Monthly Archives: September, 2000

All the Vice President’s men

WASHINGTON-If Al Gore becomes the next president of the United States, as polls increasingly are suggesting, Big Telecom could gain unprecedented access to the...

MDiversity software improves spectrum efficiency: Silicon Valley company says radio is `weak link’ in cellular networks

An 18-month old company out of Silicon Valley is promising its technology will expand wireless carriers' coverage by up to 300 percent by addressing...

Cellcross system designed to improve international wireless calling

Michael Pascazi last year was in New York desperately trying to reach his cousin in Italy, armed only with a cellular phone. His newborn...

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WASHINGTON-In addition to new litigation alleging that mobile phones cause brain cancer, the wireless industry also faces possible Supreme Court litigation over government exposure...

Zucotto, PacketVideo partner for wireless video

SAN DIEGO-Zucotto Wireless Inc. and PacketVideo Corp. announced they will work together to port PacketVideo's wireless streaming video technology to Zucotto's Xpresso Java microprocessor,...

Gaming platform under development

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Software AG Inc.'s Tamino XML database will form the basis of Wireless Dimensions Corp.'s WAP-based Mobile-Venue platform for wireless gaming, trivia, contests,...

IDO expands Comverse prepaid services

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology Inc., reported that Japanese cellular provider IDO Corp. expanded prepaid services from Comverse to its...

FirstMark Spain selects Floware, Siemens BWA

Or Yehuda, Israel-Floware Wireless Systems said it received two purchase orders valued at about $10 million from Siemens to supply its WALKair system to...

World Briefs: Asia

IndiaThe government-owned Department of Telecom Operations (DTO) will start its cellular mobile service in some cities by March 2001. It will soon float a...

Deadline for RF Exposure Compliance-Going, Going, Gone!

As of Sept. 1, 2000, virtually all stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission were required to comply with the human radio frequency exposure...

Motorola Computer Group talks up aggressive strategy for 2001

TEMPE, Ariz.-Motorola Inc.'s Computer Group, which provides embedded equipment for telecommunications original equipment manufacturers, announced its 2001 telecommunications strategy, including plans to position the...

M/A-Com announces IC upconverter

LOWELL, Mass.-Wireless radio frequency and microwave components supplier M/A-Com Inc., a division of Tyco Electronics Corp., unveiled an integrated circuit upconverter for use in...

Equitel thinks `simple’ for prepaid

While the "in-a-box" concept seems a natural fit for a fast-food chain, the more complex task of setting up wireless service may seem to...

Czech operator signs SMS deal with Sema

PARIS-Czech Republic GSM operator RadioMobil chose Sema Group's short message service (SMS) to provide text messaging services to its customers. The system will provide...

With 200 new wireless exhibitors, Kitchen upbeat about Global Xchange

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-After spending the spring revamping his organization and moving it in a new direction with a new show, Jay Kitchen, president of the...

Rohm to hire 400 additional IC designers

TOKYO-Rohm, the largest specialist maker of custom integrated circuits, decided to increase the number of its IC designers by 400 by 2003, to cope...

BT A&M, InterWave complete trial

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...

AirFlash launches partner program

SARATOGA, Calif.-AirFlash Inc. launched its Strategic Location-Relevant Partner Program by announcing nine U.S. service and content providers, including MasterCard International.SLRP program partners may integrate...

Bluetooth at the gate; ready to run: SIG works through testing issues, standards setting and early hype

Bluetooth seemed like a simple idea when introduced in 1998 as a low-cost, cable-replacement technology designed to be embedded in wireless devices. Early forecasts...

LG TeleCom collaborates with AppStream for Java handset solution

Korea-based LG TeleCom Co. Ltd. moved one step closer to Java-enabled handsets last week, announcing a collaboration with AppStream Inc. to use AppStream's Java...

PocketScript bundles health services on wireless devices

BOTHELL, Wash.-PocketScript, a wireless e-prescription system developer, will bundle Data Critical Corp.'s unwiredDR services and PocketChart application with its solutions and wireless handheld devices.The...

Comverse adds portability, name presentation to services

During the first day of its 2000 User Forum, Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology Inc., introduced additional features to its software...

Best Buy to sell Verizon service

MINNEAPOLIS-Verizon Wireless services will be offered at more than 350 Best Buy stores nationwide beginning in October, complementing the retailer's current national wireless two-way...

House telecom subcommittee approves bill-and-keep billing

WASHINGTON-The House telecom subcommittee last week voted to include wireless carriers in a new scheme for carriers to compensate each other for carrying each...

First Hop system allows digital ticket purchases

HELSINKI, Finland-First Hop Ltd. has introduced a system designed to give mobile phone customers the ability to pay for movie tickets and other passes...
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