May 2001

Wireless companies in the United States are holding their breath, waiting for the widespread use of wireless data products and services, and-according to a variety of recently released reports-those companies …

FRANKFURT, Germany-German reseller debitel said it agreed with Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile German wireless carrier to market T-Mobil’s Universal Mobile Telecommunications System services. The agreement will give debitel’s customers access to …

SnapTrack Inc. will provide its SnapTrack SnapSmart Hybrid Wireless Assisted GPS location server software to Seoul-based wireless infrastructure developer, Neolink Technologies Inc. Neolink will incorporate SnapTrack’s software into its Position …

NEW YORK-Third-generation technology is completely unnecessary for taking advantage of data opportunities, which are growing even though widespread consumer adoption may be years away, according to speakers at the recent …

This year, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s National Wireless Safety Week aptly fell in the midst of heated congressional disputes regarding risks cellular phone use poses to drivers and …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless entered into an agreement with Brightpoint North America L.P. to distribute Sierra Wireless data modems and software products to wireless carriers, retailers and value-added resellers in …

LONDON-About 44 percent of all U.K. households had a mobile phone in 2000, but this year, 68 percent of U.K. households have a mobile phone, according to the “2001 U.K. …

LOS ANGELES-The average cost of monthly wireless calling plans is falling steadily, in part because providers are pushing “off-peak” calling time in their plans, according to a recent Econ One …

LISBON, Spain-Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a contract to design a national network that combines wireless local loop with digital TV broadcast services for Redes e Servicos de Telecomunicacoes SA (WTS). …

NEW YORK-Siemens Carrier Networks L.L.C., Boca Raton, Fla., is testing the first iteration of its new SURPASS hiQ softswitch with several American carriers. The softswitch is part of a migration …

NEW YORK-For the price of additional transceiver cards and its Zone Manager product, mDiversity, San Jose, Calif., promises it can double second-generation GSM network capacity without additional base stations or …

SMYRNA, Ga.-Murata Electronics North America introduced Blue Module, a Bluetooth module the company claims to be the smallest in the world. Developed using Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics technology, Murata said …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will open a commercial channel called Nokia Tradepoint that will allow application and content developers to offer their solutions throughout a wide market area and …

JIANGXI, China-Nokia Corp. signed a $70 million agreement to supply Jiangxi Mobile Communication Corp.’s GSM 900 networks with equipment and services. The deal will allow Nokia to deliver high-capacity “i-series” …

NEW YORK-Although growing use of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry e-mail service has congested wireless networks in some areas, paging carriers are not well-positioned to seize this opportunity to serve as …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS reported nationwide availability of voice-enabled, Web access through its Voice Command service. The network-based service allows customers to listen and respond to e-mail messages and access …

Glitches are becoming to phones what muscle spasms are to track athletes-confirmation that travel to the next generation of technologies will experience limps along with leaps. Most of the big …

DUBLIN, Ireland-In a continuation of their business relationship, Parthus Technologies plc announced a licensing agreement with STMicroelectronics for the complete line of Parthus’ mobile Internet platforms. Under the deal, STMicroelectronics …

WASHINGTON-Sources say Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has prepared a letter for President Bush that will stop just short of opposing the transfer of military spectrum in the 1700 MHz band …

NEW YORK-Telus Corp., Canada’s second-largest telecommunications operator, sold a $3.3 billion senior note issue May 23 as part of a plan to raise $6.5 billion in debt and equity. The …

INDONESIA Lucent Technologies Inc. has signed two contracts with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk to build its nationwide intelligent network and multimedia access infrastructure valued at $17.5 million. “We are pleased …

LONDON-European personal digital assistant maker Psion plc closed its joint wireless Internet venture with United Business Media due to the slow growth of the mobile data market, the company said. …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and DoCoMo AOL Inc. announced the June 1 nationwide launch of AOLi, which gives i-mode users access to America Online e-mail. AOLi will offer i-mode users their …

Most in the wireless industry are convinced that for wireless Internet access to succeed wireless operators have to tear down their current walled-garden plans that limit customer access to a …

SINGAPORE-Vietnam’s government-owned telecommunications monopoly Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT) has asked the country’s government to prevent a rival $230 million CDMA mobile-phone network being built. VNPT Chairman Do Trung Ta …