2000

MEXICO CITY-Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. announced its subsidiary, Globalstar de Mexico, began offering the satellite phone service on a limited basis to users in Mexico. Initially, service will be sold through …

The business case for cdmaOne operators to migrate to 1XRTT technology is a no-brainer since carriers will have the luxury of doubling their voice capacity and experimenting with high-speed data …

NEW YORK-Despite continuing paging and satellite sector laggards, Motorola Inc. maintained significant forward momentum in the last quarter of 1999. Earnings rose by 233 percent to $514 million, or 82 …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. announced its stockholders have approved an increase of authorized shares of common stock from 100 million shares to 200 million shares at a special stockholder meeting Jan. …

ATLANTA-Powertel Inc., Atlanta, has introduced an online bill payment system for its personal communications services customers who access its Web site. The site permits Powertel subscribers to view their last …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its MSM3000 chipset and high-speed packet data software solution is featured in handsets developed by several Japanese manufacturers for the 64 kilobits per second, high-speed packet …

NEW YORK-Winstar Communications Inc. is bringing high-tech to high-rises. The company unveiled Broadband Plus, a dedicated, high-speed, high-capacity broadband network to serve New York City’s Silicon Alley. Winstar claims it …

TEMPE, Ariz.-Micrologic Research released a study that said the cdmaOne market is growing more rapidly than Global System for Mobile communications, while the Bluetooth market is expected to grow more …

MELBOURNE, Fla.-MBO Wireless Inc. placed a follow-up infrastructure equipment order with AirNet Communications Corp. valued at $1 million. The equipment, used for MBO’s Global System for Mobile communications system in …

An Illinois Congressman has asked the U.S. General Accounting Office to probe the Federal Communications Commission’s procedures in granting Nextel Communications Inc. enhanced specialized mobile radio licenses in the last …

PITTSBURGH-Bell Atlantic Mobile feels good in the Steel City, attributing much if its recent growth in the Pittsburgh area to the company’s recent introduction of wireless Internet access from digital …

LAQUINTA, Calif.-Customers continue to flock to wireless communications, with Bell Atlantic Mobile announcing it added 874,000 wireless customers in the fourth quarter, bringing its total to 7.7 million customers. The …

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc and Telenor AS announced they have reached an agreement regarding Ireland’s Esat Telecom and its wireless arm Esat Digifone. BT is acquiring a 49.5-percent stake in Esat …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration, backed by telecom firms and other U.S. businesses, last week said it will launch an aggressive lobbying campaign to win congressional backing this year for China’s membership …

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced it signed a six-year contract with South America’s largest cellular operator, Telesp Celular S.A., to supply the company’s billing and customer care solutions. Convergys will customize, manage …

SEATTLE-Cellular Technical Services Company Inc., a provider of real-time information processing and management solutions for the telecommunications industry, announced the formation of Isis Tele-Communications Inc. This majority-owned subsidiary will primarily …

Dobson Communications Corp. plans today to begin a road show in advance of its initial public offering, which is expected to be priced during the first week of February. Dobson, …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-While most people bundle together in Canada to stay warm, two companies in Vancouver are bundling to make their services warmer for consumers. Sierra Wireless and Infowave Software …

As the United States gears up for the commercial launch of Wireless Application Protocol services, the question of interoperability between WAP vendors has become an increasing concern to carriers looking …

MADRID, Spain-Six groups submitted bids to the Spanish government for four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses in Spain to be awarded in March. Telefonica Moviles, the country’s largest cellular provider, …

NEW YORK-A securities class-action lawsuit was recently filed on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Lucent Technologies Inc. between Oct. 27, 1999, and Jan. 6, 2000. The lawsuit, …

ATLANTA-LHS Group Inc., an Atlanta-based provider of operations support systems, and Alcatel, a Paris-based network infrastructure supplier, have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue wireless and wireline opportunities in …

NEW YORK-In its next-generation, Internet-enabled mobile wireless devices, L.M. Ericsson will use the Open Multimedia Application Platform of Texas Instruments Inc., according to an agreement announced Jan. 10. The OMAP, …

DUBLIN, Ireland, and BELLEVUE, Wash.-Building on their recent interoperability agreement, the GSM Association and the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium agreed to work together for common global service requirements, which include …

SINGAPORE-Residents of Singapore can now surf the Internet without getting caught in those annoying wires. Motorola Inc. announced an agreement with SingTel Mobile to provide Motorola’s first Global System for …