Yearly Archives: 2000

Brightpoint to manage Nextel returns

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced one of its North American subsidiaries entered an agreement with Nextel Communications Inc. under which Brightpoint will sell Nextel's mobile handsets...

BellSouth to acquire remaining stake in firm

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. has agreed to acquire the remaining 44.2 percent in BellSouth Carolina PCS it does not already own, including the 20-percent equity interest...

Lawmakers urge passage of broadband act in 2000

WASHINGTON-The Digital Divide will only grow if the Broadband Internet Access Act is not passed this year, said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.).There is no...

Brience focuses on wireless enterprise enablement

Looking to make a play in the wireless e-business enablement space, Brience Inc. was formed six months ago by former executives of KPMG Consulting...

CDMA still a possibility in Brazil’s 1800 MHz band

The Brazilian government's decision to auction spectrum in the 1800 MHz band was thought to be a shoo-in for GSM technology.GSM technology has gained...

Categoric helps manage incoming information

While the wireless communications industry is hung up on getting more information to people no matter where they are, Categoric Software is taking a...

Burst, Lucent trial to offer increased data speeds

Burst Wireless Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. are collaborating in a trial of high-speed wireless Internet services that Burst says will offer data rate...

Unwire offers terminals to PhoneTrans

STOCKHOLM-CellPoint Inc. said its subsidiary, Unwire, signed an agreement with the German systems integrator PhoneTrans AG to supply PhoneTrans with a minimum of 24,000...

CDMA goes to China (again)

China and CDMA technology have attempted marriage about as many times as Elizabeth Taylor.Now it appears the Chinese government again has given the green...

Ericsson garners China Mobile order

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract to supply equipment for China's first national Internet Protocol backbone. China Mobile signed the contract, which includes...

CDG starts scholarship program

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced the availability of three $1,000 annual scholarships for students attending the University of California, San Diego Extension's...

Constitution subcommittee passes bill: Officers will have to work harder to get cell-phone tracking info under bill

WASHINGTON-The House constitution subcommittee last week passed a bill that strengthens the standard by which law enforcement can get cell-phone tracking information.Today, law enforcement...

RF orthodoxy

Joe Lieberman is much more than Al Gore's running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. The Connecticut senator is also a serious observer of...

The m-commerce tsunami

Until you have actually bought a good or service using a mobile device, it is difficult to comprehend the sheer power of the phone...

CMGI @Ventures to harness Internet investment opportunities

NEW YORK-The best is yet to be in the conjunction of wireless and the Internet, and that means plenty of opportunity, said Lior E....

Certicom joins consortium

HAYWARD, Calif.-Certicom Corp. has joined the Mobile Electronic Signature Consortium, a group of more than 25 organizations from the wireless, electronic commerce and security...

Qualcomm grants HDR to Kisan

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. entered a High Data Rate infrastructure, royalty-bearing equipment license agreement with Korea's Kisan Telecom Co. Ltd., granting Kisan a license to...

Centura, Handango partner

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Centura Software Corp. and Handango Inc. have partnered to provide mobile solutions to the enterprise market.Under the agreement, Handango will provide mobile...

Products

BluetoothSilicon WaveRadio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included...

Geoworks asks FTC to stop Sanyo phone imports

Geoworks Corp. fired the latest round in its battle with Phone.com Inc. last week, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar the import...

Palm, CreSenda enter OEM

LOS ANGELES-Palm Inc. has agreed to supply CreSenda Wireless Inc. with Palm Vx devices and operating system software, which CreSenda will brand and use...

NetBank picks Air2Web

ATLANTA-NetBank, an Internet-only bank, has chosen Air2Web Inc. to wirelessly enable its banking services, such as accessing account balances, and viewing recent checking and...

AU-System, Baltimore in strategic relationship

HONG KONG-AU-System, a mobile Internet consultant firm, has entered a strategic relationship with Baltimore Technologies Inc. to develop secure m-commerce solutions.The agreement has AU-System...

AT&T prepares for U.S. EDGE launch

NEW YORK-As part of its evolutionary path, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to offer EDGE services in the United States by mid- to late...

Compaq jumps on WAP bandwagon

Computing industry giant Compaq Computer Corp. has jumped on the wireless bandwagon in a big way with last week's announcement that it has agreed...
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