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NUCENTRIX TO DEPLOY BROADBAND WIRELESS IN 57 MARKETS.(Company Business and Marketing)
Nucentrix Broadband Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCNX), Plano, Texas, a provider of fixed wireless broadband Internet services, has received licenses from the FCC to launch two-way high-speed Internet, d . . .

KYOCERA 2135 TRI-MODE CDMA WIRELESS PHONE INTRODUCED.(Company Business and Marketing)
Kyocera Wireless Corp. (NYSE:KYO), San Diego, has unveiled the Kyocera 2135, a tri-mode code division multiple access (CDMA) wireless phone targeted at first-time wireless users and the youth market . . .

WORLDWIDE HANDSET SALES TO REACH 491 MILLION UNITS IN 2001.(Industry Trend or Event)
In a new study being offered by Global Information Inc., Future Mobile Handsets --Worldwide Technology and Market Developments 2001-2006, ARC group predicts that total handset sales will reach 491 m . . .

NOKIA UNVEILS LATEST WIRELESS CONSUMER SERVICES SOFTWARE.(for GSM handsets)(Company Business and Marketing)
Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Helsinki, Finland, a world leader in mobile communications, has introduced new mobile phone software that can be adapted to support the GSMA M-Services proposal and serve as the f . . .

SYLANTRO'S COMRIO MAKES ANY PHONE YOUR BUSINESS PHONE.(Product Announcement)
Sylantro Systems Corp., Campbell, Calif., supplier of the industry's premier applications-enabled softswitch for delivery of managed telephony services has released its latest application module, Co . . .

VALUED-ADDED SERVICES TO REVITALIZE DSL INDUSTRY.(Industry Trend or Event)
The DSL industry is experiencing hard times. Service providers and equipment manufacturers are struggling to remain financially viable. These struggles are not a reflection of the technology per say . . .

SAMSUNG/TELUS DEBUT MUSIC-CAPABLE WIRELESS PHONE.(Product Announcement)
As the world's first wireless phone with built-in downloadable music capabilities, the Uproar allows consumers to download MP3 files from their computer directly onto the handset via a USB data cabl . . .

CELSIAN ADSL IAD INTEROPERATES WITH VP3000 BROADBAND PLATFORM.(Product Development)
Celsian Technologies Inc., Tustin, Calif., a manufacturer of broadband voice and data products, and MetaSwitch have announced that the Celsian Momentum V Series ADSL 4 port Voice Over DSL router has . . .

WIRELESS POSITIONS FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR STRONG GROWTH.(Industry Trend or Event)
With much of the Evangelist selling accomplished, onboard fleet management systems employing wireless communications are positioned for strong growth. The early adopters have weighed in, and the ben . . .

FULLNET OFFERING DSL TO 33 OKLAHOMA COMMUNITIES.(Company Business and Marketing)
FullNet Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:FULO), Oklahoma City, has executed an agreement with IP Communications, Inc. (http://www.ip.net) and has rolled out high-speed broadband DSL access in 33 Oklahoma . . .

TALK2/TORNADO OFFER INTEGRATED TELCO PRODUCTS.
Talk2 Technology, Inc., the infrastructure solutions company for carriers and other communication providers, has announced full integration with unified messaging/communication products from Tornado . . .

IN-STAT PREDICTS BLEAK SHORT-TERM PROSPECTS FOR 3G WIRELESS.(Industry Trend or Event)
High costs to buy spectrum, delays in handset introductions and slow consumer uptake are combining to dampen prospects for high-speed wireless third generation (3G) services, according to Cahners In . . .

SYMBOL DEBUTS WIRELESS VOIP HANDSET WITH ACCEPTED STANDARDS.(Product Announcement)
Symbol Technologies has introduced the first wireless Voice- over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) handset that supports the two most widely adopted technology standards for wireless data and wired voice tr . . .

BIGFATWOW! CLAIMS TO BE LARGEST BROADBAND INTERNET NET.(Company Business and Marketing)
BigFatWow! Media Networks, a Dallas company providing free high-speed Internet access and marketing solutions in public areas, has reached a milestone of more than 2 million users a month, making th . . .

MOBILESTAR EXTENDS BROADBAND WIRELESS INTERNET COVERAGE.(Company Business and Marketing)
MobileStar Network Corporation, Richardson, Texas, a leading broadband Internet service provider, has signed an agreement to provide broadband wireless Internet access throughout two highly traveled . . .

WIRELESS BROADBAND PROVIDERS MUST BE INNOVATORS.(Industry Trend or Event)
Booming demand for the Internet has led to new ways of thinking. The latest school of thought indicates the amount of space on your building's rooftop could decide the difference between success and . . .

CONTENT DISTRIBUTION TO FUEL GROWTH OF REGIONAL NETS.(Company Business and Marketing)
Total intra-regional bandwidth capacity demand in the Americas will increase to almost 9Tbit/s by 2006, from around 1.6Tbit/s today, said analyst and consulting firm Ovum. This is driven by the expa . . .

