Inc. and Pegasus Guard Band L.L.C. on notice Friday that the private wireless association will "watch very...

Indosat selects PT Ericsson infrastructure

JAKARTA, Indonesia-PT Ericsson Indonesia was selected by Indonesian telecommunications operator Indosat, which was recently granted a nationwide DCS-1800 principle license, as infrastructure supplier for...

Centennial to offer Indicast content

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Wireless service provider Centennial Communications Corp. will begin offering Indicast Inc.'s personalized audio Internet content to its wireless subscribers starting in November.Indicast's audio...

Atinav adds Bluetooth to module

NEW YORK-Universal Internet communications software provider Atinav Inc. added Bluetooth standards to its wireless server module, a Java-based software designed to act as a...

CTIA names partners for Wireless I.T.

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association unveiled its official partners and event sponsors for its Wireless I.T. 2000 expo and convention.CTIA also reported that pre-registration...

Sprint releases Internet-ready phones from LG InfoComm

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS released the first two new models of Internet-ready phones provided by LG InfoComm as part of the company's $150 million...

Mobile e-commerce market must be integrated into voice

For the mobile commerce market to succeed in winning over consumers from the wired Internet and bricks-and-mortar space, it will have to be flexible...

O2wireless provides design, support services to Netro

ATLANTA-O2wireless Solutions Inc. said it will provide engineering design and systems integration support services to Netro Corp.'s channel partners and AirStar service providers worldwide.O2wireless...
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