NEW YORK – Shortly after announcing divestiture plans for its telecommunications equipment operations Dec. 9, World Access Inc., Atlanta, said it agreed to sell Galaxy Engineering Services, one unit within …
BURNABY, British Columbia-Infowave Software Inc. said it entered into a joint marketing agreement with Bell Atlantic Mobile, under which the two will collaborate on joint sales and marketing activities to …
SYDNEY, Australia-At the recently completed Wireless Application Protocol Forum member meeting, the organization announced its membership has surpassed 250. The group also announced a formal liaison relationship with the World …
Those *@#%* hackers are at it again. This time, two Israeli men say they have figured out a way to crack an algorithm used as part of the encryption method …
NEW YORK-Judging by their investments during the third quarter, venture capitalists can’t seem to get enough of technology companies, including those involved in the wireless communications sector. “Investments in [the …
WARSAW, Poland-France Telecom placed a binding offer for a strategic stake in Poland’s majority state-owned telecom operator Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA), Reuters reported. Following SBC Communications Inc.’s withdrawal from the tender …
VIENNA, Va.-Teligent Inc. said it launched its SmartWave high-speed data and Internet access service in Raleigh, N.C., and Hartford, Conn. The company serves business customers in 36 of the nation’s …
SAN FRANCISCO-Telephia Inc. released its Net-Q results for the New York, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Portland, Ore., markets. Net-Q is an independent measurement …
SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. said that Metrosvyaz Ltd. has filed a lawsuit against Leap and certain of its officers in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of …
GENEVA-STMicroelectronics said it entered into an agreement with L.M. Ericsson to develop a range of devices based on the Bluetooth core architecture. The companies also are working together to approach …
Wireless stocks became the darling of Wall Street this year. Just a year ago analysts were predicting the death of stand-alone wireless stocks as landline companies planned to fold their …
NEWARK, Calif.-Socket Communications Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a collaborative effort to support Bluetooth technology for Windows CE solutions. The partnership was created to ensure Socket’s upcoming line of Bluetooth-enabled …
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry will enter the third millennium A.D. as the envy of the telecommunications industry. It is arguably the most competitive sector. It is innovative, with three different digital …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it will continue its policy of flexibility when allocating spectrum being made available by the transition to digital TV. “We have shied away from determining …
Microsoft Corp. introduced its long-awaited dual-mode microbrowser last week, which allows wireless phones to access Internet content written in both Wireless Application Protocol language and traditional Hypertext Markup Language. Kevin …
NEW YORK-Diginet Americas Inc., Washington, D.C., a wireless broadband access provider in Latin America, signed a $100 million vendor supply and credit facility agreement with Lucent Technologies Inc. The company …
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-Cerulean Technology announced the Lincoln, Neb., Police Department will use its PacketCluster Patrol software to give officers wireless access to information stored at headquarters.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Ameritech Cellular launched in Chicago, St. Louis and central Illinois ClearRate USA, a nationwide single-rate calling plan that eliminates both long-distance and roaming charges and includes a free wireless …
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-China Unicom and China Mobile awarded Motorola Inc.’s Network Solutions Sector six contracts to upgrade their Global System for Mobile communications networks in China. The combined value of …
SINGAPORE -Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing and L.M. Ericsson announced they jointly plan to develop advanced wireless communications technologies. The technologies, radio frequency CMOS and BiCMOS, will support a range of wireless …
