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In article <2854471104.973517080@ESILLBB2634.LIBRARY.CMU.EDU>,
  Missy Harvey <harvey@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
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> ---------- Forwarded Message ----------
> Date: Monday, November 06, 2000, 12:06 PM -0500
> From: Faulkner Telecom Weekly <telweekly@faulknerinfo.com>
> To: ???
> Subject: Telecom Weekly Nov 3, 2000
>
> Scroll down for complete coverage of the telecom week in review.
>
> Telecom Weekly
>
> October 30 - November 3, 2000
>
> Top Story of the Week
>
> WorldCom to Create Tracking Stocks (11/02/2000)
> WorldCom is creating tracking stocks as part of a restructuring plan
that
> will separate its data and Internet businesses from its consumer and
> wholesale long distance telephone operations. The separation comes on
the
> heels of a reduced growth outlook. The company will remain named
WorldCom,
> but it will have two separately traded tracking stocks. The core data
and
> Internet business will trade under the "WCOM" symbol, while the
flagging
> consumer, small-business, wholesale long-distance, and dial-up
Internet
> access operations will trade under the "MCIT" symbol, resurrecting
the MCI
> brand name. The restructuring plan comes just a week after AT&T split
into
> four companies in response to bleak projections for consumer long-
distance
> service.
>
> Acquisitions, Mergers, and Divestitures
> Lockheed Exchanges Unit for Stake (11/02/2000)
> Lockheed Martin unit Lockheed Martin Canada is selling its wireless
> technology business to Illinois Superconductor for 2.5 million shares
of
> common stock. The company is offering its Adaptive Notch Filter
business
> unit, which develops technology for analog spread spectrum wireless
> systems, in exchange for the stake in Illinois Superconductor and for
the
> right to appoint a member to the board of directors.
>
> Citizens Communications Completes Purchase in ND (11/02/2000)
> Citizens Communications completed an acquisition of approximately
17,300
> telephone access lines in North Dakota. The company purchased the
lines
> from Qwest Communications.
>
> Adelphia Completes Purchase of Cablevision Systems (11/02/2000)
> Adelphia Communications completed their acquisition of Cablevision's
> Cleveland, OH area cable systems. The cable systems were purchased for
> approximately $1.53 billion in cash and securities. The deal brings
> Adelphia approximately 306,000 new subscribers.
>
> Telewest Buys DT's EuroBell (11/02/2000)
> Britain's Telewest said it would extend its UK cable network with the
> purchase of Eurobell from Deutsche Telecom for 200 million pounds.
After
> the acquisition, Eurobell will have 20 million pounds in cash
resources and
> no external borrowings; DT agreed to provide Eurobell with an
additional 30
> million pounds cash.
>
> ALLTEL Selling Assets to Tritel (10/31/2000)
> ALLTEL agreed to sell its PCS wireless licenses in Birmingham and
> Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Tritel. The 10-MHz, D-block licenses include
1.5
> million possible customers for Tritel, which is affiliated with AT&T
> Wireless Services and which provides services in the southeastern US.
>
> Cingular Swaps with VoiceStream (11/02/2000)
> Cingular Wireless is exchanging its spectrum with that of VoiceStream
> Wireless in a deal that will expand the coverage of both companies.
After
> receiving spectrum from VoiceStream, Cingular will be able to offer
> services in New York City and will add to its spectrum in St. Louis
and
> Detroit. In return, VoiceStream is adding to its spectrum in Los
Angeles
> and San Francisco and will gain spectrum in all of California and
Nevada.
> The transaction, which is expected to be closed by the middle of next
year,
> includes 10-MHz licenses from both companies covering 35 million
people.
> Cingular's entrance into the New York City market, which includes all
of
> the city, Long Island, and parts of upstate New York, northern New
Jersey,
> and northeast Pennsylvania, boosts VoiceStream's presence in the
> northeastern part of the US. The company already covers Boston,
> Philadelphia, Connecticut, and Washington DC.
