Monthly Archives: September, 1999
REPLACEMENT HANDSET SALES DRIVING TERMINAL GROWTH
This analysis explains why initial terminal forecasts for 1999 averaged 55 million units below what will likely be 260 million terminals shipped. It reveals...
DSI DEBUTS `FREE PAGING’ PLATFORM
CULVER CITY, Calif.-DSI Technology Inc. said it will begin selling its new Adserver Internet platform at the Personal Communications Showcase in New Orleans this...
NEXTLINK BEGINS WIRELESS TEST IN L.A.
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Nextlink Communications Inc. announced it has begun a field test of its broadband wireless technology in the Los Angeles area."This is another important...
PEOPLE WILLING TO PAY $2 PER MONTH FOR LOCATION SERVICES, SURVEY FINDS
LOS ANGELES-Driscoll-Wolfe Marketing & Research Consulting conducted a multiclient marketing research study on consumer interest in location-based mobile communication services, and identified the location-based...
NOKIA MERGES WITH NOKITERRA
HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. and Nokiterra Oy merged, giving Nokia approximately 64.3 million of its shares, corresponding to approximately 5.3 percent of the total share capital...
STOCKPILE INFORMATION AS Y2K LOOMS, SENATOR SUGGESTS
WASHINGTON-With the exceptions of 9-pound babies being born and people getting married at the ninth hour of the ninth day of the 99th year...
AIRNET TESTS INTEROPERABILITY WITH LUCENT SWITCH
MELBOURNE, Fla.-Interoperability testing between AirNet Communications Corp.'s base station subsystem and a Lucent Technologies Inc. mobile switching center was successfully completed and will be...
DECIDE.COM LAUNCHES COMPARATIVE WEB SITE
SAN JOSE-Decide.com introduced the Decide.com Web site, where consumers can identify, compare and purchase telecommunications products and services based on how they will use...
TIA LAUNCHES IP STANDARDS INITIATIVE
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association announced an initiative to develop wireless Internet Protocol standards under the guidelines of the American National Standards Institute's open...
3COM SET TO SPIN OFF PALM UNIT
Confirming weeks of speculation, 3Com Corp. announced it plans to spin off its Palm Computing subsidiary into an independent public company by next year.The...
PCIA: CONSOLIDATION WILL CURB ANTENNA-SITING GROWTH
WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association last week attempted to neutralize legislation to curb antenna siting by telling Congress that consolidation in the tower business...
INTERNET SITES TO GET MORE SAVVY
A number of Internet sites have popped up in recent months offering side-by-side wireless services pricing comparison and purchasing. But some are evolving to...
I.D. SYSTEMS USES GPS TO WIN POST OFFICE CONTRACT
NEW YORK-I.D. Systems Inc., a newly public company, has deployed its patented wireless monitoring and tracking system to help the U.S. Postal Service keep...
CELL-LOC’S IDI PURCHASE WILL ALLOW INTERNET-BASED WIRELESS LOCATION
CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. said it agreed to purchase Intelligent Database International Ltd. of Calgary for 455,555 company shares.In the acquisition, Cell-Loc will assume full...
LEAP ADDING TO PCS STABLE
Leap Wireless International Inc. said it will purchase the Dayton, Ohio, personal communications services license from PCSDevCo Inc.Leap said the acquisition, pending Federal Communications...
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY DEBATES VALIDITY OF RF ABSORPTION TESTS
WASHINGTON-Millions of cellular telephones may be getting safety approvals by the Federal Communications Commission despite possibly exceeding the agency's radio-frequency radiation exposure guidelines.Professor Om...
LCC INVESTS IN ITALTEL SISTEMI
MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc. said it made a minority investment in Italtel Sistemi SpA, obtaining access to 2,300 telecom professionals and improving its position...
LOCATION SERVICES COULD BE PUT IN PLACE TODAY
Wireless carriers could deploy commercial location services in advance of the phase II enhanced 911 services deadlines mandated by the Federal Communications Commission.Gary Ritter,...
PORSCHE RAFFLE AT PCS ’99
NEW ORLEANS-A 2000 Porsche Boxster will be raffled at PCS '99 in New Orleans on Wednesday, with all proceeds benefiting Personal Communications Industry Association...
INTERDIGITAL EXPANDS SYSTEM ON A CHIP
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. announced it has expanded its development of third-generation telecommunications technology to include a commercial "system on a chip"...
NOKIA AIMS TO ESTABLISH HIPERLAN 2 AS STANDARD FOR WIRELESS LAN
HELSINKI-Nokia Wireless Business Communications announced its participation in the new HiperLAN2 Global Forum to promote the HiperLAN 2 standard worldwide.The standard will enable high-speed...
WIRELESS ONLINE OFFERS TWO-WAY MESSAGING ANTENNA
LOS ALTOS, Calif.-Wireless Online Inc. introduced an antenna system for two-way messaging called the WOL-2000R, which it said reduces the cost of planning, deploying...
MOTOROLA TO BUY TOSHIBA’S STAKE IN WAFER PLANT
TOKYO-Motorola Inc. will purchase Toshiba's interest in Tohoku Semiconductor Corp., Toshiba's wafer manufacturing joint venture in Sendai, Japan, said the companies."TSC will support our...
3GPP2 GROUP RESOLVES SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES FOR 3G
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association announced the Third-Generation Partnership Program 2 (3GPP2) has completed its international harmonization workshop on global 3G and has moved...
DOJ URGES COURT TO DISMISS ARC, GEOTEK MISGIVINGS ABOUT NEXTEL DECREE
WASHINGTON-The Justice Department, already embroiled in controversy over a secret wireless licensing pact with Nextel Communications Inc. and the Federal Communications Commission, last week...