Yearly Archives: 2000

Study finds over half billion in unused loans for rural telcos

WASHINGTON-As Congress mulls tax breaks and legislative changes to bring advanced telecommunications to rural Americans who lawmakers fear will be left behind in the...

Limited Iridium service to continue temporarily

WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. said it will maintain some service to the Iridium satellite system for a limited period of time to allow subscribers in remote...

Trade group repositions, renames conference

The Personal Communications Industry Association announced another initiative last week to turn the association around in the midst of dwindling membership and public-relations problems...

Sierra Wireless enters agreement with Matsushita

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless SRL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Wireless Inc., entered into a joint development agreement with Matsushita Electronic Components Co....

Orange chief touts innovation by foreign intervention for U.S. market

NEW YORK-The American wireless marketplace needs a healthy dose of innovation jump-started by foreign intervention to drive user penetration, said Hans R. Snook, chief...

U S West shareholders file lawsuit against Qwest

An unspecified number of U S West shareholders filed a lawsuit against Qwest Communications International Inc. March 17, alleging Qwest deflated U S West...

Internet tax policy up for debate

WASHINGTON-In a development that complicates future wireless e-commerce and diminishes Democratic presidential front-runner Al Gore's high-tech luster, a congressionally-mandated advisory panel in Dallas last...

TI collaborates with Microsoft on DSPs for mobile computing devices

NEW YORK-Randy Ostler, mobile computing marketing manager for Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, called his company's new collaboration with Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash., a "declaration...

Judge calls antenna siting provision unconstitutional

WASHINGTON-In a development that further muddies the waters for wireless buildout and holds implications for radio-frequency radiation safety litigation, a judge on a divided...

China Unicom CDMA deployment remains delayed

China Unicom's planned deployment of Code Division Multiple Access technology remains delayed as Unicom works on sorting out the paper work with both the...

Venezuela cellular auction deªlayed

EL DORADO, Venezuela-The government of Venezuela plans to delay a tender for a new cellular license until after the country's May 28 political elections,...

WCA announces LMDS membership count

WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association announced its membership of local multipoint distribution services and other millimeter wave licensees has reached 71.The WCA reported that millimeter...

Hype vs. reality and the wireless data future

The hype surrounding the possibilities of wireless Internet services has reached an all-time high following Wireless 2000 in New Orleans last month.But in the...

Yahoo! launches new services for wireless users

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Yahoo! Inc. launched second-generation services for wireless Yahoo! users as part of the company's "Yahoo! Everywhere" strategy.The new services allow consumers with...

D.C. NOTES: Taking it to the street

Talk all you want about the wonderful telecom revolution, but don't mention it around District of Columbia pols. They're irked. Big time. First it...

Players square off on data enhancements

Nokia threw its support behind Motorola Inc.'s 1X Plus proposal last week and said it is evaluating making cdmaOne-based infrastructure equipment.Motorola announced earlier this...

D.C. BRIEFS

Real estate owners told a House Judiciary subcommittee that forcing private building owners to give access to all telecom service providers would violate constitutional...

Motorola dealer meeting features award, Ditka

LAS VEGAS-The Motorola Inc. dealer meeting last week featured the infamously hot-tempered Mike Ditka, former coach of the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints,...

RCR’s top 20 cellular carriers

Editor's Note: The companies listed below represent the 20 largest cellular carriers in the United States. Company rankings are based on the total number of...

Corrections

The story in the March 20 issue of RCR about Sema acquiring LHS incorrectly attributed the quote, "Basically they're overpaying. Sema has no track...

Sea Launch failure assessment begins

LONG BEACH, Calif.-Boeing Commercial Space Co. received a Technical Assistance Agreement from the U.S. Department of State enabling the Sea Launch Failure Review Oversight...

Motorola launches new device during Academy awards

Motorola Inc. is hoping to build on its "Web W/O Wires" advertising campaign by launching a new mobile Internet access device, described as a...

Nokia to supply GSM, WAP solution to Hainan

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. will deliver a Global System for Mobile communications 900 MHz network expansion and Wireless Application Protocol solution to Hainan Mobile Communications...

Open Text, RIM enter strategic relationship

WATERLOO, Ontario-Open Text Corp., a provider of collaborative e-business applications, and Research In Motion Ltd. reported a strategic relationship with plans to integrate Livelink...

Telstreet.com to offer BellSouth wireless service

INDIANAPOLIS-Telstreet.com Inc. said BellSouth Cellular Corp. will offer wireless service through Telstreet.com's wireless portal."BellSouth recently launched a campaign to move the BellSouth brand into...
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