ASUNCION, Paraguay-Legislation granting permission to sell Paraguay’s state-owned telecom company Antelco was approved. Analysts predict the privatization will be complete in late 2001 or early 2002. Discussions are centering on …
Heading into the all-important holiday marketing frenzy, I am looking forward to some new creative advertising campaigns from wireless companies. (Is anyone else growing tired of Jamie Lee Curtis acting …
BEIJING-China Mobile (Hong Kong) is negotiating with China Telecom to cut the leased-line fees it pays by one-half. About 90 percent of China Mobile (Hong Kong)’s transmission lines are leased …
CALABASAS, Calif.-A partnership between Countrywide Home Loans Inc. and Sprint PCS could allow home buyers and real estate agents to wirelessly research and determine options for home loan financing, the …
Continuing the flow of wireless technological improvements from north of the border, Burnaby, British Columbia-based PMC-Sierra Inc. introduced its Power Amplifier Linearizer and Distortion Inhibitor-10 chip, designed to allow traffic …
MIAMI-Conectium, a mobile Internet solutions provider, opened facilities in Bogot , Colombia, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The company said it is expanding its offering across the Americas to become the …
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. and The Management Network Group Inc. announced plans to team up in a nonexclusive strategic alliance to provide operations support system solutions to integrated communications providers. The …
TORONTO-Diversinet Corp. and Fujitsu-ICL Systems Inc. formed a partnership so Fujitsu-ICL can offer certificate authorization functions for business-to-business services. The deal calls for Diversinet to license its Passport certificate server …
NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data completed its previously announced $10 million acquisition of CellGate Technologies, which was made in cash and shares. U.S. Wireless hopes CellGate, which manufactures integrated wireless Internet …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Spectrian Corp. announced it will sell its UltraRF semiconductor division to Cree Inc. The deal calls for Cree to purchase UltraRF for about 908,000 shares of its common stock …
Digital Paging Digital Paging Co. released its new Hit plus pager, which the company said can carry three different frequencies. The pager also features a hands-on screen programming function, and …
Littlefeet Littlefeet Inc., a wireless network infrastructure developer, appointed Kai Cheong Chan as the general manager and sales director for the company’s new regional office, which will serve Singapore and …
NEW YORK-Room33 AB has opened its doors here to tap into the city’s content creation hub and give the Stockholm-based company easier access to potential American customers for its mobile …
No thanks to an accounting error in a week for thanksgiving, Lucent Technologies Inc.’s bleeding continued as it withdrew its projected fourth-quarter sales by $125 million, triggering a 14-percent share …
CALGARY, Alberta-Wireless infrastructure provider Wi-Lan Inc. reported its broadband wireless revenues for next year would total $32 million, more than three times higher than 2000 results, but below analyst forecasts …
STAMFORD, Conn.-Under a new deal between the two companies, SmartServ Online will help TheFirstNews.com offer its news information services in text form on various wireless devices, including personal digital assistants …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Wireless networking provider Radiata Inc. and ShareWave Inc., a provider of semiconductor technology for multimedia-capable wireless home networks, formalized a partnership to provide a commercially available 802.11a wireless …
SWINDON, United Kingdom-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced it completed the integration of its GPRS offering and has begun commercial system testing of its “always-on” Mobile Internet solution. The company said its …
TAIPEI, Taiwan-Taiwan’s TransAsia Telecommunications said it is in talks with Far Eastone Telecommunications to sell a mobile-phone stake, according to international press reports. U.S.-based SBC Communications owns 43 percent of …
ORLANDO, Fla.-MeshNetworks Inc. raised $26 million in its second round of funding, which was led by Redwood Ventures. Additional investors included ITT Industries Inc., BancBoston Ventures, Patricof & Co. and …
