Yearly Archives: 2000

Ericsson releases i-mode phone

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson introduced an i-mode phone designed for use on NTT DoCoMo's PDC network in Japan. The i-mode phone, Ericsson's first, is dubbed...

RIM scores contract with EarthLink

WATERLOO, Ontario-Research In Motion Ltd. scored a significant customer last week as EarthLink, the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, agreed to provide the BlackBerry...

Hello Direct to offer Vox2 product

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.-Vox2 Inc. announced its new Vox.Link, which combines cellular phones with other traditional phones in a home or office, will be available from...

It’s official: Unicom to deploy CDMA

The great wall between China and the deployment of CDMA technology may finally fall. And soon.After a year-long soap opera with Qualcomm Inc. over...

World Briefs

BRAZILADC Telecommunications Inc. announced it signed a $16 million contract to supply GVT Brazil with a broadband access bundled solution for the southern and...

Iridium picks up Pentagon contract

WASHINGTON-The Iridium satellite network has found a home, in part, at the Pentagon, which agreed to pay $36 million a year to Iridium Satellite...

WorldCom contract gives Vyyo needed boost

A major contract from multichannel multipoint distribution services provider WorldCom Inc. boosted the bottom line of network equipment manufacturer Vyyo Inc. amid speculation the...

Swisscom completes SmartServ agreement

STAMFORD, Conn.-SmartServ Online Inc. and Swisscom announced they are concluding definitive agreements to allow Swisscom to license SmartServ's Web and wireless application technology.The technology...

Versatile releases line of wireless apps

SEATTLE-Versatile Mobile Systems, which provides wireless automation solutions, released its new line of wireless enterprise applications, Mobiquity, which the company said would provide delivery...

White Electronic receives W-CDMA memory order

PHOENIX-White Electronic Designs Corp. announced it received a $1.1 million order for its memory solution supporting wideband CDMA base station applications.The company said its...

SalesMountain signs AT&T, Sprint deals

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-SalesMountain, a wireless advertising network, scored an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint PCS to have the carriers offer its...

Year ends on bleak note for Motorola

The year is ending on a bleak note for Motorola Inc. after it cut its fourth-quarter sales and earnings expectations, causing its stock to...

Siemens selects SignalSoft location technology

BOULDER, Colo.-Siemens AG selected SignalSoft Corp.'s location technology to enhance its deployment of WAP gateways.The software will allow mobile network operators to combine the...

Correction

In the Page 2 story, "Lucent shaken after sales warning (Nov. 27 issue of RCR Wireless News) it should have stated that Merrill Lynch...

Motorola, Oracle unite on UNIX

Motorola Inc. and Oracle Corp. teamed last week to create a UNIX-based e-business platform designed for carriers, Internet service providers, enterprise customers and application...

Comsat launches direct Internet access

BETHESDA, Md.-Comsat Mobile Communications said it launched direct Internet access for mobile satellite users.Customers connect directly to the Internet and e-mail, eliminating the need...

Swiss UMTS licenses awarded

BIENNE, Switzerland-The auction of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses in Switzerland ended quickly last week, with only four companies bidding on four licenses, raising...

Business Briefs

Horizon PCS, the largest Sprint PCS affiliate in terms of population covered, withdrew its planned initial public offering Dec. 4, citing "unfavorable market conditions."...

Appiant offers unified communications for corporate customers

As wireless phones become smaller on the outside, their usefulness to the outside world continues to grow. In addition to wireless Internet capabilities, newly...

News Briefs

Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it selected Agere Systems as the new name for its microelectronics spinoff. The spinoff is expected to be completed by...

AT&T Wireless faces class-action lawsuit

NEW YORK-A law firm said it was continuing a class-action lawsuit against AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on behalf of AT&T's shareholders, alleging the company...

Supreme Court hears cell-phone privacy case

WASHINGTON-Can the news media disseminate information of public significance even if that information is stolen?That is the question before the U.S. Supreme Court which...

Missed opportunity?

Time to sit up and pay attention. Last week, a Navy midshipman was cleared of vehicular manslaughter charges after he was involved in an...

AvantGo launches professional services programs, education iniªtiatives

AvantGo Inc., a wireless Internet provider, unleashed a barrage of new initiatives last week, beginning with the creation of two professional services programs designed...

Nokia: the best is yet to come

With a new venture fund and optimistic forecast extension, Nokia set out last week to fortify its already strong position in the wireless communications...
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