>
> AT&T Wireless Swapping with Sprint PCS (11/03/2000)
> AT&T Wireless and Sprint PCS are exchanging wireless service areas
that
> cover populations of 18.5 million for each company. The boards of
directors
> for both companies must first approve the deal and so must federal
> regulators. The deal calls for the exchange of 10MHz blocks of
spectrum.
>
> Alliances and Joint Ventures
> Viasource, DirecTV Continue Relationship (11/03/2000)
> Viasource signed a letter of agreement with DirecTV that extends their
> current strategic relationship to five years. The alliance expands the
> existing relationship and is built on the premise of delivering
greater
> customer care and lessening time-to-market.
>
> Ericsson Teams with Asia.com (11/02/2000)
> Ericsson entered a partnership with Asia.com to launch Location-Based
> Services throughout that continent. Ericsson is integrating its Mobile
> Positioning System with Asia.com's Popm@p platform. The two solutions
allow
> carriers to use their existing infrastructures to provide mobile
> positioning services.
>
> Nextel in Wireless Partnerships (11/02/2000)
> Nextel Communications created partnerships with five companies
providing
> data applications to mobile business customers using Nextel Online.
The
> company will offer applications from ActSoft, Datatrac, Intermec,
Penchant
> Software, and ServiceHub. These applications will be available to
customers
> who subscribe to the Nextel Online Web Browsing service. Actsoft
provides
> package delivery and management software, and Datatrac offers
messaging
> between dispatchers and couriers. Intermec is delivering a work order
> management application for field technicians; and Penchant's
applications
> creates automated operations for mobile office users. Finally,
ServiceHub
> provides a Web-based service that covers dispatching, remote customer
> service and field service, and supply chain communications. These
> partnerships were created through the Nextel Developers Program.
>
> Adelphia and Wink Partner to Produce Interactive TV (11/02/2000)
> Adelphia Communications and Wink Communications entered into a multi-
year
> agreement to develop and deploy interactive television content for
> Adelphia's cable subscribers. Adelphia will deploy Wink Enhanced
> Broadcasting and the Wink Response Network as a standard cable
feature.
> This new content will be made available beginning in Buffalo, NY and
then
> will expand to include most Adelphia subscribers by mid-2001. Wink
services
> will be available over Scientific-Atlanta and Motorola set-top boxes.
>
> TriVium and Artisoft Enter Partnership (11/02/2000)
> TriVium Systems and Artisoft formed a strategic marketing partnership
to
> deliver multi-channel communication and business application services
to
> SMB contact centers. Artisoft will combine TriVium's SimpleRM and
> CallAnalyst with Artisoft's TeleVantage software-based phone system.
>
> SkyStream, Microsoft Enable Internet on Set-Top Boxes (10/31/2000)
> SkyStream Networks and Microsoft are collaborating to provide Internet
> services over digital set-top boxes. The companies will integrate
> SkyStream's zBand content distribution software with the Microsoft TV
> platform, allowing broadcasts of high-quality streaming video and
Internet
> content for television set-top boxes.
>
> Broadband/Cable Networking
> BellSouth Selects Cisco Internet Exchange (11/02/2000)
> BellSouth selected Cisco Systems for the creation of their first IP +
> Optical Internet exchange. Capable of speeds from DS-3 and Gigabit
Ethernet
> to OC-192, the Internet exchange will link data traffic between the
US,
> Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Western Europe
>
> Equant Awarded Contracts (11/02/2000)
> Equant was awarded a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract to
build and
> manage a global network for the New Zealand Dairy Board, connecting
107
> sites in 40 countries with data delivery via frame relay, Web hosting,
> Internet access, and global dial services. In related news, Equant
won a
> $47-million contract to build a 289-site global communications network
> spanning 250 cities and 87 countries for Coca-Cola.
>
> AT&T Invests in Metro New York Network (11/02/2000)
> AT&T invested $28 million in its high speed local network service in
the
> Metro New York area. The network is aimed primarily at business
customers.
