2000

Stripped to its essence, you have to wonder whether euro pride had anything to do with European Commission antitrust chief Mario Monti’s heartburn over the WorldCom-Sprint merger he helped kill. …

WASHINGTON-An uncertain wireless industry realignment could be in store as a result of Justice Department’s rejection last week of the WorldCom Inc.-Sprint Corp. merger and new legislation forbidding foreign government …

Qualcomm Inc. introduced its Eudora Internet Suite version 1.1 for the Palm operating system, allowing any Palm-based device with a wireless or wired Internet connection to browse the Internet without …

Lightbridge Inc. expanded its Business Advisory Services to the global market and added new services, including a more packaged offering that is designed to help carriers better understand fraud, customer …

LONDON-British digital radio provider Switchdigital and Crown Castle UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp., launched a digital radio multiplex in London. The digital service is expected to …

DALLAS-Mannesmann TeleCommerce GmbH and its telematics division Passo purchased an approximate 20-percent equity stake in Dallas-based telematics service provider ATX Technologies Inc., the companies announced. “We share with ATX the …

NEW YORK-Developers of devices and applications for wireless communications strutted their stuff, offering new, nearly new and soon-to-debut products and services at this year’s MobileFocus. Giving more gumption to handheld …

LONDON-Annabel McQueen was hired by RCR and Global Wireless as European Sales Manager, and will be based out of London. McQueen has 10 years of experience in advertising sales in …

LAFAYETTE, La.-Nextel Partners Inc. launched its digital wireless network in southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas including the cities of Lafayette, New Iberia and Lake Charles, La.; and Port Arthur, Orange …

Palm Inc. introduced a wireless solution for its full line of personal digital assistants at PC Expo last week called the Mobile Internet Kit. The kit consists of a software …

NEW YORK-Nokia Corp. has spent the past five years refining lessons learned from its attempts to jump-start digital cellular in the United States, said Matt Wisk, vice president of national …

BOSTON-A new report from consulting company Ovum advises current and potential players in the wireless market to develop wireless portal strategies and partnerships now and focus on the core aspects …

Motorola Inc. plans to divest its interests in more than a dozen international wireless operators to free itself from potential conflicts with customers. The new wholly owned subsidiary, Propel Inc., …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported it was laying off approximately 200 workers, or roughly 3 percent of the company’s 7,000 employees, in what Qualcomm said is a companywide employee adjustment. Diana …

ATLANTA-Shareholders of LHS Group Inc. will vote on the company’s merger with Sema Group plc July 27, with each holder of LHS common stock as of June 14 entitled to …

Several weeks ago Congress passed the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, giving electronic signatures the same legitimacy as actual signatures, and insuring virtual transactions using these cryptic …

LONDON-Sonera Zed Ltd. has agreed with Unilever and Hewlett-Packard Co. to test new mobile marketing solutions beginning in Finland this summer. “Mobile marketing is one of the areas in which …

Underwater wireless communication is not a new concept, but until recently, it was nothing more than pings, dots and dashes, that only a trained ear could decipher. Acoustic modems now …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile entertainment service provider MobileEngines announced the formation of the wireless market’s first teen advisory board focused on ideas for new mobile entertainment services. John Uhran, president and …

As regulators seemingly around the world wrestled the life out of the Sprint-WorldCom merger last week and everyone and their brother speculated about who now might partner with whom as …

ABILENE, Texas-Titan Towers L.P. completed a communications facilities agreements with Equilon Enterprises L.L.C. and Motiva Enterprises L.L.C. granting Titan exclusive rights to construct communications towers, facilities and equipment on 111 …

TUCSON, Ariz.-Sprint Corp. launched its second broadband wireless market in Tucson, Ariz. Sprint initially deployed its Broadband Direct service in Phoenix at the beginning of May. The multichannel multipoint distribution …

The Federal Communications Commission gave final approval to Qwest Communications International Inc.’s acquisition of U S West Inc. after Qwest agreed to sell off its long-distance business serving a 14-state …

NEW YORK-Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp. received final approval from the Federal Communications Commission for their $59 billion merger, forming Verizon Communications, with plans to begin trading under its …

China Motorola Inc.’s Network Solutions Sector signed two contracts to provide its Global System for Mobile communications network infrastructure in China. The first contract, with Tianjin Mobile Communications Corp., calls …