Monthly Archives: December, 1999
World Access begins divestiture
NEW YORK - Shortly after announcing divestiture plans for its telecommunications equipment operations Dec. 9, World Access Inc., Atlanta, said it agreed to sell...
Infowave teams with BAM
BURNABY, British Columbia-Infowave Software Inc. said it entered into a joint marketing agreement with Bell Atlantic Mobile, under which the two will collaborate on...
WAP membership passes 250
SYDNEY, Australia-At the recently completed Wireless Application Protocol Forum member meeting, the organization announced its membership has surpassed 250.The group also announced a formal...
FCC to continue spectrum flexibility
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it will continue its policy of flexibility when allocating spectrum being made available by the transition to digital TV."We...
Microsoft unveils microbrowser
Microsoft Corp. introduced its long-awaited dual-mode microbrowser last week, which allows wireless phones to access Internet content written in both Wireless Application Protocol language...
Diginet inks deal with Lucent
NEW YORK-Diginet Americas Inc., Washington, D.C., a wireless broadband access provider in Latin America, signed a $100 million vendor supply and credit facility agreement...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Moroccan GSM consortium hires PT Inovacao
LISBON, Portugal-Portugal Telecom announced that PT Inovacao S.A., a research and development company in Portugal, signed a $6.1 million contract to provide Moroccan mobile...
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...
Lincoln Police to use PacketCluster Patrol
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-Cerulean Technology announced the Lincoln, Neb., Police Department will use its PacketCluster Patrol software to give officers wireless access to information stored at...
Ameritech launches ClearRate plan
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Ameritech Cellular launched in Chicago, St. Louis and central Illinois ClearRate USA, a nationwide single-rate calling plan that eliminates both long-distance and roaming...
China Unicom awards Motorola contracts
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-China Unicom and China Mobile awarded Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector six contracts to upgrade their Global System for Mobile communications networks...
Chartered, Ericsson to develop technologies
SINGAPORE -Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and L.M. Ericsson announced they jointly plan to develop advanced wireless communications technologies. The technologies, radio frequency CMOS and BiCMOS,...
Brazil considers PCS license sale
BRASILIA, Brazil-Anatel, Brazil's telecommunications regulatory agency, was planning to hold a public hearing to discuss terms for the sale of a round of personal...
SkyBridge, Boeing enter partnerªship
BETHESDA, Md.-SkyBridge L.P. and the Boeing Co. signed a partnership agreement under which Boeing will become the launch service provider for SkyBridge as well...
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...
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...