TEL AVIV, Israel-BreezeCom Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of broadband wireless access products, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of 4.5 …
ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. launched a new advertising campaign touting itself as “the communications company that releases the power of e-Interaction.” “We are moving the BellSouth brand into the e-space and clearly …
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. formed ADC Ventures, a venture-capital fund focused on investing in emerging and start-up companies in the United States, Europe and Israel that are engaged in developing high-performance, …
XYPoint made several enhancements to its wireless phone location services last week through partnerships with Vicinity Corp. and GeoVector. XYPoint partnered with Vicinity to provide wireless customers with location-based information …
WALTHAM, Mass.-Lycos Inc. said it will offer visitors to its Web portal a wireless-enabled, online calendar service from AnyDay.com, under a $12 million distribution agreement the two entered. The AnyDay …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced a text-to-speech and voice-recognition Internet access system called PhoneBrowser, designed to extend Web-based information to phone users through voice commands and responses. Lucent said …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission have released a policy statement on the advertising practices of long-distance companies-specifically 10-10 dialing, sometimes referred to as dial-around services. FCC …
MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc., a wireless telecommunications consulting firm, has been selected by Nucentrix Broadband Networks Inc., a provider of wireless broadband Internet Protocol services, to support it in its …
Daniel R. Hesse, president of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., said he is leaving the company to head a Seattle-based Internet start-up called TeraBeam Networks. Mohan Gyani, AT&T Wireless’ chief financial …
WASHINGTON-Last week’s retirement announcement by House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) has thrust into the spotlight a battle royale between Reps. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) and Mike Oxley (R-Ohio) for …
NEW YORK-Deutsche Telekom officially ended its negotiations to buy Qwest Communications International Inc. and U S West Inc. March 9, but the German carrier is continuing its search for acquisitions …
SYDNEY, Australia-Telstra, Australia’s largest telecom provider, announced it will cut 10,000 jobs over the next two years including up to 220 senior management positions as part of a restructuring. The …
After one week and 16 rounds of bidding, incumbent operator Orange plc led all third-generation license bids in the United Kingdom with a $632.9 million bid for License B. The …
WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association said Thursday that it is eliminating 10 positions as it “recharges its organization to further advance [the] wireless industry.” “In 1999, PCIA had the best …
WASHINGTON-When wireless customers begin to really use their wireless phones to access the Internet, who will they use? An Internet service provider of their choice or will they be forced …
Philadelphia, like many big American cities, has its share of thorny issues: crime, poverty, drugs, rotting schools and urban flight. But last Wednesday, one issue overshadowed them all in The …
Broadband wireless access equipment vendor Wavtrace Inc. this week plans to introduce its new PTM 2000 product at the Broadband Wireless World Forum in San Francisco. The PTM 2000 is …
WOBURN, Mass.-Alpha Industries Inc. reported it is shipping record numbers of its advanced gallium arsenide radio-frequency integrated circuit switches and GaAs power amplifiers under a new contract with an unnamed …
Lightbridge Joseph Tibbetts Jr. resigned from Lightbridge Inc. as the company’s chief financial officer in order to pursue an opportunity in venture capital. U.S. Wireless Data Charles Leone accepted the …
MCLEAN, Va.-LCC International Inc. has completed the first closing of a previously announced tower sale with Pinnacle Holdings Inc. The close included 134 of the 197 towers sold by LCC …
