2000

LONDON-The U.K. Radiocommunications Agency said the auction for broadband fixed-wireless access licenses in the 28 GHz band will begin Nov. 10. Nine bidders will participate for three licenses in each …

NEW YORK-MCI WorldCom Inc. sees an opportunity to transform its wireless resale business into one of full-fledged virtual network operation, said Bernard J. Ebbers, president and chief executive officer. Resale …

ZURICH, Switzerland-Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group are competing to buy a minority stake in Swisscom’s wireless operations, according to international press reports. The Swiss company has been has reportedly been …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. launched a global cooperation agreement with Andersen Consulting to help corporations and service providers build their own WAP-based solutions. The initiative calls for the two to provide …

VIENNA, Austria-The Austrian auction of third-generation licenses began today, amid investigations into illegal activities among some of the already-completed European 3G auctions. In Austria, six bidders are competing for 12 …

LAS VEGAS-The once-sleepy tower industry revealed its flashier side last week at the third annual 2000 Tower Summit and Trade Show here, as industry executives touted the growing demand for …

LONDON-Moody’s Investors Service changed its rating outlook of Sonera from stable to negative. Sonera follows several other European operators in being downgraded for their high debt. Moody’s said the change …

NASHUA, N.H.-Spike Broadband Systems said it won two contracts in Trinidad and Tobago. Borde Communications will use Spike’s fixed-wireless broadband technology to provide a broadband infrastructure network to Trinidad and …

Qualcomm released its fourth-quarter financial results ending Sept. 30 after the stock market closed last Thursday, showing a 10-percent increase in net income for the quarter compared with the fourth …

NEW YORK-Worries are misplaced that the proposed split of AT&T Corp. into four parts next year means a lost opportunity to tap the lucrative potential of multimedia bundling of services, …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Five Motorola Inc. employees and one executive from Cellport Systems Inc. in Boulder, Colo., were killed in the crash of Singapore Airlines’ flight SQ006 in Taipei, Taiwan, last week. …

SINGAPORE-The Singapore Government announced on Oct. 20 it will award four third-generation licenses in an auction starting next February. There was speculation that the Infocommunications Development Authority of Singapore would …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced it has created a new default home page for PocketNet wireless Internet subscribers geared for teen users, with some 60 content sites of interest …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. announced today it will open a new engineering design facility in Montreal. The company said the new facility will focus on technology development, specifically …

BEIJING-A department chief from the Ministry of Information Industry, Xie Linzhen, has said mobile phones manufactured by local companies would comprise 15 percent of the market by the end of …

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Nortel Networks and Verizon Wireless announced today they completed a third-generation, over-the-air trial of data transmission and voice calls using cdma2000 technology. The companies said the successful trial processed …

TOKYO-Nomura Research Institute (NRI), a leading market research firm in Japan, on 25 October announced Japanese mobile-phone users, including both cellular phones and PHS phones, reached 69.8 percent of the …

The satellite-based telecommunications market made headlines again last week as Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. released disappointing financial results and bankrupt provider Iridium L.L.C. endorsed a $25 million buyout bid from former …

ARLINGTON, Va.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate TeleCorp PCS Inc., which plans to merge with fellow AT&T affiliate Tritel, added 85,563 subscribers during the third quarter ended Sept. 30, bringing the …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa PCS Holdings Inc. posted a 39-percent increase in subscriber revenue for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, to go along with a 31-percent increase in …

NEW YORK-Applied Digital Solutions Inc., Hauppauge, N.Y., hopes its Digital Angel will take commercial flight within 12-18 months, providing an on-body gauge of vital signs transmitted wirelessly to medical professionals. …

NEW YORK-As viewed through rose-colored glasses, selling over cellular phones presents an enticing opportunity for advertisers and carriers to extend their reach and revenues. Clearly however, there are many potential …

WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration’s top telecom adviser last week urged the mobile-phone industry and other high-tech sectors to follow the lead of a Colorado firm that has developed a way to …

MINNEAPOLIS-Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (Ufone), a GSM provider in Pakistan, chose network equipment and software provider ADC’s Singl.eView program to cover billing and customer management. Singl.eView is a component of …