Yearly Archives: 2000

Gemplus reduces, but still sells IPO at $10.70 per ADS

Even a profitable company like smart card developer Gemplus International got the glare from the Grinch last week.In order to go public, the company...

FCC move to conserve numbers angers industry

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission made good on its plans to require wireless carriers to have the ability to pool telephone numbers as of November...

CellPoint closes $10M financing agreement

LONDON-CellPoint Inc. announced it closed a $10 million financing agreement with Castle Creek Technology Partners, an investment company focusing on high-growth technology firms.The financing...

iPlanet integrates Certicom’s technology

HAYWARD, Calif.-iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions integrated Certicom's SSL Plus technology into its ECXpert software, which the company hopes will add a security component to its...

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...

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...

Hanaro Telecom records 10,000 LMDS customers

PARIS-Alcatel said Hanaro Telecom, the South Korean carrier, has signed up more than 10,000 local multipoint distribution system customers, reaching a critical milestone in...

Houston, Galveston to be part of Cingular

NEW YORK-As part of a joint venture agreement with AT&T Wireless Services, BellSouth Corp. redeemed its 55.6 percent partnership interest in AB Cellular Holding...

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...

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...

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...

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...

C-block re-auction finally a go

WASHINGTON-As the Federal Communications Commission frantically prepared to re-auction 422 C- and F-block personal communications services licenses beginning tomorrow, the agency on Dec. 1...

U.S. class action lawsuit filed against Turkcell

NEW YORK-A U.S. class action lawsuit was filed last week against Turkish cell-phone operator Turkcell. The lawsuit was commenced on behalf of all persons...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

GiantBear closes financing

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-GiantBear Inc. said it closed a $25 million round of financing, led by First Union Capital Partners and existing investors Thomas H....

Bluetooth: Available 2001

SAN JOSE, Calif.-As we approach what was supposed to be the Bluetooth Christmas, all Santa Claus has to offer those wishing for a Bluetooth-enabled...

Everypath partners for consulting effort

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless application service provider Everypath Inc. announced a partnership with professional services firm Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. L.L.C. to develop...

Kennard signals hearing-aid mandate for phones

WASHINGTON-The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said last week he thinks the time has come to mandate digital wireless phones be compatible with...

Brits to invest $10M on health research

WASHINGTON-The British government, acting on recommendations of a blue-ribbon scientific panel, called for $10 million in new mobile phone-health research on Friday and for...
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