Yearly Archives: 2000

Narus expands Internet infrastructure solutions

NEW YORK-Narus Inc., Palo Alto, Calif., introduced several new capabilities to its Internet business infrastructure solutions.These include content metering and Web commerce service modules...

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AT&T Wireless Services Inc. started testing third-generation wireless technology at AT&T Labs research center in Menlo Park, Calif., where the company has established a...

D.C. Notes: dot.commie

Ellen Bork, a former Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffer, recently wrote a marvelously illuminating piece for The Washington Post that captured President Clinton's Pollyanna-ish...

North America could run out of numbers before 2020

WASHINGTON-If nothing is done to try to conserve telephone numbers, North America will run out of area codes and later phone numbers sometime between...

Orange trials AirFlash location service

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-AirFlash Inc. announced Orange PCS Ltd. of the United Kingdom has deployed its location-based information services to customers as part of a...

Aeris.net service extended to six states with Triton pact

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aeris.net said it is extending its MicroBurst service into six states as part of an agreement with operator Triton PCS. The MicroBurst...

Teligent, Mannesmann form German venture

VIENNA, Va.-Broadband wireless operator Teligent Inc. and Mannesmann Arcor AG & Co., the telecommunications subsidiary of Mannesmann AG, have formed a joint venture called...

NTT DoCoMo eyes U.K. market

TOKYO-Japan's NTT DoCoMo is reported to be considering an entrance into the U.K. market through a tie-up with Canada's Telesystem International Wireless Inc. and...

Nortel lays out wireless data strategy

PARIS-Nortel Networks introduced a wireless data initiative and noted its commitment to the European market here last week. Included in the announcements was a...

Microcell adds coverage between Montreal, Quebec

TORONTO-Canadian Global System for Mobile communications operator Microcell Connexions Inc. turned on its personal communications services network between Montreal and Quebec City, expanding its...

Phone.com garners deals in Brazil, Poland

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Brazilian mobile operator Global Telecom licensed Phone.com Inc.'s UP.Link Server Suite to provide Wireless Application Protocol-based wireless Internet access to subscribers through...

Ericsson adds Internet to GSM system in Portugal

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Portugal operator Telecel Comunicacoes Pessoais signed a contract with L.M. Ericsson calling for Ericsson to upgrade Telecel's Global System for Mobile communications network...

Portugal Telecom gets $1.8B credit facility

LISBON, Portugal-Portugal Telecom announced a $1.8 billion multicurrency revolving credit facility. The financing will be used to support the company's growth strategy and international...

Pre-Cell introduces CDMA prepaid phone

MELBOURNE, Fla.-Pre-Cell Solutions Inc. announced a Code Division Multiple Access digital handset for the prepaid wireless market. The handset, manufactured by LG Sansys Inc.,...

ZDNet introduces price comparison service

SAN FRANCISCO-ZDNet introduced its Price It service, a real-time price comparison and buying service for users of wireless devices, in conjunction with Computer Shopper...

RCC acquires Saco River assets

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Rural Cellular Corp. said it will acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Saco River Telegraph and Telephone Co.Saco River provides wireless...

Administration split on rooftop access

WASHINGTON-While lobbying intensifies in Congress and at the Federal Communications Commission over whether real-estate landlords should provide nondiscriminatory access to fixed broadband wireless carriers,...

Nokia, Qualcomm stocks respond to takeover rumors

LOS ANGELES-Qualcomm Inc. stock continued its quick rebound Friday from last weeks slump on speculation that the company might be ripe for a takeover...

Sea Launch completes review following failed launch

LONG BEACH, Calif.-Sea Launch said it successfully completed its return to flight/systems readiness review, which was part of an investigation conducted by the Sea...

SED to distribute AT&T Wireless prepaid products

ATLANTA-SED International Inc. and AT&T Wireless Group signed an agreement expanding the retail distribution channel for AT&T Wireless prepaid services to 20,000 resellers in...

Sierra buys CDMA module business from Qualcomm

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. agreed to purchase Qualcomm Inc.'s Code Division Multiple Access module business, including its module inventory, manufacturing and customer commitments....

GSM carriers test SnapTrack service

PARIS-SnapTrack Inc. said an international consortium of Global System for Mobile communications wireless carriers and equipment manufacturers are preparing to evaluate SnapTrack's Wireless Assisted...

Sonera considers merger opportunities

HELSINKI, Finland-Finnish mobile operator Sonera said it has had discussions with several companies regarding a merger and serious talks are expected by the end...

Wireless Dimensions announces stadium solution

ALLEN, Texas-Wireless Dimensions Corp. announced a solution called Mobile-Venue Suite, which is a portfolio of products allowing stadium operators and other similar entities to...

Strigl seeks customer-pleasing data solutions

NEW YORK-Where wireless data is concerned, Dennis F. Strigl, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless, has assumed the enthusiasm of a recent...
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