Yearly Archives: 2000

CALEA funding gets DOD boost due to security issues

WASHINGTON-The ability of law enforcement to tap into telephone calls made over digital networks-either wired or wireless-is of such national security importance that the...

Angelos, Carlo join to head up research program

WASHINGTON-Baltimore superlawyer Peter Angelos is teaming with George Carlo, who headed the industry-funded mobile phone cancer research program before breaking with the Cellular Telecommunications...

Carriers file brief on NextWave case, comments on FCC DE waiver

WASHINGTON-More trees died last week as parties expressed their views in comments on what should be done with the personal communications services licenses of...

Crown Castle revenues increased in ’99; losses up

HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. reported revenues for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 of $114.2 million, an 88-percent increase from the $60.8 million reported...

CTIA launches portal for Wireless 2000

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association launched the Wireless 2000 Mobile Portal just in time for its Wireless 2000 convention this week in New Orleans.The...

Consumer privacy issues to dominate wireless Internet policy agenda

At some point in the not-too-distant future, a "crossover" will occur with respect to how the public gains access to the Internet: More people will...

Datalink.net receives funding

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Datalink.net said it has received a $10 million investment from Brown Simpson Strategic Growth Funds. The investment was approved by Datalink's board...

ePhones.com launches Web site

FREMONT, Calif.-ePhones.com launched SmartPhones.com, a Web site designed to provide customers with an objective resource for Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phones, the company said.SmartPhones.com features...

Proposed MCI WorldCom, Sprint merger requires further inquiry, says EC

The European Commission said it will extend its investigation into the proposed merger between MCI WorldCom and Sprint Corp. by another four months.MCI WorldCom...

Global demand for executives rose 16 percent in 1999

NEW YORK-According to the International Executive Demand Index, released by Korn/Ferry International, global executive demand in 1999 jumped 16 percent from the previous year."The...

AeroComm to coordinate coverage in NYC tunnels

PHOENIX-International FiberCom Inc.'s wireless solutions division, AeroComm Inc., was designated by Bell Atlantic Mobile as the cellular/PCS carrier coordinator for New York City's Queens...

France Telecom leads group bidding for Turkish license

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Hoping to cash in on the Turkish government's intention to issue official tender documents to select a third and fourth mobile operator, France...

Wireless inventory auctioned at GoodBuyWireless.com site

EL PASO, Texas-GoodBuyWireless.com announced it successfully launched its business-to-business wireless auction site and is now conducting live auctions for millions of dollars of wireless...

Appeals court affirms orders on FCC microwave guidelines

NEW YORK-A federal appellate court handed the Federal Communications Commission a substantial victory Feb. 18 in a case that challenged the agency's health and...

Service-sector integration, carrier consolidation to mark U.S. market

BOSTON-Continued consolidation, emerging location-based services, mobile-commerce applications, as well as new marriages between communication, entertainment and Internet players, will be the defining market trends...

Cellport to ship universal hands-free system in March

NEW ORLEANS-Cellport Systems announced it will begin shipping in March its Cellport 3000 universal hands-free system, capable of supporting a variety of phones through...

CenturyTel sells Alaska RSA 1

MONROE, La.-CenturyTel Inc. said it sold its interests in Alaska RSA No. 1 to Dobson Cellular Systems Inc. of Oklahoma City. The closing of...

Study gauges consumer interest in location-based services

With the Federal Communications Commission's Phase II enhanced 911 compliance deadline quickly approaching, U.S. cellular and personal communications services carriers actively are evaluating systems...

ClickaDeal.com launches portal features

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-ClickaDeal.com, a wireless e-commerce and messaging start-up company, formally launched the Precision-Marketing and Precision-Couponing components of its GeoCentric Wireless Portal, which is designed...

VIEWPOINT: Opportunities and issues

By the time anyone reads this column, the madness and mayhem will be well under way in New Orleans and a quiet calm will...

Conductus trials ClearSite system

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc., a manufacturer of superconducting wireless systems, reported the first field trial of its ClearSite system at a Code Division Multiple Access...

Corsair details billing, mobile commerce applications

Corsair Communications Inc. introduced this week its PrePay Open billing system, as well as its PhoneFuel mobile commerce application, both of which allow carriers...

CEO says lack of CPP is reason U.S. is behind Europe

WASHINGTON-The leading provider of prepaid wireless services believes one main reason the United States is falling behind Europe in wireless customer take rates is...

DT plans to offer data on mobile phones

BONN, Germany-Deutsche Telekom AG reportedly will combine its Internet service provider and cellular phone units to offer mobile data services on cellular phones via...

Ericsson slows WAP manufacturing until demand increases

HANOVER, Germany-Until demand for Wireless Application Protocol handsets increases, L.M. Ericsson won't manufacture WAP handsets in volume, the company said at CeBIT 2000.Carriers have...
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