Monthly Archives: March, 2001

Sprint PCS to include Campusdog.com on wireless Web

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS will feature Campusdog.com, an online community and entertainment guide targeted to college students, on its wireless Web service.Campusdog.com provides restaurant...

American Tower increases revenues, net loss widens

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. reported revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31 of $243.8 million and $735.3 million, respectively, compared with revenues...

Cricket sings new brand campaign, logo

For a company only a few years old, and one that prides itself on making decisions easier for its customers, it might seem odd...

Hutchison acquires 25-percent stake in Hong Kong unit

HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa bought Motorola Inc.'s 25-percent stake in Hong Kong operator Hutchison Telephone for $120 million. Hutchison now owns 81 percent of the...

Verizon to offer Kyocera smart phone

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will introduce Kyocera Corp.'s 6035 smart phone onto its network beginning March 5.The dual-branded, Palm OS-powered handset features wireless...

Infowave announces Lotus Notes, Domino support

BOTHELL, Wash.-Infowave Software Inc., which provides software that connects enterprise applications to wireless devices, announced Lotus Notes and Domino support for its Wireless Business...

Cell-Loc reports disappointing quarter

CALGARY, Canada-Wireless location company Cell-Loc Inc. announced its earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 31 showing high operations expenses and low cash equivalents.The company's...

UTStarcom signs contracts in China

ALAMEDA, Calif.-UTStarcom Inc., which provides wireless and wireline telecommunications access equipment, signed $18 million in contracts to expand installations of its PASTM citywide wireless...

Agere chip doubles channel capacity

ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems, the former microelectronics group of Lucent Technologies Inc., has released a chip that switches voice and data signals, doubling the channel...

ParkerVision, PrairieComm partner on chips

JACKSON, Fla.-ParkerVision Inc. is partnering with PrairieComm Inc. to develop advanced chipsets and reference designs for cellular handsets and other wireless devices.The deal will...

BT Cellnet, Nortel enter agreement

LONDON-BT Cellnet has signed an agreement that allows Nortel Networks to develop its GPRS networks with initial focus on mobile entertainment and business applications.Both...

3Com announces layoffs

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Approximately 1,200 employees have been cut from the work force of 3Com Corp., a provider of connectivity products and solutions. The company...

Avaya Canada signs deal with OnSat Hospitality

TORONTO-Avaya Canada, a provider of business communications systems and services, signed an agreement with OnSat Hospitality Joint Venture Ltd., which provides broadband satellite-based wireless...

Psion to bow out of smart-phone space

Mobile computing company Psion plc shook the European wireless market-and sent its stocks rocketing to a new 27-month low-with news that it is dropping...

Carriers move to outsource entire network management to vendors

In a marriage of convenience, carriers are signing temporary dotted lines to outsource their network management to vendors as they migrate to the next...

U.S. will lead Europe in 3G rollout

LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz.-Amid the scorched desert ground abutting the lush greens of golf courses, the future of the wireless Internet was the topic of...

President vows to stop free spectrum lunch

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week proposed to delay key spectrum auctions and to phase out programs designed to bridge the Digital Divide, components of...

Texas considers controversial siting regulations

Controversy is brewing in the Texas state House of Representatives over a far-reaching bill that could give individual counties the authority to regulate tower...

Diverse group opposes 3G spectrum moves

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry last week received the strongest indication to date that securing third-generation mobile-phone spectrum will be difficult if not impossible, as an...

Nokia signs 3G infrastructure deals

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia has been chosen by several companies to provide its third-generation network solution. Nokia said its 3G infrastructure is based on open standards,...

Late News

Telefonica takes control of four Mexican companiesTelefonica Moviles announced it will take management control of Bajacel, Movitel, Norcel and Cedetel, four of Motorola Inc.'s...

ClickServices introduces wireless software platform

FREMONT, Calif.-ClickServices presented a wireless software platform for global business that it said overcomes barriers posed by the competing wireless networks and various wireless...

Cingular base stations operated throughout Seattle earthquake

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-In the wake of the devastating earthquake in the Pacific Northwest, Cingular Interactive said its Interactive Intelligent Wireless Network continued operations in the...

Triton PCS selects Agilera platform

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-Triton PCS Inc. selected Agilera's Extended Enterprise as the platform for its Lawson Software applications, allowing Agilera to integrate and host the suite...

Capital One ends Sprint PCS marketing test relationship

FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Capital One Financial Corp. reported the conclusion of a direct marketing test relationship with Sprint PCS. The relationship involved Capital One originating...
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