Monthly Archives: April, 2001
Tower companies raised funds despite economic slowdown
NEW YORK-Lenders anted up significant capital during the first quarter for the five publicly traded wireless tower companies, even as their share prices declined...
Globalstar, Loral face lawsuit
WASHINGTON-Law firm Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll P.L.L.C. filed a lawsuit against Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. and Loral Space & Communications Ltd. in the U.S....
GSM Association boasts global strengths
In addition to being headquarters to a slew of businesses that have become known worldwide, including Microsoft Corp. and Starbucks, Seattle last week was...
SEC questioning Motorola
Motorola Inc. has said that the Securities and Exchange Commission made an informal inquiry into the company's possible breach of the fair disclosure regulation.While...
ART closes doors
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. said it intends to file for bankruptcy and lay off approximately 90 percent of its 200 employees.ART said that...
Vodafone, One 2 One to cut handset subsidies
LONDON-Britain's mobile carriers are beginning to do away with handset subsidies, with both Vodafone U.K. and One 2 One announcing plans to sharply increase...
Sprint amends controversial stock-option vesting plan
The board of directors of Sprint Corp. formally amended a stock-option plan allowing accelerated vesting of stock options upon shareholder approval of a merger,...
Dolphin to cut work force
BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom-Dolphin Telecom plc reported plans to reduce costs and concentrate its efforts and financial resources on its U.K. and French operations. The...
DT, Alcatel plan CRM solution
SAN FRANCISCO-Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc., a subsidiary of Alcatel, and Deutsche Telekom have announced Contact Routing Solutions, a range of managed services for customer...
Spectrum brawl: Round 1
WASHINGTON-The mobile-phone industry, stung by two government reports last week that largely rule out use of the 1700 MHz and 2500 MHz bands for...
Metricom warns operations may cease
Metricom Inc. continued to tailspin toward insolvency last week as its auditor Arthur Andersen expressed "substantial doubt" about the company's ability to stay afloat...
Telstra forms Asia-Pacific business group
HONG KONG-Telstra Corp. Ltd. has formed Telstra International, a new business group that will manage Telstra's Asia-Pacific interests.Telstra International's headquarters will be in Hong...
MobileSys, Siebel target enterprise messaging
MobileSys Inc., a wireless messaging platform provider, reported an alliance with Siebel Systems Inc. to provide enterprise organizations with real-time wireless messaging for employees...
Vendors announce more layoffs
The Ides of March hit the telecom space last week as vendor after vendor announced layoffs and subdued forecasts, indicating that the leash on...
Umbrella files technology patent to modify energy requirements in wireless devices
MIAMI-Wireless technology developer Umbrella Capital L.L.C. has filed a technology patent to modify the energy required to operate wireless devices."We have identified the seeds...
D.C. Briefs
The Senate Republican Conference will begin offering its recess packets and other information wirelessly to the Palm Pilot VIIs used currently by 11 Republican...
Extendea secures investments
ATLANTA-Extendea Inc., which develops wireless-based software for transportation and logistics companies, has secured $250,000 in angel investments.Extendea said it is currently preparing to roll...
Metrocall looks for white knight
As troubles continue to escalate for embattled paging companies, speculation on marriages between the largest companies are getting rave reviews, even if they don't...
Inciscent unveils e-mail program
Inciscent Inc., the wireless software provider backed by Aether Systems Inc. and Metrocall Inc., released a new wireless e-mail program the company said can...
Three companies pay $12.2M for TSR assets
Earlier this month, bankruptcy officials worked to auction off what was left of TSR Wireless L.L.C., which was the nation's largest privately held paging...
Sprint, Sanyo launch phone with color screen
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS and Sanyo Fisher Co. introduced the Sanyo SCP-5000, a clamshell-design handset featuring a full-color screen.The two-inch, 256-color display includes backlighting...
U.S. technology players head to Australia with 3G offerings
Two U.S. companies are taking their respective technologies to the Australian market, following third-generation spectrum purchases in the country last month.Qualcomm Inc. paid $79...
IdeaEdge, Startupfactory think mobile, world
Two companies are fusing their ideas together to help further ideas for profit in the wireless Internet space. IdeaEdge Ventures and Startupfactory have entered...
Burns, Powell to educate Senate staff on spectrum management
WASHINGTON-The chairmen of the Senate communications subcommittee and the Federal Communications Commission are slated to begin briefing Senate staffers about spectrum policy and how...
World Briefs
ChinaTaking one step ahead in the arduous process of establishing CDMA technology in China, China Unicom Group invited bids from vendors for a $2.42...
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