March 2001

LAS VEGAS-OmniSky’s service will run on two new devices and will enhance support for corporate e-mail. The company demonstrated its service running on the Kyocera QCP 6035 smart phone for the CDMA network, which it said shows its desire to …

Advanced Technology Workshop on Ceramic Technologies for Microwave March 26-27 IMAPS/CII. Adam’s Mark Hotel, Denver. www.imaps.org/forms/ceramic2001regist.htm. 3rd Annual Tower Investment Symposium March 26-27 Shorecliff Communications. New York City. www.scievents.com. The 3G Wireless Seminar: Promises and Realities March 26-27 Alexander Resources. …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced its Global Telecom Solutions Sector has successfully transmitted live video over its own third-generation CDMA 1xEV-DV solution in its lab in Arlington Heights, Ill. According to the company, the new solution enables real-time voice, data and …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Metricom Inc. launched its high-speed wireless Internet access service, Ricochet, in Los Angeles, the company said. The company said the move was the largest launch of its service to date. The initial footprint will cover about 10 million …

NEW YORK-ICO-Teledesic Global Ltd. and New ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd. have withdrawn plans for the public sale of securities related to their planned merger. New ICO also has applied for a waiver of the bankruptcy court requirement that it …

PEORIA, Ill.-Rohn Industries Inc., a provider of infrastructure equipment, has put in place a new secured credit facility, which the company said will help finance its recently announced self tender offer and stock purchase transactions. The new facility initially offers …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Attempts by mobile operators that acquired third-generation (3G) licenses to share networks have received a firm “no” from at least one European country regulator. While Germany’s RegTP has stated that license documents clearly indicate each winner must build …

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., which provides wireless data communications access solutions, and Tech Data Corp., which provides IT products, logistics management and other value-added services, announced an international distribution agreement. Novatel Wireless’ product portfolio of wireless computing devices will be …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Austrian GSM operator, Max.mobil, has deployed Comverse’s Intelligent Short Messaging Solution (ISMSC), thereby expanding its mobile-originated and mobile-terminated short messaging services. Comverse’s ISMSC offers connectivity to the Web and SMS-based applications and has built-in readiness for Enhanced Messaging Solution, …

MADRID, Spain-The controversy over the Spanish government’s plans to impose an annual 160 billion peseta (US$866 million) “supertariff” on spectrum use has taken a new twist. Anna Birules, the minister of science and technology, announced the rate could be revisable …

TOKYO-Qualcomm Inc. announced VectorOne, an integrated hardware and software solution that provides directional information for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies’ Mobile Station Modem family of integrated circuits, beginning with the MSM3300 solution. AP One systems Co. Ltd. of Tokyo, which provides electronic …

BEIJING-A spokesman for China Mobile said the company would further delay the one-way billing system beyond the proposed implementation period of early 2002, citing the “need for further research and complicated technical adjustments.” The new billing system could sharply reduce …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks announced the Nokia Activ Signet Solution, a solution for secure mobile e-commerce. Aimed at corporate customers, especially financial institutions, the new solution will enable certificate and digital signature validation and online certificate enrollment. It requires the Enterprise …

MOSCOW-Russian Communications Minister Leonid Reiman, who is known to back European-developed technologies, confirmed that the U.S.-developed IS-95 standard is doomed in Russia. “I continue to believe that the standard has absolutely no prospects for the Russian market. We shall stick …

RESTON, Va.-In its new Performance Plan, CelPlan Technologies, a wireless software and systems consultant, has promised its customers it will provide advanced engineering solutions that improve network capacity-or the customer doesn’t have to pay. “We believe that this offer is …

LONDON-AlterEgo Networks, a provider of Internet software and services, will team with BT Cellnet, a mobile operator based in the United Kingdom, to combine BT Cellnet’s wireless data GPRS network system with AlterEgo’s Adaptive Performance Suite of software solutions. According …

Dennis Roberson is sitting at a large, round conference table talking about the mandate he was given three years ago to “fix” Motorola Inc.’s storied research lab. As the conversation progresses, he reaches inside his breast pocket and pulls out …

IRVINE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless introduced its Local Digital Prepay Phone In A Box in Southern California, allowing customers to purchase airtime on a pay-as-you-go basis. “We recognize that many people would like to have digital wireless service, but are unclear about …

GroupServe GroupServe announced Tom Stroup, president, will also take on the role of chief executive officer. Stroup’s first task as CEO will be to oversee the commercial product launch of GroupPort. Stroup will also oversee the company’s business development, strategic …

BEIJING-At a mobile industry conference in Hangzhou, attended by 27 handset manufacturers, it was decided to fix the output target for this year at 80 million handsets. According to incomplete statistics, 53.96 million handsets were produced in China in 2000, …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc., announced SECOM Co. Ltd., a Japanese provider of security services, will launch COCO SECOM, a safety service for locating the position of people and vehicles, which represents the first commercial deployment of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies’ MSM3300 Mobile …

HELSINKI, Finland-New World Mobility, a mobile operator based in Hong Kong, has selected the Nokia Artuse Unstructured Supplementary Services Data Centre, a platform that offers faster interactive messaging services within GSM networks. According to Nokia, the USSD operates up to …

RESTON, Va.-Comsearch, a company that designs, deploys, and optimizes wireless networks worldwide, opened a new office near Sydney, Australia, to support wireless operators, vendors and system integrators in the Asia-Pacific region. Comsearch’s new office will offer engineering services including design, …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. will develop end-to-end network solutions for cellular and PCS carriers operating on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands, continuing expansion of its worldwide portfolio of GSM communications offerings. The new GSM 850 and 1900 MHz network solutions …

WEST POINT, Ga.-Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. reported its customer base exceeded 1 million customers during the first quarter. The carrier, which was the first PCS carrier to offer commercial service in 1996, currently serves 34 metropolitan markets covering …