2004

WASHINGTON-Homeland Security Committee Chairman Christopher Cox (R-Calif.) later today will address the importance of l innovation to national security at a technology showcase on Capitol Hill, an event that comes …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-The former founders of @Road have announced the first product to emerge from their new business venture, GenX Mobile Inc. The GNX-10 location-based in-vehicle unit provides wireless data …

REDMOND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. has adopted Microsoft Corp.’s Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to run its internal corporate portal that currently serves more than 2,800 employees across the country. The …

LONDON-Mobile carrier T-Mobile International will deploy intelligent packet core networking equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd. to allow for more flexible mobile-data billing. The value of the agreement was not disclosed. …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless said the Voq Professional Phone will be available to resellers in North America through a distribution agreement with CellStar following the completion of network compatibility testing …

WASHINGTON-President Bush said he intends to give a recess appointment to Michael Gallagher to be director of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Gallagher currently is acting head NTIA, a …

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG said it will expand the GSM/GPRS network of China Mobile Communications in the Anhui province under a $41 million contract. The expansion should be complete by the …

Nextel Communications Inc. unveiled its Java-based PitCommand service offering as part of its NASCAR.com To Go package that allows users to view live information that crew chiefs receive at their …

Motorola Inc. launched its Push-to-talk over Cellular Basic solution, designed to offer small carriers the same functionality and ease-of-use characteristics of the company’s original PoC solution, but requiring minimal configuration …

DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. will partner with ARM to develop a security solution to protect software on mobile phones. For the solution, TI will implement ARM’s TrustZone Technology on its OMAP …

WASHINGTON-EFJohnson today said it received a $1 million contract to provide the Department of Energy with its Netelligent Infrastructure Systems Project 25 trunked communications system and Project 25-compliant portable radios. …

LOS ANGELES-Wireless gaming publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed public offering of common stock. The company, which has agreements …

Continuing the content tie-ins between Hollywood movies and wireless carriers, T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will begin offering exclusive content from the Touchstone Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Film “King Arthur,” which is …

SAN DIEGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless announced another third-generation win in the European arena. Lucent and Novatel will supply KPN in the Netherlands and its German subsidiary, E-Plus, with …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-PolyFuel Inc. said it closed an $18.4 million third round of funding. The new funds bring the five-year-old company’s total investments to about $40 million. The latest funding …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has asked Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. a series of highly detailed questions about their proposed $41 billion merger, queries that suggest regulators …

Sun Microsystems Inc. made several announcements at last week’s JavaOne show in San Francisco, including a new version of the Java platform and two carrier partnerships. “Java powers 1.7 billion …

IRVINE, Calif.-Disposable cell-phone and wireless accessory manufacturer Hop-On has signed a distribution agreement with Brightstar Corp., making Brightstar Hop-on’s exclusive distributor for select carriers in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, …

The high-speed wireless data field is filling up with contestants as most of the country’s larger operators have announced plans to deploy services that in some cases will open up …

Research In Motion Ltd. is trading up more 12 percent at $66.71 per share-surpassing its previous 52-week high by $4-following the release of earnings for first-quarter 2005 that exceeded analyst …

BANGALORE, India-LogicaCMG has been awarded a $6 million contract to implement a CDMA-based next-generation Short Messaging Solution Center for Tata Teleservices Ltd. Tata Teleservices said it will implement the SMSC …

New Jersey motorists should think twice before they reach for their cell phones while driving as a state law took effect July 1 banning the use of handheld phones and …

STOCKHOLD, Sweden-A handful of wireless operators lodged a joint application with Sweden’s National Post and Telecom Agency that calls for altered license terms for third-generation network construction that would allow …

Freud is looking down on us, smiling at how the most powerful, the most-manly city on earth has learned to cope with the stress of war and peace and scandal. …

Metro-scale broadband networks based on Wi-Fi technologies are popping up across the country, with big and small industry players alike endorsing the systems for use by municipal entities and consumers. …