Associations

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance released two new specifications to accelerate the development of camera phones. The specifications include a physical layer, D-PHY, which is designed to act …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission continues to face relocation problems with its third-generation mobile-phone spectrum plan, a situation that could affect the timing of June’s auction and combine with other factors …

In these early days of wireless entertainment, it appears content providers have effectively deployed a variety of Digital Rights Management solutions to protect their wares. But many believe all those …

FREMONT, Calif.-A wireless industry group known as the FLO Forum said the “forward link-only” air-interface specification, which proscribes protocols used over the airwaves between the FLO network and a FLO …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Mobile Marketing Association continues to gain momentum, adding more than six dozen members worldwide in the last three months. The nonprofit organization, which seeks to push the growth …

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group announced that the standard for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Revision B is on schedule for publication in the first quarter of 2006 and should significantly increase …

A group of Linux proponents announced today they have formed a new standards group aimed at promoting Linux software for mobile phones. “One of the key goals of the Linux …

WASHINGTON-Since customers must be at least 18 years old to have their own mobile-phone account, the wireless industry last week said it would begin classifying carrier-controlled content and restrict access …

CHICAGO-MobileIgnite declared its autonomy as an independent industry association, announcing that its top priority is to accelerate the adoption of fixed-mobile convergence interoperability. The new trade group said 16 industry …

Product announcements streamed out of Boston during WiMAX World 2005, a show where the attendance increased from the hundreds in 2004 to the thousands in 2005. As the industry moves …

AUSTIN, Texas-It’s official, Wi-Fi is here to stay. The word Wi-Fi has been added to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition for 2005. “You know you’ve truly made it when you’re …

FREMONT, Calif.-The FLO Forum, a four-month-old association formed to advance mobile TV technology, said nine new companies have joined its ranks. The new members are South Korea’s EBS, KT Freetel, …

HONG KONG-ZTE Corp. announced that its TD-SCDMA standard has been approved by the Third Generation Partnership Project as one of the 3G mobile communications standards. ZTE said its TR 34.943 …

MOUNTAIN VIEW-The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association tapped VeriSign Inc. to power its text messaging service. The industry association, which represents 10 carriers, will use Metcalf Inter-Carrier Messaging, a joint offering …

WASHINGTON-The District of Columbia Superior Court judge overseeing a cellular industry motion to dismiss six brain cancer lawsuits could be swayed by a Supreme Court ruling expected today. That ruling …

WASHINGTON-A CTIA-led effort to create a mobile-content ratings system has been dropped-at least for now. The CTIA board recently voted unanimously to recommend that wireless operators implement the Carrier Content …

RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America plans to induct 10 new fellows at its annual awards banquet Nov. 18. The club chooses people to be designated with fellow status …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Mobile Marketing Association said it has established a Mobile Search Working Group that will establish guidelines for a search marketing ecosystem. MMA said the group’s goal is to …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Trusted Computing Group said it plans to enable trust and security in mobile phones and their applications. TCG is a nonprofit industry association that creates open industry specifications …

SAN DIEGO-The Open Mobile Alliance made publicly available six new Enabler Releases that address both existing mobile services and future offerings. The releases include: OMA Multimedia Messaging Service Version 1.3, …

Unlike the freewheeling and sometimes thought-provoking keynotes of previous CTIA Wireless I.T. shows, Tuesday’s opening keynote session was a trio of rudimentary company presentations on business basics from Microsoft Corp., …

The GSM Association signed an agreement with NeuStar Inc. to offer Root Domain System services to more than 680 global GSM mobile operators. NeuStar’s Root DNS will manage a global …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced availability of new tools designed to help companies bring Bluetooth products to market faster. The Bluetooth SIG said the goal is to simplify …

SINGAPORE-The GSM Association Tuesday said it will begin offering handsets for less than $30 as the second phase of its program to bring affordable handsets to emerging markets. Additionally, the …

The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association has launched Focus on Driving, an interactive Web site to raise awareness of the risks associated with driver distraction. The Web site, http://www.focusondriving.ca, features an …