HANNOVER, Germany-Intel Corp. finally launched its much-publicized set of wireless chips known as Centrino to enable end users to access the Internet through their notebooks. “We are unwiring the computer …
WALTHAM, Mass.-IONA, provider of Rapid Integration software, said its Mobile Orchestrator will support Intel’s Centrino technology to provide uses with an “occasionally connected computing” solution. Mobile Orchestrator allows clients to …
TEL AVIV, Israel-Broadband wireless system provider Ceragon Networks Ltd. launched FibeAir 3128, a new ultra-high-capacity network connectivity solution. According to Ceragon, the new system enables better spectrum utilization for the …
IRVINE, Calif.-SMC Networks will make commercially available at the end of March the SMC EZ Connect Universal Wireless CardBus Adapter, which enables connectivity to standards-based Wi-Fi networks, 802.11a, 802.11b and …
WESTPORT, Conn.-Peace of Mind at Light Speed Inc., a developer of location-based and location-aware services, has entered a strategic alliance with New York-based Igicom L.L.C. to provide in-house software development …
HANNOVER, Germany-Nortel Networks issued separate announcements with two carriers, T-Mobile International and MmO2. T-Mobile selected the Brampton-Ontario-based vendor as a preferred supplier to deliver GPRS across it main markets in …
TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers AT&T Wireless Inc. introduced Motorola Inc.’s T720 handset onto its network. As part of an introductory promotion for the hew handset, Rogers said it will offer …
NEW YORK-Former Nextel Communications Inc. chief operating officer James Mooney was named chairman of Britain’s largest cable television operator NTL Inc., which recently emerged from Chapter 11-bankruptcy protection. Mooney, who …
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it plans to demonstrate its i.Smart smartphone reference design at the CTIA conference in New Orleans, La. The design combines its 2.5G integrated wireless platform and …
NEW YORK-The Sony Music Mobile Products Group reported the debut of Java-based Sony Music Mobile on AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s mMode service offering. Sony said the service will provide customers …
NEW YORK-In its first privatization of a state-owned company, the government of South Africa sold a 25-percent stake in Telkom South Africa on 4 March, raising US$488 million, well below …
NEW YORK-KTF, South Korea’s second-largest mobile operator, has hedged its bets on a next-generation wireless strategy, with plans to launch or expand this year on cdma2000 1x EV-DO, W-CDMA and …
HANNOVER, Germany-The march of new, advanced devices continued in conjunction with the CeBIT trade show, with Samsung, Siemens, NEC and Symbol all making announcements. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. made perhaps …
NEW ORLEANS-Comsys Communications & Signal Processing Ltd. believes U.S. corporate data users can benefit from using WLAN and EDGE as complementary technologies and the company is integrating tools and software …
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.-Paging and messaging carrier Arch Wireless Inc. reported a net loss for its fourth quarter of $8.3 million, down from its net loss of $191 million in the same …
SAN FRANCISCO-Kabira Technologies Inc. will provide infrastructure software and services to Visa, enabling the financial services company to leverage Kabira’s expertise in messaging, transactional data processing and real-time high volume …
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-More than 430 billion mobile messages were sent worldwide during 2002, according to a new report from Telecom Trends International. More than 580 million users sent the messages. …
MILAN, Italy-Telecom Italia and parent Olivetti announced a plan to merge, in an attempt to simplify the group’s complicated ownership. Olivetti will offer seven shares for each Telecom Italia share. …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Several of Sierra Wireless’ wireless data products will be included in the “20 Years of Wireless Commemorative Display” at CTIA Wireless 2003, which will highlight companies and products …
HANNOVER, Germany-Research In Motion Ltd. released two new BlackBerry devices, the 6210 and the 6220, for users in Europe. “We continue to lead the industry with a growing choice of …
