2000

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo announced it entered arrangements with Hutchison Whampoa and KPN Mobile to cooperate on European third-generation mobile networks. The agreements cover four European markets-the United Kingdom, Germany, France and …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association plans to file documents this week asking a federal court to allow it to join in a lawsuit that could have a substantial impact on …

TORONTO-Embedded Linux system software developer Lineo Inc. said it will combine its Embedix Linux software with Hitachi Semiconductor Inc.’s SuperH RISC processor, enabling manufacturers to develop devices and technologies for …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. successfully completed third-generation wireless packet data calls using a commercial Lucent-supplied 3G 1X Radio Transmission Technology network with both Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS. The …

Internet portal Lycos Inc. launched its mobile initiative today branded as Lycos Mobile, extending the My Lycos personalization platform to Internet-enabled wireless devices. Wireless application service provider Wysdom Inc. is …

BOSTON-Five Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni launched a custom wireless application strategy and solutions firm called Lobby7, focusing specifically on the wireless Internet. The firm hopes to create solutions that …

WASHINGTON-Thomas Sugrue, chief of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, has begun preparing for the likelihood that many mobile-phone carriers will not meet upcoming deadlines governing location-based 911 wireless emergency service …

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. created a new corporate structure under which it will carry on a national Universal Mobile Telecommunications System business in the United Kingdom. As part of the …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. reported signing its 100,000th Nextel digital services customers during the company’s second quarter ended June 30. “The Nextel brand has proven to be a tremendous asset …

MINNEAPOLIS-Broadband network equipment supplier ADC Telecommunications Inc. and Australian pay television operator Austar United Communications announced a strategic program to develop and deploy a multichannel multipoint distribution service broadband wireless …

NEW ORLEANS-Siemens Carrier Networks L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Information and Communications Networks Inc., introduced Quickstream, an end-to-end broadband access network solution for wireless carriers. Siemens said by …

NEW ORLEANS-Sprint Corp.’s Broadband Wireless Group and WorldCom Inc. revealed the first details of the Breckenridge Agreement, a document established to ensure the cooperation of wireless broadband carriers building systems …

DENVER-Global communications development and operating company Callahan Associates International L.L.C. launched Callahan Broadband Wireless Inc. to run Callahan’s existing wireless broadband operations in Switzerland and Finland. Callahan said the new …

Cities trying to ban the use of cell phones while driving were dealt a setback when a Bucks County, Pa., judge ruled Hilltown Township’s ordinance restricting cell-phone use while operating …

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. announced the spinoff of its TimesThree network and services division, allowing the division to sell wireless location services to business partners and consumers. TimesThree is also conducting …

An article in RCR’s April 28 issue about community alert systems should have stated that the term “reverse 911” is a registered trademark of Sigma/Micro Corp.

STAMFORD, Conn.-Wireless media solutions supplier i3 Mobile selected Student Advantage’s U-Wire to provide college-related news to wireless phones, pagers and other mobile devices. According to i3 Mobile, the U-Wire service …

NEW YORK-Concourse Communications Group L.L.C., Mineola, N.Y., is on a mission to turn the problem of poor reception inside public facilities into a business opportunity that will benefit wireless carriers …

WASHINGTON-Metrocall Inc. and Aether Systems Inc. have teamed to provide interactive news alerts and other information services from Congressional Quarterly to journalists and party officials at the Republican and Democratic …

LONDON-Digital cellular location technology provider CellPoint Inc. reported its application to list its common stock on the Nasdaq National Market was approved and is expected to begin trading July 12 …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Datalink.net introduced its Global Market Pro wireless data application which was developed with Chase Manhattan Bank. It is designed to provide real-time, custom financial data to users. Chase …

Motorola Inc. posted net income of $515 million on sales of $9.25 billion in the second quarter, up from $269 million on $7.59 billion a year earlier. Earnings per share …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Integrated communications services provider CenturyTel selected Ericsson Inc. to supply a wireless broadband point-to-multipoint access system solution based on next-generation Time Division Multiple Access architecture with Fast Dynamic Capacity …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has reduced by one penny the amount of regulatory fees commercial mobile radio services carriers must pay to 30 cents per unit. “Clearly the FCC is …

The term wireless application service provider has been tossed around a lot lately. But what exactly is a wireless ASP and why is it so popular at this stage of …