Yearly Archives: 2000

XO names new CFO

RESTON, Va.-XO Communications Inc. named Wayne Rehberger chief financial officer. Rehberger formally was senior vice president of finance at MCI WorldCom Inc., where he...

Cell-Loc creates new division

CALGARY, Canada-Cell-Loc Inc. announced it plans to create a new division to license and sell its location-based Cellocate product.The company plans to sell the...

Qualcomm becomes associate member in Bluetooth 1.2 SIG

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it accepted an associate membership in the Bluetooth 1.2 special interest group, which will give the company early access to...

U.K. fixed wireless auction prices top $123M

LONDON-After 14 rounds of bidding in the U.K. auction of 42 broadband fixed wireless access licenses, bids totaled more than $123.7 million last week,...

Globus acquires Edge Continental

RENO, Nev.-Globus Wireless Ltd. announced it acquired wireless products distribution company Edge Continental Inc. for $2.5 million.Edge, founded in 1997, is an international distributor...

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...

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...

O2wireless chosen by Carolina West

ATLANTA-O2wireless solutions Inc. announced it will plan, design, deploy and maintain a network expansion project for Carolina West Wireless. Carolina West Wireless provides wireless...

OSHA puts tower industry under scrutiny

WASHINGTON-The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, concerned with increased tower construction fatalities and injuries, is putting the tower industry under the microscope.OSHA head Charles...

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...

Verizon picks up Price

The hunt for spectrum by wireless carriers continued last week as Verizon Wireless, the country's largest operator, offered more than $2 billion for Price...

Internet opens new avenues for wireless fraud

Subscription fraud is as old as the wireless industry itself, and responsible for the creation of numerous companies and products that exist solely to...

Airbiquity, Televigation to integrate technologies

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash.-Airbiquity and Televigation hope to take over the elusive location-aware phone market by integrating their technologies to offer real-time, voice-activated navigation services.Under...

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...

Cavu’s e-xpedient acquires 38 GHz licenses

ORLANDO, Fla.-Cavu Inc.'s e-xpedient announced it acquired 11 licenses at 38 GHz, which cover about 30 million people, as part of its expansion plan.The...

D.C. court refuses to stop auction

WASHINGTON-The re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s licenses will go forward, a federal appeals court ruled last week."Today's action is another important step toward...

LinCom selects Cadence solution

SAN JOSE, Calif.-LinCom Wireless Inc. selected Cadence Design Systems Inc.'s wireless design solution to speed the development of LinCom's next-generation chipsets and system designs.Cadence's...

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...

Ericsson, SpectraSite sign buildout agreement

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson will use SpectraSite Holdings Inc.'s portfolio of towers, rooftops and land sites to expand its network in anticipation of third-generation wireless services...

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...

Alamosa PCS launches Wisconsin markets

LUBBOCK, Texas-About 955,000 residents in Wisconsin will be able to sign up for Sprint PCS' products and services in an announcement by Sprint affiliate...

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...

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...

Centennial closes sale of properties to Western Wireless

NEW YORK-Centennial Communications Corp. closed the sale of its Southwest properties to Western Wireless Corp. for $202.5 million in cash.The properties include areas around...

Salt Lake City to tax cell-phone use

Starting Jan. 1, several cities in Utah, including Salt Lake City, Cedar City and South Salt Lake, will levy a $1-per-month tax on cellular...
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