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TORONTO-Now that the C$6.6 billion (US$4.3 billion) Telus deal to acquire Clearnet Communications has been finalized, engineering issues are starting to surface. The challenge? How to combine the wireless operations …

TOKYO-The mobile music distribution business is going to take off in Japan, according to industry representatives. Some carriers have already revealed their services, while others are promoting field tests in …

SAN DIEGO-While many at the CDMA’s Development Group’s Americas Congress reminisced about how far the technology had come in such a short period of time, the big buzz on the …

Aether Systems Inc. is celebrating its one-year anniversary as a public company, capping a busy year of acquisitions, investments and partnerships that have positioned the firm at the center of …

BOSTON-Nortel Networks Corp. and Sprint PCS said they are cooperating to build the first access technology-independent wireless network test bed using Internet Protocol technology for both voice and data. The …

SAN DIEGO-Stellcom Inc. said it has agreed to use a platform from Air2Web Inc. in a solution to extend enterprise applications to wireless devices. Specifically, Stellcom said it will create …

Radio data network operator Cue Corp. made several announcements at last week’s Convergence 2000 show in Detroit, furthering its position as an international traffic and navigation information provider. Cue said …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-JP Systems introduced a new platform at CTIA’s Wireless I.T. show last week called SureWave, along with a WAP browser for Palm OS devices, supporting the Palm Query …

Aether Systems Inc. added to its growing portfolio of investments through a strategic partnership with MicroStrategy Inc., parent company of Strategy.com. Under the deal, Aether and MicroStrategy will develop a …

As it initiates a beta launch of its wireless Internet solution and wireless portal this week, YadaYada Inc. is preparing to go head to head with competitors OmniSky Corp. and …

BARCELONA, Spain-Nortel Networks announced new Internet Protocol core network, base station and management offerings as part of its `Wings of Light’ strategy last week at the UMTS 2000 show in …

With the home rapidly becoming an extension of the workplace, consumers increasingly are turning to wireless home networking equipment as a way to keep connected. According to an IDC report, …

For more than six months the mobile satellite industry has been trying to polish its image after the well-publicized failure of Iridium L.L.C. tarnished the reputation of all those involved …

Florida awarded ComNet-Ericsson a contract to upgrade and enhance the state’s partially completed law enforcement radio system, much to the chagrin of Motorola Inc., which supplied the original system. ComNet-Ericsson …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Sanyo Fisher Co., a division of Sanyo North America Corp., reported plans for an alliance to accelerate commercialization of mobile Internet services over Lucent …

WASHINGTON-The Supreme Court this session has before it three mobile-phone health cases, a sign of things to come in a Digital Age where technology outpaces the law and raises novel …

Belgium Belgium’s ASTRID, the government-owned corporation responsible for providing communications to all Belgian public safety organizations, launched Nokia Corp.’s TETRA network. Nokia said the TETRA system will provide ASTRID with …

CHICAGO-“Spectrum is like money, everyone always wants more of it and you can never get enough of it,” said Mark Kelley, chief technology officer of Leap Wireless International Inc. It …

BOLINGBROOK, Ill.-Tellabs and Nokia Networks, the infrastructure division of Nokia Corp., signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic agreement to enhance ATM and IP transmission in second- and third-generation …

WASHINGTON-Rep. Phil Crane (R-Ill.) is expected shortly to introduce legislation to reduce the depreciation life of wireless network equipment, one of various tax code changes Congress is considering for the …

Sygate Technologies Internet security and access management solutions provider Sygate Technologies Inc. introduced its OneNIC Internet Sharing Solution through the release of the newest version of its flagship software product, …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Centerpost Corp. announced the formation of the MessageML Forum, a not-for-profit association focused on developing an open, XML-based electronic communications specification for wireless devices. The association is backed and …

MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. said ACOM Comunicacoes, a Brazilian fixed wireless operator, purchased ADC’s multichannel multipoint distribution system solution. ADC will deliver and install the MMDS transmission systems in up to …

MENLO PARK, Calif.-Aeronautical and maritime telecommunications solutions operator BT A&M and InterWave Communications International Ltd. completed a successful technical trial of a wireless communications system providing full GSM coverage on …

TOKYO-Intel Corp.’s stock took a beating early Friday after the world’s largest silicon chip manufacturer reported third-quarter sales would fall short of analysts’ expectations. The company’s stock lost about 22 …