Yearly Archives: 2000

Geoworks net loss increases in quarter, revenues up 18%

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. released third quarter results with a net loss of $6.1 million, or 29 cents per share, compared with a net loss...

Sprint PCS adds games to wireless Web

Less than a week after introducing a new suite of messaging services targeted in part to teen users, Sprint PCS introduced a new package...

Chinese manufacturer adopts voice-recognition techology

ATLANTA, United States-Advanced Recognition Technologies said it will supply its voice recognition technology to Konka, a cell-phone manufacturer in China. The agreement calls for...

German TV program incorporates SMS interactivity

UTRECHT, The Netherlands-A television program in Germany used short message service (SMS) to allow viewers to interact with the contestants.Viewers sent answers to questions...

Foreign companies express interest in OTE

ATHENS, Greece-The Greek government has invited 11 international telecom operators to express interest for a strategic stake in OTE, a Greek telecom operator. OTE...

Hungary to award UMTS licenses next year

BUCHAREST, Romania-Hungary is preparing to launch an auction for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licenses in second-quarter 2001.According Andras Somogyi, the director of the...

Carriers may choose network-based solution for E911

WASHINGTON-Network-based solutions to meet the wireless enhanced 911 Phase II mandate may be winning the battle with handset-based solutions because handsets are not available...

InterDigital summarizes strategy, sets goals

King of Prussia, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. presented a summary of its strategy for the future, which includes leveraging its second- and third-generation intellectual property...

HP plans e-services infrastructure

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it plans to develop an e-services infrastructure for small businesses, Web portals and wireless carriers, in conjunction with Woosh...

Sharp extends CDMA license agreement

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it amended Sharp's existing CDMA subscriber unit license agreement, expanding the licenses to include the development, manufacture and sale of...

Telus, Clearnet merger complete

BURNABY, British Columbia-Telus Corp. and Clearnet Communications Inc. reported that all of the conditions of Telus' offer to purchase Clearnet have been satisfied and...

AvidWireless releases product

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-AvidWireless released AvidRapidTools, a Java server and set of reusable Java beans that require developers to only use one source code to...

Paradigm4 to offer BlackBerry service

WATERLOO, Ontario-Wireless network services provider Paradigm4 Inc. will offer Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry wireless e-mail solution to its customers, as well as offering...

Quickdot announces messaging extension

WALTHAM, Mass.-Quickdot introduced an extension of its free Web-based messaging service to support wireless devices.The Quickdot Web service allows users to post messages at...

Stellcom to use Air2Web platform

SAN DIEGO-Stellcom Inc. said it has agreed to use a platform from Air2Web Inc. in a solution to extend enterprise applications to wireless devices.Specifically,...

Cue traffic information gathers speed: Service runs on GSM, FM networks

Radio data network operator Cue Corp. made several announcements at last week's Convergence 2000 show in Detroit, furthering its position as an international traffic...

SyncIT.com enters AvantGo agreement

NEW YORK-SyncIT.com, a supplier of bookmark synchronization technology, reported an agreement with mobile Internet company AvantGo Inc. to enable Palm OS and Pocket PC...

STM Wireless enters purchase agreement

IRVINE, Calif.-STM Wireless Inc. signed an agreement with the Harmonic Data Systems subsidiary of Harmonic Inc. to purchase Harmonic's Cyberstream products during the next...

Spike Broadband joins industry forum

NASHUA, N.J.-Spike Broadband Systems Inc., a provider of fixed wireless access solutions, announced it became a member of the Broadband Wireless Internet Forum. The...

Twenty one

Two disparate, but parallel tracks are emerging in the wireless Internet world: the business track and the consumer track. The business track is developing along...

Synapse to bridge gap between farmers, customers

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data Inc. has begun providing its trademarked Synapse to bridge the divide between rural farmers and their city customers.The pilot program,...

Verizon agrees to pay $250,000 for possible slamming

WASHINGTON-Verizon Communications last week agreed to pay $250,000 to the U.S. Treasury when it could not verify that approximately 34,000 customers had not been...

FCC asks for advice to justify CALEA punch list

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked the wireless, privacy and law enforcement communities to help it justify digital wiretap technical capabilities that some of...

KDDI discusses foreign links, signs 1X contract with Motorola

TOKYO-KDDI, the newly formed telecom group in Japan, said it is talking to several foreign carriers regarding alliances, international press reports said. A possible...

Qualcomm becomes partner in Skybridge

BETHESDA, Md.-Qualcomm Inc. became a shareholder and limited partner in low earth orbit satellite operator SkyBridge L.P., the companies said. Financial details were not...
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