Verizon Wireless announced plans to test its cdma2000 1xEV technology. The company said the technology can support a high-speed data rate of 2.4 Megabits per second in its existing spectrum and on current base station equipment.
Singapore’s M1 selected Nokia to replace its current CDMA system with a GSM1800 network, which the companies hope will be ready before the end of next year. The new network will be third-generation ready, the companies said, because the base stations for the network can be adapted to support wideband CDMA. “This is an investment for the future, which, I hope, will make an important contribution to Singapore’s ambition to be a world-class telecommunications center,” said Neil Montefiore, M1’s chief executive officer.
Metrocall Inc. announced its two-way wireless products and services will be marketed through planetWE. Metrocall uses more than 15,000 distribution points, including more than 100 retail stores. PlanetWE hopes to let businesses research, purchase and manage operations through a network of local consultants and service providers. PlanetWE will roll out Metrocall’s services starting in the Southeast.
Motorola Inc.’s Computer Group announced it plans to expand its repair center operations by opening a new technical operations center in the heat of south central Phoenix. The company said the new center would call for an additional 60 to 80 employees during the next two years. Phoenix’s Mayor Skip Rimsza said the new center will bring needed jobs to the area. In other Motorola news, the company’s Multiservice Networks Division announced it would license its transmission products technology to Telenetics Corp.
Starfish Software Inc. said it will deliver a SyncML-compliant version of its TrueSync Technology by the first quarter. The new synchronization standard will be added to certain TrueSync device and server stacks, as well as software products, the company said.
