NTT DoCoMo became the largest investor in AT&T Wireless Group last week when the previously announced strategic alliance between the two wireless giants officially commenced. For its $9.8 billion investment, …
GREENVILLE, S.C.-qServe Communications said it acquired SiteTech Services L.L.C., a company that designs and develops wireless and fiber telecommunication sites. “STS’s expertise in engineering design and development services enables qServe …
MMTA Anne-Rivers Forcke was appointed chairman of the MultiMedia Telecommunications Association’s Media Relations Committee. Forcke is a relationship marketing strategist for the Global Small Business group at IBM Corp., where …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-SnapTrack Inc. was awarded a patent that describes methods for remotely locating or tracking a wireless device via client-server systems that use a computer network or Web browser …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. will use Sierra Wireless’ GPRS wireless modems for its plans to deploy GPRS, which expands the companies’ previous $30 million agreement for EDGE wireless …
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. reported continued strong growth in data services and contributions from Cingular Wireless, its wireless joint venture with BellSouth Corp., combined to increase fourth quarter 2000 revenues …
HELSINKI, Finland-Electronics heavyweight Sony Corp. joined the MeT initiative, an organization working to develop safe and secure methods for e-commerce transactions on mobile phones. Member companies include Ericsson, Matsushita, Motorola …
YEHUDA, Israel-Floware Wireless Systems said the Abrared Consortium of Spain selected its WALKair system for its wireless network rollout throughout Spain. The $3.7 million contract makes Floware the supplier for …
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica and Portugal Telecom have agreed to combine their mobile ventures in Brazil through a $10 billion strategic joint venture. The venture will combine the two companies’ existing mobile-phone …
Aether Aether Systems Inc. introduced version 1.1 of its ScoutWeb software component of the ScoutWare product suite. The new version supports SSL encryption as well as various other levels of …
MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. added 878,300 cellular subscribers during the fourth quarter of 2000, a 49-percent increase compared with the 589,500 net additions during the same quarter in 1999, bringing …
CHICAGO-United States Cellular Corp. reported 171,000 net customer additions for the fourth quarter, a 15-percent increase from 1999, bringing U.S. Cellular’s subscriber base to more than 3 million customers. The …
I believe the Federal Communications Commission should keep the spectrum cap in place. The agency last week decided to review whether the spectrum cap-which prohibits any carrier from owning more …
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunications Systems said it joined the Location Interoperability Forum. Through its Xypoint unit, TCS will work with the LIF to develop global interoperability standards among mobile positioning systems, and …
If the Internet and mobile networks tend sometimes to be a choir of discord, the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum wants to be the voice of symphony. Founded in January 2000, …
HELSINKI, Finland-Phone maker Nokia Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding that allows China’s Fujian Mobile Communications Co. to try Nokia’s mCatch positioning system for Fujian MCC’s GSM network. The location-based …
TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said it received the necessary shareholder and regulatory approvals to complete its acquisition of privately held Xypoint Corp. Under terms of the agreement, Xypoint shareholders received 4.2 …
Yada Yada Inc. has formed an alliance with Novatel Wireless Inc. to provide co-branded Minstrel V Wireless Handheld Modems for the Palm V and to supply Minstrel S Wireless Springboard …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Top executives from several multichannel multipoint distribution services operators throughout Latin America helped kick off the Wireless Communications Association International’s 7th Annual Technical Symposium last Wednesday by announcing …
BOSTON-The mystery of how mobile location services will make money could be solved by the increasingly popular and consumer-friendly appeal of mobile commerce and its related advertising, both of which …