> The company hopes to increase its market share in the local services
> marketplace by enhancing its suite of local voice and data services.
>
> Global Crossing Network in Chile (11/02/2000)
> Global Crossing introduced its global fiber optic network to Chile,
the
> first step in launching its network in the major South American
cities. The
> network is part of the 18,000-km South America Crossing (SAC).
>
> C&W to Build Japan Network (10/30/2000)
> Challenging the dominance of NTT, Cable &Wireless will spend $1.4
billion
> to build a fiber optic network throughout Japan. The network
represents the
> largest single investment by a British company in the Japanese
telecoms
> industry and will be carried out over the next five years.
>
> Telcos Plan Asia-America Undersea Cable (10/30/2000)
> Seven telecom companies, including a unit of NTT, Korea Telecom, and
China
> Unicom agreed to construct an Asia-America fiber optic cable that
will link
> five countries and regions in Asia and America. Scheduled to begin
> operation in 2002, the network could be extended to other countries.
In
> related news, a consortium of Asia's biggest telecom names, including
> Telstra and Singapore Telecom, will build the Asia Pacific Cable
Network 2,
> which links eight Asian countries and is slated for completion in
September
> 2001.
>
> Lucent Turns Up Service on Optical Network (10/30/2000)
> Lucent reported that it turned up commercial service on a 10-gigabit
> optical network for China's Beijing Telecommunications
Administration. BTA
> deployed Lucent's WaveStar enabling carriers to transmit information
across
> a single wavelength of light on a fiber at a speed of 10 gigabits per
> second. The WaveStar TDM 10G also has a self-healing ring
architecture that
> instantly reroutes information in the event of a fiber cut. In
addition to
> the WaveStar TDM 10G, Lucent supplied a broad range of optical
networking
> systems for BTA's Year 2000 Expansion Project, including WaveStar ADM
16/1
> optical multiplexers, WaveStar DACS 4/4/1 optical cross connect
equipment,
> and ITM-SC and SNMS network management systems.
>
> Telecom Italia, Embratel Join NAP Initiative (11/02/2000)
> Telecom Italia, Brazil's Embratel, CNM Network, and Florida Atlantic
> University joined the NAP, or Network Access Point, of the Americas,
> bringing the NAP's total membership to 66. The NAP will route Internet
> traffic from the Americas, the Caribbean, and Europe.
>
> Financial News
> BT Denies That Blu's for Sale (11/03/2000)
> British Telecom, which owns a 20 percent stake in Italy's Blu, denied
a
> report it had appointed an investment bank to sell the company. The
future
> of Blu, the smallest of four Italian GSM mobile phone operators, came
under
> scrutiny after it unexpectedly dropped out of the race for an Italian
3G
> UMTS license amid disputes among shareholders.
>
> QUALCOMM Delaying IPO (11/02/2000)
> QUALCOMM announced that it is delaying its Spinco common stock IPO
because
> of unfavorable market conditions. The offering is now scheduled to
take
> place in January 2001. The company received word from the IRS that
the spin
> off should be a tax-free distribution among stockholders.
>
> QUALCOMM Earnings Hurt by Slow Sales (11/03/2000)
> QUALCOMM's revenues for the third quarter 2000 were $635 million,
down from
> $1.1 billion for the third quarter 1999. Revenues were hurt by slow
sales
> of the company's CDMA chip sets in South Korea. Net income for the
quarter
> was $139 million, or $0.17 per share, compared to $136 million, or
$0.24
> per share.
>
> Metrocall Revenues Dip (11/02/2000)
> For the third quarter 2000, Metrocall reported total revenues of
$139.5
> million, down from $151.7 million in the third quarter of 1999.
During the
> period, the company added over 30,000 new subscribers, most of which
were
> advanced messaging customers. Net loss was $57.8 million, or $0.69 per
> share, compared to a loss of $43.8 million, or $1.15 per share.
