September 2000

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 White House and have extraordinary influence …

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 what it sees as the “weak …

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

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 standards and a class-action lawsuit in …

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, together allowing enhanced delivery of video …

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, vending and merchandise sales solutions for …

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 cdmaOne mobile network, giving its customers …

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 FirstMark Communications Spain. The two orders …

India The government-owned Department of Telecom Operations (DTO) will start its cellular mobile service in some cities by March 2001. It will soon float a tender for the supply and …

As of Sept. 1, 2000, virtually all stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission were required to comply with the human radio frequency exposure standards. Those stations not now in …

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 company into every telecom system running …

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 cellular band CDMA handsets and communications …

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 be asking a bit much from …

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 users with messaging and enhanced information …

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 Personal Communications Industry Association, is upbeat …

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 with rapid expansion in demands for …

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 …

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 their digital content and services …

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 had Bluetooth-enabled products on the market …

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 software technology solution in its next …

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 two also agreed to share …

During the first day of its 2000 User Forum, Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology Inc., introduced additional features to its software and systems enabling network-based enhanced services. …

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 messaging and paging relationship with Verizon …

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 other’s traffic. The bill, which now …

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 via what it called digital tokens, …