March 2001

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 guides, movie reviews, show times, …

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 of $89 million and $258.1 million …

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

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 Hong Kong carrier. If Hutchison sells …

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 Web access and a near-Palm …

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 Engine. The Domino Connector will allow …

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 deployment and operations expenses were …

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 access systems in eight locations in …

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 capacity of other products for wireless …

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 combine PrairieComm’s baseband IC platforms …

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 companies plan to work together …

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 said the layoffs are in accordance …

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 Internet connections to deliver wireless broadband …

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 out of the running in the …

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

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 discussion in the small community of …

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 the president’s $1.96 trillion budget that …

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 siting, even requiring those with whip …

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 eclectic mix of military, educational, religious …

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, platforms and interfaces critical for evolution …

Telefonica takes control of four Mexican companies Telefonica Moviles announced it will take management control of Bajacel, Movitel, Norcel and Cedetel, four of Motorola Inc.’s operating companies in Northern Mexico. …

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 devices. According to the company, ClickServices …

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 region providing customers with a means …

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 of human resource applications and provide …

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 wireless telephone accounts for Sprint PCS …