Monthly Archives: November, 2000

Verizon expands in Colorado

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...

Western Multiplex to acquire Adaptive Broadband

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...

Wynd introduces wireless Internet access service

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...

OSHA puts tower industry under scrutiny

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...

Sprint uses Hybrid system in Colorado

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...

U.K. fixed wireless auction prices top $123M

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,...

Wireless security to follow the same path as wired Web

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...

Lucent pledges $10M to researchers

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...

TDMA-EDGE subscribers reach 53 million

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...

Spike receives financing

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...

World Briefs

PAKISTANMillicom International Cellular SA announced it acquired Paktel Ltd., Cable and Wireless plc's cellular operation in Pakistan. Millicom said Paktel is the No. 3...

Datalink.net subsidiary launches training programs

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...

Qualcomm becomes associate member in Bluetooth 1.2 SIG

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...

Qualcomm forms venture to advance CDMA

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...

SkyTel to offer personalized reports

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...

Ericsson unveils R380 smart phone based on Symbian operating system

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...

Sprint Broadband launches Denver

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...

Internet opens new avenues for wireless fraud

Subscription fraud is as old as the wireless industry itself, and responsible for the creation of numerous companies and products that exist solely to...

South Central selects NTC prepaid solution

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...

HP, Nokia partner on mobile printing app

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...

Arch, PageNet merger sealed Friday

Arch Wireless Inc. and Paging Network Inc. announced the completion of their merger Friday, creating the largest paging carrier in North America and adding...

Leap widens small-town reach

In tune with its philosophy that small is beautiful, Leap Wireless International Inc. has moved to extend its grip on small and rural communities...

Nexus, Xypoint advance on location-based services

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...

Vodafone, Orange acquire Swiss stakes ahead of 3G auction

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,...

BT restructure plan includes selling some wireless assets

Attempting to slash its debt load by as much as $14 billion and boost sales, which have fallen by as much as 50 percent...
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