HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia said it will supply a Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) network to the Monagas state government in Venezuela. The two-way radio system will offer digital communications to state police, …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission has granted a stay of rules for non-initialized and 911-only mobile phones. The rules were set to go into effect on Oct. 1. The Alliance for …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-The law firm of Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates L.L.P. filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. launched the new Motorola Inc. i88s mobile phone, which includes support for location-based services with global positioning satellite technology, a move to meet the Federal Communications …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Describing the product introduction as networks in motion, Cisco Systems Inc. has rolled out a new mobile access router that will work in airplanes, ships, tanks and trains, …
OREM, Utah-Rappore Technologies Inc. introduced its Shield 1.1 software solution designed to address security concerns for wireless local area networks. Rappore said the software automatically changes security settings for wireless …
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. announced its board of directors approved a 1 for 20 reverse stock split. “The decision made by Palm’s Board of Directors to complete the planned reverse stock …
NEW YORK-Orange Communications will offer presence-aware messaging through a new deal with Antepo. “Instant messaging is a key initiative within Orange,” said Andreas Waber, director of products and services at …
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will report a $4.7 billion write-down on its foreign investments, including $2.8 billion from its investment in U.S. operator AT&T Wireless Services Inc., $1 billion …
TOKYO-Japanese vendor NEC Corp. has taken a 5-percent stake in two mobile-phone subsidiaries owned by Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. for a total $73 million. The stakes are in Hong Kong mobile …
Several analyst firms have highlighted Asian carriers-and not the highly watched Japanese operators-as being in the best positions to capitalize on the current mobile industry dynamics. While Europe, Japan and …
HONG KONG-With the cellular phone market saturated at 86 percent of the population, Hong Kong’s wireless engineers have wasted no time in jumping on the next bandwagon-WiFi and Bluetooth, short …
SAN DIEGO-Zyray Wireless’ president and chief executive officer Werner Sievers will speak on the convergence of multiple cellular and WLAN standards onto one mobile device at the 2002 International Wireless …
STOCKHOLM-Columbitech is adding new security features and platform support to version 1.4 of its Columbitech Wireless VPN. The new version will include Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for security and will …
WATERTOWN, Mass.- Scott Guthery has been made chairman of the Architecture Working Group of the Smart Card Platform project, which is headed up by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). …
LONDON-Mobile messaging solutions provider magic4 said its chief executive officer, Simon Wilkinson, will speak at the M Services conference, which takes place Oct. 2 in Paris. Wilkinson plans to discuss …
NEW DELHI, India-The cellular subscriber base in India will explode during the next few years, but the average revenue per user (ARPU) will register a steep fall, an independent study …
PORTLAND, Ore.-Enhanced directory assistance provider Metro One Telecommunications Inc. said it will discontinue service for Cingular Wireless L.L.C. in California, Nevada and Washington after the contract related to the service …
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. have come together in a strategic alliance to develop camera chips for mobile applications for cellular phones, personal digital assistants …
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. said it will make more cuts to its workforce and further reduce capital expenditures, blaming the telecom industry’s economic strife on regulatory practices. “Consumers now have …
