Yearly Archives: 2000

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...

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...

Hunt for 3G spectrum turns to clearing, rather than sharing

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...

AT&T increases stake in Dobson

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...

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...

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...

More than just a phone

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,...

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...

GoAmerica introduces real-estate solution

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...

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...

Swiss auction postponed as field narrows to four

BIENNE, Switzerland-Two of the five companies left to bid in a Swiss third-generation license auction merged, causing the Swiss government to postpone the auction...

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...

U.S. Wireless to add location to Geoworks platform

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....

Microcell expands coverage

MONTREAL-Microcell Telecommunications Inc. announced it has extended the reach of its personal communications services network into more communities and on more highways.New highway coverage...

Sweden’s Telia launches mobile payment system

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish operator Telia partnered with ForeningsSparbanken, a Swedish banking group, to develop secure solutions for payment, bank and e-commerce services using mobile phones....

CellStar to distribute for Leap Wireless

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...

TeleCorp acquisitions add 18M pops, $100M to coffers

ARLINGTON, Va.-After completing its merger with Tritel Inc. and swapping wireless properties and rights with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., TeleCorp PCS Inc. said it...

Perot Systems joins with Kabira to update architecture

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...

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...

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...

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...

WatchMark supports Sun platform

CHICAGO-WatchMark Corp. announced it joined a group of industry businesses in supporting Sun Microsystems' hardware, operating system and enterprise management software platform.WatchMark will deliver...

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...

TIA to integrate MMTA

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association announced it would fully integrate its subsidiary, MultiMedia Telecommunications Association, and continue to offer the combined 1,000 members the...

CTIA wants location-based m-commerce guides

WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission, appearing to be staking out regulatory jurisdiction over the nascent mobile Internet industry, said it will examine a wide range...
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