WASHINGTON—Telecommunications research and analyst firm The Strategis Group ceased operations today. The firm was founded in 1964 by Martin Malarkey and Archer Taylor. It was known as Malarkey, Taylor and …
CALGARY, Alberta—Wireless Matrix Corp. said it has received an order from Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) for 2,400 mobile base station units to be used in deployment of SAIC’s FleetOptimizer …
HONG KONG—Verizon Wireless Inc. is the first customer for Lightbridge Inc.’s Mobile Data Manager, a new service that enables carriers to allow users to self-provision data services. Mobile Data Manager …
HONG KONG—Sprint PCS and China Unicom have formed a strategic alliance for cdma2000 services, Sprint PCS’ Bill Blessing told attendees Wednesday at the 3G World Congress here. As part of …
CHANTILLY, Va.—InTouch USA, which provides wireless handset rentals to business travelers, said it is now offering a phone that can be used in China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada and …
RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES, United Kingdom—Norwood Systems has announced the commercial availability of EnterpriseMobility, a software platform that offers employees wireless connectivity within the workplace. The new platform uses Bluetooth technology to link …
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Vodafone’s Sweden business announced it will replace its old billing system with Portal Software Inc.’s Infranet Wireless convergent billing software, for use with its messaging and voice services. Separately, …
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Carriers continue to work to bolster their wireless content offerings, with Hutchison Telecommunications and Globe Telecom announcing new content distribution deals. Hutchison said it will offer financial service …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—The GSM Association and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group Inc. say they are working together to educate their members on the applications that will accrue from interoperating both …
NATICK, Mass.—According to Sage Research Inc.’s Service Provider Confidence Index (SPCI), made public for the first time this week, current conditions are steady, but optimism is wavering in the telecommunications …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Nokia Corp.’s Open Mobile Architecture initiative will merge with the WAP Forum to create a new, massive industry standards group comprising more than 200 companies including heated wireless …
MUNICH, Germany—Swedish vendor Ericsson AB announced the sale of its microelectronic unit to Infineon Technologies for $379 million in stock, ending industry speculation. “This transaction makes Infineon a strategic supplier …
LONDON—Orange SA said it accepted a UMTS license in Luxembourg following the country’s “beauty contest” for licenses, making Orange a new entrant in the market when it launches a UMTS …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Cellenium Inc. launched a Bluetooth-enabled wireless vending system at this week’s Bluetooth Congress. The system allows vending machine operators to monitor stocked goods and machine performance and allows …
PARIS—France Telecom and its mobile subsidiary Orange said they terminated the cooperation framework agreement with MobilCom and Gerhard Schmid, which the companies entered in March 2000. France Telecom said the …
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Red-M announced a collaboration with Commtag to develop always-on wireless push corporate networks to securely deliver real-time information and mission critical data to mobile devices at this week’s …
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. said it was chosen as Bluetooth module supplier for Microsoft Corp.’s next-generation wireless keyboard and mouse systems. The company will manufacture the modules with Microsoft’s …
MINSK, Belarus—Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies launched its pilot GSM network in Belarus. The ceremony, which looked like a clear advertising event, was attended by the Chinese ambassador and top Belarussian …
WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell Thursday announced the creation of a Spectrum Policy Task Force to help the agency deal with increased demands for dwindling radio frequencies. The formation …
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has placed what it described as the world’s first live wideband CDMA and GSM calls using its complete radioOne direct conversion radio-frequency dual-mode solution. “These …