>
> Cox Reports Bigger Revenues, Operating Loss (11/02/2000)
> Cox Communications posted a growth in revenues of 12 percent to $902.2
> million in the third quarter 2000, up from revenues of $809 million
in the
> third quarter 1999. The company also posted a wider-than-expected
loss due
> to investments in new services. Cox' operating loss grew to $60
million, or
> $0.10 per share, compared with a loss of $24 million, or $0.04 per
share.
>
> Charter Posts Increase in Revenues and Customers (11/02/2000)
> Charter Communications reported continued growth in revenues,
operating
> cash flow, and customers for the third quarter 2000. Revenues
increased
> 13.9 percent, to $842.9 million, from $740 million for the third
quarter
> 1999. Net loss for the quarter was $210 million, or $0.93 per share.
>
> Austria's UMTS Bids Just Above Average (11/02/2000)
> Austria's auction of UMTS licenses began with initial bids totaling
EUR 630
> million after two rounds of bidding. Bidding could become aggressive
if
> Spain's Telefonica and Austria's Mobilkom stick to their intention to
bid
> for three licenses. If these companies succeed, others bidders would
be
> left empty-handed.
>
> AT&T Canada Reports Third Quarter 2000 Financials (11/02/2000)
> AT&T Canada reported revenues of $380.1 million, up 14.7 percent from
third
> quarter 1999 and up 1.4 percent from the second quarter 2000. Revenues
> totaled $1.1 million. for the nine months ended September 30, 2000.
AT&T's
> EBITDA was $9.3 million, down from $16.1 million in second quarter
2000.
> EBITDA totaled $47.5 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2000.
>
> Verizon  Announces Third Quarter Financials (11/02/2000)
> Verizon reported net income of $3.5 billion, or $1.27 per diluted
share,
> which increased 39.6 percent on a per-share basis from $2.5 billion,
or 91
> cents per share, in third quarter 1999. Reported adjusted net income
was
> $2.0 billion, or 73 cents per diluted share (EPS), compared to $2.0
> billion, or 72 cents per share, in third quarter 1999. New services
demand
> drove a 7.2 percent increase in third quarter revenues from current
> operations, to $16.5 billion from $15.4 billion.
>
> RCN Reports Strong Third Quarter (10/31/2000)
> RCN reported a continued growth in revenues and connections in its
third
> quarter financial report. RCN revenues totaled $107.6 million, a 12-
percent
> increase from $96.2 million in the previous quarter. In addition,
total
> on-net connections grew by 15 percent, as RCN added 52,672
connections,
> compared with 49,210 connections the previous quarter. RCN posted a
net
> loss of $85.8 million, or $2.70 per share, compared with $75.8
million, or
> $2.45 per share for the previous quarter.
>
> Globalstar's Shares Down, Loral Ends Funding (10/31/2000)
> After posting third quarter losses of $219 million, Globalstar's stock
> dropped 60 percent, purportedly causing Loral Space &
>
> Communications to halt future investments in the satellite phone
company.
> The Wall Street Journal reported that Globalstar's new strategy, which
> includes shifting focus from consumers to government, military, and
large
> corporate customers, did little to soften the blow to the company's
> shareholders. Bernard Schwarz, Globalstar and Loral chairman,
believes that
> the new strategy will make the company's service viable, but current
> struggles could be a signal of an Iridium-like disaster.
>
> DDI Announces Results for Third Quarter (10/30/2000)
> For the third quarter of 2000, DDI's net sales increased 80 percent to
> $149.6 million from $82.9 million in 1999. Adjusted net income
increased
> 426 percent to $14.0 million compared to $2.7 million; on a diluted
per
> share basis, adjusted net income was $0.33 compared to $0.11 for the
third
> quarter of 1999.
>
> Internet/Intranet
> BT to Tackle Delays in Web Launch (11/03/2000)
> British Telecom promised ISPs it would resolve problems that have
delayed
> installation of high-speed Web connections in Britain. While ISPs
such as
> BT Openworld and Freeserve connected 14,000 people to broadband ADSL
since
> BT began wholesaling the technology in August, BT admitted it had
> difficulties in meeting demand and promised steps that would allow it
to
> triple its installation rate to 15,000 a month by March 2001.
