SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Adaptive Broadband Corp. named Alan Geddes, who has previously served as chief financial officer at companies including InSilicon Corp., QRS Corp., Global Med Technologies Inc., PeopleMed.com Inc., Ednet Inc., …
TUCSON, Ariz.-Mal Gurian has joined SimplySay L.L.C. as president and chief executive officer, replacing the late William “Bill” Erdman who formerly held the position. Gurian is co-founder and chairman of …
ARMONK, N.Y.-Melard Technologies Inc., which provides business-to-business mobile and wireless data systems and services, announced its partnership with Monitoring Automation Systems (MAS), which develops security monitoring and business software. Under …
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) published “GEO-Mobile Radio (GMR) interface specifications,” specifications for a mobile satellite radio interface. New features include direct terminal-to-terminal calls that adapt and …
HELSINKI-Nokia will deliver its third-generation network solution to Finnish mobile operator, Radiolinja. Nokia will supply the 3G IP mobility core network, which includes packet-switched and circuit-switched elements and support services. …
ORLANDO, Fla.-Cingular Wireless will offer wireless Internet service and its “My Wireless Window” portal to customers in northern Florida, enabling users to access on-demand, personalized information, including shopping and e-mail, …
CONSHOHOCKEN, Penn.-UbiquiTel Inc., a Sprint PCS Network Partner, has launched Sprint PCS wireless service in Boise, Idaho, and surrounding areas including Nampa, Caldwell, Meridian and Mountain Home, covering about 300,000 …
NEW YORK-Millicom International Cellular S.A., a global telecommunications investor, announced its worldwide operations added 275,436 net new cellular subscribers in the first quarter 2001, a 55% increase from the same …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia, KPN Mobile and Interpay Nederland have successfully made a financial transaction on a mobile network based on WIM technology, a part of the WAP 1.2 specification. According to …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks and the Shanghai Machinery Complete Equipment (Group) Corp. will provide the city of Tianjin, China, with an 800 MHz TETRA mobile digital radio communication system for its …
TABY, Sweden-Allgon Systems has been appointed by an unnamed global system supplier to develop and globally supply UMTS base-station subsystems. Allgon will supply integrated filter panels, low noise amplifiers, directional …
As the economy slackens and competition revs up, the handset market may set the stage for a battle between big names and their smaller counterparts. Some analysts are doffing their …
WASHINGTON-In a development with national implications for a wireless industry increasingly hit with complaints about service quality and billing problems, a California telecom regulator last week suggested the state Public …
Motorola Inc. mixed memory with some cheer in its first-quarter results last week as it reported its first loss in 16 years amid hopes of a rebound in the second …
China undecided on technology selection Only months after the Chinese Ministry of Information signed a memorandum of understanding to allow the country’s second-largest company, China Unicom, to deploy CDMA service, …
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. partnered with LookSmart, a provider of Web directories, to offer a wireless Internet search and directory feature for its Web-Unwired customers. The service allows users to …
WASHINGTON-The telecommunications industry is questioning whether the nearly half-million dollars it has paid to a nonprofit consultant to the government on numbering issues is kosher. The Federal Communications Commission is …
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. announced it is reorganizing to better meet its operational and financial objectives. Rick Roscitt was appointed the company’s new chairman and chief executive officer, and an office …
WASHINGTON-House and Senate budget leaders are at odds over President Bush’s plan to delay auctions of valuable broadcast spectrum, a dispute that arises at a time when the mobile-phone industry …
While most wireless companies are targeting either the consumer or the business market with their technology, a select few are targeting a new and rather unlikely area for wireless services …
