2003

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Mobile applications service provider and Comverse Technology Inc. affiliate Starhome reported a partnership to provide roaming services for international travelers with Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. Starhome said …

CHICAGO-PCTel Inc. said it has unveiled a soft access point module, known as Segue, to enable notebooks or desktop PCs to function as Wi-Fi access points and routers. “With the …

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Paging is now Kool. In fact, it’s so Kool it’s smokin’. Brown & Williamson Tobacco, the company behind the Kool cigarette brand, said it teamed with PageMaster Corp. to …

WASHINGTON-Intel Corp. has reaffirmed its second-quarter revenue outlook of between $6.4 billion and $7 billion with a gross margin projection of 50 percent, according to its report filed with the …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Vocera Communications Inc. has raised $8 million in its fourth round of funding that the company plans to use to fund its operations to achieve profitability. The funding was …

AUBURN, Calif.-Tahoe Semiconductor Inc. said it has unveiled its CDMA radio-frequency front end and integrated VCO Internet Protocol blocks for multiple wireless standards. The blocks will use Jazz Semiconductor SiGe …

LOS ANGELES-Robert Gold Comm Systems introduced the Gold Algorithm, a new technology that offers security for wireless communications networks. The technology, developed under contract to the U.S. Air Force, can …

AUSTIN, Texas-Wayport was chosen to provide high-speed Internet access at The Breakers Palm Beach resort. Since April, guests have been able to connect to the Internet from 140 guestrooms, the …

BREMERTON, Wash. – Reality Wireless Networks Inc. and DONOBi Inc. say they intend to merge to build broadband service provider to commercial and residential users. Reality Wireless Networks is a …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-NEC Corp. has selected Agilent Technologies Inc. to supply it with infrared transceivers with remote control capability for full-color display mobile phones. “With the Agilent HSDL -3002’s IR …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Mobile data company Aether Systems Inc. reported a declining net loss and slightly increased revenues for the first quarter, but the news seemed to do little to bolster …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Since the National Communications System no longer pays for wireless priority access service, some phones are being returned because agencies can no longer afford them, said the NCS’s Kathy …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Cambridge Positioning Systems announced new products it said will improve the performance of satellite-based high accuracy location technologies for GSM networks. The new products build on the company’s …

BOSTON-NewburyOpen.net and Tech Superpowers joined to demonstrate Wi-Fi technology during the Boston Marathon last month. The companies’ “Surfin’ Marathon” project included: two Wi-Fi-enabled vehicles, including one with two Internet-enabled kiosks; …

BOSTON-Ember Corp and Chipcon AS said they are partnering to produce radio-frequency integrated circuits and system-on-a-chip from 300MHz to 2.4GHz band. “A combination of the Chipcon SOC and the Ember …

BERLIN-German telecommunications company Mobilcom AG is reportedly set to sell-off its third-generation wireless licenses and network following its decision last year to stop development of the network and write down …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS said it has added movie reviews from Hollywood trade publication Daily Variety and up-to-the minute professional baseball scores and updates to its PCS Vision 1KTV service. …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless selected Motient Communications as a National Master Agent for its Express Network services, including the carrier’s Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry services and other wireless e-mail solutions. …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. named Steve Krom vice president and general manager of its San Diego and Las Vegas region where he will oversee all wireless sales, marketing and operations for …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Cambridge Silicon Radio said it has started delivering its Bluetooth-based BlueCore wireless technology to entertainment network adapter technology provider BridgeCo AG for its wireless speaker design. CSR noted BridgeCo’s …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched GSM/GPRS service in a number of former TeleCorp PCS Inc. TDMA markets in Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and Wisconsin and said service will soon be …

BEIJING, China-Motorola Inc. said it has shut down its headquarters in Beijing after a staff member working at that location contracted SARS. The company, however, has reopened a research and …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. introduced the newest addition to its SwiftLink product family, the SwiftLink 1200, a document-sized case that houses a wireless communications terminal for government and enterprise customers …

NEW YORK-Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned a B corporate credit rating to SpectraSite Inc. and has raised the rating on SpectraSite Communications Inc.’s secured bank loan to B+ …

IRVINE,Calif.-SMC Networks has announced the latest edition of its wireless cable modem router, EZ Connect, for small to medium-sized businesses, corporate workgroups, branch offices and home and small office environments. …