Yearly Archives: 2000

Metrocall, Aether to deliver alerts to nat’l conventions

WASHINGTON-Metrocall Inc. and Aether Systems Inc. have teamed to provide interactive news alerts and other information services from Congressional Quarterly to journalists and party...

CellPoint lists on Nasdaq

LONDON-Digital cellular location technology provider CellPoint Inc. reported its application to list its common stock on the Nasdaq National Market was approved and is...

Datalink.net launches data appliªcation

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Datalink.net introduced its Global Market Pro wireless data application which was developed with Chase Manhattan Bank.It is designed to provide real-time, custom...

Motorola’s second quarter earnings increase

Motorola Inc. posted net income of $515 million on sales of $9.25 billion in the second quarter, up from $269 million on $7.59 billion...

CenturyTel selects Ericsson BWA solution

RICHARDSON, Texas-Integrated communications services provider CenturyTel selected Ericsson Inc. to supply a wireless broadband point-to-multipoint access system solution based on next-generation Time Division Multiple...

FCC reduces regulatory fee amount by one penny

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has reduced by one penny the amount of regulatory fees commercial mobile radio services carriers must pay to 30 cents...

Wireless ASP industry erupts onto Internet scene

The term wireless application service provider has been tossed around a lot lately. But what exactly is a wireless ASP and why is it...

iAnywhere, Ericsson to deliver mobile banking solution

NEW YORK-The iAnywhere Solutions Inc. subsidiary of Sybase Inc., Emeryville, Calif., will join L.M. Ericsson in a global strategic alliance to develop and deliver...

Korea Telecom Freetel looks at technology alternatives

NEW YORK-Korea Telecom Freetel, the second-largest wireless provider in South Korea, is leaning toward deploying new technology in the third-generation license band.As recently as...

Nokia supplies GPRS equipment to One

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed an agreement to supply Austrian Global System for Mobile communications operator One a core Nokia General Packet Radio Service network.One...

Motient to provide data to GE transportation business

RESTON, Va.-Motient Corp. signed an agreement with General Electric Co. to provide circuit switched satellite data communications services to GE's transportation business operations, GE...

World Briefs

NigeriaMotorola Inc. was awarded a $21 million expansion contract from Intercellular Nigeria Ltd. to supply and deploy a Code Division Multiple Access fixed wireless...

ICO-Teledesic Global gets investment boost but long road remains

LONDON-Amid the flickering satellite communications business, Craig McCaw's ICO-Teledesic Global Ltd. appears to be shining bright after receiving more than $1 billion in investor...

ITA agrees to notify of potential interference

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Industrial Telecommunications Association has signed an agreement with the American Petroleum Institute to notify petroleum and pipeline licensees of potential interference caused...

Trio allies for European 3G licenses

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo announced it entered arrangements with Hutchison Whampoa and KPN Mobile to cooperate on European third-generation mobile networks. The agreements cover four European...

PCIA to intervene in lawsuit that could impact sitings

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association plans to file documents this week asking a federal court to allow it to join in a lawsuit that...

D.C. Notes: Digital leaking

Only here, in the democratic power center of the world, could leaking and stonewalling simultaneously be art forms worthy of the Smithsonian Institution.But it's...

CellStar snares Motorola deal in Latin America

CARROLLTON, Texas-Value-added wireless logistics services provider CellStar Corp. reported that its operating company, CellStar Ltd., entered into a master distributor agreement with the Latin...

Telekom Malaysia launches WAP services

MALAYSIA-Telekom Malaysia launched Wireless Application Protocol services based on Motorola Inc.'s Mobile Internet Exchange platform, leveraging content from Telekom Multimedia, the Internet and multimedia...

ThinkersGroup.com completes test

GREAT RIVER, N.Y.-ThinkersGroup.com announced it has completed a beta test for its Web-to-wireless application, which it says can enable any Extensible Markup Language Web...

Cable & Wireless invests $20M in GorillaPark

LONDON-Global telecommunications group Cable & Wireless announced it is investing $20 million in European Internet business accelerator GorillaPark.C&W said the investment reflects its commitment...

Leap Wireless extends Lucent deal

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said it has almost tripled its existing agreement with Lucent Technologies Inc. to purchase and sell network equipment to...

T-Mobil adds enhancements from Lucent

SWINDON, United Kingdom-Lucent Technologies Inc. completed network enhancements enabling German mobile operator T-Mobil to deploy a commercial mobile Internet service based on General Packet...

Mobilocity introduces lab

NEW YORK-Mobilocity Inc. introduced its Mobility Lab, designed to develop and evaluate mobile Internet applications and technologies regardless of device or network type.Strategic partners...

Motorola regroups around Internet

Any industry that converges with the Internet has seen its entire model be destroyed and rebuilt. Like a tidal wave, it crashes and levels...
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