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Handsets/devices
Nokia
Nokia announced the first 3GPP-compliant
mobile phone operating in the 900/1800 MHz frequencies in addition to the 2.1
GHz W-CDMA frequencies. The Nokia 6650 brings both GSM
and W-CDMA chips onto one circuit, enabling powerful talk and standby
times, the company said. The phone will work in Europe and Asia, Nokia added.
In addition, Nokia introduced nine products, including color screen handsets
that include Java and multimedia message service (MMS) support, an entry-level
handset, a messaging device and a trio of what it calls “mobile enhancement”
devices. www.nokia.com
Siemens
Siemens announced the
U10, its first UMTS color-screen phone operating in W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS networks.
The company said it is a first result of the company’s technical collaboration
with Motorola. The phone has an integrated camera, which rotates 180 degrees
and captures video with sound and still images. Siemens also announced the S55,
which incorporates multimedia message service (MMS), Bluetooth technology and
a detachable camera with integrated flash. www.siemens.com
ViewSonic
ViewSonic has launched
two wireless products in the United Kingdom-Tablet PC V1100 and the airpanel
100 based on Microsoft XP Tablet PC Edition and Windows CE.NET respectively.
The company also unveiled plans to deliver consumer wireless computing products
in 2003. These first wireless devices are targeted at the corporate and mobile
business professional market with consumer-targeted wireless products, which
will be based on Microsoft CE for Smart Displays technology, expected to be
launched 2003. “With the growth of wireless networking and more sophisticated
mobile connections, companies are increasingly demanding mobile solutions, and
the wireless enterprise computing market has demonstrated potential for growth,”
said Christopher Franey, managing director for Europe ViewSonic. www.viewsonic.com
Browser
technology
Access
TOKYO-based Access announced the global
launch of its multimedia message service (MMS) client software,
Access MMS Client, which has already been partially embedded in Matsushita
Communication Industrial’s mobile phones. Access MMS Client features full compliance
with standards, high performance and low energy consumption. www.access.co.jp
Teleca
Teleca announced AU
Mobile Suite 2.0, software that enables browsing, messaging and content management
for mobile phones and devices. The product facilitates fast integration
into chipsets and integration of more applications than other software, the company
said. The product has built-in support for communication protocols for fixed Internet,
WAP 1.x and WAP 2.0, as well as for HTML and i-mode-compatible HTML. A Java application
manager is also included. The company said its precursor technology is already
used by more than 50 licensees worldwide. www.teleca.com/aumobilesuite
Opera
Opera Software has developed a solution
to re-format existing HTML Web sites to fit on small screens, making the Internet
available as it is on mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs),
the company said. “With small-screen rendering bringing the full HTML-enabled
Internet to mobiles, we can finally see the promises of high-speed mobile networks
materializing as concrete benefits for everyone,” said Jon von Tetzchner,
chief executive officer (CEO) of Opera. “Content providers will save cost
by not having to provide several versions of their sites in different formats
like those demanded by today’s WAP technology, operators will get a more attractive
product, and all users will finally be able to access their favorite Web sites
from their small mobile devices.” www.opera.com
Openwave
Wireless Internet company Openwave Systems
released a new version of its Wireless Application Protocol
(WAP) browser for mobile-phone makers, as well as a Java content download technology
for sale to carriers. The company said the new browser includes support
for color screens, push technology and an image-saving feature. The company said
the browser will soon ship in 35 mobile-phone models from 20 different manufacturers.
The company’s Java content manager, based on technology Openwave acquired from
Ellipsus Systems, includes several features to make it easier for carrier customers
to offer Java services. The company’s Mobile JAM Plus includes support for application
catalogs and picture messaging. www.openwave.com
Chipsets
Qualcomm
Qualcomm released its new radioOne
RTR6250 chip, which the company said is a fully integrated transceiver/transmitter
for W-CDMA and GSM systems. “By adding GSM 850 and 1900 MHz capabilities
to the RTR6200 chip, the RTR6250 chip will help enable worldwide UMTS and GSM
roaming,” said Don Schrock, president of Qualcomm’s CDMA Technologies unit.
Lucent, Bell Labs
Lucent Technologies said that Bell
Labs has designed two prototype chips that will enable
mobile devices to receive more than 19 Megabits of data per second on third-generation
(3G) networks. The chips are part of a multiple input/multiple output
technology called Bell Labs Layered Space-Time, otherwise known as BLAST. “We
believe ours are the world’s first chips that can be used in handsets with four
antennas, and therefore, the first capable
of such high-speed transmission,”
said Bell Labs. www.belllabs.com
Smart
card te
chnology
SchlumbergerSema
SchlumbergerSema has launched its SIM2SIM
device, which enables automatic and secure transfer of end-user personal data
from one subscriber identity module (SIM) card to another. The two-slot SIM card
reader, which is smaller than a disposable camera, consists of a screen, keypad
and batteries. In a matter of seconds after someone inserts a SIM card into each
slot and enters required personal identification numbers (PINs), the reader allows
the transfer of information, including phone book entries and short messages,
from one card to another. Current technologies for data transfer between SIMs
are cumbersome, requiring consumers to use a personal computer or return to the
point of original sale, SchlumbergerSema said. SIM2SIM, developed by SchlumbergerSema
and produced by Xiring, which provides transaction security methods for smart
cards, is patented, interoperable with SIM cards already in use, and independent
of any computer or telecommunications network connection. www.schlumbergersema.com
Gemplus, Nokia
Gemplus and Nokia announced the successful
test of Removable User Identity Module (R-UIM) technology in a CDMA handset
for North America. R-UIM technology offers one number for easy international
roaming and new operator services from CDMA carriers. The technology will allow
R-UIM cards to be transferred from a CDMA phone to another CDMA phone or to
a GSM phone designed to operate in the desired region. www.gemplus.com
G&D
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D)
released the STARSIM Java card, a subscriber identity
module (SIM) card that combines Java functionality with a Wireless Internet
Browser. The card is available with 32 or 64 kilobits and includes integrated
WAP Identification Module (WIM) security features. The Card’s content can be
loaded or deleted, deactivated and updated over the air. www.gi-de.com
Messaging
technology
Eskadenia
Jordanian software developer Eskadenia
announced the release of its multimedia messaging platform
in the Middle East region. The EMMC software has been developed exclusively
by Eskadenia and is designed to send, receive and store multimedia messages between
a variety of devices and applications, including mobile phones and e-mail accounts.
“Eskadenia’s Multimedia Messaging System is part of the company’s strategy
to provide advanced systems and applications to the telecom industry in general
and to regional operators in particular,” commented Nael Salah, managing
director of Eskadenia. Bassam Madi, the company’s vice president, business development
and sales, added that the product demonstrates Eskadenia’s commitment to providing
local solutions. www.eskadenia.com
Billing
systems
WeDo Consulting
WeDo Consulting released Integrated
Collections Solution (ICS) version 3.1, which is a system to manage collections
and revenue recovery. The new version includes a contact center application,
which captures customer and contact management data; an outbound engine, which
manages outbound collections and recovery campaigns; and a collections performance
manager, which supports performance goals for collection agents, supervisors and
managers. www.wedoconsulting.com
Argent Networks
Argent Networks launched ArgentEclipse,
a billing system with real-time event-based billing for voice and data services
on Internet Protocol (IP) or circuit-switched networks. The system is designed
to rate and bill for every event as it occurs and can prevent a prepaid account
from hitting “zero.” The system is based on Java, the EJB 2.0 standard
and an open architecture. www.argentnetworks.com
