March 2001

LAS VEGAS-Like fresh water on a dry rock, some good news for Lucent Technologies Inc. But how good? The $5 billion deal last week with Verizon Wireless provided a shot in the arm for a company whose repeated stumbles have …

WASHINGTON-With President Bush’s high-profile push for a ten-year, $1.6 billion tax cut, the political atmosphere could not be better for wireless tax relief on equipment depreciation, sales commissions, telecom service and mobile Internet commerce. For the wireless industry, the window …

NEW YORK-China Mobile Hong Kong does not need 3G to take advantage of opportunities in a populous country with rising per capita income and low penetration by personal computers and second-generation wireless, said Wang Xiaochu, chairman and chief executive officer …

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 …

HANNOVER, Germany-CellPoint Inc., which provides location and wireless telemetry services, announced a strategic partnership with German mobile operator E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH. E-Plus has installed CellPoint’s network-based mobile-phone location system. The system supports location-based services for all GSM phones and mobile …

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 …

Vodafone Group plc has contracted with Cable & Wireless “to facilitate a European General Packet Radio Service data roaming trial,” the companies said March 20. Cable & Wireless will provide the Internet Protocol-based network connection among nine Vodafone-affiliated wireless operators …

LAS VEGAS-TSI Telecommunication Services Inc., a global supplier of interoperability solutions, made announcements regarding several newly formed strategic alliances at CTIA Global Wireless 2001. The company signed a technology agreement with AT&T Wireless Services supporting simplified international roaming capabilities. The …

BEIJING-The complaint center of China’s Ministry of Information Industry (MII) last year received 6,588 complaints about phone services. Of the 1,025 cases it investigated, fixed-line operator China Telecom accounted for 732, while China Mobile received 163 complaints and China Unicom …

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. …

SAN FRANCISO, United States-Listen.com announced that Listen Japan acquired Japanese mobile-phone content company Noel. Both companies provide music and entertainment content and services. One of Noel’s most popular offerings is a subscription-based service that allows Japanese consumers to access ring …

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 …

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 …

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 …

ATLANTA-Cirronet Inc., which makes wireless broadband products for residential areas, announced it signed a purchasing agreement with Sino U.S. Commercial Group Inc. to distribute Cirronet’s products in China. “The purchasing agreement will enable Cirronet to leverage ChinaUSe-com’s implementation and technical …

LAS VEGAS-Telcordia Technologies Inc. announced an agreement with CTI Squared Ltd. to offer robust, carrier-grade, scalable IP-based Unified Communications services for wireless and wireline carriers, ASPs, ISPs and other providers. Telcordia’s Unified Communications offering has been enhanced with CTI2’s W.W. …

NEW YORK-Nexthaus Corp., Raleigh, N.C., plans to help wireless carriers “squeeze as many dollars as possible from existing 2G networks” with its new SyncSuite synchronization software, said Rob Lease, co-founder and vice president. The company based its product on the …

LAS VEGAS-Verizon Wireless has selected Cisco Systems to develop and implement a new ATM Core that it said will provide extended bandwidth, quality of service and more reliability for its wireless network. Verizon will be one of the first wireless …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas will deliver wireless communications to guests via LGC Wireless’ LGCell and MetroReach Focus products. According to LGC, the solution, which supports five service providers to deliver service to Venetian visitors, provides sufficient …

NEW YORK-To enhance the capabilities of existing infrastructure, Schema Ltd. has developed a network optimization tool that Yuval Davidor, company founder and president, said can increase capacity by as much as 30 percent. “You cannot manufacture more spectrum, and we …

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. signed an agreement with Abercorn Group to provide its LocationBroker middleware platform and its fleet tracking and L411 location services for application across Australia. The agreement includes up-front licensing fees and ongoing royalties payments, totaling about $317,600 …

LAS VEGAS-Sprint PCS used the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s Wireless 2001 show to finalize its widely rumored plans to roll out next-generation services using cdma2000 later this year. While the carrier’s 3G plans surprised few, its claim to have …

ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkcell, a mobile communications services provider in turkey that serves 10.1 million subscribers, introduced a new tariff package called “Super On Net.” The company said the new tariffs are aimed at continuing subscriber growth, encouraging subscriber loyalty with discounts …

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 …

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 …