Monthly Archives: February, 2001

Metawave reports spread of smart antennas

REDMOND, Wash.-Metawave Communications Corp. announced its smart antenna technology has been deployed in 13 of the top 20 wireless markets, as ranked by RCR...

Metro One buys Enthusiam

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. announced today it will acquire Enthusiasm Technologies Inc., a developer of Web-based data extraction and processing technology, for about...

Qualcomm expands UCT license

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced it expanded United Computer and Telecommunications Inc.'s CDMA license to include the design and marketing of third-generation CDMA-cdma2000, cdma2000 1xEV,...

e2 acquires Infoinmotion

DALLAS-e2 Communications, a developer of e-mail marketing and customer relationship management solutions, acquired wireless technology developer Infoinmotion.Infoinmotion develops and markets wireless network access services.e2...

Securicor enters Latin America with distribution deal

NEW YORK-Marking the company's move into Latin America, Securicor Wireless Inc. announced it signed a distribution deal with Marketronics Corp., which operates in Buenos...

Powell focuses on operations

WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell initially expects to focus on the internal workings of the commission rather than on regulatory initiatives, according to an aide."I...

Furchtgott-Roth to exit FCC

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is losing its most conservative member, although Harold Furchtgott-Roth does not expect his departure to leave the the newly named...

SnapTrack, SignalSoft aim to be location powerhouse

SnapTrack Inc. and SignalSoft Corp. have officially agreed to combine their resources and jointly market and deliver location-based applications and systems.SnapTrack, a subsidiary of...

Qualcomm develops open platform

In a move to transform itself into the chief platform enabler among software developers and carriers, Qualcomm Inc. has developed an open, CDMA-based technology...

Latest health lawsuit filed in Georgia

WASHINGTON-A Georgia man last week filed lawsuit against mobile-phone giant Nokia Corp. and others, claiming cell phone use caused his brain cancer. The mobile-phone-cancer...

SBA sells notes

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced it sold $500 million of its senior notes, which the company said will pay for some or all...

Forest Service orders Relm radios

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-The Klamath National Forest ordered about $316,000 in mobile radios from wireless land mobile radio company Relm Wireless Corp.Relm said the latest...

Whitlock, Voice Technologies partner on speech apps

RICHMOND, Va.-Web strategy and development company Whitlock ebs announced a strategic partnership with Voice Technologies Inc., a company focused on voice/speech technologies.The companies said...

Nextel shareholders react to auction delay

News of the Federal Communications Commission's plan to delay the auction of 700 MHz spectrum from March to September, caused a slight panic for...

Carriers keep on rolling

Several large wireless operators showed proof of continuing strength in the wireless industry, amid rumblings of a general slowdown in the economy. AT&T Wireless...

Nokia shifts production to Mexico, Korea

For phone maker Nokia Corp., 800 jobs will bite the dust as some of its production gravity moves out of the United States.In the...

Nokia posts profits, issues warning

The fat cat of vendors, Nokia Corp., ate humble pie last week despite dishing out a juicy fourth-quarter report.The report, which beat estimates in...

CenturyTel stock takes hit after earnings drop

CenturyTel Inc.'s stock dropped more than 13 percent last Wednesday, following the company's release of less-than-stellar fourth-quarter operating results and warnings of first-quarter and...

Only two companies seek French UMTS licenses

PARIS-The French government's award of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licenses was thrown into disarray, with only two companies submitting applications for four licenses.Incumbent...

Rapid growth ahead for Japanese wireless Internet

TOKYO-The value of wireless Internet transactions in Japan will grow from $336 million in 2000 to more than $5 billion in 2005, according to...

Bell Canada extends relationship with Amdocs

MONTREAL-Bell Canada and Amdocs, a telecommunications customer care and billing company, announced they will extend their relationship to offer Bell's customers a single bill,...

NTT DoCoMo to add Internet services to PHS system

TOKYO-Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it was adding Internet services to its second-tier personal handyphone system, in an attempt to cut into...

Floor manufacturer gets into RF business

NEW YORK-Armstrong World Industries Inc., Lancaster, Pa., has produced conventional looking, pop-out ceiling tiles that hide radio-frequency antennas in their upward facing sides."Providing in-building...

Psion, Motorola part ways

Motorola Inc.'s recent financial problems reverberated through the wireless industry and across the Atlantic, sending shares of Europe's biggest personal digital assistant maker plummeting...

Brazil suspends wireless auction

SAO PAULO, Brazil(AP)-Brazil's telecommunications regulator Anatel said Friday it had suspended next week's planned auction for the first three of nine new licenses due...
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