Yearly Archives: 2000

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...

Carriers seek balance between IP, IN

NEW YORK-The interplay between intelligent networks and Internet Protocol is a battle of the Titans, according to David Berndt, director of wireless mobile technologies...

No Boundaries acquires Tech Solutions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-No Boundaries Inc. has acquired Technology Solutions Group Inc. in an effort to provide full service, single source wireless and networking solutions connecting...

D.C. Notes: Monumental risk

Hardly a week goes by without someone claiming some security threat, whether it be satellite technology transfers, lost-and-found hard drives at Los Alamos National...

Orange buys Ananova

LONDON-British mobile carrier Orange plc said it bought Ananova Ltd., a new media division that includes an animated Internet newscaster, for $142.5 million in...

BT Cellnet reports customer increase

LONDON-British mobile provider BT Cellnet reported a 34- percent increase in new mobile- phone customers for the second quarter of this year compared with...

SBC to buy GTE properties

SAN ANTONIO, Texas-SBC Communications Inc. will purchase from GTE Corp. wireless properties in Austin and Victoria, Texas, Seattle and Spokane, Wash., and four rural...

Nokia to provide GPRS in Europe

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. was selected by four European mobile operators to provide General Packet Radio Service core network infrastructure solutions to their existing Global...

Engineer patents single-number solution

NEW YORK-If Richard Levine has his way, everyone could revert to seven-digit local calling simplicity, even amid the expanding complexity of wired and wireless...

People

Sunday CommunicationsSunday Communications Ltd. announced that Craig Ehrlich, currently group managing director and chief executive officer, will give up his CEO duties. He will...

Sprint PCS sues for more numbers in Beverly Hills

WASHINGTON-Sprint PCS late Friday was expected to file a lawsuit in a California federal court, claiming the California Public Utilities Commission is violating federal...

Business Briefs

Sprint PCS affiliate IWO Holdings filed a prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $173 million in an initial public offering. The...

Wireless grows in popularity on campus, Cellular One says

DALLAS-The next time you hear the distinct pitch of a wireless phone ringing, don't be surprised if the person picking it up is sporting...

Canada to auction more PCS spectrum

The Canadian government is opening up its telecommunications market for new wireless players and giving incumbents a chance to acquire the spectrum they need...

Court refuses to stay re-auction, sends appeal to FCC

WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court last month refused to stay the scheduled re-auction of bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s personal communications services licenses or hear an...

OpenGrid, Wysdom to use Cellocate technology

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. announced it entered into an agreement with OpenGrid Inc. that will bring together Cell-Loc's Cellocate network with OpenGrid's Intelligent Wireless Services...

Comverse acquires Exalink

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. is acquiring Exalink Ltd., an Israel-based Wireless Application Protocol gateway and application software developer.The tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction will be accounted...

Conductus tests ClearSite in 3G environment with KDD

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Superconducting wireless systems manufacturer Conductus Inc. reported that the first third-generation field trial of its ClearSite system demonstrated reductions in the effects of...

Initiatives for cell-phone courtesy in the works

For those people still neglecting to turn off their cellular phones in public places like movie theaters, churches and restaurants, a technology is in...

European portal market growth projected

LONDON-By the end of the year there are expected to be 16.7 million wireless portal end users in Europe's top 15 markets, according to...

Globastar changes financing structure

NEW YORK-Globalstar L.P. said it made an agreement that replaces a $250-million Chase credit facility and will leave the company at the end of...

World Briefs

MexicoFour Mexican wireless telephone operators-Baja Cellular, Movitel, Norcel and Cedetel-signed a $66 million expansion contract with Motorola Inc. to provide an end-to-end Code Division...

Illuminet buys National Telemanagement

OLYMPIA, Wash.-Illuminet Holdings Inc. completed its acquisition of prepaid wireless provider National Telemanagement Corp.NTC will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Illuminet, with the...

interWave to acquire Microcellular shares

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Wireless infrastructure equipment provider interWave Communications International Ltd. signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Microcellular Systems...

PCIA announces Galvin as keynote

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association reported that Christopher Galvin, chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Inc., will be the opening keynote speaker...
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