Yearly Archives: 2000

LCC to support Nucentrix in broadband efforts

MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc., a wireless telecommunications consulting firm, has been selected by Nucentrix Broadband Networks Inc., a provider of wireless broadband Internet Protocol...

FCC, FTC announce long-distance advertising guidelines

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission have released a policy statement on the advertising practices of long-distance companies-specifically 10-10 dialing, sometimes...

Lucent introduces PhoneBrowser

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced a text-to-speech and voice-recognition Internet access system called PhoneBrowser, designed to extend Web-based information to phone users through...

Lycos offers calendar to portal visitors

WALTHAM, Mass.-Lycos Inc. said it will offer visitors to its Web portal a wireless-enabled, online calendar service from AnyDay.com, under a $12 million distribution...

XYpoint expands wireless location strategy

XYPoint made several enhancements to its wireless phone location services last week through partnerships with Vicinity Corp. and GeoVector.XYPoint partnered with Vicinity to provide...

ADC establishes fund for BWA start-ups

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. formed ADC Ventures, a venture-capital fund focused on investing in emerging and start-up companies in the United States, Europe and Israel...

BellSouth launches ad campaign

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. launched a new advertising campaign touting itself as "the communications company that releases the power of e-Interaction.""We are moving the BellSouth brand...

BreezeCom files for IPO

TEL AVIV, Israel-BreezeCom Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of broadband wireless access products, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for...

Products

SigmaOneSigmaOne Communications Corp., a provider of location systems and services for wireless carriers and the wireless Internet, reported the development of the company's wireless...

Support voiced for wireless tax bill

WASHINGTON-Two key Senate lawmakers, backed by industry, state and local leaders, said they see no obstacles to passing legislation that would simplify the way...

Tritel reports loss for quarter and year

JACKSON, Miss.-Tritel Inc. reported operating statistics for the fourth quarter of 1999, its first quarter as a public company.The company ended 1999 with 24,600...

U S West joins wireless Internet revolution with BrowseNow service

U S West Inc. has become the latest domestic carrier to join the wireless Internet revolution with the launch of BrowseNow, a Web-enabled phone...

Dolphin reports financial results

BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Dolphin Telecom plc, a subsidiary of Telesystem International Wireless Inc., reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec....

Genesys to extend customer interaction capabilities to mobile users

LOS ANGELES-Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc., a provider of infrastructure-independent contact center solutions, plans to extend its customer interaction capabilities to mobile users and is...

Vertex, IBM partner for next-generation services

CLIFTON, N.J.-Vertex Interactive Inc. announced an initiative with IBM to develop wireless services and real-time communication solutions for the next generation of interactive wireless...

Qualcomm introduces two Globalstar products

NEW ORLEANS-Qualcomm Inc. unveiled two products designed for the Globalstar satellite system at CTIA's Wireless 2000 show.The first is the GSP-1620 Satellite Packet Data...

Philippine wireless consolidation continues

MANILA, the Philippines-Globe Telecom, the second-largest cellular phone operator in the Philippines, announced a $2.3 billion merger with another Philippine wireless service provider, Isla...

VIEWPOINT: How much is too much?

Wireless 2000 was the place to be. It was the place where dot-com met wireless, and that made it the single-most noteworthy and newsmaking...

GTE TSI makes roaming, W911, telematics announcements

NEW|ORLEANS-GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. said it has purchased the Jambala Mobility Gateway from L.M. Ericsson to complement its Interim Standard-41 to Global System for...

Virginia siting bill pulled

WASHINGTON-The sponsor of a controversial antenna-siting bill in the Virginia General Assembly pulled the measure last week apparently at the urging of top officials.The...

Amazon.com expands wireless presence

NEW ORLEANS-Amazon.com Inc. intensified its wireless presence last week, announcing a new Web address exclusively for mobile e-commerce customers as well as alliances with...

AML reports $2.25M settlement in two lawsuits

CAMARILLO, Calif.-AML Communications Inc. reported the settlement of two related securities class-action lawsuits filed in March 1998 in state and federal courts in California...

Gent intends to push brand identity, prepaid to boost growth

NEW ORLEANS-Bell Atlantic and Vodafone AirTouch plc are on track to complete their joint venture April 1 with some aggressive plans for pushing wireless...

IBM divisions to sell AMSC’s eLink service

IBM Corp. and American Mobile Satellite Corp. took their existing business relationship to another level last week, allowing AMSC to better target the potentially...

TeleCorp, Tritel to merge properties in $5.3 billion deal

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s two largest affiliates, TeleCorp PCS Inc. and Tritel Inc., agreed to merge in an all-stock, tax-free transaction.The deal is valued...
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