Monthly Archives: December, 1999
Industry embraces Alain Rossman`s WAP
REDWOOD|CITY-Sometimes the greatest inventions aren't inventions at all, but the successful application of an idea common in one industry to a problem faced by...
Ericsson aims to integrate strategies for international players
NEW YORK-Sweden's L.M. Ericsson has majored on the infrastructure side of provisioning to wireless carriers within the United States while playing a comparatively minor...
Business Briefs
Tritel Inc., a Jackson, Miss., personal communications services affiliate of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., raised $168.75 million Dec. 14 in an initial public offering...
ITU works on specs for IMT-2000 networks
The International Telecommunication Union announced network experts who met in Geneva earlier this month agreed on six sets of specifications for IMT-2000 networks.The ITU...
Concealment industry no longer under wraps
Looking out the window of his Los Angeles office, William E. Jackson II can see two wireless sites his company designed, but he hopes...
Motorola licenses Palm OS
In a deal mirroring one recently completed by Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. announced it will license the Palm operating system from Palm Computing Inc....
FCC hopes to study RF interferªence
WASHINGTON-The government, not industry, needs to study the interference impact of the explosion of wireless devices occurring today, said Bob Lucky, corporate vice president...
Vodafone UK, Nortel plan network trial
NEWBURY, United Kingdom-Vodafone UK and Nortel Networks said they are planning a trial early next year in London of wideband Code Division Multiple Access...
Newtel won’t sweeten bid for Esat
NEW YORK-Newtel AB, formed by the merger of Sweden's Telia AB and Norway's Telenor AS, announced Dec. 7 it will not sweeten its hostile...
Ericsson gets GPRS contract
LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc said it awarded Ericsson a contract to supply General Packet Radio Service in Britain, the Netherlands and Greece. Vodafone UK, Libertel...
Herman testifies in MSS probe
WASHINGTON-The probe into whether Labor Secretary Alexis Herman influenced the mobile satellite system licensing process for Mobile Communications Holdings Inc. may be entering a...
Leap to buy Denver, Pittsburgh licenses
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase personal communications services licenses in Denver and Pittsburgh for an...
Triton chooses PCS-Over-Microwave solution
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. affiliate Triton PCS Inc. selected Transcept Inc. to help the carrier extend its personal communications services network using Transcept's TransCell...
BellSouth traverses into European wireless landscape
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. became the first U.S. operator to enter the European wireless industry's recent merger and acquisition frenzy by exercising its right of first...
Iusacell places $350M debt issue
MEXICO CITY-Nuevo Grupo Iusacell, S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, placed privately Dec. 9 a $350 million issue of 14.25 percent senior notes due 2006...
Motorola beefs up E911 functionality
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said its Network Solutions Sector is pursuing several alternatives in the development of advanced emergency 911 wireless caller location functionality...
Motorola, China to cooperate on 3G
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced an agreement to cooperate on third-generation technology and research with the Ministry of Information Industry of the People's Republic...
Ericsson, Microsoft embrace to exploit wireless IP services
In a move seen as strengthening their respective weaknesses in the wireless industry, L.M. Ericsson and Microsoft Corp. said they plan to create a...
Scientists debate RF effect on children
WASHINGTON-While industry this holiday season pushes family plans and makes pocket phones attractive to the younger crowd, questions linger in the scientific community about...
Metrocall to increase stock
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Metrocall Inc. has scheduled a special stockholder meeting for Jan. 14 to vote on increasing Metrocall common stock from 100 million to 200...
Sun updates Java2
NEW YORK-To further enable data communications, Sun Microsystems Inc. has updated its Java2 platform for the corporate enterprise and is at work on a...
Insiders speculate on Hesse’s new role with AT&T
It appears that since Dan Hesse's appointment as president and chief executive officer of AT&T Corp.'s wireless business three years ago, AT&T has had...
InfoSpace gets into wireless IP space
In a bid to strengthen its position in the wireless industry and expand its influence overseas, Internet infrastructure provider InfoSpace.com announced it signed a...
McCaw, Chandra bail out ICO
A U.S. bankruptcy court has given ICO Global Communications final approval for $500 million in financing from an investor group led by Craig McCaw...
SBA inks pact for site services with Georgia PCS
BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. said it signed an exclusive agreement with Georgia PCS Management L.L.C. to provide site acquisition, development, collocation, build-to-suit and...