November 2000

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.-Verizon Wireless announced plans to open a new retail store in Grand Junction, Colo., and launch digital service in the area. This marks Verizon’s 15th new retail store …

In pursuit of a more consolidated fixed-wireless infrastructure industry, Western Multiplex Corp. entered an agreement last week to acquire Adaptive Broadband Corp. for $645 million in stock. “The combination of …

LONG BEACH, Calif.-Wynd Communications Corp. introduced GoAmerica Inc.’s Go.Web wireless Internet access service to its WyndTell users, adding Internet content to the two-way messaging service for the deaf and hard …

WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, concerned with increased tower construction fatalities and injuries, is putting the tower industry under the microscope. OSHA head Charles Jeffress is expected shortly to …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sprint Corp. will use Hybrid Networks Inc.’s two-way system to deploy its Sprint Broadband Direct in Denver and Boulder, Colo. Hybrid will provide head-end equipment to manage data …

LONDON-After 14 rounds of bidding in the U.K. auction of 42 broadband fixed wireless access licenses, bids totaled more than $123.7 million last week, with two companies withdrawing. FirstMark Communications …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Just as content on the wireless Web is not at the same point as the wired Web, wireless Web security is not at the same level either. But if …

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. …

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 …

NASHUA, N.H.-Spike Broadband Systems Inc. said it received $47 million in financing, led by Canada-based CDP Sofinov. Other investors include CDP Capital Communications, Sandler Capital Management Inc., Cabletron Systems Inc., …

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 …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Datalink.net and its wholly owned subsidiary Simkin Inc. have launched a series of custom training programs offered at several hospitals across the country. Simkin has a staff of …

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 …

Qualcomm Inc. announced it will form a venture arm to invest in start-up companies in an effort to proliferate the use of CDMA technology. Qualcomm is making a $500 million …

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 …

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 …

DENVER-Sprint Corp.’s Broadband Direct fixed-wireless service is available in the Denver metro and Boulder areas, the company announced. A pizza box-sized antenna is professionally installed on a user’s roof in …

Subscription fraud is as old as the wireless industry itself, and responsible for the creation of numerous companies and products that exist solely to develop new ways to combat this …

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 …

HELSINKI, Finland-In a move the companies hope will lead to wide usage of mobile services, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Nokia Corp. announced an agreement to develop solutions built on an Internet-based …

Arch Wireless Inc. and Paging Network Inc. announced the completion of their merger Friday, creating the largest paging carrier in North America and adding a significant two-way wireless data player …

In tune with its philosophy that small is beautiful, Leap Wireless International Inc. has moved to extend its grip on small and rural communities across the United States by signing …

GIVATAYIM, Israel-Under a signed agreement, Nexus Telocation North America and Xypoint Corp. made their first steps toward creating a working relationship to deploy location-based services globally. Nexus said it hopes …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc and France Telecom’s Orange both acquired stakes in the Swiss wireless market ahead of the country’s Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction, set to begin next week. Vodafone …

Attempting to slash its debt load by as much as $14 billion and boost sales, which have fallen by as much as 50 percent this year, British Telecommunications plc announced …