2003

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 allows China Unicom’s subscribers to …

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 XtremeSpectrum’s UWB evaluation kit and Trinity …

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 Connected. “Mobile gaming represents an opportunistic …

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 streaming and global positioning system services. …

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 wireless network operability at this week’s …

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 the provision of fixed and mobile …

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 emphasizing the importance of the market. …

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 in proposed legislation, said Indiana State …

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” of performance, scalability and fault tolerance. …

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 Care offering, which BCGI said includes …

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 Research Co. “A large market for …

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 rules are sometimes confusing, said …

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 is at odds with another …

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 network will be managed by 802.11 …

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 solution combines Altobridge’s communications architecture …

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 an additional 150 locations in the …

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 solution provides voice service at low …

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 than 2,500 members of IDC’s Mobile …

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 and Africa. The company said the …

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 Sept. 9, is an adequate response …

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 to research firm ABI. Converged devices, …

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. While the notice of proposed rulemaking …

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. After more than 20 meetings, the …

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 world and a new Java-based subscriber …

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. Verizon said Ztango’s offering is the …