Associations

LOS ANGELES-A quick tour of this week’s show indicates there’s no shortage of hype regarding the future of wireless data. But there’s also plenty of uncertainty. News Corp. President and …

WASHINGTON—The Telecommunications Industry Association looked inside and chose Grant Seiffert to succeed Matthew Flanigan as president beginning Jan.1. Seiffert has worked his way up the TIA organization ladder after leaving …

More than 15,000 people are expected to converge on Los Angeles as CTIA kicks off its Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show next week. RCR @ CTIA Click here for complete …

WASHINGTON—The Telecommunications Industry Association looked inside and chose Grant Seiffert to succeed Matthew Flanigan as president beginning Jan.1, 2007. Seiffert has worked his way up the TIA organization ladder after …

More than 15,000 people are expected to converge on Los Angeles as CTIA kicks off its Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show next week. The show takes place Sept. 12-14 at …

AUSTIN, Texas—In a break from its tradition of certifying products only after a standard has been approved, the Wi-Fi Alliance says it plans to “pre-certify” the interoperability of pre-802.11n products …

ASPEN, Colo.-The debates over net neutrality, protecting minors from nefarious content and digital rights management took a hiatus from their usual home in Washington, D.C., and were hashed out in …

FREMONT, Calif.—The FLO Forum said it approved a specification for its mobile TV network technology, a move that will allow equipment makers to build gear that will work on any …

WASHINGTON-A group of federal and state regulators plan to re-examine the use of reverse auctions to determine which companies score universal-service funds to support telecommunications in high-cost rural areas. The …

Higher-throughput speeds for Wi-Fi got slowed down again as the IEEE’s 802.11n task group’s vote on the second draft of the wireless specification was postponed until January. Frank Hanzlik, managing …

WASHINGTON—A group of federal and state regulators plan to re-examine the use of reverse auctions to determine which companies score universal-service funds to support telecommunications in high-cost rural areas. The …

DENVER-RCR Wireless News took home a national silver award for its on-site trade show coverage of CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2005 Expo. The award, given by the American Society …

The videogame industry’s annual extravaganza of booth babes, deafening sound effects and eye-popping displays is lowering its profile. And mobile game makers aren’t complaining. The Electronic Entertainment Expo, which has …

BOSTON—The Khronos Group continued to gain steam as high-profile players including Apple Computer Inc., Dell Computer Corp. and Google Inc. joined the association’s effort to develop open standards for mobile …

WASHINGTON—The videogame industry’s annual extravaganza of booth babes, deafening sound effects and eye-popping displays is lowering its profile. The Electronic Entertainment Expo, which drew more than 60,000 industry professionals to …

WESTCHESTER, Ill.—Andrew Corp. said it has been elected as a member of the TD-SCDMA Industry Alliance. The alliance includes about 25 companies and government agencies that are promoting commercialization of …

BOULDER, Colo.—The Mobile Marketing Association continued to expand its roster, adding 27 member companies from five countries. The industry organization signed up traditional media companies including the Associated Press, National …

ISSY-LES-MOULINAUX, France—The Linux Phone Standards Forum said Telecom Italia, Texas Instruments Inc. and ZTE Corp. have joined its ranks. The group is in the process of defining a standard software …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—VeriSign Inc. announced an agreement with the WiMAX Forum to become the official security provider for the 802.16 standard. In a joint statement, VeriSign and the WiMAX Forum …

WASHINGTON—The mobile phone industry has teamed up with other telecom players to lobby for universal service reform. The new USF by the Numbers Coalition backs a numbers-based plan that the …

LONDON—Market research firm Ovum plc said it will pay $1.2 million to acquire Boston-based counterpart Summit Strategies Inc. Ovum, which staged an initial public offering in March, offers research and …

NEW YORK—The Yankee Group once again pulled together a quality list of speakers for its Wireless Leadership Summit, including executives from Sprint Nextel Corp., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless, …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Google Inc., Nokia Corp., Vodafone Group plc and others are hoping to spur uptake of the wireless Web with a set of development guidelines for Internet publishers. The World …

WASHINGTON-Wireless industry trade association CTIA continued to press the Federal Communications Commission to allow its members to use studies to determine long-distance vs. local traffic to figure how much they …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—The Bluetooth Special Interest Group launched what it’s calling the “Bluetooth Experience Icon Program,” which the group said will help inform consumers about various Bluetooth technologies. The Bluetooth SIG …