Monthly Archives: May, 2001

Players aim to tame wireless data world

NEW YORK-Wireless data is like a diamond in the rough, waiting for ways to smooth out its rough edges into sparkling facets that will...

Zing, AT&T team on radio information

PHILADELPHIA-Zing Interactive Media reported an agreement to use AT&T Wireless' Free Connect offer to provide airtime-free, three-digit access to music and information services offered...

Telia to offer GPRS by September

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish mobile operator Telia said it will provide GPRS access to its 3 million wireless customers by September."Our tests have been a great...

DoCoMo could offer dual-band phones next year

TOKYO-Japanese wireless operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. is expected to begin selling dual-band cell phones next year in response to strong subscriber growth, the Nihon...

BREW conference attracts more than 800 attendees

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its inaugural BREW conference attracted more than 800 wireless application developers, device manufacturers, carriers and other professionals from around the...

Cost-cutting measures boost Cell-Loc

CALGARY, Alberta-Location services company Cell-Loc Inc.'s third-quarter results show that the company's drastic cost-reduction measures are starting to take hold.The company's loss for the...

Distracting or annoying?

One basic of writing a column is that the writer needs to have a strong opinion on the issue she is writing about. Normally,...

Tahoe aims to build mobile Internet infrastructure

If data is the center of gravity for future networks, Tahoe Networks thinks it has found the missing link in the wireless industry that...

News Briefs

Verizon Wireless has signed an agreement with Triad Holdings L.L.C. to acquire Triad's PCS licenses covering the Southern Oklahoma BTA of Ardmore and Lawton-Duncan....

Medical records must be coordinated before they go wireless

WASHINGTON-Medical records need to be in the same electronic format before medicine can go wireless, according to a panel of transplant experts at last...

Handspring, Palm elevate competition with price cuts

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-The battle between Handspring Inc. and Palm Inc. rose to a new fevered pitch this week as Handspring announced a spate of...

Denso, Kyocera, Kenwood to make 3G handsets

Since technology is almost meaningless without the phones, it also can be lonely to be a phone maker in a market where securing a...

DT, VoiceStream, Powertel merger expected to close May 31

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Deutsche Telekom AG, VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and Powertel Inc. said they expect their pending merger to close on May 31.The companies also announced...

Motorola wins Kazakhstan deal

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Kazakhstan carrier Altel has awarded Motorola Inc.'s telecom solutions sector a contract to upgrade its existing nationwide analog system to a home...

Bush to nominate Victory for NTIA post

WASHINGTON-President Bush is expected to appoint wireless lawyer Nancy Victory to head the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, according to administration and industry sources.Victory...

Parthus acquires Chicory

DUBLIN, Ireland-Parthus Technologies plc, which designs mobile platform-level technology, said it acquired Chicory Systems Inc. for $41.4 million in cash and stocks, a move...

EMS acquires CI Wireless

ATLANTA-EMS Technologies Inc. has acquired CI Wireless Inc., a supplier of wireless signal distribution products, including repeaters.With the acquisition, EMS Wireless plans to extend...

Cable & Wireless to acquire Digital Island

LONDON-Cable & Wireless plc has offered to acquire all outstanding shares of Digital Island Inc. at $3.40 per share, which would make Digital Island...

Manx Telecom joins 3G delay list

LONDON-In yet another setback for third-generation technology, Manx Telecom, a subsidiary of British Telecommunications plc, has postponed its mid-May launch of 3G services on...

TriQuint to merge with Sawtek

HILLSBORO, Ore.-Under a $1.3 billion deal, chip maker TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. will merge with wireless components maker Sawtek Inc., a move the companies said...

FCC may drop analog set-aside rule

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission proposed rules that could lead to the eventual end of analog cellular service, a move that could hurt telematics and...

Nortel increases credit agreements

OTTAWA-Nortel Networks Corp. said it now can borrow up to $1.75 billion in light of its regulatory filing Tuesday in which it increased its...

Centerpost, Infotriever form alliance

CHICAGO-Centerpost Corp. and Infotriever Inc. announced an alliance to combine and co-market their technologies in order to offer businesses a new communication product.Centerpost, which...

Edge of network must gain intelligence: Apps next semiconductor market driver

NEW YORK-With the personal computer sector maturing, CIBC World Markets views "communications applications as the next driver of the semiconductor industry," notwithstanding the current...
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