Yearly Archives: 1999

WIRELESS DATA IS REBORN

In 1989, I started my career in wireless as an outside sales rep for Metro Mobile (which would later become part of Bell Atlantic...

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...

PANEL DIVES INTO E-COMMERCE TAXATION WATERS

NEW YORK-The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce is engaged in a monumental juggling act with significant implications for levies on telecommunications in general, judging...

DEVELOPER INTRODUCES SERVICE PLATFORM FOR WAP USERS

Joining several other third-party developers creating applications for the Wireless Application Protocol, CMG Telecommunications introduced its WAP Service Broker, a platform designed to connect...

MORE FIRMS ENTER WIRELESS ACCESS MARKET IN JAPAN

TOKYO-Softbank, Microsoft Corp. and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced in August they will establish a joint company to provide wireless access line services.According...

INFOWAVE SECURITY PRODUCT READY FOR MARKET

ATLANTA-Infowave Software Inc. said it unveiled the final version of Infowave for the Net, a client/server solution designed to provide secure wireless access to...

UNIFIED MARKETING GOALS CAN INCREASE INT’L JV PROFITS

International joint ventures formed by manufacturing concerns, and the failure rates of these companies, have been well-documented over the years. The pioneering efforts of...

Q COMM INKS PREPAID DEALS WITH PAGE TEL

OREM, Utah-Q Comm International Inc., a regional telecommunications provider specializing in prepaid cards and wireless phone services, announced it signed an agreement with Page...

POINT.COM ADDS NEW ACCESS POINTS FOR SHOPPING

SEATTLE-Point.com, an online retailer of wireless phones, service plans and accessories, announced two separate agreements allowing users of ZDNet, The New York Times on...

FRED KUZNIK APPOINTED PRESIDENT

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has appointed Fred Kuznik president of Motorola's operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Kuznik returns to the region after...

CREATING SOLUTIONS FOR CELLULAR SKEPTICS

The U.S. cellular adoption level is fast approaching 30 percent-not bad. However, it's also a long way from the penetration rates we see in...

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...

DSPC OFFERS KIT, CHIPSET FOR NEXT-GENERATION CDMA PHONES

Cupertino, Calif.-based chip manufacturer DSP Communications Inc. today plans to introduce two new products for current and future Code Division Multiple Access handsets.Immediately available...

FIXING THE NETWORKS WILL STOP THE CHURN

Three quarters of the way into 1999, we are inundated with good news from many of the wireless carriers showing record numbers of new...

FINANCIAL BOARD WANTS TO ELIMINATE `POOLING OF INTERESTS’

NEW YORK-The Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, Conn., recently issued a proposal for public comment that would eliminate accounting for mergers as pooling of...

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...

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...

SHOPNOW.COM SIGNS DEAL WITH CELLMANIA

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-CellMania.com entered into a partnership with ShopNow.com Inc. under which ShopNow.com's customers will have access to CellMania's wireless shopping site.ShopNow.com also will...

NEXTWAVE BANKRUPTCY SAGA CONTINUES ON ALL FRONTS

WASHINGTON-The saga of the NextWave Telecom Inc. bankruptcy, like a hurricane in the ocean, kept churning last week as a variety of activities here...

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...

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...

TIA PUBLISHES STANDARDS FOR OVER-THE-AIR SERVICES

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association published a new interim standard, "Cellular Radiotelecommunications Intersystem Operations-Over-the-Air-Service Provisioning and Parameter Administration."The document presents Stage-1 recommendations for OTASP...

HERTZ CARS TO CARRY NEVERLOST SERVICE

DULLES, Va.-Navigation Solutions L.L.C., a joint venture formed earlier this year by Orbital Sciences Corp. and The Hertz Corp., said it will begin installing...

ERICSSON SIGNS DEALS WITH THAI CARRIER

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it signed two contracts, valued at more than $55 million, with Advanced Info Service Public Co. Ltd. in Thailand for...

S.V. DESIGNS ADDS TO SERVICE AREA

TIVERTON, R.I.-S.V. Designs Inc., which provides wireless phone companies aesthetic concealment solutions for their antennas and cables, announced it expanded its service area from...
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