January 2001

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Agilent Technologies Inc. and Objective Systems Integrators Inc. announced amendments to Agilent’s acquisition of OSI have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the tender offer …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week proposed earmarking a slew of spectrum bands for third-generation mobile-phone systems, while rejecting a petition to set aside some 3G-designated frequencies for mobile satellite …

Lawyers for AT&T Corp. rang in the new year with a class-action lawsuit brought against it and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. by New York City area customers, and a federal …

ORANGEBURG, N.Y.-Verizon Wireless urged the New York State Legislature to consider statewide legislation requiring drivers to use hands-free devices while using cell phones and driving. Verizon said its announcement comes …

SAN DIEGO-Zucotto Wireless Inc. received $35 million in its second round of financing, which was led by Shelter Capital Partners L.L.C. and Baker Capital Corp. “We are extremely excited about …

With its volatile appetite, the bear market showed little respect last week, not even for the sweet Blackberry. The Blackberry, a popular handheld device created by Research In Motion Ltd., …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is drafting a proposal that would give states more authority over the thorny issue of how carriers compensate each other to carry one another’s traffic. Giving …

WINNIPEG, Manitoba-Canadian cellular service provider Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. said it will spend $50 million to extend digital service in south and central Manitoba. MTS also said it is preparing …

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwan chipset designer VIA Technologies has neither confirmed nor denied a report that the world’s CDMA leader, Qualcomm Inc., has settled a deal to buy a five-percent share of …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. sold 127 of its towers in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas to SBA Communications Corp. for about $40 million. SBA paid $313,000 per tower, and US …

The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies, whose members often provide wireless as well as wireline service to rural America, is calling for the 107th Congress …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.- Motorola Inc. is ditching its troublesome Communications Enterprise unit and streamlining its operations, creating three new units and promoting executives to head each unit in the company. Under …

The prospects for wireless Internet use in Asia-Pacific during the next decade will be both a leap forward and a heartbreak. The Strategis Group concluded in a recent study that …

NEW DELHI, India-The Indian mobile subscriber base has doubled in a year-from 1.59 million subscribers at the beginning of 2000 to 3.1 million users at the end of the year. …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-RealName Corp. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. plan to bring wireless keyboard navigation for the wireless Web to VoiceStream’s mobile Internet service, WebStream. The intuitive navigation system will allow …

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it expects fourth-quarter revenues to be in the range of $226 million to $233 million, exceeding the company’s previously announced expectations due in part to stronger-than-expected …

NEW YORK-Paratek Microwave Inc., a Columbia, Md., company established by a former U.S. Army researcher, plans to accelerate the evolution of communications capacity with DRWiN, short for Dynamically Reconfigurable Wireless …

WASHINGTON-Commerce Secretary-designate Donald Evans said he will stress spectrum management in the next administration and told Senate Commerce Committee members he realizes the international implications of third-generation mobile-phone development in …

Secure with 50 converts and confident of its quality, the torch bearers of the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) technology believe that telecom companies are heeding their call to make …

I3 Mobile Inc. executives confirmed late last week the company laid off about 20 percent of its work force as part of a streamlining effort, a move prompted by flagging …

The Federal Communications Commissions re-auction of 422 personal communications services licenses returned from its winter break by closing in on the $13-billion barrier, and seeing its total bidder pool dwindle …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) last week won the battle to chair the House Commerce Committee as part of a congressional realignment that has pro-wireless industry lawmakers heading key committees in …

Back in October, when the top brass of the tower industry converged in Las Vegas for the 2000 Tower Summit and Trade Show, the room buzzed with anticipation over the …

Location technology and services provider Cell-Loc Inc. pulled in the reins on its hopes for a national takeover and announced it will restructure its business plan, streamline its operations and …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Spectrian Corp. completed the sale of its UltraRF semiconductors division to Cree Inc. for about $30 million and 1.8 million shares of Cree stock. The transaction calls for Cree …