SUMITOMO SELECTS CENTILLIUM FOR ADSL MODEM CHIPS.(Company Business and Marketing)
Centillium Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTLM), Fremont, Calif., innovator of broadband communications technology, has formed a partnership with Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) to provide a high-p . . .

ADVA LAUNCHES FSP 1000 PLATFORM FOR LAST MILE SERVICES.(Product Announcement)
ADVA Optical Networking (German Neuer Markt: ADV), global provider of optical networking solutions, has launched FSP 1000, a new optical access feeder system joining the company's Fiber Service Plat . . .

RHK PREDICTS 71% CAGR FOR RESIDENTIAL DSL OVER NEXT 4 YRS.(Industry Trend or Event)
Residential DSL service in North America will grow from 2.2 million users in 2000 to 18.6 million users by 2004, according to a new report by leading telecom market research firm, RHK, Inc., South S . . .

AHERN DEBUTS PHONEBRIDGE FOR INTERNET CALLS VIA TELEPHONE.(Product Announcement)
AHERN Communications, Quincy, Mass., a retailer of telephone products on the Internet, has announced that they are expanding their product line with the availability of the PhoneBridge. Manufactured . . .

NVIDIA AWARDS NETWORK INSTALLATION CONTRACT TO CABLE TECH.(Company Business and Marketing)
WorldCast Interactive, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has announced that its San Jose wholly owned subsidiary Cable Tech, Inc. has been awarded a $2,900,000 contract by NVIDIA in Santa Clara, California, to . . .

NETWORK TEL ADDS ESITES TO COMMUNICATIONS BUNDLE.(Company Business and Marketing)
Network Telephone Corp., Pensacola, Fla., a leading provider of local, long-distance and high-speed DSL-based Internet access for businesses in the Southeast U.S., has added business Web site develo . . .

ERICSSON UNVEILS NEW IP-BASED SYSTEM TELEPHONE.(Product Announcement)
Ericsson has introduced the latest addition to its terminal portfolio, the Dialog 3413 IP phone. The IP phone is developed so that it can be used with several of Ericsson's enterprise systems, like . . .

TELMAX DEBUTS SHDSL BROADBAND BUSINESS GATEWAY.(Product Announcement)
Telmax Communications, Fremont, Calif., has introduced the Xtreme5100 Broadband Intelligent Business Gateway. The Xtreme5100 is a symmetrical DSL solution for the Business community. This addition t . . .

20 FIRMS SELECT QCT CHIP FOR WIRELESS HANDSETS/DATA DEVICES.(Product Announcement)
QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), San Diego, Calif., pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, has launched QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT) M . . .

WI-LAN/T-SPEED BUILD U.S. WIRELESS NETWORK.(Company Business and Marketing)
Wi-LAN Inc. (TSE:WIN.), an innovator of high-speed wireless data/Internet communications, has signed a three-year supply agreement with T-Speed Broadband Communications Inc., a fixed wireless high-s . . .

IP LAN TELEPHONY GROWING FASTER THAN EXPECTED.(Industry Trend or Event)
Companies are beginning to convert their corporate phone systems from the traditional Private Branch Exchange (PBX) model to Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony faster than expected, according to a new . . .

MOBILEE SELECTS DIALOGIC TO CONNECT MOBILE PHONE USERS.(Company Business and Marketing)
Mobilee, Inc., Boston, Mass., a wireless Internet infrastructure and application service provider, has selected voice portal building blocks from Dialogic, an Intel company, to deliver turnkey solut . . .

CONNECTSOUTH TO USE VIASOURCE FOR DSL DEPLOYMENT.(Company Business and Marketing)
Viasource Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVVV), a nationwide broadband technology deployment organization, has been selected by ConnectSouth, a provider of high-speed connectivity, to provide technic . . .

US UNWIRED SELLS 127 TOWERS FOR $40 MILLION TO SBA.
US Unwired Inc. (NASDAQ/NM:UNWR), Lake Charles, La., a Sprint PCS (NYSE:PCS) Network Partner, has sold 127 of its towers to SBA Communications Corporation (NASDAQ/NM:SBAC) for gross proceeds of appr . . .

NOKIA SOLD MORE THAN 128 MILLION PHONES IN 2000.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
Growth in Nokia's mobile phone sales continued to exceed market growth in 2000 as a whole and in the fourth quarter. Overall, Nokia sold more than 128 million mobile phones in the year 2000, represe . . .

ORBIT'S INTERNET TELEPHONY MARKETING TEST SUCCESSFUL.(Company Business and Marketing)
Orbit Canada Inc. (NASDAQ OTC BB: NHLY), Toronto, has announced the success of its consumer test marketing campaign for its new Canadian Internet Telephony Service that enables unlimited long distan . . .

