ALAMEDA, Calif.-Geoworks Corp. announced a cross-licensing agreement with L.M. Ericsson under which Ericsson will gain access to Geoworks’ flexible user interface patent in return for several Ericsson patents. Geoworks said …
BOSTON-Wireless operator Cricket Communications, a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc., signed a three-year supply agreement with Nortel Networks Corp. for wireless network infrastructure equipment and services. Cricket said the …
As Congress scrambled to come up with a budget for fiscal year 2001 by its deadline this Saturday, rumors circulated that NextWave Telecom Inc. was in negotiations to settle its …
VIENNA, Va.-Aether Systems Inc. said its AIM intelligent messaging software platform is compatible with L.M. Ericsson’s general packet radio services applications performance evaluation, part of Ericsson’s Mobile Applications Initiative. Compatibility …
TOKYO-NEC do Brazil, a subsidiary of NEC Corp., won a total of 50 billion yen (US$466 million) in communications contracts from major Brazilian carriers and has started shipping them, the …
Location is the buzz. You walk out of your office and messages sent to your desktop are automatically forwarded to your phone because it knows you are away. You are …
COMPTON, Calif.-Belkin Components introduced a wireless Internet connection kit compatible with Samsung’s browser-enabled phones and Motorola Inc. iDEN and StarTAC phones. The kit connects notebook computers to the supported phones, …
TOKYO-Ericsson and Japan’s J-Phone Communications Co. signed an agreement covering the commercial launch of J-Phone’s W-CDMA network, beginning in 2001. Ericsson is supplying systems to support the Tokyo, Osaka and …
LINCOLN, Neb.-EFJohnson Co., a subsidiary of Transcrypt International Inc., submitted a proposal to the Telecommunications Industry Association to adopt its Voice over Internet Protocol radio networking technology as an open …
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it has signed up 29 co-sponsors for the Indian Telecom Training Initiative (ITTI 2000) to be held Sept. 25-28 in St. Paul, Minn. Co-sponsors include …
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.-ViryaNet Ltd., which provides Internet-based field service solutions for wireless work force management, plans to offer 4 million of its ordinary shares at $8 per share in an initial …
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News asked leaders of the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium, the CDMA Development Group and the GSM Association to share their views on third-generation services in their …
REDMOND, Washington, United States-Metawave Communications, a smart antenna manufacturer, is acquiring Adaptive Telecom for 5.5 million shares of Metawave common stock. The deal gives Metawave additional smart antenna technology that …
MENLO PARK, Calif.-Aeronautical and maritime telecommunications solutions operator BT A&M and InterWave Communications International Ltd. completed a successful technical trial of a wireless communications system providing full GSM coverage on …
TOKYO-Intel Corp.’s stock took a beating early Friday after the world’s largest silicon chip manufacturer reported third-quarter sales would fall short of analysts’ expectations. The company’s stock lost about 22 …
NEW YORK-InPhonic, still in its corporate infancy, has skipped over baby steps and is making major strides as an outsourced, behind-the-scenes distributor of private-labeled wireless and mobile-commerce services. In mid-September, …
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Now that NTT DoCoMo has a financial interest in a U.K. third-generation license holder, the prospect of i-mode mobile Internet services being deployed in Europe is firmly on …
BOSTON-IBM Corp. says it is partnering with two-thirds of the world’s leading wireless operators and that its wireless operations are growing 300 percent per year, though the company has not …
STAMFORD, Conn.-i3Mobile Inc. introduced a wireless portal designed to give security service providers the ability to send wireless alerts of detected or potential threats to information systems and network using …
HELSINKI, Finland-First Hop Ltd. has introduced a system designed to give mobile phone customers the ability to pay for movie tickets and other passes via what it called digital tokens, …
