WASHINGTON-While Nextel Communications Inc. saw its stock price soar amid speculation the company could secure wireless licenses from bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc., key company officials sold large chunks of stock. …
SINGAPORE-Motorola Inc. took another step in providing Internet capabilities for wireless phones with the first demonstration in Asia of General Packet Radio Service using the Wireless Application Protocol over Global …
LAS VEGAS-Last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas saw Motorola Inc. introduce a number of wireless products, including a satellite phone and devices to make accessing the Internet easier, …
LONDON-Mannesmann AG is stepping up its defense against Vodafone AirTouch plc’s $128.7 billion hostile takeover bid. Klaus Esser, Mannesmann chairman, is warning investors of potential risks, the Financial Times reported. …
Lucent Technologies Inc.’s stock fell late last week on news it expects operating results for its first fiscal quarter to be lower than analysts had estimated, based on preliminary results. …
To the Editor: Regarding “A Look at Nextel’s Bones” (Letters to the Editor, Dec. 3, 1999), the evidence would suggest Mr. Jones’ conclusions about Nextel and Morgan O’Brien’s speech to …
WASHINGTON-The status of NextWave Telecom Inc.’s 63 personal communications services licenses is in doubt after an appeals court ruled that communications law supersedes bankruptcy law. In making that judgment, the …
Kyocera Corp. hopes to do what no Japanese handset manufacturer has been able to do to date. It wants to become a dominate global vendor. To do that, Kyocera needs …
MIAMI-WealthHound.com Inc. introduced its Wireless Stock Quote Application to the Palm VII wireless organizer from 3Com Corp. A version of the solution for Wireless Application Protocol-enabled devices is expected soon, …
HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. announced an agreement to acquire the security software business from TeamWare Group Inc. “This acquisition will strengthen Nokia’s ability to develop secure network access that will complement our …
OSLO, Norway-Telenor Mobile and Sun Microsystems Inc. have agreed to develop new mobile Internet services. The agreement specifically involves development of an electronic organizer/calendar with combined Web and Wireless Application …
RCR announced several promotions and new hires to its editorial staff, effective Jan. 3. Reporter Lynnette Luna has been promoted to Denver bureau chief. She will continue her responsibilities as …
NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Spyglass Inc., a provider of strategic Internet consulting, received preliminary approval from the court of the settlement of previously filed securities litigation brought against Spyglass and certain officers and …
SEOUL, South Korea-SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest wireless operator, acquired 51.2 percent of Shinsegi Telecom from Pohang Iron and Steel for about $961.2 million. Posco will hold 6.5 percent of …
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has asked the Federal Communications Commission to perform an environmental impact statement on the effect of wireless towers on migratory birds. “We are simply …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. announced it has signed a multi-year $30 million contract with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to supply Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution high speed data …
WETHERSFIELD, Conn.-Prepaid cellular phone service took a step forward this holiday season with Shared Technologies Cellular’s announcement that it achieved a one-day record for phone activations. STC, a national cellular …
WETHERSFIELD, Conn.-Shared Technologies Cellular Inc. introduced CellEase 2000, an Internet-based system that will allow retailers to activate prepaid cards at point-of-sale terminals. “What prompted our development of CellEase 2000 was …
BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications Corp. announced it signed a five-year contract with NET-tel Communications Inc. to manage its Enhanced 911 data. SCC, a provider of 911 operations support systems services, will …
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. said it has agreed to acquire a “significant stake” in Brazilian wireless operator Algar Telecom Leste SA. Telefonos de Mexico SA is joining SBC in the …
