Yearly Archives: 2000

Wireless world embraces data while acknowledging challenges, risks

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Here we go again.After 10 years of asking the question, we finally have an answer."Everybody has been asking when wireless data is...

Endwave offers 6M shares in public offering

NEW YORK-Endwave Corp., a Sunnyvale, Calif., provider of radio-frequency subsystems, went public Oct. 16 on Nasdaq with an offering of 6 million shares of...

Verizon debuts prepay service

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched its National Prepay Wireless service.A specially-priced starter kit now is available. Customers who purchase a starter time card beginning at...

Appeals court rules in favor of GWI

WASHINGTON-In what appears to be a win for bankrupt PCS carriers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans has...

Telematics to be second revolution in automotive electronics

DETROIT-Automotive telematics applications are going to influence most auto electronics, and a wide variety of high-profile players will compete for market share, according to...

Russia finally returns frequencies to major carriers

MOSCOW-Russia finally returned cellular frequencies to two major carriers after Communications Minister Leonid Reiman canceled the orders stripping Mobile Telesystems (MTS) and Vimpelcom (BeeLine)...

NewsTakes offers content repurposing

BURLINGAME, Calif.-NewsTakes Inc. introduced a service that repurposes existing Web content for various wireless devices last week, naming Dow Jones and Orange as customers.Dow...

Aether enters strategic partnership with MicroStrategy

Aether Systems Inc. added to its growing portfolio of investments through a strategic partnership with MicroStrategy Inc., parent company of Strategy.com.Under the deal, Aether...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Plans to beef up military may hurt 3G

ST. LOUIS-Both leading presidential candidates in last Tuesday's debate here reiterated plans to beef up the military with next-generation technology, positions that could conflict...

Nokia unscathed, Ericsson not so lucky in 3Q results

Nokia Corp. appeared to be the only mobilephone manufacturer to emerge unscathed from a tumultuous their quarter that saw Motorola Inc. and Ericsson Inc....

AT&T board to meet

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp.'s board of directors is meeting this week to discuss several issues, including a spinoff of the company's consumer long-distance business and...

BT, AT&T talks still under way

LONDON-British Telecommunications plc and AT&T Corp. are still in talks concerning a merger, international press reports said. The Wall Street Journal had earlier reported...

Sprint PCS adds to Wireless Web portfolio

KANSAS CITY-Sprint PCS introduced a suite of new messaging services to its Wireless Web portfolio, including America Online Inc.'s Instant Messenger technology and a...

Millicom amends Vietnam contract

NEW YORK-Global telecommunications investor Millicom International Cellular S.A. approved an amendment to its business cooperation contract in Vietnam, under which its subsidiary Comvik International...

Lightbridge reports positive results

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc., a provider of customer relationship management solutions for communications service providers, reported positive financial results for the third quarter ended Sept....

Mean street

In recent weeks, we've seen Wall Street unmercifully punish wireless and blue-chip high-tech firms because of lower-than-expected quarterly earnings. Maybe punish is the wrong...

Globalstar offers Time or Money promo

SAN FRANCISCO-Globalstar USA introduced the "Time or Money" promotional pricing offer, where customers who purchase either a handheld or fixed satellite phone and sign...

Extended Systems product secures groupware access

Using its experience as a provider of mobile information management solutions allowing users to access, collect, synchronize and print information on demand, Boise, Idaho-based...

JP Systems closes funding

DALLAS-JP Systems closed its second round of funding, raising $45 million from a combination of private equity firms and strategic partner companies.Second-round funding secured...

Motorola, Telefonica reach definitive agreement

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola said it reached a definitive agreement to sell its four cellular companies in northern Mexico to Telefonica Moviles for $1.79 billion. The...
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