2000

WASHINGTON-Network-based solutions to meet the wireless enhanced 911 Phase II mandate may be winning the battle with handset-based solutions because handsets are not available as the deadline looms for carriers …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Lucent Technologies Inc. reported an agreement to work together to accelerate global deployment of third-generation CDMA wireless services by aligning development of Kyocera’s wireless handsets …

King of Prussia, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. presented a summary of its strategy for the future, which includes leveraging its second- and third-generation intellectual property by combining licensing and technology transfer …

WASHINGTON-Aggressive industry lobbying and strong bipartisan backing by the Washington state congressional delegation in this election season of giving helped win removal of a measure that would have killed the …

ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. released third quarter results with a net loss of $6.1 million, or 29 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $994,000, or 6 cents per …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While many of the public statements from the U.K. cell-phone operators have always mentioned early 2002 as the commercial deployment date for third-generation (3G) services, the four existing …

NEW YORK–With the debut of its Arch Message Center in November, Arch Wireless Holdings Inc. plans to simplify the lives of its customers by allowing them pager access to electronic …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Unimobile.com and Advertising.com have teamed to provide a method to include global ads in messages delivered to wireless devices. The deal combines Advertising.com’s ad content with Unimobile.com’s Universal …

NEW YORK-Hughes Network Systems and America Online have begun marketing AOL PLUS Powered by DirecPC, the satellite delivery of AOL’s content, the companies announced last week at Internet World Fall …

BEIJING-Zhang Fan, head of mobile communications at China Unicom, this week said his company would definitely build narrowband networks based on the CDMA standard. After Qualcomm Chairman Irwin Jacobs recently …

LONDON-Airspan Networks announced orders from six telecom companies for wireless digital subscriber line (DSL) equipment. In Asia, Golden Cellular Communications in China purchased equipment for deployment in Golden Bridge’s data …

WASHINGTON-As the nation prepares for a sea change that will come when a new president is elected, the wireless industry’s main trade association experienced some major changes recently and prepared …

SAN FRANCISCO-Brience Inc., an enterprise wireless Internet technology enabler, is cooperating with Ericsson Canada Inc. to deliver mobile Internet solutions to service providers and enterprise customers. The two have selected …

NEW YORK-Imagine your life story and your daily life compressed into a fashion accessory that combines computing and communications into a fashion accessory. Charmed Technologies, Beverly Hills, Calif. a venture-backed …

“No wires, no waiting” is the mantra of Air2Lan, a young wireless broadband company headed by industry leader and mainstay Jai Bhagat. Bhagat, former chief executive officer of SkyTel Communications …

ATLANTA, United States-Advanced Recognition Technologies said it will supply its voice recognition technology to Konka, a cell-phone manufacturer in China. The agreement calls for the integration of ART’s smARTspeak software …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-A survey of U.K. businesses has found more than 70 percent have no intention of implementing the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) in the near future, while just 15 …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Baltimore Technologies Inc. and Motorola Inc. announced a strategic agreement to provide security solutions for Internet-enabled wireless devices. Under the agreement, Baltimore will provide mobile root digital certificates which …

WHEATON, Ill.-Callisto Software Inc., a mobile-user systems management company, and infrastructure management software provider Peregrine Systems Inc. formed an alliance aimed at allowing corporate service desks to troubleshoot mobile notebook …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Trucking company HML Freight Systems chose @Track Communications Inc., a wireless-based vehicle management company, to provide wireless tracking for Freight Systems’ vehicles. Freight Systems will use @Track’s TrackWare Remote …

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 …

ISLANDIA, N.Y.-EverTrac, a location-aware e-business company, and location-based e-commerce provider Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc. will enter a partnership to develop and deliver GPS and wireless-based e-business to the location-aware services …

Gigabit Wireless of San Jose, Calif., is taking a new name and at the same time, taking its first steps in the wireless broadband market with a non-line-of-sight technology that …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-When most travelers plan out their itineraries, the most pressing needs involve finding an airline flight and booking the hotel reservations. If you are lucky you may even …

ABU DHABI, UAE-ETISALAT, the United Arab Emirates telecommunications service provider, and Motorola announced today they completed a live mobile data transfer in the Middle East. ETISALAT hopes the transfer, which …