November 2000

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association’s Home Networking Committee formed a Discovery Group on RF home networking open to all interested technology developers and potential manufacturers to identify emerging obstacles to …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Director of Anatel Ant”nio Carlos Valente da Silva said Nov. 16 that Brazil already has 20.9 million activated cellular lines. Valente also said mobile telephony has a penetration …

In a move that the company said would strengthen its New World strategy and its ability to deliver next-generation wireless networks using the IEEE 802.11a standard, Cisco Systems Inc. agreed …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-BarPoint.com Inc. announced it is extending its mobile shopping and information service to digital phone users through a short messaging system version of the BarPoint Shopper. The company …

Psion USA, a manufacturer of personal productivity handheld computers, has agreed to use ReturnsPort.com’s full suite of services to track and manage the comings and goings of its inventory in …

ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-Just in time for the busy holiday season, buy.com and AT&T Wireless Services announced a partnership to offer buy.com’s online store to wireless customers through AT&T’s Digital PocketNet …

WASHINGTON-While the world awaits the final outcome of the seemingly endless process in Florida to pick the president of the United States, members of the wireless world are also awaiting …

WASHINGTON-The Department of Justice is pointing to contracts it signed with four manufacturers to show it is cost-effective for telecom carriers to add additional capabilities to their networks to enhance …

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data L.L.P. said it will launch a wireless Web proxy server and microbrowser based on Geoworks Corp.’s AirBoss technology. The deal will allow all devices operating on …

This holiday season, those shopping for wireless service and devices will find a culmination of new offerings, as well as traditional bargain rates on buckets of wireless minutes. For the …

“Since issues were first raised about the safety of cellular telephones when held to the ear, we have been examining the available scientific research and literature and are mindful of …

LAKE CHARLES, La.-US Unwired Inc. announced its new Freedom Plan, which gives callers an unlimited amount of calling minutes if they are inside their “home zone.” The $40 per-month plan …

The wireless Internet’s influence on the wired Web is often portrayed as a positive, allowing people to access the information previously available only when hooked to a wire from a …

Last mile is ReFlex Communications Inc.’s breath of life. Thanks to the Seattle-based company, multifamily communities have been enjoying high-speed broadband wireless Internet services in their apartments and condominiums across …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. forecast its fully diluted fourth-quarter earnings from current businesses would range between 60 cents and 63 cents per share, with year-end fully diluted results returning between …

LONDON-Empower INteractive Group Ltd. said it will introduce a Java-based WAP Gateway to the open source community this week, following a trial with an unnamed Scandinavian mobile operator. The gateway …

NEW YORK-The major players’ rankings reflect the dynamic environment of telecommunications as some stalwarts held their ground, some newcomers joined the group, while still others showed substantial rises or falls …

ATLANTA-Air2Web Inc. and Mascot Systems Ltd. announced a partnership to allow Mascot to develop wireless application solutions using Air2Web’s wireless platform. Mascot will also have access to Air2Web’s Always Interactive …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Staff of the federal Advisory Commission on Historic Preservation said a wireless industry proposal on collocation of wireless facilities is sound, but did not adopt the proposal, instead opting …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc. said its Go.Web service is now available on Hewlett-Packard Jornada 540 Pocket PC devices. The solution includes the Minstrel 540 wireless modem from Novatel Wireless Inc. Wireless …

The Federal Communications Commission has extended the comment period for the merger of VoiceStream Wireless Corp., Powertel Inc. and Deutsche Telekom AG to Dec. 13 and Jan. 8. The FCC …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commissioner Harold Furchtgott-Roth last week leveled perhaps his strongest criticism yet against fellow telecom regulators and the Clinton administration, accusing both of subverting the process for moving military …

WASHINGTON-CellularOne Group, one of the nation’s top mobile-phone service brands, has created a firestorm of controversy by refusing to pull a TV commercial that has offended opponents of capital punishment. …

The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association moved to set the standard for location-based services privacy principles by laying out its own guidelines to the Federal Communications Commission. CTIA said it …

Verizon Wireless bought up the last bits of the Sacramento Valley L.P., which covers about 3.8 million people in Northern California and Nevada and operates under the Verizon brand. Centennial …