Yearly Archives: 2000

FCC preparing to re-auction other bankrupt licenses

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is expected this week to issue a public notice that will include in the July 26 scheduled re-auction of personal...

AirFlash introduces service using Inktomi engine

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AirFlash Inc. officially unveiled the AirFlash powered by Inktomi service, which uses Inktomi Corp.'s e-commerce engine, following a strategic alliance and equity...

AMSC offers rebate to Iridium customers

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. is offering an "instant rebate" promotion on its Skycell services to the 55,000 former customers of Iridium L.L.C.The promotion,...

FCC approves mergers

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission's Wireless Telecommunications and International Bureaus have approved the merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and Vodafone AirTouch plc's wireless assets, as...

ART acquires licenses from Bachow

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Advanced Radio Telecom Corp., a broadband wireless Internet Protocol service provider, entered a definitive agreement with Bachow Communications Inc. to acquire 39 GHz...

AT&T registers Wireless Group IPO

NEW YORK-AT&T Corp. registered for sale with the Securities and Exchange Commission $13.248 billion of AT&T Wireless Group tracking stock, which would by far...

Bell Atlantic expands digital

GREENVILLE, S.C.-Bell Atlantic Mobile reported that its digital wireless service is now available in eight counties in western North Carolina.According to Bell Atlantic, the...

Senators ask: What is broadband?

WASHINGTON-There is not any official definition of broadband in law today and policy makers may be trying to apply an old law to the...

D.C. BRIEFS

A bill to prohibit the interception and dissemination of conversations over wireless technology has been introduced in the United States Senate. "In the Information...

Motorola invests in Centerpost

SCHAUMBERG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. announced it made a strategic equity investment in Centerpost Corp., which is developing technology expected to enhance the way electronic messages...

Citizens group to appeal RF safety standards ruling

SAN FRANCISCO-A citizens group plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a recent federal appeals court decision upholding the Federal Communications Commission's...

E-commerce commission approves report for Congress

NEW YORK-During a special conference call March 30, a majority of federal Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce members approved a final report to deliver...

GroupServe markets “in-time communications” to wireless business customers

Led by an executive team that includes a lawyer, a doctor, an analyst and an engineer, GroupServe Inc. offers software applications that allow business...

WORLD BRIEFS

ChinaMotorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector was awarded a $14.5 million contract to install a Global System for Mobile communications 1800 network in China. The...

Telecom Italia Mobile focuses on SIM cards

NEW YORK-Telecom Italia Mobile, Europe's largest wireless carrier, sees the Subscriber Identity Module that links each customer to its network as key to its...

Iusacell launches mobile Internet service in three states

MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. launched its new mobile Internet service based on Wireless Application Protocol in the Mexican states of Mexico, Morelos...

Lucent, Bandai partner for games

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced an agreement with Bandai Co. Ltd. of Japan to help service providers stimulate new wireless network services in...

MapInfo extends mapping data to wireless devices

MapInfo Corp. introduced MapXtend, an extension of MapInfo's Java-based MapXtreme software that will enable organizations to deliver real-time data to workers in the field."Up...

Motorola brands Internet offering with virtual personality

Hoping consumers will continue to think of it as an authority in the emerging wireless Internet space, Motorola Inc. aired an image/branding spot on...

Telecom Italia wins PCS license for Peru

ROME-Telecom Italia Group said it won a $180 million license to operate wireless service in Peru. Telecom Italia's STET Mobile Holding N.V. won the...

Paradigm acquires PowerLOC, Power Point

TORONTO-Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc., a worldwide licensing agent for a broadband wireless location patent, reported it completed the acquisition of PowerLOC Technologies Inc., a...

RateXchange offers service for spectrum exchanges

SAN FRANCISCO-RateXchange, San Francisco, is calling its new CustomAuctions service, announced March 27, "the first private sector initiative to develop a secondary market for...

Singapore awards telecom licenses

SINGAPORE-Following its fast-forwarded liberalization plans announced earlier this year, the Singapore government awarded 58 new telecom licenses. The Ministry for Communications and Information Technology...

Sprint completes 1XRTT call in 3G testing

Sprint PCS last week announced its first voice call over 1XRTT technology, a third-generation solution for Code Division Multiple Access technology operators.The call is...

Toshiba introduces CMOS image sensor

IRVINE, Calif.-Toshiba Corp. has developed a complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensor that incorporates an analog-to-digital converter and achieves the industry's lowest power consumption...
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