SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Meru Networks announced it has moved a step closer to deploying voice over wireless LAN solutions by achieving Siemens HiPath Ready certification and completing Vocera and Spectralink interoperability testing. …
NEW YORK-Following a long weekend of intense bidding, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. acquired rival AT&T Wireless Services Inc. for $41 billion. Cingular said it expects the deal, which has to be …
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said it has been awarded a patent for its “Prepaid Real-Time Web-Based Reporting” solution. The solution allows prepaid wireless subscribers to obtain billing and usage information …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-“My expectation is that over time you’ll see GPS become a part of the overall phone platform,” said Kanwar Chadha, founder of GPS technology provider Sirf Technology Inc. …
OTTAWA, Canada-Atsana Semiconductor Corp. and RF Micro Devices Inc. respectively introduced a media processor and transmit module for mobile handsets. Atsana’s product, the J211, is for embedded applications such as …
NEW YORK-Ring-tone powerhouse Zingy announced a major expansion in its deal with recording company BMG. The company said it scored the licenses to BMG’s master recordings, which means that Zingy …
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS entered into a bilateral roaming agreement with STSN providing Sprint PCS Wi-Fi service subscribers access to hot spots in at least 500 hotels in the United …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Symbol Technologies Inc. launched the WS 2000 Wireless Switch, a new wireless switch designed to lower the costs of deploying, managing and maintaining Wi-Fi networks in branch offices. The …
LONDON-Spirent Communications is flexing its muscles in the wireless test system arena with a string of announcements affecting technologies from GSM to wideband CDMA. The company said it has enhanced …
ATLANTA- Optimi Inc. said it has acquired the software assets and customer base of RF Consulting, which provides GSM optimization solutions. “Optimi continues a strategy of technological and geographic expansion …
ATLANTA-Sierra Wireless’ new Voq Professional Phone will use Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc.’s smARTspeak NG engine for digit dialing, voice tag dialing and commands. “The Voq Professional Phone is designed to …
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Agere Systems Inc. has introduced a mobile handset architecture it believes will allow handset makers to achieve faster time to market for their smart phones. The company said the …
SEATTLE-Wireless streaming-video company RealNetworks Inc. announced a series of new European customers the company said marks the beginning of the “hockey stick” in multimedia growth. The company also announced a …
MINNEAPOLIS-TestQuest Inc. this week introduced the latest version of TestQuest Pro Platform testing tool, which it claims is capable of simulating actual human usage of mobile devices and networks. TestQuest’s …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Mobile task automation software provider Everypath Inc. this week unveiled version 5.0 of its MTA offering. The next-generation product includes new MTA application components, multimode connectivity and lifecycle …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration came under fire from Democrats and Republicans last week over missing funding for improved first-responder radio communications, while a nonprofit group pressed Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge …
BEIJING-Siemens AG and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said they have signed a contract to form a joint venture for the third-generation mobile standard known as TD-SCDMA. The deal, which will …
LEVITTOWN, Pa.-FTS Wireless Inc. said it has been granted national non-exclusive marketing rights to a new line of prepaid wireless products and services provided by an unnamed national U.S. wireless …
T-Mobile USA Inc. expanded its existing $300 million agreement with Nokia Corp. to include next-generation radio equipment, an expanded GPRS core network, implementation and optimization services and Nokia’s NetAct network …
Nextel Communications Inc. may have finally found some competition for its highly touted Direct Connect walkie-talkie service as independent testing of Alltel Corp.’s recently launched Touch2Talk service showed similar performance …
