Monthly Archives: February, 2001

ADS forms strategic alliance with AT&T Angel

PALM BEACH, Fla.-Applied Digital Solutions Inc., a single-source provider of e-business solutions, formed a strategic alliance with AT&T Wireless as its wireless carrier of...

Avaya to create program to assist third-party vendors

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-Business communications solutions and services provider Avaya announced it will create a Solutions Department Program to help third-party vendors design hardware and...

Lesswire to use NetSilicon connectivity solution

WALTHAM, Mass.-Germany's Lesswire AG will use NetSilicon Inc.'s complete connectivity solution in its LocalNavigator Bluetooth base station. The base station is designed to deliver...

Borland to support iDEN tool kit

Motorola Inc. said Borland, a provider of Internet access infrastructure and application development tools, will provide its JBuilder 4 Foundation development environment as part...

Kasten to secure BlackBerry for Defense contract

STERLING, Va.-BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd.'s handheld e-mail computer favored by high-powered executives, will soon move from the boardroom to the battlefield under a...

Uzbekistan restores licenses to two carriers

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan-The Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan restored AMPS/D-AMPS licenses to two carriers that it earlier recalled for failure to stand up to their...

WAP phones set to reach 1.5 million in Thailand in 2001

NEW DELHI, India-Thai cellular companies foresee a big jump in use of WAP phones during 2001.About 70 percent of the 1.4 million new handsets...

Nextel Partners launches in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Nextel Partners Inc. launched its all-digital wireless network with service in the greater Little Rock, Ark., region and throughout the state.

China Unicom in CDMA lease agreement

BEIJING-The listed vehicle of China United Telecommunications (China Unicom) is making plans to lease a Code Division Multiple Access network its parent has recently...

Biztravel.com to provide services via PocketNet

PHILADELPHIA-Biztravel.com will provide travel services to book airlines, hotel and car rental reservations via AT&T Wireless' Digital PocketNet service.

Let’s Talk to distribute Nextel products

MIAMI-Wireless retailer Let's Talk Cellular and Wireless Inc. reached an agreement with a subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. to incorporate a substantial portion of...

Go2 systems to supply product to Kinzan

CARLSBAD, Calif.-Under a new partnership, Go2 Systems Inc. will supply its wireless location-based directory and information services to Kinzan's customers, which include Avon, Maytag...

Nextel licenses Invertix software

ANNANDALE, Va.-Nextel Communications licensed Invertix Corp.'s ScanixT Packet Data wireless optimization software, which it expects to deploy throughout its network this year.Invertix said the...

WirelessResumes.com enhances site

CHICAGO-WirelessResumes. com, an Internet-based online career center serving the wireless industry, said it enhanced its site with value-added tools and services for employers and...

WAP fails to impress U.K. consumer watchdog

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Once again the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) has been consigned to the dust bin of failed technology by the U.K. consumer magazine...

Orascom Telecom wins Syrian GSM license

CAIRO, Egypt-Orascom Telecom said its subsidiary SyriaTel was awarded a new GSM license in Syria. The GSM 900 MHz license will cost about $20...

Survival of the fittest?

Newly named Leader of the Pack FCC Chairman Michael Powell got it right last week when he declared that wireless is the killer app.He's...

Microcell premieres i.Fido wireless data offerings

Nine months after investing an initial $33 million into its mobile Internet services development company Microcell i5 Inc., Canadian wireless operator Microcell Solutions Inc....

CCI acquires Berkshire Wireless

SAN ANTONIO-Telecommunications infrastructure service provider CCI Telecom Inc. acquired Berkshire Wireless Inc., a wireless facilitates deployment specialist.CCI Telecom President Mike Novak will serve as...

Japan Telecom reports 5M users

TOKYO-Japan Telecom Co. Ltd., the country's third-largest wireless operator, reported subscribers for its Internet-enabled cell phones reached 5 million customers."Thanks to communications functions and...

Oracle upgrades location-based product

E-business software provider Oracle Corp. has launched the second coming of the Oracle 9I Application Server Wireless Edition to extend its grip on the...

Calendar

Mobile Commerce ConferenceFebruary 12-13 Key3Media. The Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, Calif. www.key3media.com/mc2.Vamos Wireless! 2001 ConferenceFebruary 12-13 Latin Venture Partners. Miami. www.latinventure.com.Wireless/Portable Symposium and ExhibitionFebruary...

Toymax subsidiary to make wireless toys

PLAINVIEW, N.Y.-Toymax International Inc. formed a subsidiary, Maxverse Interactive Inc., to create wireless toys targeted at teens and children.The subsidiary was formed with $4.6...

UPS subsidiary expands logistics for Sprint PCS

ATLANTA-UPS Logistics Group, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, agreed to expand its logistics services for Sprint PCS' returns management services.Under the terms of...

Qualcomm sues ex-employees

SAN DIEGO (AP)-Qualcomm Inc. is trying to recover $573,527 in legal costs from former employees who sued the company, claiming they were denied stock...
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