Yearly Archives: 2000

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...

Motorola handsets to include Sega games

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-According to a recent agreement, Sega Corp. will develop games to be pre-installed in select Motorola Inc. next-generation wireless devices.The agreement anticipates the...

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...

Cosmote chooses Nokia GPRS

HELSINKI, Finland-Cosmote, a Greek GSM 1800 mobile operator, selected Nokia Corp. to supply its GPRS solution to the company's 1.8 million subscribers.Deliveries have already...

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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...

Small impact expected from m-commerce sales this holiday

With the holidays upon us, shopping has become the talk of the town these days. While many reports have emerged highlighting the increased use...

Melard, VisionAir form alliance

ARMONK, N.Y.-Melard Technologies Inc. and VisionAir Inc. entered an alliance to provide wireless systems and application solutions aimed at public safety and field-service organizations.The...

Diverse Networks to provide services through OmniSky

HOUSTON-Diverse Networks Inc. will provide a range of operational and service delivery management services centered in OmniSky Corp.'s Network Operations Center, according to an...

Sprint ratings affirmed

NEW YORK-After a tumultuous few weeks for Sprint Corp., Standard & Poor's affirmed its ratings for the company-BBB+/Negative/A-2.Last month, Sprint announced it plans to...

Cingular hints at GSM

With AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s announcement that it will overlay its existing TDMA-based network with a GSM network supporting GPRS, the pressure is on...

FCC may propose charging for telephone numbers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission may propose charging carriers for telephone numbers.Also at its open meeting on Thursday, the FCC is expected to tell the...

Virgin Mobile chooses ADC billing system for Australian netªwork

MINNEAPOLIS-A new Australian communications provider, Virgin Mobile, chose ADC Telecommunications Inc.'s Singl.eView product as its customer management and billing system."Singl.eView is mobile-focused and has...

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...

Glenayre’s stock drops following revenue revision

Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s stock plummeted to a new 52-week low under massive trading late last week after the company changed its fourth quarter revenue...

XO plans Western European broadband network

XO Communications Inc. revealed plans last week to launch a data-centric broadband network in Western Europe as early as mid-2001.Western Europe's early adoption of...

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...

Ericsson, Juniper team to address mobile routing market

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson and Juniper Networks Inc. announced a plan to sell mobile Internet routing products exclusively through Ericsson.The plan builds on the companies' existing...

Veriprise joins health care alliance

ATLANTA-Wireless platform and solutions provider Veriprise Wireless Corp. announced it joined the Mobile Healthcare Alliance. The company said the move will help it extend...

BT Cellnet evaluates Netverk application

LONDON-BT Cellnet has plans to test and deploy Netverk plc's FoneStar product, a network bandwidth optimization application, over its GPRS and third-generation technologies, Netverk...

Telefonica selects Nokia for 3G core network

HELSINKI, Finland-European mobile operator Telefonica Moviles Espana chose Nokia Corp. to supply its third-generation core radio network in Spain.Telefonica said it plans to launch...

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...

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...

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...

GEO signs deal with Associated Press

NEW YORK-Mobile news junkies will soon be able to watch The Associated Press' video news reports under a new deal between the news organization...

European operators plan for next-generation services

European operators are expected to spend more than $125 billion by the beginning of 2007 on next- generation wireless Internet services and infrastructure, according...
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