TORONTO—RFID developer SAMSys Technologies Inc. has joined the Research In Motion BlackBerry Independent Software Vendors Alliance Program in hopes of integrating RIM’s BlackBerry solution with SAMSys’ multiprotocol, multi-frequency reader architecture. …
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. said it has a mobile station modem chipset and software solution for third-generation cdma2000 1x voice and short message service handsets for prepaid subscribers. “Leveraging existing MSM5105 …
Palm Inc. watched its stock drop more than 20 percent after the company released its earnings with the news that it will not make profitability by the second quarter and …
WASHINGTON—Cingular Wireless L.L.C., which has committed to completing the initial deployment of enhanced 911 Phase II by the end of 2002, received the support on Thursday of the Communications for …
WASHINGTON—The FCC and bankrupt carrier NextWave Telecom are in final negotiation talks. There are conflicting reports as to the details of the agreement. One report says plans indicate that carriers …
WASHINGTON—The current effort by the U.S. government to develop a global coalition to fight against terrorism in the wake of attacks of Sept. 11 is similar to the coalition building …
OTTAWA, Ontario—RES Inc. has now made its wireless LookWAYup dictionary and thesaurus, previously accessible on computers, Web sites and cell phones, available on Palm-powered personal digital assistants. “Palm users have …
TUCSON, Ariz.-Texas Instruments said it has unveiled converters with the lowest noise for wireless devices such as cell phones, personal digital assistants, and 802.11 PCMCIA cards. “By reducing power supply …
LUXEMBOURG—Millicom International Cellular S.A. has been awarded licenses to develop GSM 1800 wireless telephony in Rostov-on-Don, Izhevsk, Kemerovo, Irkutsk and Omskand surrounding regions. The five regional licenses each have a …
HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia said it is still planning to hold its annual analysts’ meeting November 26-27 in New York despite the events of the week of Sept. 10. According to Reuters, …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Microsoft Corp. announced it plans to expand its Passport authentication service, which allows users to have a single user name or password to access any Web site, to …
HELSINKI, Finland—Group 3G, which won a third-generation (3G) license in Germany last year, said it will share a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network with E-Plus in Germany. The two …
IRVINE, Calif.—Toshiba America Electronic Components said it has developed a family of 64 megabit Pseudo Static Random Access Memories for higher-density memory in the next generation of wireless devices.The company …
BOSTON-International Business Machines Corp. has agreed to partner with Netonomy to offer wireless operators self-service capabilities like personalized, self-service e-care and m-commerce solution, using the MyNetonomy application. “On-line self-service account …
TORONTO—Nortel Networks Inc. said it has agreed to outsource its remaining printed circuit board assembly activities to contract electronic manufacturer SCI Systems, Inc. Nortel said the North American end of …
LONDON—British Telecommunications plc and Deutsche Telekom finalized their third-generation network sharing agreement, first announced in June, for their respective mobile subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Germany. The agreement is …
SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. reported it demonstrated video streaming through a cdma2000 1x/Bluetooth connection at the recently held Cellular Telecommunication & Internet Association I.T. show. Using a 1x handset with the …
WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission has extended the deadline for the payment of regulatory fees to Sept. 26 at 11:59 p.m. The action was necessary due to the disruption and cancellation …
SAN DIEGO—In an attempt to alleviate investor concerns, Cricket Communications Inc., a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., amended its vendor-financing agreements with Ericsson, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks …
STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Ericsson said it has agreed to supply Hong Kong carrier SmarTone with an end-to-end W-CDMA solution, including handsets, core network, radio access network, network management solutions and other related …
