Monthly Archives: December, 2000
Investors sue DT over VoiceStream
FRANKFURT, Germany-A group of U.S. investors launched a $3 billion class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York...
Bidding nears $12 billion, auction takes holiday break
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission suspended its re-auction of 422 personal communications services licenses on Thursday with bid amounts nearing $12 billion.The re-auction will resume...
Vodafone to acquire Eircell
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Vodafone Group plc and Ireland's Eircom plc reached an agreement calling for Vodafone to acquire the business of Eircell, Eircom's mobile operator, for...
Lucent, Qualcomm test 1xEV network at 2.4 Mbps
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. completed a test of CDMA network equipment with data applications such as Web browsing, streaming video...
Judge largely dismisses RF health lawsuit
A federal district judge in Baltimore dismissed on Thursday a radio-frequency health lawsuit against Verizon Communications, formerly Bell Atlantic Corp., and SBC Communications Inc.,...
Products
Multiplier IndustriesMultiplier Industries Corp. released its new line of rechargeable replacement batteries for Motorola radios. The line, which features polycarbonate plastic material with greater...
WDF members approve CTIA merger proposal
WASHINGTON-The Wireless Data Forum announced its membership overwhelmingly approved its proposed merger with the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association.The WDF said the merger means...
AT&T Wireless gains affiliate
BEND, Ore.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. gained a new affiliate, Edge Wireless Communications L.L.C., which will provide mobile services to rural markets in four Western...
Korea awards 2 of 3 3G licenses
SEOUL, South Korea-The South Korean government awarded two third-generation (3G) licenses out of a total three-one to SK Telecom, the country's largest mobile provider,...
Wireless realism to reign
WASHINGTON-2001: A Space Odyssey? Perhaps if you're working on the international space station or developing a Star Wars defense. But for wireless, it will be...
AT&T delivers dividend news, issues revenue warning
Investors could hear AT&T Corp.'s stock whistling like a bomb as it fell to a low not seen in more than 10 years after...
Crown Castle buys Australian towers
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp.'s Australian subsidiary will purchase 669 wireless communications towers for about $130 million from Vodafone Australia.The deal, expected to close in...
People
Band-XStephen Beynon was hired as Band-X's new chief executive officer. He was previously in a management position in the data and business services division...
Clinton names Ness; Bush nominates Evans for Commerce
WASHINGTON-President Bill Clinton last week gave long-time supporter and FCC Commissioner Susan Ness an early holiday gift by naming her to a recess appointment...
Doubts linger after cell-phone studies rule out cancer
Despite recent studies pointing the other way, a tumor of doubt still remains as to whether the use of cellular phones can cause cancer.Two...
CDG adds members
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced it gained 18 new members, including BellSouth International, Novatel Wireless and Pixo."We are pleased with the CDG's...
Lucent to cut $1 billion amid 1Q warning
Premier telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc.'s woes continued last week as it revised its first-quarter earnings downward while announcing an overhaul plan that...
Calling all resellers
RCR Wireless News will feature a list of the top 20 wireless resellers in the United States in its Jan. 8, 2001 issue. Any...
Telia left out of Swedish UMTS tender
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-In a surprise announcement, the Swedish government awarded four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses on Dec. 16, dismissing a proposal from Telia, the...
American Tower gains rights to Alltel sites
BOSTON-American Tower Corp. said it signed a definitive agreement with Alltel Corp. to acquire the rights to as many as 2,193 of Alltel's communications...
Nortel confirms guidance
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Corp. confirmed its forecast for fourth quarter 2000, fiscal year 2000, first quarter 2001 and fiscal year 2001.The company expects revenue in...
Nokia to ship Lutris Enhydra 3.5 with mobile developer tools
HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. will ship with its suite of mobile developer tools the Lutris Enhydra 3.5 Java/XML Open Source application server, including the Nokia WAP...
Motorola gets HTML technology license
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Just a week after rival L.M. Ericsson introduced its first i-mode phone for the Japanese market, Motorola Inc. laid out plans to get...
Lucent to market InfoSpace platform
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Under a nonexclusive agreement, Lucent Technologies Inc. will market InfoSpace Inc.'s wireless platform to its customers. InfoSpace said its platform provides an end-to-end...
Sprint launches Florida networks through US Unwired
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS launched personal communications services in Fort Walton Beach and Panama City, Fla., through US Unwired Inc., Sprint PCS' network managing...