Yearly Archives: 2000

Qualcomm reports support for its 3G solution

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported that 15 handset manufacturers from around the world have shown support for the company's third-generation Code Division Multiple Access 1x...

FCC staffer, top lobbyists examine role of regulation

WASHINGTON-Just as the wireless industry is changing, the regulatory process is changing from a rule-making process to one dominated by lobbying, a regulatory staffer...

Wireless, GPS increase value of antenna market

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The continued growth of wireless users worldwide and the increasing integration of global positioning system applications into everyday life are expected to...

2Roam delivers Web content

AUSTIN, Texas-Wireless application service provider 2Roam Inc. introduced a wireless solution enabling Web site businesses to specify and deliver content and services to wireless...

Colo. customers to get real-time traffic information

DENVER-SmartRoute Systems, Verizon Wireless and the Colorado Department of Transportation introduced a service that delivers free real-time traffic, weather and roadway construction schedules to...

SBC survey says phone is No. 1 safety tool in cars

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association kicked off Wireless Safety Week last week with an emphasis on driver safety.The association focused on different wireless safety...

Siemens to cooperate with SAP AG

BERLIN-Siemens AG's new Information and Communication Mobile group announced it will cooperate in a global strategic alliance with SAP AG to provide a range...

Satellite reform costly to U.S. exports

WASHINGTON-A major satellite export reform bill passed by the GOP-led Congress two years ago has blown up in the face of lawmakers at a...

Seagull expands its e-business solutions to wireless arena

Seagull Inc., a provider of e-business solutions for Windows and Web-based systems, extended its reach into the wireless realm last week with the introduction...

Securicor leads SiGE ASIC group

NEW YORK-Securicor Wireless said its United Kingdom-based subsidiary, Securicor Wireless Technology Ltd., won a contract to lead a consortium of wireless technology partners to...

Divine Tower boasts one-stop shop for small carrier buildout

Columbus, Ohio-based Divine Tower International Corp. bills itself the one-stop shop for small wireless carriers looking to build out their networks, providing everything from...

Sonera unit wins Moscow license

HELSINKI, Finland-A unit of Finish operator Sonera reportedly was awarded the third Global System for Mobile communications license in the Moscow metropolitan area for...

Sonofon completes call

HELSINKI, Finland-Sonofon became the first operator in Denmark to complete a General Packet Radio Service data call in its live Global System for Mobile...

Sprint PCS offers specials to users in Savannah

SAVANNAH, Ga.-To celebrate the launch of personal communications services in Savannah, Ga., Sprint PCS is offering new customers who select the company's Free &...

Nokia wins W-CDMA contract in Singapore

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. signed an agreement with StarHub, a fixed and mobile telecommunications provider in Singapore, to supply a third-generation network solution, including Nokia's...

House votes to phase out telecom tax

WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill to phase out the 3 percent telecommunications excise tax."American consumers should no longer be...

Teligent, Telcom Ventures deploy network in Argentina

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent Inc. and Telcom Ventures L.L.C. began deploying fixed wireless communications networks in Argentina, launching the partnership's first point-to-multipoint link in Buenos Aires.The...

TIW to offer InfoSpace platform to operators in Brazil

MONTREAL-Telesystem International Wireless Inc. and InfoSpace signed an exclusive agreement to offer InfoSpace's platform of integrated wireless Internet services to all cellular operators and...

Toshiba licenses Geoworks technology

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced Toshiba Corp. has licensed its Premion Server+ technology to allow Toshiba's i-Value Creation Company to develop custom mobile content and...

telezoo.com caters to business buyer

Just as a zoo is a place where different species from around the world can peacefully co-mingle, telezoo.com said it is a place where...

United Messaging integrates Motient service

ORLANDO, Fla.-United Messaging Inc. announced it has integrated Motient Corp.'s eLink wireless e-mail service into its hosted mailbox services, using devices from Research In...

BT could buy telecom interests from utilities

MUNICH, Germany-German utilities Viag and Veba are said to be in talks to sell their stakes in telecommunications interests to British Telecom.British Telecom currently...

Report says WAP window will close quickly

BOSTON-Ovum warned that Wireless Application Protocol supporters don't have much time to take advantage of the now-open window of opportunity, which the global research...

Western Wireless begins local service in Kansas, Minnesota

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. unveiled a competitive local telephone service in several rural communities in Kansas and Minnesota after receiving Eligible Telecommunications Carriers status...

WRC details yet to be harmonized

WASHINGTON-The United States appears poised to win support for a multiband global spectrum allocation for third-generation mobile phone systems heading into the final week...
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