Yearly Archives: 2000

Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia start location forum

HELSINKI-Ericsson Inc., Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp. have established the Location Interoperability Forum, dedicated to developing global interoperability between mobile positioning systems, the companies...

Mitsubishi revises forecasts up

TOKYO-Mitsubishi Electric Corp., revised forecasts for its overall business performance for the first half and annual period in fiscal 2001 due to greater than...

Telular introduces multifrequency fixed wireless terminal

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. introduced its digital Phonecell SX4e TDMA Dual-Band/Dual-Mode Fixed Wireless Terminal for applications that require both 800 MHz and 1900 MHz...

D.C Briefs

The House Judiciary Committee passed legislation to strengthen the legal standard law enforcement must meet before obtaining mobile-phone tracking information. The bill also places...

GTE TSI to manage roaming agreements

TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecommunication Services Inc. announced it signed contracts with seven wireless operators to facilitate and manage their worldwide roaming agreements.The operators include Appalachian...

NeoPoint looks to regain lost ground with new phone line

CHICAGO-At previous wireless industry trade shows, NeoPoint Inc. could be counted on to make significant announcements, guaranteeing throngs of foot traffic around their booth...

GiantBear signs agreement with Advertising.com

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-GiantBear entered an agreement with Advertising.com to extend wireless Internet advertising services to wireless carriers. The agreement will combine GiantBear's knowledge of...

Handset players on edge of dramatic change cycle

NEW YORK-More than any other part of telecommunications, the handset business "will go through the most severe changes in the next several years," said...

Leap closes on license acquisition

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. closed the acquisition of a wireless operating license in Pittsburgh, Pa., from Radiofone PCS L.L.C. for an undisclosed amount,...

Telefonica to deploy ISC filter system

MT. PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. said Spanish wireless operator Telefonica Moviles will deploy the company's HTS filter system.Telefonica made the decision after conducting field...

Sprint uses Hybrid MMDS technology

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Hybrid Networks Inc. said Sprint Corp. is using Hybrid's two-way multichannel multipoint distribution system technology to deploy its Sprint Broadband Direct service...

Globalstar partners purchase shares

NEW YORK-Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. said five of its founding partners are purchasing 5.2 million shares of GTL common stock for $56 million.Loral Space &...

Dobson to use Preferred Voice voice-activated dialing system

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.-Dobson Cellular Systems announced it signed an agreement with Preferred Voice Inc. to implement voice-activated dialing for its wireless customers.Dobson said it...

Voice access comes to data: Handspring, Motorola offer data-centric devices with voice capability

CHICAGO-At what was overall a relatively slow show in terms of floor traffic, Handspring Inc. took a piece of the spotlight by introducing an...

Lutris takes an Open Source philosophy to proliferate wireless apps.

In this time of money-hungry megacorporations, there still exists at least one philosophy that ultimately benefits the little guy-Open Source.Since January of last year,...

Verizon wins J.D. Power study

Verizon ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction among users in nine markets, according to the J.D. Power and Associates "2000 U.S. Wireless Customer Satisfaction...

Mobilestop to announce partnership with Ericsson

CHICAGO-Mobilestop Inc. is expected today to announce a partnership with L.M. Ericsson where the Swedish phone maker will install Mobilestop's products in its phones.The...

Brightpoint to provide prepaid fulfillment in Malta

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. subsidiary Brightpoint Middle East FZE entered an agreement with Go Mobile, a GSM operator based in Malta, to provide wireless prepaid products...

Microsoft introduces mobile applications server

SAN FRANCISCO-Microsoft Corp. introduced an addition to its Microsoft.NET server family.Mobile Information Server is a scalable mobile applications server designed to provide enterprise customers...

Partnerships, growing the pie will be themes of future wireless Internet

CHICAGO-Partnerships are the key to success in the wireless Internet space, was the resounding theme at last week's PCIA GlobalXChange convention keynote session."The wireless...

MobileLogic platform delivers wireless access to enterprise data

NEW YORK-Wireless users may be free of the wire but not of the clutter. Despite the image of untethered communications, they are burdened with...

One.Tel completes test of Littlefeet products

SAN DIEGO-Littlefeet Inc. said GSM operator One.Tel Ltd. successfully tested Littlefeet's SPICE products in a field trial in Perth, Australia.Iowa Wireless also plans to...

Motorola scientists demonstrate fuel cell component prototype

TEMPE, Ariz.-Scientists working for Motorola Inc. demonstrated a prototype of a ceramic-based microfluidic fuel delivery system for a miniature direct methanol fuel cell that...

NextWave seeks stay of re-auction

WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecom Inc. asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to stay the Dec. 12 scheduled re-auction of its...

McCann named to N.J. list

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J.-John McCann, chief executive officer of Conti Communications, has been named as one of New Jersey's 40 under 40 successful business people...
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