Yearly Archives: 2000

Funky Nassau

Imagine for a moment the 3G spectrum bands-698-960 MHz, 1710-1885 MHz and 2500-2690 MHz-are the three Florida counties of Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Nassau.If...

GPRS move applauded, EDGE path questioned

AT&T Wireless Inc. last week outlined a new migration path to third-generation services rife with ramifications affecting the wireless industry worldwide.The company said it...

Verizon rolls out mobile messaging in L.A.

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless reported it will roll out two-way mobile messaging services to its customers in the Los Angeles area this week, with plans...

Nx Networks supplies Alcatel project in Turkey

HERNDON, Va.-Nx Networks announced it will sell its Nx 3000 voice and data convergence equipment to Alcatel for Alcatel's $4.5 million contract for a...

724 Solutions, Tantau join for mobile banking stronghold

724 Solutions Inc. boosted its wireless financial services profile last week by acquiring Tantau Software, Inc., a provider of software platforms that help businesses...

Paradigm ships vehicle tracking devices

TORONTO-Trucks are now rolling out loaded with Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc.'s new Vehicle Location Tracking Devices and heading to some of the company's North...

Aspiro wins WAP award

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Aspiro announced its Fleet Manager WAP service won a W@P Award at the WAP Forum's annual competition.The service won in the Best Use...

Wireless Matrix provides service to Spartek Systems

CALGARY, Alberta-Wireless Matrix Corp.'s IP Anywhere service will be deployed to 500 units at Spartek Systems Inc.'s customer accounts in selected international markets, the...

3G spectrum plans already running awry

WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry last week raised serious questions about data and methodology used by government to determine whether the 1700 MHz band can be...

Cellstar operations receive ISO certification

CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. announced three of its operations received certifications from the International Organization for Standardization 9002 group.The ISO 9002 certifications cover manufacturing and...

Nokia offers TETRA WAP browser

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced its new TETRA WAP browser, which will bring WAP applications to TETRA mobile radio networks.The company said the browser will...

News Briefs

Under a new licensing agreement, Nortel Networks will be able to license Certicom's Elliptic Curve Cryptography technology to create a virtual private network for...

SnapTrack concludes technology test

SAN JOSE, Calif.-SnapTrack Inc., a Qualcomm Inc. subsidiary, announced a year-long test of its position-location technology is over and the results are positive.The tests...

Matsushita, Nortel prepare for 3G interoperability tests

PARIS-Matsushita Communications Industrial Co., Ltd. and Nortel Networks moved to push the standards set by 3G Partnership Projects and their own products and services.Under...

Wireless broadband market stumbles

Wireless broadband started out as a unique and rapidly growing concept, poised on the edge of a data revolution that promised to produce millions...

Hollings reiterates VoiceStream/DT concerns

WASHINGTON-Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) late last week raised questions about Voice-Stream Wireless Corp.'s eligibility to bid for mobile-phone licenses in the Dec. 12 auction,...

RCR Wireless News adds two to news staff

DENVER-RCR Wireless News has added two people to its editorial staff.Sam Omatseye will focus on wireless vendors for the newspaper. An award-winning journalist, Omatseye...

Ill. Superconductor ships Verizon systems

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. announced it shipped eight ATP Classic systems to Verizon Wireless, which will be deployed in selected analog cell sites...

Cold, hard cash tough for wireless to beat at cash register

NEW YORK-The potential mobile-commerce revolution may well be in the intensive care unit, "but we're not ready to declare it dead," said David Bishop,...

AlterEgo, Nextron form strategic technology partnership

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AlterEgo Networks Inc. and Nextron Communications Inc., a provider of Web content management software, formed a strategic technology partnership allowing Nextron's partner...

Sonera’s GPRS service starts Dec. 11

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonera Corp. said it will be the first operator in the Nordic countries to launch a GPRS network when its commercial service begins...

First Call launches wireless services for investors

BOSTON-First Call Corp. launched a wireless service for investors on the go, offering access to its Notes and Real Time Earnings Estimates services through...

Etrieve adds WAP solution to slate of services

HILLSBORO, Ore.-There are a variety of wireless e-mail services ready to satisfy the needs of e-mail junkies stuck in a meeting or an airport...

Motorola partners with Lutris to develop Java-enabled phones

After months of struggling financially and falling behind technologically, Motorola Inc. stands to make its mark as the first handset manufacturer to provide Java-enabled...

Superconductor Technologies receives order

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. announced it received an $850,000 order for its SuperFilter Systems, which will be used for CDMA cell sites across...
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