2000

SOHPIA ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute and Standards Committee T1, sponsored by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, signed a memorandum of understanding in recognition of their continuing collaborative …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-L.M. Ericsson has invested $7 million in start-up Red Jade Inc., which is developing next-generation wireless entertainment products. Ericsson also is supporting Red Jade with product design, development, …

As the calendar turned over from the ’90s to the ’00s, the wireless industry has seen a surge in companies targeting the wireless enterprise enablement space. While outsourced solution providers …

SAN FRANCISCO-GeoTouch Inc., a location-based technology provider, said it has partnered with wireless application service provider Everypath Inc. to makes its geographic and search information available to Palm VII users. …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-SkyTel Communications Corp. said it will be the primary service provider for all Glenayre Technologies Inc.’s @ctiveLink two-way messaging modules sold through the PalmGear online store. The @ctiveLink module …

Just because the majority of the world’s wireless Internet users live in Japan doesn’t mean a U.S. company can’t join in on the fun. Which is exactly what FunMail Inc. …

WASHINGTON-Capitol Hill was all a flurry last week with activities related to the wireless industry, some out in the open and others behind closed doors. RCR Wireless News has learned …

WASHINGTON-At the end of 32 rounds of bidding, a subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. has bid the most for guard-band manager licenses, while Pegasus Guard Band L.L.C. has joined in …

BUCHAREST, Romania-A new digital technology for public access mobile radio and private mobile radio users has seen interest from numerous wireless carriers in Europe and Asia since it was first …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Giganet Ltd., a manufacturer of wireless broadband systems, announced it changed its name to Ceragon Networks Ltd. and will begin trading on Nasdaq under the new name and …

NEW YORK-Dallas-based Texas Instruments has begun making samples of its new Bluetooth chipset available and will begin shipping them by year-end, Christian Dupont, general manager of the short-distance wireless unit, …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract to supply equipment for China’s first national Internet Protocol backbone. China Mobile signed the contract, which includes an IP backbone network for voice …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-Hughes Space and Communications Co. and New ICO said they have signed an agreement calling for Hughes to build at least three more satellites for New ICO and …

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Centura Software Corp. and Handango Inc. have partnered to provide mobile solutions to the enterprise market. Under the agreement, Handango will provide mobile devices, network connectivity and software …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. entered a High Data Rate infrastructure, royalty-bearing equipment license agreement with Korea’s Kisan Telecom Co. Ltd., granting Kisan a license to develop, manufacture and sell wireless HDR …

Geoworks Corp. fired the latest round in its battle with Phone.com Inc. last week, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar the import of wireless phones from Sanyo Electric …

LOS ANGELES-Palm Inc. has agreed to supply CreSenda Wireless Inc. with Palm Vx devices and operating system software, which CreSenda will brand and use to market its WirelessRealty residential real …

HONG KONG-AU-System, a mobile Internet consultant firm, has entered a strategic relationship with Baltimore Technologies Inc. to develop secure m-commerce solutions. The agreement has AU-System licensing and integrating Baltimore’s Telepathy …

Bluetooth Silicon Wave Radio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included in the line are …

ATLANTA-NetBank, an Internet-only bank, has chosen Air2Web Inc. to wirelessly enable its banking services, such as accessing account balances, and viewing recent checking and money market transactions.

NEW YORK-As part of its evolutionary path, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to offer EDGE services in the United States by mid- to late 2001, said Michael Bamburak, vice president …

HELSINKI, Finland-MobileChannel.Network plans to deliver a commercial mobile Internet content service during the Summer Olympics through its Mobile Sports Channel joint venture with Trans World International, the programming division of …

HAYWARD, Calif.-Certicom Corp. has joined the Mobile Electronic Signature Consortium, a group of more than 25 organizations from the wireless, electronic commerce and security sectors focused on defining a worldwide …

Computing industry giant Compaq Computer Corp. has jumped on the wireless bandwagon in a big way with last week’s announcement that it has agreed to offer its popular ProLiant server …

NEW YORK-A multifaceted revolution is under way that will soon provide a tremendous boost to the battery life and processing capacity of wireless devices. The first phase of the handheld …