>
> Vitaminic Supplies Content to FT's Wanadoo (11/03/2000)
> Vitaminic Europe, a distributor of digital music over the Internet,
> announced an agreement with France Telecom's Internet service,
Wanadoo, to
> supply content and technology to its new music channel. The new
service,
> Guide MP3, enables Wanadoo and Voila users to search for, listen to,
> legally download, and buy music tracks from Vitaminic Europe's online
> catalogue of digital music.
>
> Ericsson Delivers IP Backbone to Korea (10/31/2000)
> Ericsson announced that it is delivering an IP Packet Backbone
Network to
> Korea Telecom Freetel. The backbone will support KTF's 2.5G mobile
data
> network, which will allow the company to provide mobile IP services
to its
> five million subscribers. KTF's services will include SMS, VPN, and
> high-speed mobile IP services.
>
> PanAmSat in Agreement with AT&T Latin America (10/31/2000)
> AT&T Latin American is subscribing to PanAmSat's SPOTbytes DVB
service.
> AT&T Latin American will use the IP backbone to carry increased
traffic,
> such as Internet queries, e-mail, and Web sites, between Peru and the
> world. PanAmSat is creating a two-way broadband pipeline with
spacecraft
> from its Atlantic Ocean fleet. The satellites will connect the POPs
in Peru
> to PanAmSat's operations center in the US, which is connected to the
> Internet backbone and the rest of the world.
>
> Lycos Approves Terra Deal (10/30/2000)
> In a deal now worth less than half what it had been when announced
five
> months ago, Lycos approved a merger with Terra, the Internet arm of
Spanish
> telecom company Telefonica. Terra will combine its Internet assets in
Spain
> and Latin America with Lycos' presence in the US and will operate in
40
> countries. The deal, valued at more than $160 billion in January, is
now
> valued at about $105 billion because of plummeting stock values.
>
> IXCs
> Qwest in Contract with McLeodUSA (11/02/2000)
> Qwest will provide $600 million worth of voice and data communications
> services to McLeodUSA over the next three years. It is the largest
> wholesale contract in Qwest's history. Services offered will include
DSL
> and messaging.
>
> Legal News
> BellSouth Settles FCC Charges (11/03/2000)
> BellSouth will pay $750,000 in fines to settle FCC charges. The FCC
charges
> that BellSouth refused to provide competitor Covad Communications
with cost
> data for unbundled copper loops.
>
> Dutch Authorities Probe UMTS Auction Talks (11/02/2000)
> Dutch authorities investigated talks during July's UMTS license
auction
> between VersaTel and rival Telfort, owned by British Telecom. News of
their
> meeting came to light during a hearing held by the Dutch Transport
Ministry
> into a separate complaint from VersaTel that Telfort bullied it into
> pulling out of the auction.
>
> Personnel and Organizational Changes
> Qwest Japan Appoints President (11/03/2000)
> Qwest Communications appointed Kimiaki Ueno president of Qwest Japan.
Ueno
> will oversee expansion and report to Ross Lau, Qwest's president of
> international business.
>
> Covad's CEO Resigns (11/02/2000)
> Covad Communications' chairman and CEO Robert Knowling resigned,
agreeing
> with the board that new leadership would be in the company's best
> interests. Robert Knowling stepped down from his position two weeks
after
> Covad reported a wider-than-expected third quarter loss. Covad named
> director Frank Marshall as its interim CEO and said founder and
former CEO
> Charles McMinn would assume the role of chairman.
>
> Sprint's Lauer Heads Consumer and Business Units (11/02/2000)
> Sprint announced that Len J. Lauer will assume an expanded role as
head of
> Sprint's combined consumer and business operating units. The National
> Consumer Organization and the Global Business Markets Group combined
and
> will be called the Global Markets Group. Lauer is currently the
president
> of Sprint's Global Business Markets Group.
