WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.-Relm Wireless Corp., a manufacturer of wireless communications equipment, reached an understanding with Simmonds Capital Ltd. on terms for the purchase of certain wireless communication assets owned by Simmonds.The proposal calls for Simmonds to receive common shares of Relm Wireless for the...
Did the fast-paced '90s trickle over into the new millennium leaving you a little low on personal bandwidth space?Combining technology with a human touch, quixi Inc. claims to have the answer to those time-management problems.Subscribers to quixi's service will have access to a live...
ATLANTA-Two Atlanta-based companies, Preferred Networks Inc. and Definition 6 Inc., have partnered to offer a group messaging module that will allow PNI customers to create, manage and send pages to multiple recipients from their own Web sites.Definition 6, an applications services provider, developed the...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-PhoneOnline.com, a software development and services company, and w-Trade Technologies have joined the Phone.com Alliance Program.PhoneOnline.com joined as an application developer, while w-Trade joined as a data applications provider.The program is designed to promote the concept of wireless information access and to coordinate...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Omnipoint Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of VoiceStream Wireless Corp., reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 1999.Total revenue for the company increased in the fourth quarter from $54.1 million in 1998 to $135 million in 1999....
SAUDI ARABIAL.M. Ericsson and Saudi Telecommunications Co. signed a letter of intent for a major expansion and upgrade of STC's existing Global System for Mobile communications network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The agreement, valued at more than $300 million, calls for Ericsson...
NEW YORK-Last May, 25 technology companies established the ASP Industry Consortium, Wakefield, Mass., to accomplish a delicate but important mission. Bring some order to the burgeoning and somewhat chaotic application service provider sector, but avoid actual standards setting.By definition, ASPs house, host and manage...
As a journalist I have never had occasion to write a business plan, but I am guessing that one of the first questions for those who do write business plans is, who needs it?Iridium can serve as a strong example for the new crowd...
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-Cerulean Technology Inc. demonstrated its PacketCluster Patrol wireless information software for patrol officers and public safety personnel at the Mobile Insights 2000 Conference.According to the company, PacketCluster Patrol is an open, standards-based wireless information software product providing direct access in the field to...
Broadband. It is a familiar term being tossed around the wireless industry like a hot potato, but its relatively new status is making its definition, applications and implications elusive to many.At the most basic level, wireless broadband-also known as fixed wireless, Broadband Wireless Local...
British Telecom plc unveiled its mobile Internet strategy last week, setting up a new unit to offer global mobile Internet services by extending its existing Genie Internet services to Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phones.BT said it will invest $250 million in WAP technology and form...
The enthusiasm surrounding the emerging broadband wireless access industry is creating an opportunity for a variety of new and established equipment vendors hoping to cash in on what is expected to be a lucrative market.Vendors are scrambling to get systems ready for BWA deployments....
NEW YORK-The Federal Communications Commission 700 MHz auctions in May will be "a significant industry-transforming event and near-term catalyst ... in the race toward wireless data," John Bensche, senior analyst for Lehman Brothers Inc., said.Bidding teams could well include Internet service and content providers,...
DALLAS-Alcatel and Prime Companies announced they will conduct field trials of a local multipoint distribution service network for small and medium-sized businesses beginning this Month.As part of the agreement, Alcatel will supply its Evolium LMDS solution to LMDS Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Prime...
WARMINSTER, Pa.-AirDesk Inc. introduced AirStar 100 Digital Interface, which allows for credit card transactions on Motorola StarTAC phones in both analog and digital cellular modes.AirStar, the first interface to work with the StarTAC series handsets, uses the digital channel to complete transactions, avoiding the...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Thursday said it would create "guard-band managers" as licensees for spectrum being set aside to protect public-safety users in the 700 MHz band.The FCC is creating two guard bands to protect public safety from interference. One license will be...
The Federal Communications Commission proposed auction licensing and service rules for the 4.9 GHz band. The agency proposed to allocate the band for fixed and mobile services on a primary basis. Public comment is being sought on the geographic areas and spectrum blocks that...
LONDON-Vodafone AirTouch plc said it received valid acceptance of the company's offer for Mannesmann AG at the close of business March 3, with a total of more than 469.5 million Mannesmann shares, representing approximately 92.6 percent of the issued share capital of Mannesmann.Vodafone said...
LCC International Inc. has launched a radio-frequency exposure and regulatory compliance program designed to help wireless operators and site owners comply with standards and guidelines mandated by the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Administration and other federal, state and local government agencies. The program...
WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard, a vigilant proponent of equal employment opportunity rules and a champion of disabled rights, has been hit with seven job discrimination lawsuits against his agency during the past 17 months.The suits, filed in U.S. District Court here, allege...
WASHINGTON-iPCS Inc., an exclusive Sprint PCS Group affiliate for 35 markets in the midwestern United States, filed for an initial public stock offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The company is looking to raise more than $143 million in its IPO of common stock,...
CHICAGO-The Information Exchange division of Inso Corp. announced it has launched its Symbian Platform Partners Program to introduce file and document access to next-generation wireless information devices.The program is designed to give phones based on the Symbian platform the ability to display office documents...
WASHINGTON-Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan last week said that despite benefits of increased productivity, stepped-up capital spending and unprecedented wealth creation, the high tech-driven New Economy may be growing too fast for its own good."Until market forces, assisted by a vigilant Federal Reserve, effect...
WASHINGTON-The Department of Commerce has awarded two grants to help bridge the digital divide-the difference between those who have and those who do not have access to the Information Superhighway-in minority communities. One grant to the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute of Claremount, Calif., would...
