Yearly Archives: 2000

Telstreet.com launches online wireless store

INDIANAPOLIS-A new contender, Telstreet.com, has launched an online wireless superstore, unveiling a retail outlet for products and services. To prepare for the online battle,...

U.K. carriers see strong 4Q growth

LONDON-London-based telecommunication companies are riding the wave of increased demand for wireless communications with three companies reporting strong growth in new mobile phone customers...

Wireless stirs universal-service waters

WASHINGTON-Even as wireless carriers begin paying nearly 6 percent of their interstate and international revenues to the federal universal-service fund, they are gearing up...

VIEWPOINT: The Holy Grail of wireless data

Did you see Virginia Tech freshman quarterback Michael Vick play last week in the Nokia Sugar Bowl? Wow! I don't follow college ball so...

Spectrum valuation difficult task for budget makers

WASHINGTON-With only a month until President Clinton sends his 2001 budget plan to Congress, White House and congressional number crunchers face the daunting task...

Convergys adds company to systems integrator program

CINCINNATI-Convergys Corp. announced it added PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. as a qualified global systems integrator for the company's new Atlys wireless customer care and billing solution.The...

Handset shortage affects CellStar results

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. said it expects to report an increase in revenues for the fourth quarter, but the increase will fall short of company...

D.C. NOTES: Who wants to be a millionaire?

If a big pay day is what you're after, there are the conventional avenues: winning the lottery, answering Regis, suing Big Tobacco and having the...

Security worries could trip up wireless e-commerce takeoff

This holiday season heralded the beginning of the e-commerce revolution, and wireless operators have the opportunity to cash in on it with the growing...

Ericsson PRS to be acquired by Com-Net

LYNCHBURG, Va.-Ericsson Inc. said its Private Radio Systems operations will be acquired by Com-Net Critical Communications, a Pittsburgh-based provider of radio network solutions to...

Esat discourages Telenor bid

DUBLIN, Ireland-Esat Telecom continued its defense against a hostile takeover attempt by Telenor Ireland AB. The company posted its second defense document on its...

Online bandwidth exchange expected to come to fruition in February

NEW YORK-RateXchange Inc., San Francisco, expects by early February to execute the first trade on its new online bandwidth exchange, inaugurated to meet the...

FWT emerges from bankruptcy

FORT WORTH, Texas-Tower manufacturer FWT Inc. announced it has emerged from bankruptcy protection and is experiencing strong sales and increased hiring.The company declared bankruptcy...

Globalstar stock rally indicates investor confidence in MSS

It seems the dark cloud that settled over the mobile satellite services industry when Iridium L.L.C. and ICO Global Communications went bankrupt last August...

Hong Kong regulator investigates price hikes

HONG KONG-The Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong's telecom regulator, is investigating reports that six mobile phone operators simultaneously raised fees on monthly...

DDI, IDO launch CDMA packet service

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. said Japanese carriers DDI and IDO are launching a Code Division Multiple Access-based packet service called PacketOne for their wireless...

NTT buys KDD wireless network facilities

TOKYO-NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc., Japan's largest mobile operator, purchased KDD Corp.'s wireless network facilities for about $170 million. The acquisition is intended to...

Leap subscribers jump 250 percent

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. announced its international and domestic subscribers have jumped to more than 210,000 since Aug. 31, a 250-percent increase for...

interWAVE announces IPO

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-interWAVE Communications International Ltd. said it filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of...

Winstar gains nine more channels at 38 GHz in North

NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission granted Winstar Communications Inc. nine additional 100 megahertz channels in the 38 GHz spectrum range. The channels cover more...

30 MHz of spectrum set aside for auction

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission will auction 30 megahertz of spectrum being made available with the transition to digital TV for advanced fixed and mobile...

AirGate launches PCS network

ATLANTA-AirGate PCS Inc., a Sprint PCS network partner, launched the initial phase of its personal communications services wireless operation, which covers a significant portion...

Alcatel divests N.A. plants

DALLAS-Alcatel USA is divesting itself of three North American manufacturing plants as part of the company's strategic initiative to better focus its resources on...

Analysts should speak up

NEW YORK-If the overall stock market advance is to continue, securities analysts must recognize their right and discharge their duty to speak fully and...

AOL, Casio cooperate on wireless e-mail

DULLES, Va.-The merging of Internet services and wireless communications continued to proliferate with the announcement that America Online Inc. and Casio Computer Co. Ltd....
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