>
> KPN to Cut 8,000 Jobs (10/30/2000)
> As part of a previously announced reorganization, designed to save
EUR 700
> million, KPN will cut 8,000 jobs in 2001 and 2002. The company said
the
> planned cuts would be achieved by eliminating a minimum of 2,000
functions
> carried out by temporary employees and by focusing on staff turnover.
KPN
> employed about 38,000 at the end of 1999.
>
> Regulatory News
> Ericsson a Step Closer to Acquiring MPD (11/03/2000)
> The waiting period under the amended Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976 for
> Ericsson  to acquire Microwave Power Devices expired at 11:59 pm on
> November 1. The offer to acquire all of MPD's outstanding shares will
> expire at midnight on November 17 unless the offer is extended.
>
> Japanese Telecoms Able to Tap TV (10/30/2000)
> Japan's MPT plans to allow telecoms firms to launch cable and
satellite
> broadcasting services. As a result, NTT could use its fiber optics
network
> to air programs without a license, as long as it notifies the
ministry.
> Under current law, NTT is banned from broadcasting.
>
> FT to Cut Rates (10/30/2000)
> French telecoms regulator ART asked France Telecom to cut the cost of
> incoming calls from fixed lines to its mobile network, Itineris, by 20
> percent from November 1. The decision came after a unit of WorldCom
and a
> competing long distance operator in France complained about FT's
mobile
> rates earlier this year.
>
> Satellite Communications
> INTELSAT Relocates Satellite (11/03/2000)
> In response to increased customer demand in its Pacific Ocean Region,
> INTELSAT repositioned its INTELSAT 702 satellite to 176 degrees E.
The move
> is part of a plan to create room for the INTELSAT 602, which will
operate
> at an inclined orbit at 178 degrees E until it is replaced by the
INTELSAT
> 705.
>
> Inmarsat Unveils Broadband Service (10/31/2000)
> Inmarsat entered into contracts worth $220 million with Hughes Network
> Systems and Thuraya for the launch of a broadband 144k bps mobile
service
> in 2002. The service uses the Thuraya satellite system and will
provide
> Inmarsat's customers with high-speed access to the Internet and
Intranets,
> e-mail, and remote LANs in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and
India.
> Inmarsat's services will support such industries as construction,
mining,
> media, manufacturing, and finance.
>
> EchoStar's DISH to Add Fox Sports (11/03/2000)
> On November 8, EchoStar's satellite TV system, DISH Network, will add
Fox
> Sports World to its programming package at no additional cost to
customers.
> Fox Sports World is the first and only 24-hour, English-language
> international sports network in the US.
>
> Security
> TeleRelay and Trend Micro Provide Virus Protection (10/30/2000)
> Trend Micro and TeleRelay are teaming to provide secure electronic
> messaging environments. TeleRelay will provide remote virus scanning
to
> large corporations, ASPs, ISPs, Portals, and telecom operators using a
> service based on Trend Micro's InterScan VirusWall technology. This
virus
> protection fits within the service provider partners' network
operating
> center, providing a service that scans subscribers' email messages and
> attachments for viruses and malicious code.
>
> Symantec Brings Norton Security and Norton Firewall (11/01/2000)
> Symantec unveiled Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal
Firewall for
> Macintosh. Norton Internet Security is an Internet security suite for
the
> Mac OS, which offers a comprehensive service with protection against
> Internet threats such as hackers, illegal access and viruses. Norton
> Internet Security provides an Internet security suite for the
Macintosh
> platform combining Norton Personal Firewall for Macintosh 1.0, Norton
> Antivirus for Macintosh 7.0 and iClean 3.5 by Aladdin Systems.
>
> RSA Security and Intel Accelerate e-Commerce (10/30/2000)
> RSA Security is worked with Intel to create cryptographic and security
> software designed to work with Intel's Itanium and Pentium) 4
processors.
> The software, which is currently available in the new versions of RSA
BSAFE
> Crypto-C and RSA BSAFE SSL-C software, is designed to increase the
speed of
> e-commerce transactions by breaking the bottleneck caused by heavily
loaded
> servers.
