Yearly Archives: 2000

PageNet stock rally short-lived

The big question on Wall Street last week seemed to be "What's up with PageNet?"After falling steadily all year, Paging Network Inc. enjoyed a...

Qualcomm drives for 700 MHz spectrum

Qualcomm Inc. on Friday officially asked the Federal Communications Commission to grant it spectrum in the upcoming channel 60-69 auctions.Qualcomm wants the commission to...

PrimeCo to expand network with Lucent equipment

DALLAS-PrimeCo Personal Communications L.P. plans to enhance the capacity and reach of its existing network through a $210 million infrastructure equipment contract with Lucent...

PacketVideo supplies DoCoMo with test software

SAN DIEGO-PacketVideo Corp., a provider of wireless multimedia communication software and service for mobile applications, announced it will provide NTT DoCoMo with a software...

Qualcomm stock drops on warning of slower chip sales

Qualcomm Inc. shares dropped 16 percent last Wednesday after the cdmaOne innovator warned of slower chip sales this quarter.This warning eclipsed Qualcomm's higher-than-expected first...

Satsafe aims eyes on U.S. market

Another Swedish company soon will be competing for America's wireless business.Satsafe AB, based in Stockholm, said it plans to expand its mobile data communication...

BT Cellnet announces GPRS schedule

LONDON-BT Cellnet said it will be the first U.K. mobile phone operator to commercially launch General Packet Radio Service this summer. The carrier also...

Execs differ on where wireless traffic will migrate

WASHINGTON-With predictions that data-particularly e-commerce-will shape the industry's future, the big question is which enterprise network will handle the most wireless traffic in the...

SBC rips out CDMA systems

SBC Communications Inc. said it will convert the remaining Ameritech Corp. wireless properties it owns from Code Division Multiple Access technology to Time Division...

C&W, SingTel consider merger

Cable & Wireless plc announced it is in discussions regarding a proposed merger between Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd. and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. Such...

Smart cards likely to evolve with industry

NEW YORK-Smart cards must overcome a chicken-and-egg problem before they can expand their use in wireless devices beyond their established role as subscriber identification...

Qualcomm shells out $1B for SnapTrack

Qualcomm Inc. took a major step last week to expand its patent and technology portfolio to include mobile location-based services and wireless Internet systems,...

Investors pledge $45 million to SkyOnline

IRVINE, Calif.-STM Wireless Inc. announced that its 45-percent owned affiliate, SkyOnline Inc., has signed agreements to receive $45 million in new equity from Telfin...

US Unwired launches Texas markets

LUFKIN, Texas-US Unwired launched service in Lufkin and Nacogdoches, Texas.US Unwired, a Sprint PCS Network Partner, currently offers service in Beaumont, Nederland, Tyler, Longview...

Motorola launches Internet access in Japan

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector announced a successful launch in Japan of its commercial high-speed wireless Internet access for cdmaOne networks.The new...

PCS companies file merger proxy

BELLEVUE, Wash.-VoiceStream Wireless Corp., Omnipoint Corp. and Aerial Communications Inc. filed joint proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week in connection...

Court rejects domain-name lawsuit

The Supreme Court rejected last Tuesday a petition filed by William Thomas and several other Web site owners challenging fees that are charged for...

SkyTel ReFLEX plans allow interoperable networks

SkyTel, an MCI WorldCom company, announced it will add new paging protocol technology to its network to make it compatible with the next generation...

Two-way operators hope new technology aids capacity constraints

Two-way operators hope new technology aids capacity constraints.Traditional small two-way radio operators are hoping new technology can ease their capacity problems and offer more...

Sugrue receives high marks from industry in first year

WASHINGTON -"We started on our one-yard line and we drove down the field, but now we don't want to settle for a field goal,"...

Tauzin: FCC corrupted by shakedowns

WASHINGTON-House telecommunications subcommittee Chairman Billy Tauzin (R-La.), attempting to play off GOP tax-cut and anti-big-government campaign themes, said he will push legislation this year...

Lucent not attending PCS show is non-event

Dear Editor: The PCS slamming was rather tacky when it appeared on the cover of RCR and then has become quite old in issue after...

Hardin questions NextWave’s default date

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-Bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s efforts to keep its 90 wireless licenses despite a cancellation notice from the Federal Communications Commission moved to...

Holiday sales still significant for cellular

New sales records of all kinds were set during last year's fourth quarter, reinforcing the importance of the last three months of the year...

Lucent’s 1Q net income falls

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. reported revenues of $9.9 billion for its first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, vs. $9.84 billion a year ago....
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