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WASHINGTON-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld last week told lawmakers no decision has been reached on future military spectrum requirements, a response starkly at odds with top brass and one that comes …

WASHINGTON-A congressional report due out later this summer is expected to determine that a Pentagon study-which cast doubt on making military spectrum available for third-generation wireless services-is incomplete and needs …

TOKYO-NEC Corp. said it could cut jobs at a semiconductor plant in Scotland and put off an increase in chip output at a Chinese joint venture as part of its …

NEW YORK-Although it recently affirmed its ratings on Semtech Corp., a wireless device semiconductor maker, Standard & Poor’s Corp. revised downward its ratings outlook for the company to reflect “stresses” …

H.O. Systems H.O. Systems has chosen Scott Berry as vice president of professional services. His 12 years of industry experience includes executive positions at Alltel, Convergys and Cellular One. At …

WASHINGTON-As policy-makers last week voiced support for a plan to move the Pentagon off spectrum sought by the mobile phone industry for third-generation wireless systems, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman …

In technology as in life, the last protocol on stage is the hero. While time will serve as jury in due course, for now the CDMA operators and manufacturers seem …

Handsets/ devices Mitsubishi Mitsubishi released three new handsets. The Eclipse is a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phone with a color display. The dual-band phone offers 256 colors and up …

DENVER, United States-The third-generation (3G) hype is much less intense than a year ago, as executives and engineers get down to the nitty-gritty of making the new technology-and their business …

WASHINGTON-The cellular industry, putting the brakes for now on major legislation to avoid unnecessarily provoking the Pentagon, is floating a stop-gap plan on Capitol Hill that urges federal regulators to …

In a triangular deal, German-based operator T-Mobil is partnering with Agere Systems to adopt Samsung’s General Packet Radio Service class 8-cell phone. The phone, which will be made available commercially …

WASHINGTON-An upcoming House bill could diminish the Pentagon’s role in deciding the terms and conditions governing the transfer of Department of Defense spectrum to the mobile-phone industry for third-generation wireless …

“Come on in, there’s room for everybody!” That’s apparently the call a variety of companies hear when it comes to the personal digital assistant market. And even though PDA giants …

Major hardware and software vendors are teaming up to reinforce their strengths and shore up their weaknesses as the wireless industry marches to the third-generation of Internet services. Involved in …

Cambridge Silicon Radio introduced its MicroSira and CompactSira development tools for integrating Bluetooth functionality into a range of personal computer and personal digital assistant applications. Both products contain CSR’s single …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-OmniVision Technologies Inc. continues to shrink electronic technology with it new OmniStar Cam, a miniature camera module compatible with second generation, 2.5G and 3G mobile phones, personal digital assistants …

SMYRNA, Ga.-Murata Electronics North America introduced Blue Module, a Bluetooth module the company claims to be the smallest in the world. Developed using Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramics technology, Murata said …

HILLSBORO, Ore.-Under a $1.3 billion deal, chip maker TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. will merge with wireless components maker Sawtek Inc., a move the companies said will allow them to create highly …

Intel Corp. may be one of the newer chip players in the wireless space, but it already is attracting a green eye from the older mainstays. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. …

Symbian received an important lift after Nokia Corp. said that half its third-generation mobile phones will use the company’s platform by 2004. The move ends speculation on whether Symbian’s stakeholders, …

One of the big stumbling blocks remaining for widespread Bluetooth adoption continues to be interference issues in the 2.4 GHz unlicensed spectrum band, which the technology uses. In addition to …

WASHINGTON-Proponents of a bill that would allow the Baby Bells to offer long-distance data services pointed to the largely deregulated wireless industry as a positive example of deregulation. “Broadband is …

NEW YORK-Emblaze Systems Inc. will optimize its patented streaming media technology for use in wireless devices running on Symbian’s EPOC operating system, under an agreement announced last week. A simulation …

Chips are falling through the cracks of the slowing economy. Just like phone makers, solutions providers and operators, chip makers are buckling in what analysts describe as their worst time …

WASHINGTON-The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission says he is bullish on third-generation wireless services but believes not only is new spectrum needed, but carriers must also make efficient use …