Monthly Archives: March, 2001

HFCL wins contract in Nepal

NEW DELHI, India-HFCL, a leading Indian telecom equipment manufacturer, has bagged a contract in Nepal to supply 5000 wireless local loop (WLL) lines. The...

Westchester County bans driving and dialing

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-The Westchester County Legislature voted unanimously last Monday to prohibit drivers from talking on handheld cellular phones.The measure authorizes fines of up...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

vVault enhances productivity for mobile business professionals

If professionals need to be productive on the go, vVault thinks it has a platform on which they can walk.A mobile productivity applications provider,...

BellSouth CEO promises no employee layoff plans

WASHINGTON-BellSouth Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Duane Ackerman told reporters at the Precursor Group annual conference that the country's third-largest local telephone company...

CTIA launches Wireless Internet Caucus

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Tele-communication & Internet Association launched its new Wireless Internet Caucus (WIC), a forum addressing development of the wireless Internet.An inaugural meeting of...

WFI, Metricom contract terminated

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc., a provider of wireless telecommunications systems, said it received notice of contract suspension and termination from Metricom Inc. with regard...

Brightpoint completes bond repurchase

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc., a provider of outsourced services, said it completed its plan to repurchase 130,000 of its convertible, subordinated, zero-coupon bonds due 2018.As of...

Smart-card players try to anticipate long-term future amid clouded present

NEW YORK-Some recent developments have brightened the longer-term prospects for smart cards in North American wireless communications, although the picture gets cloudier when framed...

Mist tests wireless POS terminal

TORONTO-Mist Inc., which provides wireless technologies applications and other information management technologies, is conducting a test of its MIST Freedom II Wireless point-of-sale terminal...

Officials may probe Huawei over U.N. sanctions

WASHINGTON-Huawei Technologies Inc., a Chinese telecom firm that is quickly becoming a global wireless juggernaut, is reportedly suspected of violating U.N. sanctions by supplying...

Broadcasters pooh-pooh analog lease fees

WASHINGTON-TV broadcasters said they plan to fight any proposal that would force them to pay fees for 700 MHz spectrum they have not vacated...

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...
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