Monthly Archives: February, 2001

Motorola expects to fall short in 1Q

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Following a sour trend, Motorola Inc. said it would fall short of first quarter sales and earnings forecasts of $8.8 billion and 12...

Yahoo! offers Local Info

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Yahoo! Inc. has announced the availability of Yahoo! Local Info, a directory of location-based information for Web-enabled phones. According to the company,...

Telenor chooses Allgon as distributor

NORWAY-Telenor Mobile Communications, a Norwegian mobile operator, appointed Allgon Systems, a global supplier of radio-based infrastructure solutions, its exclusive supplier of GSM repeaters.According to...

2Roam enters powerhouse deal with Matsushita

Wireless Web site enabler 2Roam Inc. announced several new deals last week, one of which the company hopes will propel it into new and...

Qualcomm MSM facilitates global roaming

Qualcomm Inc. has rolled out a CDMA mobile station modem integrated circuits and system software to facilitate global roaming.The product, which belongs to what...

Gemplus allies with SLP Infoware

CANNES-Gemplus, provider of smart card-based solutions, security and wireless applications, announced an alliance with SLP Infoware, a Gemplus company that provides predictive customer relationship...

Lucent secures credit facility

DATELINE-Lucent Technologies got a shot in the arm last week with $6.5 billion in credit facilities.The company said it obtained $4.5 billion of 364-day...

Advertising.com updates delivery system

BALTIMORE, Md.-Advertising.com Inc. introduced a new Web-based delivery system that allows advertisers to reach consumers online with manufacturer coupons and promotional materials. Consumers will...

iPass releases PDA solutions

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-iPass Inc., provider of global remote Internet access services released its iPassConnect PDA solution, iPassConnect PDA for Palm OS platform and iPassConnect...

Product aims to tap `untouched’ residential broadband Internet market

Robert Gemmell is thinking about a group of people, scattered throughout the world, who each live in a nice house or apartment in a...

Relaxing export-control policy may help security

WASHINGTON-The United States' current export-control policy is so stringent that instead of achieving the goal of national security, the policy could in reality be...

Location services are essential piece of market, but may not be coveted killer app

As carriers and companies worldwide rush to offer all kinds of location-based services, one consulting firm is warning that location-based services may not live...

Sentica joins gaming venture

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Sentica, a wireless convergence company, announced a new pact with entertainment software company Electronic Arts aimed at establishing itself as the delivery...

Business Briefs

NetCom Technologies Inc. announced it has changed its name to VelociTel Inc. to reflect the rapidly expanding wireless industry. The company also announced a...

WatchMark finds business opportunity in quest for clarity

Wireless carriers like to promote the clarity of their digital wireless voice services every chance they get. Whether it's in commercials or how they...

Coca-Cola implements VendCast system

AUSTIN, Texas-Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Chicago is adopting the wireless, Web-based VendCast system from Isochron Data Corp. to help the soft drink company manage...

COM DEV, Alpine PCS partner

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario-COM DEV Wireless, a subsidiary of COM DEV International Ltd., and Alpine PCS will partner to conduct initial trials of COM DEV's M/ERGY...

Handheld device use ready to surge

NEW YORK - Although widespread adoption of wireless data remains more goal than reality, network operators, device makers and wireless applications developers have not...

Brazil awards three licenses

SAO PAULO, Brazil-The auction of three band D licenses in Brazil that began on Tuesday and ended the same day drew a total $1.33...

Tower industry may follow others on consolidation curve

Editor's Note: Posted on Quantum Group, Inc.'s Web site, www.mergeusa.com, is an outspoken and somewhat controversial article on consolidating industries. It is an article that...

BABT upgrades GSM test equipment

LONDON-BABT Product Service, a test, certification and approvals management organization, chose Anite to upgrade its GSM test equipment. Anite will supply the U.K-based group...

Consolidation still ahead for broadband players

To know what the broadband industry is going to do tomorrow, just look at what the cellular industry is doing today.Year after year, several...

ResQNet.com offers get-to-the-point navigation without middleware

NEW YORK-ResQNet.com Inc. looked at the market opportunity for connecting mobile workers to corporate databases and decided the field of middleware suppliers had too...

Panasonic to give U.S. market a second chance

With AT&T Wireless Services Inc. behind it, Panasonic Telecommunications Systems Co. hopes to rise out of the shadows of the U.S. market and push...

Peter Angelos: The angel of death for wireless telecom?

To the Editor: Peter Angelos has helped to effectively outlaw products from asbestos to breast implants and only the vast deep pockets of the tobacco...
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