Monthly Archives: June, 2001

ITA works to eliminate two-way radios from driver distraction legislation

WASHINGTON-The Industrial Telecommunications Association is urging that business communications that use two-way handheld radios be exempted from legislation meant to curb distracted driving."We do...

ScoreBoard tallies network optimization

ScoreBoard likes to keep the networking slate clean of errors.The company, which specializes in network management and optimization for the mobile communications industry, helps...

U.S. urged to step in on Korean 3G license

WASHINGTON-With Korea moving closer to awarding a controversial third-generation mobile-phone license that was set aside for cdma2000 technology last year, the White House is...

Teligent stock delisted

VIENNA, Va.-Teligent Inc. said its securities were delisted from the Nasdaq National Market at the opening of business today. The decision, made jointly by...

iVB extends prepaid pact with BT Cellnet

DALLAS-iVB Network Solutions, a division of InterVoice-Brite, has extended its contract with BT Cellnet to provide a prepaid mobile-phone service for U.K. customers.The 18-month...

Industry Canada releases 2.4 GHz spectrum policies

OTTAWA-Industry Canada released a spectrum use policy that will supply a number of radio applications, products and services in the 2.4 GHz frequency range....

Bill meant to punish Baby Bells might hurt wireless

WASHINGTON-It is a little hard to tell-and opinions differ-but it appears a bill to give the Federal Communications Commission additional authority to fine local...

Java gains juice

Monopoly claims on Microsoft Corp. might go out the window in the wireless space as major vendors, developers and operators expect to leverage both...

Certicom to encrypt handheld devices

Mobile security company Certicom today released its movianCrypt, which the company touted as the industry's most efficient, transparent data encryptor for Palm Inc.'s handhelds.The...

Global wireless: Carriers continue to strike up international alliances

Deutsche Telekom's recent acquisition of U.S.-based GSM operator VoiceStream Wireless Corp. again showed the ever-shrinking nature of the wireless industry. Including United Kingdom-based Vodafone...

Swedish study links phones to cancer

WASHINGTON-A new Swedish study links analog cell-phone use to brain tumors, a major scientific development that comes as lawmakers prepare to introduce legislation that...

SuperComm 2001 echoes recent message: get back to basics

Their words were cautious yet wise, and at times peppered with remorse, but as Cingular Wireless Chief Executive Officer Stephen Carter and Verizon Wireless...

Cell-Loc signs MoU with IQ2

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. announced it has singed a memorandum of understanding with IQ2 Communications Corp., a management and service company that specializes in software...

Bluetooth News

Cambridge Silicon Radio introduced its MicroSira and CompactSira development tools for integrating Bluetooth functionality into a range of personal computer and personal digital assistant...

Zucotto makes Java announcements at Bluetooth Congress

MONTE CARLO-Zucotto Wireless Inc. made several announcements regarding Java technologies.Zucotto unveiled its Xpresso 100 microcontroller, its first Xpresso Java technology-based processor for wireless devices,...

Preaching to the choir

If the debate over third-generation mobile-phone spectrum depended solely on financial lobbying clout, the well-heeled cellular industry would be awash in radio frequencies by...

Glenayre files counterclaim against RIM

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. slapped back at Research In Motion Ltd., which recently filed a patent lawsuit against the company's unified message distribution service.Glenayre...

America Movil acquires stake in Brazil’s ATL

MEXICO CITY-U.S.-based Williams Communications said it entered an agreement with America Movil, the wireless arm of Mexican telecom giant TelMex, to sell its 19-percent...

Leap launches in third N.C. market

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket Comfortable Wireless service in Hickory, N.C. The launch is the carrier's third market in North Carolina...

S&P lowers Nortel

BRAMPTON, Ontario-Standard and Poor's has lowered its outlook on Nortel Networks Corp. to "negative" from "stable" as the company warned that the downturn in...

CDMA subscribers reach 90 million

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The number of global CDMA subscribers grew by 58 percent during the past year to 90 million customers worldwide, according to the...

Nextel announces enhancements to Java-enabled handsets

SAN FRANCISCO-Nextel Communications Inc.'s i85s and i50sx Java-enabled handsets, provided by Motorola Inc., will soon provide support for Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol, Over-the-air download...

SignalSoft buys MobilePosition

BOULDER, Colo.-SignalSoft Corp., a developer of location-commerce technologies, has acquired MobilePosition AB, a Sweden-based developer of consumer-oriented mobile location-based applications for wireless network operators."With...

SchlumbergerSema wins Libertel-Vodafone contract

LONDON-SchlumbergerSema, a business group of Schlumberger Ltd. has been awarded a contract to install its mobile messaging solutions at Libertel-Vodafone, enhancing the company's existing...

Aether to combine BlackBerry with enterprise server

SAN FRANCISCO-Aether Systems Inc. announced it will combine its BlackBerry e-mail product with its enterprise server powered by Neomar Inc. in order to offer...
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