MADRID, Spain-The Spanish government is considering easing terms of third-generation licenses in the country, including reducing the investment guarantees required by 3G license holders and allowing network sharing. According to …
HONG KONG-A top Qualcomm Inc. executive said his company is undergoing talks to bring its cdma2000 technology to Hong Kong and Taiwan, according to press reports. Three Taiwanese carriers are …
NEW ORLEANS-Smart antenna maker Metawave Communications Corp. said it has delivered its initial commercial SmartShare product to a subsidiary of Crown Castle International Corp. “Together, we have removed the doubts …
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Football giant Fox Sports released a new wireless game in partnership with games developer Sorrent, which will initially be available through AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint PCS. …
DALLAS-Texas Instrument said it has developed a multimode wireless local area network solution, known as TNETW1130, that supports 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g standards. The company adds that with its Auto-Band …
Editor: While I always enjoy good sarcasm, Stuart Sharrock’s column, “Sorry to be stupid, but …,” on American reactions to Europe’s third-generation (3G) wireless fiasco is at times misleading (see …
TOKYO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a deal to supply Mitsubishi Electric Information Network Corp. (MIND) with its wireless access solution for mobile professionals. The solution, known as Contivity …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-As expected, Tele2 has returned its third-generation license in Norway to the government. Tele2 plans to offer mobile virtual network operator services through an agreement with Telenor instead of …
NEW YORK-Amdocs Ltd., St. Louis, a provider of billing and customer relationship management for telecommunications operators, reported increased revenues and losses for the fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30. The …
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd. signed a software licensing agreement granting Nokia the right to use and distribute certain RIM BlackBerry software in conjunction with Nokia products …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Cable & Wireless Panama has launched its first GSM/GPRS 850 MHz network, according to L.M. Ericsson, which supplied the equipment. “By upgrading its network in the 850 MHz frequency, …
WASHINGTON-The Governors Highway Safety Association said states next year will have new guidelines for collecting vehicular crash data that take account of driver use of cell phones, pagers and other …
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-PCIA has filed a reply to an environmental group’s response to PCIA’s motion to dismiss the group’s Aug. 27 Gulf Petition. The environmental group, which consists of the Forest …
DUBLIN, Ireland-With the public snub Microsoft received with the news that U.K. mobile-phone manufacturer Sendo has dumped the software giant as the software provider for its new Z100 Web-enabled multimedia …
MOSCOW-CDMA technology based on the IS-95 standard continues to push forward in Russia despite numerous restrictions and the order to abandon the 800 MHz band altogether by 2010. The Kodotel …
WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada-Research In Motion (RIM) said it has signed an agreement in principal with Palm setting out fundamental terms under which RIM will license certain keyboard patents to Palm …
NEW YORK-SK Telecom, which is conducting a field trial of Flarion Technologies’ mobile broadband system, has made a strategic investment of undisclosed size in the U.S. company. Building on flash-OFDM, …
BOSTON-American Tower Corp.’s third quarter results were met with congratulations from industry analysts on the company’s subsequent conference call. Despite a $353.9 million net loss, or $1.81 per share, and …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Committees and consortiums dedicated to developing and overseeing biometric technology standards will be a catalyst for biometric vendors to significantly increase revenues in 2003, according to a new …
NEW YORK-SchlumbergerSema, Paris, has launched its SIM2SIM device, which enables automatic and secure transfer of end-user personal data from one subscriber identity module card to another. The two-slot SIM card …
