October 2000

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, Stellcom said it will create …

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 …

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, the new device, Intergate, receives and …

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 establishing a joint executive advisory team …

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 last year, according to the Telecommunications …

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 …

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 …

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 Court for the District of New …

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 feet. The device can be installed …

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 Systems said it plans to integrate …

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, involving wireless point-of-sale terminals at …

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. 30. The company posted a 31-percent …

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 competing Internet service providers, that does …

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 …

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 …

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 will allow customers to access …

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 specific intention of discussing the future …

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 PHS system. Announcing the tie-up, HFCL …

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 the first nine months of this …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 switched to Verizon Long Distance without …