2001

WASHINGTON-A recently released report from congressional auditors shows that an FBI unit created in 1998 to warn of cyber-security threats and infrastructure protection risks has had challenges getting off the …

What: Automotive News/RCR Wireless News Wireless Automotive Executive Briefing When: Wednesday, Oct. 17 Where: Cobo Center, Detroit, as part of the SAE Digital Car Conference. Costs: $595 for one day …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-Standards Committee T1, one of six Participating Standards Organizations (PSOs) developing specifications for third-generation mobile communications, announced it completed its review process for the first release of 3G digital …

Brad Scott does not think one-way paging is dead. “We do believe there is still opportunity in paging, in one-way paging,” he said. “It is a challenging business. It’s certainly …

WASHINGTON-While the Pentagon last week downplayed a news report on a letter that sources said is being drafted for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that would convey to President Bush serious …

As it stands today, developers of wireless applications have to write those applications in a unique code-whether that be cHTML, VoXML, WML or XML-to make those applications recognizable to the …

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.-Executives of Motorola Inc. and the Personal Communications Industry Association sparred over the future of paging and device-makers’ support for it at last week’s Southeastern Communications Association “Wireless …

OTTAWA-BT Cellnet, the mobile business branch of the U.K.’s British Telecommunications plc’s wireless unit, has partnered with Research In Motion Ltd. to offer the wireless e-mail solution, BlackBerry, throughout the …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc has completed its acquisition of the interests of British Telecommunications Plc (BT) in Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. (JT) and J-Phone Communications Co. Ltd. (JPC) for a cash …

Some of the world’s largest wireless vendors are working to bypass carrier interoperability issues by supporting a standard they say will let users send advanced short message service messages back …

NEW YORK-A New Jersey grand jury indicted three men, including two former Scientists at Lucent Technologies Inc., for conspiracy to steal trade secrets from the company. If convicted, Hai Lin …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. reaffirmed its domestic guidance for subscriber growth, revenues and operating cash flow during its annual shareholder meeting. “We expect to report approximately 2 million domestic net …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Hewlett-Packard and MobileStar Network Corp. announced an agreement allowing HP mobile computer users to access MobileStar Wi-Fi public access locations throughout the United States including hotels, airports, conference centers, …

TORONTO, Canada-France’s Sagem SA has contracted 40 percent of its mobile phone manufacturing unit to Canada’s Celestica Inc. Under the deal, Celestica will acquire Sagem’s Czech Republic production facility.

Wireless e-mail company Etrieve Inc. scored two major deals with two major carriers in separate announcements today, moves that will make its services much more widely available to businesses across …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. remains the leader in handset sales, with Siemens AG nudging Ericsson from its No. 3 position in the first quarter of 2001, according to a survey by …

Microsoft Corp.’s competitors are calling the attention of anti-trust authorities to the company’s new initiative .NET as the software player’s latest strategy to extend its monopoly. Analysts think that, in …

Anatel, Brazil’s telecom regulator, late last week canceled its planned auction of band E wireless licenses after receiving no bids. In March, Anatel managed to sell only one of the …

WASHINGTON-While the wireless industry steadfastly maintains the safety of cell phones, top mobile-phone manufacturers during the past decade have quietly sought-and received-patents to reduce the kind of radiation absorbed by …

Worldwide rollout of next-generation wireless services went 2 for 1 last week as both Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo and U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc introduced handsets for high-speed data services, while …

Citing pride and financial stress for the collapse of the Lucent-Alcatel merger talks last week, analysts do not expect any suitors to walk up the aisle with the Murray Hill, …

Despite predictions that Web access would be a highly sought-after feature of telematics services, today’s market is demanding more and better safety and security services such as roadside assistance, remote …

WASHINGTON-An environmental group told the Federal Communications Commission it must conduct a nationwide environmental impact statement before approving any more towers or risk being in violation of various environmental laws. …

WASHINGTON-Wireless Technology Research L.LC., the organization headed by Dr. George Carlo that clashed with the cellular industry after researchers found genetic damage from mobile-phone radiation, has entered into a settlement …

Greetings new Federal Communications Commissioners! As you begin this new journey in your life, charged with making decisions that will affect millions of U.S. citizens, I am sure you are …