2000

Crown Castle International Crown Castle International Corp. announced Michael G. Ramke has been named vice president of business development for the United States and Philip M. Kelley has been named …

American Tower Corp. completed its private placement of $450 million principal amount of 5-percent convertible notes due 2010, issued at 100 percent of their face amount. The amount includes the …

Application developers looking to break into the increasingly popular wireless Internet industry will soon have an ally on hand to guide them through the maze of technologies, specifications and ever-multiplying …

REDMOND, Wash.-AirTouch Cellular and InfoSpace.com Inc. formed an agreement under which AirTouch will use InfoSpace.com’s Internet platform to deliver various Internet-based services as part of its AirTouch Mobile Web service, …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-BarPoint.com unveiled an alliance with Motorola Inc. under which the two will make BarPoint’s UPC-based shopping and information services accessible from Motorola TimePort Internet-enabled phones. Using BarPoint.com’s technology, …

DALLAS-Specialty manufacturer Dallas Semiconductor Corp. announced its latest battery-management chip, which significantly reduces the size and cost of battery electronics. According to the company, the DS2438 Smart Battery Monitor makes …

WASHINGTON-There is a split at the Federal Communications Commission regarding whether the agency should be lobbying for changes in the law that would protect radio-frequency licenses from bankruptcy. I “do …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-IBM Corp. and the Symbian initiative announced a joint-development agreement to create wireless enterprise applications for Symbian-based devices. The new applications are expected to give mobile workers access …

Mexico Mexican wireless company Unefon launched initial service Feb. 10 in Toluca, a city outside Mexico City. The company plans to begin services in 20 cities during the next year …

BURNABY, British Columbia-Infowave Software Inc., a marketer and seller of specialized software solutions for wireless computing and printing, formed a channel marketing agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. The agreement …

In a move designed to put the takeover of Iridium L.L.C.’s assets on the fast track, as well as appease disgruntled Iridium creditors, Craig McCaw and his team of investors …

This is getting interesting. The Net, home of The Next Big Thing and casually clad, overnight millionaires, is in a bit of a funk. Seems there’s an evolving class of …

WASHINGTON-The war of words between House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.) and Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard escalated last week, with Kennard calling Tauzin irresponsible for alleging in …

NEW YORK-Leap Wireless International Inc., San Diego, sold $1.245 billion in debt and equity securities Feb. 17, a substantial sum that was more than it expected to raise. Leap, which …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Motorola Inc.’s Lexicus Division announced its entire input technology suite-including the iTAP intelligent keypad text entry system, natural handwriting and speech recognition-will be available on Symbian’s EPOC operating …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed an agreement to license its High Data Rate technology product designs to LG Information and Communications Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea. Under the agreement, LGIC will …

WASHINGTON-At the same time the wireless industry was telling Congress and the Federal Communications Commission that it could not deploy enhanced 911 without liability protection, it was developing and implementing …

SYDNEY, Australia-Lucent Technologies Inc. unveiled two contracts-one with AAPT in Australia and the other with Telecom New Zealand-to build wireless mobile phone networks using Code Division Multiple Access technology. The …

DUSSELDORF, Germany-In line with its recent agreement with Vodafone AirTouch plc, Mannesmann AG said it will accelerate the initial public offering of its automotive and engineering division “during the upcoming …

DUESSELDORF, Germany-Mannesmann reported that in 1999, the company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization amounted to $4.24 billion, exceeding the previous year’s level of $3.65 billion. The company’s telecommunications …

The Federal Communications Commission approved the merger of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Omnipoint Corp. last week and noted the Department of Justice and the FBI delayed its decision, a problem …

NEW YORK-Though not for those impatient or faint of heart, satellite-sector investing has reaped handsome rewards overall in recent years and promises better days ahead. “Last year’s stumblers have addressed …

REDMOND, Wash.-Metawave Communications Corp., a provider of smart antenna systems, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its common stock. Merrill …

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Metricom Inc. and Schlumberger Resource Management Inc., a provider of business services for utilities and energy service providers, unveiled a perpetual license agreement for Metricom’s UtiliNet technology. The …

The story in the Feb. 14 issue of RCR headlined “Telephia financing totals $11B plus,” should have read “Telephia financing totals $11M plus.” The story that appeared in the Feb. …