SCC HELPS PREPARE DENVER FOR EMERGENCIES.(Company Business and Marketing)
SCC Communications (Nasdaq: SCCX) and the City and County of Denver's Department of Safety has completed a successful test of a telephone-based emergency warning system that will help give Denver re . . .

ROBOT LAYS FIBRE-OPTIC CABLE IN SEWER SYSTEMS.(Company Business and Marketing)
Stream Intelligent Networks Corp. and the City of Mississauga, Ontario, have announced the implementation of specialized robotic technology to install a high-speed fibre-optic network within the cit . . .

U.S. WIRELESS DATA SELECTED BY CINNABON FOR CREDIT CARDS.(Company Business and Marketing)
U.S. Wireless Data (OTCBB: USWE), New York, a leader in wireless transaction services, will provide credit card services to Cinnabon, Inc., the world's leading cinnamon roll retailer, at 108 of its . . .

NOKIA DEBUTS WORLD'S FIRST SYMBIAN-BASED COMMUNICATOR.(Product Announcement)
Nokia has introduced the first Symbian-based Communicator -the Nokia 9210. The Nokia 9210 is the world's first next generation mobile phone to be based on the Symbian platform v6.0 - an open softwar . . .

NEON UNVEILS "LAMBDA EXPRESS" MANAGED WAVELENGTH SERVICE.(Company Business and Marketing)
NEON Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOPT), Westborough, Mass., has launched its newest service innovation: "Lambda Express" managed wavelength service. Lambda Express is the latest in NEON's suite of . . .

DSL/CABLE MODEM SUBSCRIPTIONS TO HIT $13 BILLION BY 2004.(Industry Trend or Event)
Roughly nine percent of online households in the United States use some form of broadband for Internet access with the two most common forms of broadband access being DSL and cable, according to Cah . . .

IP TELEPHONY MARKET ACCELERATING.(Industry Trend or Event)
The Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony market has accelerated significantly in the first half of 2000 with 110,700 IP-PBX lines shipped during that period, according to the InfoTrack for Enterprise Co . . .

UTSTARCOM/MITSUSHUTA TO DEVELOP IP-BASED GLOBAL TELEPHONY.(Company Business and Marketing)
UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI), Alameda, Calif., has entered into a contract with Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. to jointly develop a leading-edge IP-based telephony system that will . . .

ME.NET REACHES ONE MILLION USAGE MINUTES.(Company Business and Marketing)
ME.net, New York, a unified communications service that integrates unified messaging, content and personalized information management, has announced that users of its Web- based communications solut . . .

FIVE FIRMS DEMONSTRATE BROADBAND OVER TUT'S MTU PLATFORM.(Company Business and Marketing)
Tut Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: TUTS), Pleasanton, Calif., a provider of multi-service broadband systems for multi-tenant buildings (MTUs), has announced that the industry's leading technology companies . . .

NEW EDGE NETWORKS ADDS ALASKA TO CLEC APPROVALS.(Company Business and Marketing)
New Edge Networks, Vancouver, Wash.,a leading national wholesale broadband DSL services provider in small, midsize and semi-rural markets, has received regulatory approval as a competitive local exc . . .

ITXC EXCEEDS 100 MILLION MINUTES OF TRAFFIC FOR SEPTEMBER.(Company Business and Marketing)
ITXC Corp. (NASDAQ: ITXC), Princeton, N.J., has announced that September is its first month with over 100 million minutes of traffic carried over ITXC.net(TM), the world's largest Internet telephony . . .

ARKON NETWORKS DEBUTS CORDLESS PHONE FOR HANDSPRING VISOR.(Company Business and Marketing)
Arkon Networks, Inc., Chicago, a newly formed provider of wired and wireless consumer-centric networking solutions, has introduced their Parafone(TM) Cordless Telephone Springboard(TM) module for th . . .

COVAD COMMUNICATIONS ACQUIRES BLUESTAR.NET.(Company Business and Marketing)
Covad Communications (Nasdaq:COVD), Santa Clara, Calif., a national broadband DSL services provider, has completed the acquisition of BlueStar Communications Group of Nashville, Tennessee. On June . . .

SYSTEM PURCHASES DELAYED DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF IP TELEPHONY.(Industry Trend or Event)
For the first time since 1993 the corporate phone system market -- or Private Branch Exchange (PBX) market --has declined significantly. According to a report from The Phillips Group (http://www.the . . .

LIGHTYEAR GETS KENTUCKY CLEC APPROVAL.(Company Business and Marketing)
Lightyear Communications Inc., Louisville, Ky., has received formal approval from the Kentucky Public Service Commission to operate as a facilities-based competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) wi . . .

SCC/NIGHTFIRE ALLIANCE OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE CLEC SOLUTIONS.(Company Business and Marketing)
SCC Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: SCCX), Boulder, Colo., has formed an alliance with NightFire Software, Inc., a leading provider of unique e-infrastructure solutions that streamline the ordering an . . .