Monthly Archives: March, 2001

Powertel reaches 1 million customers

WEST POINT, Ga.-Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. reported its customer base exceeded 1 million customers during the first quarter.The carrier, which was the...

YadaYada partners with Coola

NEW YORK-YadaYada Inc. announced it will partner with Coola Inc. to provide corporate intranet access to mobile professionals through the YadaYada Wireless Corporate Services...

Spanish spectrum tax controversy continues

MADRID, Spain-The controversy over the Spanish government's plans to impose an annual 160 billion peseta (US$866 million) "supertariff" on spectrum use has taken a...

Panafon launches new services

BUCHAREST, Romania-Greek GSM operator Panafon announced three new services for its customers. The services can link customers to the Internet through their mobile GSM...

Cirronet signs China distribution agreement

ATLANTA-Cirronet Inc., which makes wireless broadband products for residential areas, announced it signed a purchasing agreement with Sino U.S. Commercial Group Inc. to distribute...

Novatel, Tech Data announce international distribution agreement

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., which provides wireless data communications access solutions, and Tech Data Corp., which provides IT products, logistics management and other value-added...

TSI enters alliances for roaming, billing, location services

LAS VEGAS-TSI Telecommunication Services Inc., a global supplier of interoperability solutions, made announcements regarding several newly formed strategic alliances at CTIA Global Wireless 2001.The...

Products

Lucent TechnologiesLucent Technologies introduced Flexent Wireless IP Core Network Architecture, which it said will help wireless carriers deliver a range of voice and data...

Wi-LAN to purchase UC Wireless

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-By issuing approximately 1.7 million of its shares, Canadian Wi-LAN Inc. will purchase California-based UC Wireless, furthering its position in the global...

Motorola’s gadget guru aims to restore magic touch in R&D

Dennis Roberson is sitting at a large, round conference table talking about the mandate he was given three years ago to "fix" Motorola Inc.'s...

Nuance, Cisco enter agreement

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Nuance, which provides voice Web software, has signed an agreement with Cisco Systems to incorporate its speech recognition and voice authentication software...

Calendar

Advanced Technology Workshop on Ceramic Technologies for MicrowaveMarch 26-27 IMAPS/CII. Adam's Mark Hotel, Denver. www.imaps.org/forms/ceramic2001regist.htm.3rd Annual Tower Investment SymposiumMarch 26-27 Shorecliff Communications. New York...

People

GroupServeGroupServe announced Tom Stroup, president, will also take on the role of chief executive officer. Stroup's first task as CEO will be to oversee...

Sendo chooses Texas Instruments

DALLAS-Sendo Plc has chosen Texas Instruments Inc.'s high performance, low power OMAP technology to power its new Z100 Multimedia Smartphone.According to the company, TI's...

Qualcomm, Lucent, Microsoft reveal study results

LAS VEGAS-Qualcomm Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc. and Microsoft Corp. said a study they commissioned showed consumers want mobile multimedia services now.International Data Corp., which...

Sprint says it has ample spectrum for 3G services

LAS VEGAS-Sprint PCS used the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's Wireless 2001 show to finalize its widely rumored plans to roll out next-generation services...

China Mobile Hong Kong focuses on 2G

NEW YORK-China Mobile Hong Kong does not need 3G to take advantage of opportunities in a populous country with rising per capita income and...

Metricom launches service in LA

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Metricom Inc. launched its high-speed wireless Internet access service, Ricochet, in Los Angeles, the company said.The company said the move was the...

Verizon introduces new prepaid service in Southern California

IRVINE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless introduced its Local Digital Prepay Phone In A Box in Southern California, allowing customers to purchase airtime on a pay-as-you-go basis."We...

ICO securities sale withdrawn

NEW YORK-ICO-Teledesic Global Ltd. and New ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd. have withdrawn plans for the public sale of securities related to their planned...

State legislators try to find common ground on telematics, driving, safety

WASHINGTON-The trade association for state legislators said recently it will try to find "common ground" on the use of wireless devices while driving."Our goal...

Minister says IS-95 doomed in Russia

MOSCOW-Russian Communications Minister Leonid Reiman, who is known to back European-developed technologies, confirmed that the U.S.-developed IS-95 standard is doomed in Russia."I continue to...

CelPlan promises improved capacity

RESTON, Va.-In its new Performance Plan, CelPlan Technologies, a wireless software and systems consultant, has promised its customers it will provide advanced engineering solutions...

Qualcomm releases VectorOne

TOKYO-Qualcomm Inc. announced VectorOne, an integrated hardware and software solution that provides directional information for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies' Mobile Station Modem family of integrated...

Nokia re-elects Ollila chairman of the board

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks announced that its board of directors re-elected Jorma Ollila, chief executive officer, to chair the board and also decided Paul J....
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