Monthly Archives: March, 2004

Comverse deploys MMS delivery solution

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse announced the availability and operational deployment of Comverse MMS A2P Expeditor a dedicated, high-capacity delivery solution for high-volume application-to-person multimedia messaging services.The...

Howland licenses Motorola test technology

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-The Howland Company will be the first company to license Motorola's advanced wireless measurement and performance technology, allowing Howland to customize and sell...

AGmobile, Univision team for Spanish-language content

CLEVELAND-AGmobile, the new media subsidiary of American Greetings Corp., and Univision Online, a division of Hispanic broadcasting company Univision Communications Inc., have teamed to...

Farm Team comes out against primary-line restriction

WASHINGTON-Members of the United States Senate, many of them alumni of the 1996 Farm Team, are preparing a letter to be sent to the...

Weldon blasts Balanced Approach Plan supporters in heated 800 MHz debate

WASHINGTON-The founder of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), blasted proponents of the Balanced Approach Plan to solve public-safety interference in...

AWS announces transatlantic text messaging

ATLANTA-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced it has enabled transatlantic text messaging. The carrier said it now has reciprocal text messaging services with nearly 130...

Telular phones approved for AWS GSM network

VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. said AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has approved two new Telular products for use on the carrier's GSM network.The products are...

Siemens shows handsets

ATLANTA-Siemens Mobile said it placed an Internet-Protocol-based Multimedia Subsystem call on a live GSM network in the United States.The call was made using Siemens'...

Liberty Alliance expands relationships

SAN FRANCISCO-The Liberty Alliance, a consortium working on an open federated identity standard, said it formed new relationships with six global alliances including the...

APCO names Newman executive director

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International named John Newman its new executive director.Newman joins APCO from Matsushita Communication Industrial Corp. of...

Wireless users turn away from landline long distance

BOSTON-Wireless usage is accelerating the decline of landline use, according to a new study by the Yankee Group.The report said the number of U.S....

Qpass signs carrier software agreements

ATLANTA-Qpass Inc. announced software agreements with Alltel, Cingular Wireless and Triton PCS at this week's CTIA wireless 2004 show in Atlanta.Alltel licensed Qpass' flagship...

ART, Clarity to integrate products

ATLANTA-Speech recognition company Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc. (ART) and Clarity Technologies Inc, which provides noise and echo cancellation software for wireless communications, announced their...

Sun, Pronto unveil out-of-the-box Wi-Fi network solution

ATLANTA-Sun Microsystems Inc. and Pronto Networks unveiled the iForce Wi-Fi Hotspot Appliance at this week's CTIA Wireless 2004 show in Atlanta. The tool enables...

World Briefs

South AfricaElectronic services company Molapo Technology said it has extended its services-level $130 million agreement with service provider TelKom South Africa. The contract will...

Nokia takes separate route to pre-standard PoC protocol

Push-to-Talk over Cellular technology is wobbling on three legs: one belonging to Nokia Corp.; the second to four other heavyweights; and the third to...

Carrier Briefs

Western Wireless Corp. deployed its Phase I Enhanced 911 service for Cellular One customers in North Dakota. The carrier said the service, which was...

Telus Mobility, THQ buy Tira's Jump

TORONTO-Tira Wireless announced Telus Mobility and THQ Wireless purchased its Jump application porting service. The service ensures that Java applications will run smoothly on...

Alamosa back on Nasdaq

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. had its application for relisting its common stock on the Nasdaq National Market approved subject to the...

Leap Wireless enhances Cricket calling plans

SAN DIEGO-Leap Wireless International Inc. expanded it Cricket service offering with its Cricket Unlimited plan that includes anytime local calling, U.S. long-distance service (except...

Calendar

March 22-24 CTIA. Atlanta. www.ctiashow.comIn-Building Infrastructure Indoor TowerMarch 23 Shorecliff Communications. Atlanta. (949) 443-3735FOSE 2004March 23-25 FOSE. Washington, D.C. 1-800-791-FOSE. www.fose.comThe...

Siemens to integrate Ubiquity SIP server

MUNICH-The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group and Ubiquity Software Corp. announced they will integrate Ubiquity's Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Server into Siemens'...

Siemens, Comverse collaborate on railway services

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Siemens AG said it is collaborating with Comverse Technology Inc. to provide GSM-R services like voice and short message services to leading Scandinavian...

Nokia delivers GSM to Saudis for pilgrimage

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has delivered a complete GSM network for Saudi Telecom Co., with capacity expected to handle the Hajj pilgrimage.It covered...

Group charges tower too close to Old Faithful

WASHINGTON-The National Park Service has violated the law in allowing the construction of an 80-foot cell phone tower in close proximity to Old Faithful...
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