Yearly Archives: 2000

CellStar closes sale of Polish subsidiary

CARROLLTON, Texas-Value-added wireless logistics provider CellStar Corp. completed the sale of its Polish subsidiary to Phone House Polska, a subsidiary of U.K.-based The Carphone...

Indonesia grants DCS 1800 license

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Indonesia granted a principal license for national Digital Cellular System 1800 MHz to PT Indosat, the primary provider of international telecommunications services in...

Seven UMTS bidders emerge in Norway

OSLO, Norway-Seven groups plan to participate in Norway's selective tender or "beauty contest" process to award four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System licenses. The licenses...

Trio forms consortium to bid for Swedish UMTS license

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Three companies formed a consortium to apply for a Swedish Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service third-generation license.The companies are Swedish private equity firm Ratos;...

Clearnet launches prepaid service

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Clearnet Communications Inc. introduced Pay & Talk, a Web-ready digital prepaid wireless service for new customers and those who already own Clearnet PCS...

Yahoo! Europe adds mobile partnerships

LONDON-Yahoo! Europe announced two new wireless partnerships this week, including one with a handset manufacturer and one with a mobile operator.Yahoo! Europe and Trium,...

World Briefs

New ZealandNokia Corp. will integrate its General Packet Radio Service core network solution into Vodafone New Zealand's network, providing mobile Internet access to Vodafone's...

Telecom New Zealand makes offer for remaining AAPT shares

WELLINGTON, New Zealand-Telecom Corporation of New Zealand said it intends to make a takeover offer for the approximately 20 percent of shares in Australian...

Hutchison takes majority stake in Italian 3G consortium

HONG KONG-Hutchison Whampoa said it joined Italian consortium Andala SpA by buying a 51-percent stake. The consortium, owned 25.5 percent by Tiscali and 15...

Switzerland hires consultant for country’s 3G auction

BOSTON-Telecommunications consultant Charles River Associates Inc. was selected to advise Switzerland's Federal Office of Communications on the implementation of the country's auction of IMT-2000/UMTS...

Vermont citizens ask Supreme Court to rule on siting issue

WASHINGTON-Verizon Wireless has been dragged into litigation that has percolated up to the Supreme Court, which has been asked by a group of Vermont...

Data needs drive telecom hotel biz

Pinnacle Holdings reversed itself last week on an announcement it made earlier this month that it planned to pursue opportunities in the colocation facility...

Pinnacle signs deals with ART, TimesThree

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Pinnacle Towers Inc. signed an agreement with Advanced Radio Telecom Corp., giving ART access to approximately 480 buildings in Dallas, New York, Los...

Nokia introduces educational Web site

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. introduced a new Web sited called TheFeature, aimed at industry professionals, academics, media and others interested in the mobile Internet space.The...

Oki, ST team on Bluetooth test solution

TOKYO-Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. and ST Assembly Test Services developed an RF chip package and production test solution with Bluetooth specifications for the...

SpectraSite acquires Aerial Sites, AGL

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Transco Communications Ltd. announced it acquired Aerial Sites plc and AGL Systems International Ltd. from a group of shareholders.Aerial Sites has a...

I3 Mobile extends deal using Diversinet product

STAMFORD, Conn.-I3 Mobile Inc. has extended a licensing agreement for Diversinet Corp.'s Passport Certificate Server and Passport Authorization Product security technology for m-commerce applications.

Viewpoint: Talking it up

Let's hear it for U.S. wireless carriers.For so long we've heard how American operators lag behind their European counterparts in the wireless world. I...

Sprint PCS adds to wireless Web offerings

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS partnered with three companies to provide additional services for its wireless Web offering.Sprint and DataChannel Inc., an XML-based enterprise information...

Carrier marketing centers on wireless data world

The realm of wireless data is uncharted territory for most consumers, but carriers also are feeling their way through the darkness, searching for the...

D.C. Briefs

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has denied a request from NextWave Telecom Inc. to review an earlier decision that...

Meltronix launches Bluetooth development program

SAN DIEGO - Meltronix Inc., a semiconductor interconnect company serving wireless Internet, broadband communications and Internet equipment markets, launched a Bluetooth wireless technology business...

Siemens plans to add 1,000 workers

MUNICH, Germany - Siemens AG expects its mobile division to take on 1,000 new workers at its German production sites in Kamplintfort, Bocholt and...

SpectraSite earnings increase in 2Q

CARY, N.C.-SpectraSite Holdings Inc. reported significantly increased revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 of $77.8 million, compared with $14.4 million reported for...

American Tower revenues triple to $167 million

BOSTON-American Tower Corp. reported revenues for the second quarter ended June 30 of $167 million, a significant increase from the $50.2 million reported for...
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