Monthly Archives: October, 2000

Stellcom to use Air2Web platform

SAN DIEGO-Stellcom Inc. said it has agreed to use a platform from Air2Web Inc. in a solution to extend enterprise applications to wireless devices.Specifically,...

Metricom offers PC card for Ricochet network

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...

Dot Com develops portable screen for 3G

TOKYO-Dot Com, a start-up based in Tokyo, developed a portable screen for a third-generation (3G) cellular terminal, the firm announced. According to the firm,...

Telefonica to work with Microsoft on new mobile services

MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles and Microsoft Corp. extended their current agreement to deploy next-generation mobile Internet services for corporate and consumer customers. The companies are...

Telecom factory sales increase 24 percent for first half of 2000

ARLINGTON, Va.-U.S. factory sales of telecommunications equipment reached $47.9 billion for the first half of 2000, a 24.4 percent increase from the same period...

SyncIT.com enters AvantGo agreement

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...

Barshefsky looks to next president to continue trade advances

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,...

Sports Ticker files injunction

JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Sports Ticker Enterprises L.P., ESPN Inc.'s real-time sports and news information service, announced it obtained a permanent injunction from the U.S. District...

Troy XCD debuts Bluetooth device

SANTA ANA, Calif.-Troy XCD debuted its wireless printing device, which enables a Bluetooth-enabled mobile data device to connect with a printer within approximately 30...

ThinAirApps gets Extended Systems pact

NEW YORK-ThinAirApps Inc. said it will supply Extended Systems a wireless Internet platform that provides secure, real-time access to data from wireless devices. Extended...

Synapse to bridge gap between farmers, customers

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data Inc. has begun providing its trademarked Synapse to bridge the divide between rural farmers and their city customers.The pilot program,...

Lightbridge reports positive results

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc., a provider of customer relationship management solutions for communications service providers, reported positive financial results for the third quarter ended Sept....

Verizon rep warns FCC against mandating `open access’

WASHINGTON-Just because the telecommunications industry is urging the Federal Communications Commission to order the cable industry to open up its cable modem platform to...

Endwave offers 6M shares in public offering

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...

Quickdot announces messaging extension

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...

w-Technologies nabs banking contract

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-First Union Corp., the sixth-largest bank in the country, has tapped w-Technologies Inc. to develop wireless banking services for its online customers.The solution...

GSM group holds roundtable

MONTREUX, Switzerland-The GSM Association held its first roundtable of chief executive officer's and industry leaders from within its operator and supplier membership, with the...

PHS technology reaches India

NEW DELHI, India-HFCL, a basic service provider in the Punjab circle, has entered into a strategic alliance with U.S.-based UTStarcom to deploy India's first...

Telecom M&A deals hit high volume

NEW YORK-The $41.6 billion bid by Deutsche Telekom AG for VoiceStream Wireless Corp. was the largest merger announced last quarter and the second-largest during...

Paradigm4 to offer BlackBerry service

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...

AT&T promotes text messaging

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...

Qualcomm becomes partner in Skybridge

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...

Sharp extends CDMA license agreement

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...

SCC to acquire Lucent Public Safety Systems

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...

Verizon agrees to pay $250,000 for possible slamming

WASHINGTON-Verizon Communications last week agreed to pay $250,000 to the U.S. Treasury when it could not verify that approximately 34,000 customers had not been...
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