Monthly Archives: September, 2001

Hughes shows products at I.T. show

SAN DIEGO—India's Hughes Software Systems showcased several next-generation software solutions at CTIA's trade show this week.The company displayed its Mobile Application Part (MAP) protocol...

Wavecom names DCInextech a distributor

SAN DIEGO—Digital wireless standard modules developer Wavecom Inc., subsidiary of Wavecom SA of France, announced DCInextech will be the new distributor for its GSM/GPRS...

Valence announces GPS IC is now available

SALT LAKE CITY—Valence Semiconductor announced its VS7001 integrated circuit for GPS applications is now available. "The VS7001 represents a milestone in GPS design engineering...

Nextel extends condolences, loans phones

RESTON, Va.—Nextel Communication Inc. released a statement shortly after the incidents of September 11 extending condolences to anyone affected by the tragic events and...

Traffic advocate says cell-phone distraction is equal to baby crying in backseat, changing CD

WASHINGTON—A traffic systems advocate on Sept. 10 said the current debate over whether using wireless phones is a distraction is a continuation of a...

Verizon reports on network status

NEW YORK—Verizon said its wireless network experienced congestion due to heavy calling in the aftermath of yesterday's terrorist attack on the World Trade Center...

Cingular works to bolster coverage in D.C.

Cingular this morning said its network is operating normally following yesterday's terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon...

DoCoMo plans to increase speed

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo announced it plans to increase the speed of its i-mode and DoPa mobile Internet services by almost 20 Kbps and hopes to...

I.T. Show still on, today’s keynote cancelled

SAN DIEGO—Amid the horror of yesterday's terrorist attacks in New York City and the nation's capital, CTIA's Wireless I.T. conference in San Diego is...

TIW reports on note tender

MONTREAL—Telesystem International Wireless Inc. (TIW) said the holders of its senior discount notes due 2007 have tendered 99.9 percent of the outstanding notes in...

Brightpoint enters agreement to sell Pumatech products in U.S.

INDIANAPOLIS—Brightpoint Inc. announced its Brightpoint North America L.P. subsidiary has entered an agreement with Pumatech Inc. to market, sell and support Pumatech products in...

YourMobile wins Quincy Jones publishing license

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—YourMobile/PWS has been awarded a publishing license for the Quincy Jones Music catalog, a compilation of jazz, pop and rhythm & blues...

EMS, Cabit launch packet data satellite solution

OTTAWA, Ontario—EMS Technologies Inc. and Cabit Systems have launched the Cabit Online Service Bureau (OSB) packet data satellite solution, which the companies call a...

Certicom software to be available with HP Jornada PDAs

HAYWARD, Calif.—Certicom announced its movianVPN security software will be available with the new HP Jornada 560 Series Personal Digital Assistant."Certicom's movianVPN client provides a...

Summus BlueFuel available

RALEIGH, N.C.—High Speed Net Solutions Inc. (d/b/a Summus) announced its BlueFuel Image media module for Qualcomm's BREW platform is now available.According to Summus, BlueFuel...

KPN chief steps down

AMSTERDAM—Dutch carrier KPN Telecom's chief executive Paul Smits stepped down early this week, most likely as a result of the company's failure to cut...

Cingular network update

Cingular said its network continues to operate normally, with approximately a 20-percent increase in attempted calls nationwide. There are no blockages or network outages....

Wireless World to be rescheduled

NEW YORK—Following the September 11 tragedy at the New York World Trade Center, coordinators of the Wireless World 2001 trade show, which was scheduled...

AT&T on target

SAN FRANCISCO—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced early this week that it will meet its third-quarter subscriber addition target of 700,000 to 750,000.The company also...

Wireless attorney killed in Pentagon crash

WASHINGTON—Karen Kincaid, 40, a lawyer with the law firm of Wiley, Rein and Fielding, was on the airplane that was flown into the Pentagon,...

JP Mobile releases new SureWave version

DALLAS—JP Mobile has released the newest version of its SureWave Mobile Server, which delivers wireless e-mail and corporate applications to enterprises.According to JP Mobile,...

Zucotto licenses Sun technology

SAN DIEGO—Zucotto Wireless Inc. recently announced its has licensed Sun Microsystems' Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) technology for its XPRESSOcore processor family.With the...

FCC commends communications industry

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission today said the communications industry is doing a heroic effort to keep the nation's wireless, TV and wireline systems operating."I...

Nextel donates phones

WASHINGTON—Nextel Communications Inc. said it donated 1,500 mobile phones to public safety and law enforcement officials in New York, Washington, D.C., and Boston in...

Verizon Wireless loses 11 sites in attacks

WASHINGTON—Verizon Wireless lost 11 cell sites in the attacks on Tuesday in New York and at the Pentagon but service has generally been restored...
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