Monthly Archives: April, 2000

Transcept, LGIC form strategic partnership

MANCHESTER, N.H.-Transcept Inc., a developer of radio-frequency distribution solutions for wireless telecommunications, announced a strategic partnership with LG Information & Communications Ltd. to jointly...

Alamosa PCS launches two markets

LUBBOCK, Texas-Alamosa PCS Holdings Inc., a Sprint PCS affiliate, launched personal communications services in Eagle Pass and Del Rio, Texas."Because the tourist traffic generated...

Western Multiplex files for IPO

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Western Multiplex Corp., which manufactures broadband wireless access systems enabling service providers and other enterprises to deliver data, voice and video services, filed...

Association to craft wireless advertising standards

About 20 companies have joined a new association created to bring accountability to advertising seen on wireless devices.The Wireless Advertising Industry Association, created to...

BellSouth adds 300,000 subs

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $6.5 billion, an 8.6-percent increase from 1999's first-quarter revenues of $5.97 billion.The...

Wireless Inc. files IPO papers

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Wireless Inc., a global provider of broadband wireless access solutions, announced it filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange...

Volatile stocks put PCCW takeover of C&W HKT in question

HONG KONG-Speculation that Pacific Century CyberWorks' (PCCW) takeover of Cable & Wireless HKT may be unraveling increased last week, because of the continuing decline...

All four bidders exit license auction in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey-All four consortia vying for Turkey's fourth Global System for Mobile communications license withdrew from the auction without bidding. A company owned by...

Alltel reports increased revenues, income

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. reported record first-quarter financial results from current businesses, excluding one-time adjustments, for the quarter ended March 31.Company revenue and sales...

Debitel attracts interest from suitors

STUTTGART, Germany-Debitel AG, which is 74-percent owned by Swisscom, reported robust 1999 earnings, and international press reports said it is in talks with potential...

AMSC to develop eBusiness apps

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. and Computer Associates International Inc. have agreed to develop what they called eBusiness applications, combining AMSC's wireless data network...

MessageClick introduces messaging service

NEW YORK-MessageClick introduced its Mobile Messaging service that allows users to view fax, voice and e-mail messages and forward faxes on wireless phones or...

Carriers may not deliver broadband deployment data

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is concerned telecom carriers will not fill out a required form designed to determine the level of broadband deployment nationwide.Some...

BSWD revises Interactive Paging service prices

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. announced new pricing for the Interactive Paging Service of its MyBiz offering.The new plan offers the two-way messaging solution...

VIEWPOINT: Heavy lifting

The Federal Communications Commission should lift the spectrum cap placed on companies bidding in the 700 MHz auction and the C- and F-block re-auction...

Motorola, BMW team for in-vehicle digital phone system

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. and BMW of North America Inc. have teamed to offer BMW customers the BMW CPT 7000 digital phone, now standard on...

Verizon signs agreement with E*Trade

MENLO PARK, Calif.-E*Trade Group Inc., an online provider of personal financial services, signed an agreement with Verizon Wireless to provide E*Trade customers with access...

Motorola to expand Etisalat network

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-Motorola Inc. and Etisalat, a Global System for Mobile communications operator in the United Arab Emirates, signed a contract extension to...

Delphi, Palm introduce in-vehicle access to content

NEW YORK-Delphi Automotive Systems and Palm Inc. introduced the Communiport Mobile Productivity Center that will dock and synchronize with a Palm V handheld using...

White House report on emergency alerts to include wireless links

WASHINGTON-The White House is expected shortly to release a belated report advocating the integration of wireless technologies into the nation's Emergency Alert System, a...

Credit union offers Internet banking to customers

SAN DIEGO-USE Credit Union is offering wireless Internet banking services to all its customers, the company announced, using wireless application service provider SensCom Inc....

Aether acquires e-commerce provider

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. is acquiring NetSearch L.L.C., a wireless e-commerce provider, for $25 million in cash at closing and up to an...

Adicom certified for advanced CDMA in China

Adicom Wireless Inc., a Silicon Valley-based provider of wireless access equipment, said it received technical certification of its advanced Code Division Multiple Access technology...

China Unicom funds to bolster Internet business

Part of China Unicom Ltd.'s initial public offering in June of between $4 billion and $5 billion is scheduled to be used to fund...

Nokia delivers 30 GPRS core networks

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has delivered more than 30 General Packet Radio Service core networks around the world."An investment in GPRS infrastructure is...
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