2003

HONG KONG-Wavecom SA was selected by TCL Mobile Communication to supply its Compact Phones Development Lab solution for use in several of TCL’s new handsets. The contract reinforces Wavecom’s four-year …

FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOP Technologies L.L.C. recently announced it has signed multi-year service partnerships with Cellcom, First Cellular of Southern Illinois and thumb Cellular to provide short message service short-code functionality. …

NEW YORK-Texas Instruments Inc. said it enjoyed a net income of $447 million, or 25 cents a share, for the third quarter. This contrasts with the same period last year …

LAS VEGAS-Ascendent Telecommunications announced at this week’s CTIA Wireless IT show in Las Vegas that its AscendentCS mobility and continuity application has been installed inside media specialist OMD’s New York …

BOSTON-Mobile multimedia platform provider Acotel is making its U.S. debut at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show in Las Vegas this week. The company announced the opening of its …

FREMONT, Calif.-ArcSoft Inc. announced the availability of ArcSoft PhotoBase Mobile Edition 2 for Symbian 6.0, Symbian 7.0 UIQ and Pocket PC-enabled imaging phones. The software allows for photo management, editing …

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Wireless data sales training company The Wireless Experience has been selected by Canada’s Bell Mobility to create and implement a sales training program for its enterprise salespeople and …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. announced the latest release of its Wireless Internet Gateway (WIG) at this week’s CTIA Wireless IT show in Las Vegas. Version 4.1 of the gateway incorporates …

LAS VEGAS-VeriSign announced MetroPCS will use its upgraded speedSUITE billing and customer care solution. In addition, MetroPCS will implement SmartPay, VeriSign’s secure database solution for debiting and crediting prepaid user …

BARCELONA, Spain-PeopleSoft Inc. and IBM announced the expansion of their Customer Loyalty and Retention (CLR) program into the European telecommunications service provider market. The solution integrates revenue management data with …

Gaming highlighted a rash of announcements made today at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s Wireless I.T and Entertainment show in Las Vegas, providing a peak at what might be …

LAS VEGAS-Access Systems announced at this week’s CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment show that Handspring’s newly-released Treo 600’s Blazer Web Browser will use Access’ NetFront v3.0 as its core browser …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Global Wi-Fi hot spots will exceed 45,000 by the end of the year, according to Pyramid Research. The group believes more than half of the hot spots deployed by …

WASHINGTON-A watchdog group said since January 2002 consumers have paid $629 million in fees required by federal regulators for wireless services, including a charge for a local number portability option …

LAS VEGAS-The Fox TV network is planning a major new wireless effort centered on one of television’s most well-known families-the Simpsons. Homer, Marge and the rest of the cast of …

ATLANTA-Top wireless players have come together to form what they call the Wireless Technology Forum, a non-profit to communicate, educate and promote the changes that take place in the industry. …

LAS VEGAS-Sprint Corp. is testing its broadband service for high-speed wireless Internet access in Nevada’s southwest valley, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review Journal. The carrier is …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-FutureDial Inc. introduced Cellphone Service Station, a new mobile phonebook management solution for wireless retailers and enterprise telecom mangers to allow for the transfer, backup, restore or print out …

ALBERTA, Canada-Some scientists have reported that wireless handhelds can use water batteries rather than the technology currently available. According to research by the Institute of Physics Journal, Journal of Micromechanics …

NOERRESUNDBY, The Netherlands-Dutch company RTX Telecom A/S said it entered an agreement with a Korean mobile telephone producer to develop a GSM/GPRS mobile phone with built-in camera, color display, WAP, …

WASHINGTON-After struggling to line up a new president whose conservative politics align with the GOP-controlled Congress, top lobbyists at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association are actively rounding up scores …

Following on the heels of other operators, Sprint PCS has unveiled guidelines for its customers who may want to take advantage of wireless local number portability, which is scheduled for …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless and Motorola, Inc. announced nationwide availability of the Motorola MPx200, a Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smart phone for the North American market. The phone is available for $299.99 …

LAS VEGAS-Audiovox Communications Corp. is introducing its CDM-9900 series of wireless handsets featuring video capabilities at the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show in Las Vegas. “The CDM-9900 and 9950 …

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-Sendo has released its multimedia smart phone, the Sendo X, featuring video, audio, camera, connectivity and Internet functionality. The release comes amid the company’s legal battle with Microsoft …