November 2000

NEW YORK-The telecommunications environment has become so dynamic that it is forcing rapid and radical change in the way internal information technology departments and external middleware providers operate. Carriers’ legacy …

Cell phones have never been just phones. They’ve always been communicators, but they’ve also had the ability to be deal-makers, marriage-savers, calculators, address books, weapons (Someone somewhere had to use …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium announced there were 53 million TDMA-EDGE subscribers worldwide by the end of the third quarter, which is a 78-percent increase since the same time …

DALLAS-South Central Communications announced it plans to introduce NTC’s SmartPay Wireless and iRoam prepaid wireless services to its customers in the St. George basic trading area in southwest Utah. The …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced a technical and marketing alliance with U.S. Wireless Corp. to add mobile location information to Geoworks’ Mobile ASP platform. Using U.S. Wireless’ mobile location information, Geoworks …

LAS VEGAS-Those who got an early view of the new Ericsson R380 World Smartphone at Comdex here last week quickly dubbed it a “spork.” Developers Ericsson and Symbian didn’t seem …

ORLANDO, Fla.-Cavu Inc.’s e-xpedient announced it acquired 11 licenses at 38 GHz, which cover about 30 million people, as part of its expansion plan. The company plans to deliver 100-Megabits-per-second …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Friday released the list of applicants to participate in the re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.’s licenses, scheduled for Dec. 12. The FCC accepted 44 …

ATLANTA-Numerex Corp. introduced a centralized short message service bureau called Data1Source, offering cellular operators two-way SMS text messaging from cellular phones. Compatible phones can send messages of up to 150 …

VIENNA, Va.-SkyTel will soon be able to offer its customers personal financial, news and weather reports through a deal announced with Strategy.com, a MicroStrategy Inc. subsidiary. “Strategy.com’s services are appealing …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. today pledged $10 million to academic and industry researchers in hopes they could develop a business model that would make third-generation wireless networks more profitable. …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it accepted an associate membership in the Bluetooth 1.2 special interest group, which will give the company early access to Bluetooth specifications and allow it to …

LUBBOCK, Texas-About 955,000 residents in Wisconsin will be able to sign up for Sprint PCS’ products and services in an announcement by Sprint affiliate Alamosa PCS Holdings Inc. Alamosa said …

PAKISTAN Millicom International Cellular SA announced it acquired Paktel Ltd., Cable and Wireless plc’s cellular operation in Pakistan. Millicom said Paktel is the No. 3 operator in the country. “MIC’s …

CALGARY, Canada-Cell-Loc Inc. announced it plans to create a new division to license and sell its location-based Cellocate product. The company plans to sell the product to companies beyond its …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp.’s chances in the upcoming Federal Communications Commission C- and F-block auction are about $200 million better, thanks to an investment by AT&T Wireless Group. AT&T’s investment …

RESTON, Va.-XO Communications Inc. named Wayne Rehberger chief financial officer. Rehberger formally was senior vice president of finance at MCI WorldCom Inc., where he managed network costs, local interconnection and …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless data access solution provider Novatel Wireless Inc. announced its initial public offering of 7 million shares at $8 per share. The leading underwriter is Credit Suisse First Boston, …

NEW YORK-Tokyo-based NEC Corp. has ambitious expansion plans for its wireless handsets and infrastructure business, but the plans do not target North America, said Koji Nishigaki, president. In Asia, the …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-LinCom Wireless Inc. selected Cadence Design Systems Inc.’s wireless design solution to speed the development of LinCom’s next-generation chipsets and system designs. Cadence’s solution includes Signal Processing Worksystem, …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced it will offer logistics, fulfillment and value-added services to support the expansion of Leap Wireless International Inc.’s Cricket service in various U.S. markets. CellStar, a value-added …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration last week cast doubt on large-scale sharing of spectrum designated for third-generation mobile systems, a development likely to shift the government’s focus to broadcast spectrum and to …

LAS VEGAS-GoAmerica Inc. introduced a wireless solution for the real estate industry in partnership with Microsoft Corp. and Cresenda Wireless. Users will be able to open, view, edit and send …

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson will use SpectraSite Holdings Inc.’s portfolio of towers, rooftops and land sites to expand its network in anticipation of third-generation wireless services in the United States and Europe, …

NEW YORK-Centennial Communications Corp. closed the sale of its Southwest properties to Western Wireless Corp. for $202.5 million in cash. The properties include areas around Yuma, Ariz., and Imperial, Calif., …