>
> Trend Micro Unveils Antivirus Solution (10/30/2000)
> Trend Micro introduced ScanMail 5.0 for Exchange 2000, an antivirus
> product. ScanMail 5.0 provides single instance scanning. This package
can
> scan both inbound and outbound email attachments and features tight
> integration with the Microsoft Windows 2000 Cluster API. Scheduled to
ship
> in Q4, 2000, ScanMail 5.0 for Exchange 2000 is designed to safeguard
> corporate networks from rapidly proliferating email-borne viruses at
the
> Exchange server before they have a chance to reach the user's desktop
and
> infect, spread, or shut down the mail server.
>
> myCIO Firewall Makes Computers Invisible to Hackers (10/30/2000)
> myCIO introduced its PC FireWall ASaP service. PC FireWall ASaP
protects
> users on a corporate network by making end-user desktops invisible
outside
> the firewall, regardless of location. The complete personal firewall
> service is deployed, installed, and automatically updated through
myCIO's
> Internet architecture. The Internet service offers round-the-clock
> management and reporting to ensure protection.
>
> Wireless Communications
> FT Tests Wireless LAN Applications (11/03/2000)
> France Telecom R&D is testing a high-speed, wireless LAN, which allows
> cordless connection of laptop computers. By inserting a wireless
interface
> card in a laptop, a user can access the usual services, including e-
mail,
> Internet, and databases, without having to connect to the wireline
network.
>
> DirecTV, TiVo Make New Product Available (11/03/2000)
> DirecTV and TiVo, a digital video recorder maker, released a
television
> receiver nationwide that integrates DirecTV programming with TiVo
> technology. This new service allows viewers to find scheduled
television
> shows automatically and to record and store up to 35 hours of digital
video
> content without the use of videotape.
>
> Sprint PCS Expands Network (11/03/2000)
> Sprint PCS expanded its network coverage to include Gulfport and
Biloxi on
> the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Both cities are popular areas for
visitors.
> Gulf Coast Wireless, a Sprint PCS Network Partner, is operating the
network
> in the area and services both residents and approximately 12 million
> visitors per year. In related news, UbiquiTel, another Network
Partner,
> launched Sprint PCS services in four cities in Nevada. The company is
now
> serves 350,000 residents in Reno, Sparks, Carson City, and East
Tahoe.
>
> Verizon Wireless in Trial with Nortel (11/03/2000)
> Verizon Wireless and Nortel Networks completed a trial of cdma2000-
based
> high-speed data and voice. After testing the technology, Verizon
Wireless
> plans to offer access to the wireless Internet while increasing
network
> capacity. With cdma2000, users are able to access high-bandwidth
> applications such as telemetry, corporate Intranets,
videoconferencing, and
> gaming.
>
> AT&T on the Dock of the Bay (11/02/2000)
> AT&T Wireless began offering services in the Bay Area in California,
> increasing its coverage in the state to 90 percent. The Bay Area
wireless
> system was purchased from Cellular One, and AT&T re-branded the
service and
> is offering it through its 22 retail outlets in the area.
>
> Motorola Releases Voice Gateway (11/02/2000)
> Motorola released its VoiceXML Voice Developer Gateway, part of the
> company's Mobile Internet Exchange (MIX) product family. With the
gateway,
> which is VoiceXML 1.0-compliant and which includes a Voice Browser,
> Automatic Speech Recognition, and Text-to-Speech, developers can
create
> voice-enabled services for the mobile Internet. Among its features,
> VoiceXML supports applications for voice recognition input and
> text-to-speech output.
>
> Samsung and Sprint PCS Create Phone (11/02/2000)
> Sprint PCS and Samsung Telecommunications America introduced the
Samsung
> Uproar, which includes downloadable music capabilities. Users can
download
> MP3 files from a PC to the handset, which also serves as an Internet
portal
> and organizer.
