February 2001

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 cents per share, respectively. The announcement …

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, consumers can find information on entertainment, …

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 the agreement, Allgon Systems will …

Wireless Web site enabler 2Roam Inc. announced several new deals last week, one of which the company hopes will propel it into new and more profitable markets in the Asia-Pacific …

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 Qualcomm calls the MSM6xxx family, …

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 management solutions. Together, the companies have …

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 credit facilities arranged by J.P. …

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 be able to print the coupons …

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 PDA for the Microsoft Windows-powered Pocket …

Robert Gemmell is thinking about a group of people, scattered throughout the world, who each live in a nice house or apartment in a semi-rural area. These people want fast …

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 harming national security, defense experts told …

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 up to the wireless industry’s expectations. …

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 vehicle for all interactive wired and …

NetCom Technologies Inc. announced it has changed its name to VelociTel Inc. to reflect the rapidly expanding wireless industry. The company also announced a new corporate structure. The five existing …

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 word press releases, each carrier wants …

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 their full-service vending operations, Isochron said. …

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 high-speed wireless Internet system in the …

NEW YORK – Although widespread adoption of wireless data remains more goal than reality, network operators, device makers and wireless applications developers have not wasted their efforts building the foundation …

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 million for the government. Telecom Italia …

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 predicts general doom and misery …

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 with a GPRS Radio Measurement Tester, …

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 key cellular carriers and vendors …

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 many players. Complex Systems Group, parent …

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 its weight around with two new …

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 industry have prevented him from …