Yearly Archives: 2003

Motorola signs $10M LBS contract with China Unicom

BEIJING-Motorola Inc. said it has signed a $10 million contract extension to build the second phase of a location-based services network for China Unicom."LBS...

Samsung integrates UWB modules into multimedia platform

VIENNA, Va.-XtremeSpectrum Inc. reported Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has integrated its ultra-wideband modules with Samsung's multimedia platform in a laboratory environment. The integration includes...

Acclaim forms mobile gaming unit

GLEN COVE, N.Y.-Acclaim Entertainment Inc. announced it will develop and license interactive entertainment content for mobile gaming platforms under the new publishing label Acclaim...

NEC introduces new IP platform

TOKYO-NEC Corp. said it has introduced a new SGSN and GGSN product platform to enhance large-volume Internet Protocol packet transmission applications, such as video...

Concept car integrates 1X, Wi-Fi technologies

TORONTO-A concept car outfitted with wireless technology from Canadian wireless data and global positioning systems solutions company Baka Trak-IT is being used to demonstrate...

Greece selects Telcordia for nationwide number portability

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Greece's National Telecommunications and Post Commission (EETT) has awarded a five-year exclusive contract to Telcordia Technologies Inc. for number portability. Telcordia will support...

Nokia targets Latin America with new phones

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Nokia Corp. has released several new handsets focused on the Latin America market, with Nokia Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jorma Ollila...

Plea made for rural PSAP grants falls on deaf ears

WASHINGTON-Although rural wireless carriers may have special needs when deploying enhanced 911, rural public-safety answering points may need a higher percentage of the grants...

724 touts successful tests of alert platform

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-724 Solutions announced that a recent series of integration tests of its X-treme Alerts Platform, released in March, showed a "significant level"...

BCGI announces new billing contracts

WOBURN, Mass.-Boston Communications Group Inc. said it has signed a contract with Coastel Communications of Lafayette, La., to provide its Voyager Billing and Customer...

Mobile video will drive 3G services

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-Video via mobile phone will be the No. 1 reason wireless subscribers upgrade to third-generation services, according to a new study from Datacomm...

FCC to streamline rules for unlicensed-band transmitters

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday proposed streamlining its rules for transmitters in the unlicensed bands to allow for the deployment of new technologies.The current...

Base station group releases first specs

HELSINKI, Finland-The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative has released its first specification for base stations, which is aimed at reducing development effort and costs.OBSAI...

Verge Wireless to deploy Baton Rouge Wi-Fi network with Tropos gear

Tropos Networks Inc. will provide its Tropos Wi-Fi equipment to enable the deployment of a metro-scale Wi-Fi network in downtown Baton Rouge, La. The...

Altobridge offers SIM-based in-flight communications system

SEATTLE-Airline passengers may soon be able to access personal mobile communications applications during flights with a new subscriber identity module-card based solution from Altobridge.The...

Cometa to target Seattle with new hot spots

SEATTLE-Cometa Networks said it will launch more than 100 new hot spot sites in the Seattle area Sept. 25, and it expects to activate...

Oi to use Nokia GSM base station

BRASILIA, Brazil-Brazilian wireless operator Oi signed a contract to be the first to deploy Nokia Corp.'s ConnectSite base station in Latin America. The GSM...

Most Wi-Fi use is at home

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Mobile end users continue to use wireless technology more for personal use than professional, according to research by IDC. A survey of more...

Motorola unveils wireless modem line for EMEA

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Motorola Inc. introduced a new line of wireless cable modem gateways known as SBG900 for broadband and consumers in Europe, Middle East...

CTIA unveils consumer code amid criticism

WASHINGTON-If the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association hoped to prove to the consumer-advocate world that its voluntary code of conduct, which it officially unveiled...

Converged devices to buoy PDA industry

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emergence of converged wireless handheld devices capable of multiple communications tasks may provide relief for the seemingly slowing PDA industry, according...

FCC proposes relaxing rules for rural operators

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday proposed relaxing future license and buildout rules in an effort to bring the benefits of wireless to rural America....

700 MHz-focused NCC closed

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday closed out the four-year-old National Coordination Committee, which developed standards for using public-safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band....

Globe offers MMS interconnect, Java-based SIM

MANILA, The Philippines-Globe Telecom, the second-largest mobile operator in the Philippines, launched multimedia messaging service interconnection with more than 30 MMS operators around the...

Verizon Wireless adds ring tones, games to content portfolio

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless and Ztango announced that Verizon customers can now download polyphonic ring tones and monotonic ring tones using the operator's TXT messaging....
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