>
> Verizon Wireless Enhances Messaging Service (11/02/2000)
> Under an agreement with Critical Path, Verizon Wireless Messaging
Services
> is offering new and enhanced wireless messaging to its customers.
Verizon
> is using Critical Path InScribe Wireless Messaging solution and is
now able
> to offer message filtering through any of its messaging devices. Also,
> users can combine three POP3 e-mail accounts with their Verizon
account to
> create one new account and one in-box.
>
> Ericsson Introduces Internet Phone (10/31/2000)
> Ericsson introduced its T20 mobile Internet phone, which includes
> electronic messaging capabilities. The phone was developed to attract
new
> customers, especially young people, and to boost the company's low
mobile
> phone profits. The T20 is a dual band phone, operating on both GSM
900 and
> GSM 1800. The T20 allows user to access Web chat rooms and  to listen
to
> music via an MP-3 player device.
>
> Motorola in Deal with Turkish Company (10/31/2000)
> Motorola forged a deal with Telsim, a Turkish cellular operator, in
which
> Motorola will supply a third-generation network for multimedia
services.
> Telsim is using the equipment to offer 3G services in Ankara and
Istanbul.
> The agreement also names Motorola as the company's exclusive supplier
of
> GSM 900 equipment for the next three years. Motorola could bring in at
> least $1.5 billion through the deal.
>
> Sprint Conducting Java Trials. (10/31/2000)
> After launching its Application Developers Program, Sprint PCS is
beginning
> the trials of applications for the Wireless Web in conjunction with
Sun
> Microsystems' trials of wireless Java-based applications. With the
trials
> of Java technology, Sprint PCS may be able to pinpoint new
applications
> that could be developed for its customers. Java technology allows
wireless
> users to take advantage of graphics-enhanced, interactive services.
>
> Qwest Launches Voice Portal for Wireless Phones (10/31/2000)
> Qwest Wireless is launching its Qwest Voice Browsing for customers
> accessing the wireless Internet. Beginning November 1, 2000, Qwest's
> customers in eight mid-western and western states will be able to
access
> information services and Internet content through a wireless phone.
Qwest
> used BeVocal's equipment to develop Voice Browsing. With this "talking
> Internet" service, customers simply ask the Internet for information.
> Verbal responses include news, sports, stock quotes, weather reports,
and
> flight and traffic information.
>
> IBM Launches Wireless Internet Solutions (10/31/2000)
> Responding to businesses that need to provide e-business applications
to
> wireless devices, IBM launched its WebSphere Everyplace Suite Service
> Provider Edition and IBM server p640. Both solutions are part of the
IBM
> wireless e-business strategy to connect applications with wireless
networks
> and the wireless Internet. These applications are being introduced by
> companies such as BT Cellnet and Telecom Italia. The WebSphere
Everyplace
> Suite provides the functionality to link wireless devices to Web
content,
> and the IBM server includes POWER3-II copper chip microprocessors for
> e-commerce infrastructures. In addition, all of the company's hosting
> centers in the US, Europe, and Asia will include wireless equipment
that
> IBM customers can use to conduct e-business via the wireless Internet.
>
> Nokia Announces New Software Family (11/02/2000)
> Nokia announced the availability of its Activ Software Suite,
designed for
> mobile business users. The product family includes next-generation WAP
> servers and customizable software. In addition, Activ includes a WAP
Push
> engine, which allows for companies to offer personalized services to
its
> mobile employees. Nokia's suite is compatible with all of the cellular
> technologies in use by service providers, including GPRS, GSM, CSD,
CDMA,
> TDMA, and CDPD. Aside from the WAP server and the Push engine, the
Activ
> Software Suite provides optional software such as call identification,
> mobile office applications, and security.
>
> DT in Talks to Acquire Swiss diAx (10/30/2000)
> Deutsche Telekom is reported to be in advanced talks to acquire a
majority
> stake in Swiss telecoms group diAx. DiAx, which offers fixed network
and
> mobile services is Switzerland's second largest mobile phone
operator.
>
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