2000

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News asked leaders of the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium, the CDMA Development Group and the GSM Association to share their views on third-generation services in their …

LINCOLN, Neb.-EFJohnson Co., a subsidiary of Transcrypt International Inc., submitted a proposal to the Telecommunications Industry Association to adopt its Voice over Internet Protocol radio networking technology as an open …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it has signed up 29 co-sponsors for the Indian Telecom Training Initiative (ITTI 2000) to be held Sept. 25-28 in St. Paul, Minn. Co-sponsors include …

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.-ViryaNet Ltd., which provides Internet-based field service solutions for wireless work force management, plans to offer 4 million of its ordinary shares at $8 per share in an initial …

NEW YORK-InPhonic, still in its corporate infancy, has skipped over baby steps and is making major strides as an outsourced, behind-the-scenes distributor of private-labeled wireless and mobile-commerce services. In mid-September, …

TOKYO-NEC do Brazil, a subsidiary of NEC Corp., won a total of 50 billion yen (US$466 million) in communications contracts from major Brazilian carriers and has started shipping them, the …

Location is the buzz. You walk out of your office and messages sent to your desktop are automatically forwarded to your phone because it knows you are away. You are …

TOKYO-Ericsson and Japan’s J-Phone Communications Co. signed an agreement covering the commercial launch of J-Phone’s W-CDMA network, beginning in 2001. Ericsson is supplying systems to support the Tokyo, Osaka and …

VIENNA, Va.-Aether Systems Inc. said its AIM intelligent messaging software platform is compatible with L.M. Ericsson’s general packet radio services applications performance evaluation, part of Ericsson’s Mobile Applications Initiative. Compatibility …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced a cross-licensing agreement with L.M. Ericsson under which Ericsson will gain access to Geoworks’ flexible user interface patent in return for several Ericsson patents. Geoworks said …

BOSTON-Wireless operator Cricket Communications, a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., signed a three-year supply agreement with Nortel Networks Corp. for wireless network infrastructure equipment and services. Cricket said the …

As Congress scrambled to come up with a budget for fiscal year 2001 by its deadline this Saturday, rumors circulated that NextWave Telecom Inc. was in negotiations to settle its …

COMPTON, Calif.-Belkin Components introduced a wireless Internet connection kit compatible with Samsung’s browser-enabled phones and Motorola Inc. iDEN and StarTAC phones. The kit connects notebook computers to the supported phones, …

REDMOND, Washington, United States-Metawave Communications, a smart antenna manufacturer, is acquiring Adaptive Telecom for 5.5 million shares of Metawave common stock. The deal gives Metawave additional smart antenna technology that …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mixed-signal integrated circuits developer Maxim Integrated Products signed a licensing and royalty agreement for Parthus Technologies plc’s NavStream single-chip global positioning system radio, designed specifically for implementing GPS …

VILNIUS, Lithuania-Lithuanian GSM operator UAB Omnitel awarded Motorola Inc. a contract to supply and deploy GPRS mobile data services on Omnitel’s GSM network. The GPRS solution includes Motorola’s Smart Mediator, …

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp., a supplier of value-added logistics services for the wireless industry, expects to report a net loss of between $12 million and $14 million, or 20 cents to …

LOWELL, Mass.-Wireless radio frequency and microwave components supplier M/A-Com Inc., a division of Tyco Electronics Corp., unveiled an integrated circuit upconverter for use in cellular band CDMA handsets and communications …

NEW YORK-Metricom Inc. is on track to launch its new Ricochet service with data speeds up to 128 kilobits per second in New York and several other cities markets by …

WASHINGTON-If Al Gore becomes the next president of the United States, as polls increasingly are suggesting, Big Telecom could gain unprecedented access to the White House and have extraordinary influence …

An 18-month old company out of Silicon Valley is promising its technology will expand wireless carriers’ coverage by up to 300 percent by addressing what it sees as the “weak …

Metrocall Inc.’s underdog efforts to acquire Paging Network Inc. from under the nose of current suitor Arch Communications Group Inc. gained some momentum last week in the form of $337.5 …

Being the new kid on the block is always a challenge. Besides trying to keep your own sense of identity, there is the pressure of trying to fit in to …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. opened an interactive retail Internet portal to sell its My2Way products and services from its Web site. Customers can buy the new Motorola Inc. T-900 pager or …

On any given day, you can pick up a newspaper and read about killings and suffering abroad due to political unrest; ethnic, religious and racial rivalries; border and territorial disputes; …