Monthly Archives: August, 2001

EMS launches new PCS antenna

ATLANTA, United States—A new personal communications services (PCS) antenna was introduced to the wireless world by EMS Wireless, a division of EMS Technologies Inc.The...

Compaq will work with Intel on PCA devices

SANTA CLARA, California, United States—In another vote of support for Intel's Personal Internet Client Architecture initiative, Compaq Computer said it will work with Intel...

Ericsson aims for 20 percent CDMA share

STOCKHOLM—Ericsson said it intends to claim 20 percent of the CDMA market by 2004, even as it identified five carriers as its major customer...

Ericsson to give students inside look at mobile Internet facilities

PLANO, Texas—L.M. Ericsson has announced plans to expose 26 students of the Plano Independent School District's Gifted program to the workings of its mobile...

NEC, Matsushita join forces in 3G handset business

TOKYO—On Aug. 21, NEC Corp., Matsushita Electric Industrial and Matsushita Communication Industrial, announced plans to combine forces in the third-generation (3G) mobile handset business....

J-Phone companies to merge into single structure

TOKYO—The board of directors for the four J-Phone Communications Co. Ltd. companies; East, Central, West and Japan Telecom, agreed to merge their companies into...

Ericsson to buy HP stake in EHPT

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—L.M. Ericsson said it has decided to acquire the remaining 19 percent of its joint venture EHPT from Hewlett-Packard Co. in order to...

ETSI reports Bluetooth event attendance

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France—The European Telecommunications Standards Institute reported 440 engineers from 89 companies in 20 countries attended the sixth Bluetooth UnPlugFest in France. ETSI...

STI files counterclaim to ISCO patent charges

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Superconductor Technologies Inc. has filed an answer and counterclaim to ISCO International Inc.'s complaint filed July 17 in the U.S. District Court...

Siemens wins Brazil contract

MUNICH, Germany—Siemens AG won a $256 million contract from Brazilian operator Telemar to supply and install GSM networks in six major cities in the...

Hybrid delivers to ISP

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Hybrid Networks Inc. announced that Andrew Corp. will provide Winbeam Inc., a Pittsburgh-based Internet service provider, with Hybrid's head-end system and routers...

IWO ups customers, net losses

ALBANY, N.Y.—IWO Holdings Inc., a Sprint PCS Network Partner, said it added 11,006 net subscribers during the second quarter, ended June 30, ending the...

Cell-Loc says net loss is in line with restructuring

CALGARY, Canada—Cell-Loc Inc. today released its earnings report for the fourth quarter, ended June 30, showing net losses the company said are in line...

GM says OnStar calls don’t distract drivers

DETROIT—The recent and well-publicized crackdown on mobile-phone use and driver safety and the official launch of its "personal calling" service prompted OnStar to release...

Starfish receives synchronization patent

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.—Starfish Software, which provides synchronization and infrastructure solutions for the wireless Internet, announced it has been granted a patent for its method...

Lucent makes cdma2000 products commercially available

MURRAY HILL, N.J.—Lucent Technologies Inc. said it is the first vendor in North America and one of the first worldwide to make its third-generation...

Disney teams with Taiwan Cellular

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Walt Disney Internet Group today said the company's wireless content will be distributed to Taiwanese mobile users under an agreement announced today...

Hutchison, Motorola launch in Macau

HONG KONG-Motorola Inc. and Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong) Ltd. announced the commercial launch of a second-generation dual-band wireless network in Macau, a special administrative...

CenturyTel files lawsuit against Alltel

MONROE, La.—CenturyTel Inc. filed a lawsuit against Alltel Corp., claiming Alltel made false and misleading statements to promote its takeover bid of CenturyTel.The lawsuit,...

Verizon introduces account management service in Ore., Wash.

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Verizon Wireless introduced an account management service for customers in Oregon and Washington allowing access to account balance information and airtime usage free...

Compaq to work with Intel on PCA devices

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—In another vote of support for Intel Corp.'s Personal Internet Client Architecture initiative, Compaq Computer Corp. said it will work with Intel...

German prosecutors investigate executive compensation in Vodafone-Mannesmann deal

DUESSELDORF, Germany—German prosecutors are investigating whether executives of Vodafone Group plc and Mannesmann received illegal compensation from the companies' $180 billion merger, according to...

GAO report warns against quick decision on 1700 MHz spectrum

WASHINGTON—A new congressional report concludes more analysis is needed before reaching a decision on whether the Department of Defense should be forced to surrender...

Underwriters exercise overallotment options in Sprint offering

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Sprint Corp. said underwriters of its recent offering of 70 million shares of series 1 Sprint PCS common stock and 60 million...

Telstra cancels plans to push ads to subscribers

MELBOURNE, Australia—Australian wireless carrier Telstra Corp. quickly backtracked on a plan to push advertisements to its subscribers after Australia's communications minister harshly criticized the...
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