As my plane left San Jose International Airport for the friendly skies last Monday, I looked down and saw what appeared to be a massive plume of smoke, mushroom-shaped, rising …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Networks, the infrastructure arm of Nokia Corp., and Cisco Systems Inc. announced a nonexclusive agreement to enhance connectivity between mobile and Internet Protocol backbone networks. The agreement calls …

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. announced its DSP56311 digital signal processor is now available in production volumes, allowing companies to build next-generation networking infrastructure systems for wireless communications and Internet Protocol telephony …

Centennial Puerto Rico Corp., a subsidiary of Centennial Communications Corp., Neptune, N.J., plans to raise $250 million in eight-year notes to help finance its Caribbean expansion. Centennial’s personal communications services …

Metrocall Inc. formed a strategic partnering agreement with WirelessMD Inc. to target the medical community. Specifically, the two hope to upgrade existing one-way paging accounts to two-way interactive paging services …

A corporate merger is not unlike a marriage. Two separate parties enter the union with two individual identities, and emerge from the ceremony as one entity, committed to achieving common …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Solutions de Mexico S.A. de C.V. entered into an agreement with Nextel de Mexico S.A. de C.V. as the sole authorized distributor of Nextel-branded accessories to Nextel de Mexico’s …

Skyrocketing bids forced five companies to drop out of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System auction last week, leaving eight companies to scramble for five licenses that now have a combined …

Amid a market of as-yet unseen volatility, two wireless Internet content firms commenced with initial public offerings last week that so far have enjoyed moderate degrees of success. First to …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association is joining with MCI Worldcom Inc. to urge the Federal Communications Commission to establish by declaratory ruling nationwide standards of review of adopted interconnection agreements. …

Japan Vodafone AirTouch plc, together with its partners Japan Telecom and British Telecom, has agreed to restructure its interests in Japan ahead of the start of the third-generation license application …

PHOENIX-Electronic payment solution provider Hypercom Corp. and wireless e-commerce software firm Soft Tracks Enterprises announced they have agreed to develop touch-screen, wireless point-of-sale terminals. The solution will use Hypercom’s ICE …

WASHINGTON-Independent Counsel Ralph Lancaster last week cleared Labor Secretary Alexis Herman of using her political clout and soliciting illegal campaign contributions as a former White House aide to help Mobile …

NEW YORK-Greenhill Capital Partners L.L.C. completed a $10.2 million investment in Berliner Communications Inc., a privately held end-to-end provider of network planning, deployment and maintenance services for wireless communications networks. …

GOLDSBORO, N.C.-Sprint PCS launched service for consumers and businesses in Goldsboro, Rocky Mountain and Wilson, N.C., as part of the company’s expansion into the coastal regions of North Carolina, South …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Glocalnet, a Swedish company that develops and produces communications services, said it plans to apply for a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System license in Sweden. In a statement, the company …

NEW YORK-Globalstar Telecommunications Ltd. expanded into Scandinavia with the initiation of service in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. The company in the future plans to add service in Norway and Lithuania. …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced a partnership with Any Mountain Ltd., an outdoor gear retailer, to offer mobile discounts and promotions on Any Mountain gear to subscribers of Geoworks’ Mobile Attitude …

PARIS-The French government said it will issue this month calls for tender for four Universal Mobile Telecommunications System phone licenses, Reuters reported. The third-generation licenses will be granted through a …

Add another wireless application service provider to the mix, as Everypath Inc. commercially launched a service designed to extend Web content wirelessly, at Internet World 2000 last week. The company’s …