October 2000

Two disparate, but parallel tracks are emerging in the wireless Internet world: the business track and the consumer track. The business track is developing along the lines one would expect …

NEW YORK-SyncIT.com, a supplier of bookmark synchronization technology, reported an agreement with mobile Internet company AvantGo Inc. to enable Palm OS and Pocket PC users to synchronize their Internet bookmarks …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-AvidWireless released AvidRapidTools, a Java server and set of reusable Java beans that require developers to only use one source code to display across all wireless devices. It …

BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications Corp. will acquire Lucent Public Safety Systems for approximately $40 million, the companies announced. SCC issued about 6.1 million shares of common stock, resulting in Lucent owning …

BETHESDA, Md.-Qualcomm Inc. became a shareholder and limited partner in low earth orbit satellite operator SkyBridge L.P., the companies said. Financial details were not disclosed. “SkyBridge will now have access …

CALGARY, Alberta-The OFDM Forum, founded to establish a single, compatible global standard for OFDM technology in wireless applications, will hold its fourth annual meeting at the Radisson Riverwalk Hotel Tampa …

WASHINGTON-U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, avoiding the dicey question of whether China will live up to trade commitments to open wireless and other markets, last week said she expected the …

NASHUA, N.J.-Spike Broadband Systems Inc., a provider of fixed wireless access solutions, announced it became a member of the Broadband Wireless Internet Forum. The BWIF promotes the development of cost-effective …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies entered a strategic relationship with PhoneOnline.com, a wireless development and professional services firm, to support interoperability between PhoneOnline.com’s BlueMoon mobile software technology application framework and Glenayre’s @activeLink …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked the wireless, privacy and law enforcement communities to help it justify digital wiretap technical capabilities that some of those groups did not want in …

WALTHAM, Mass.-Quickdot introduced an extension of its free Web-based messaging service to support wireless devices. The Quickdot Web service allows users to post messages at the company’s Web site, which …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it amended Sharp’s existing CDMA subscriber unit license agreement, expanding the licenses to include the development, manufacture and sale of subscriber equipment for third-generation CDMA and …

WASHINGTON-In what appears to be a win for bankrupt PCS carriers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans has ruled in favor of Metro PCS …

NEW YORK-Endwave Corp., a Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of radio-frequency subsystems, went public Oct. 16 on Nasdaq with an offering of 6 million shares of stock, priced at $14, the midpoint …

WATERLOO, Ontario-Wireless network services provider Paradigm4 Inc. will offer Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution to its customers, as well as offering a suite of services for government …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Invertix Corp. launched IM-Anywhere, an infrastructure software platform for wireless phone presence management and instant messaging with “mobile buddy” lists. The service connects wireless carriers and subscribers with …

BOSTON-Nortel Networks Corp. and Sprint PCS said they are cooperating to build the first access technology-independent wireless network test bed using Internet Protocol technology for both voice and data. The …

BURNABY, British Columbia-Telus Corp. and Clearnet Communications Inc. reported that all of the conditions of Telus’ offer to purchase Clearnet have been satisfied and Telus will take-up and pay for …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will offer free and unlimited two-way text messaging services through Feb. 28. After the free promotional period ends, customers can continue service through …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-In what is perhaps the most significant step since announcing the commercial launch of its Ricochet service in limited markets earlier this summer, Metricom Inc. happily presented CTIA’s …

DETROIT-Automotive telematics applications are going to influence most auto electronics, and a wide variety of high-profile players will compete for market share, according to a new study from Roland Berger …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Aeris.net introduced a new service option called VBurst, an overlay to the firm’s existing MicroBurst service, using the cellular control channel for packet data services. While MicroBurst is …

In recent weeks, we’ve seen Wall Street unmercifully punish wireless and blue-chip high-tech firms because of lower-than-expected quarterly earnings. Maybe punish is the wrong word. How about mutilate. In one …

ROME-The Italian auction for five Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses began last Thursday. Italy is Europe’s largest cell-phone market, with six groups participating in the auction process, which is expected …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Wireless enabling technology developer JP Systems Inc. and e-commerce security provider Certicom Corp. have expanded their relationship to enhance JP System’s SureWave platform with Certicom’s WTLS Plus security …