Associations

NEW YORK-The Liberty Alliance Project, a consortium that advocates open federated identity standards and identity-based Web services, said eight companies have completed certification testing at the group’s most recent conformance …

The Mobile Marketing Association and wireless carrier association CTIA released guidelines outlining policies for wireless carriers and content providers marketing to consumers. A committee including all five Tier 1 operators …

The Unlicensed Mobile Access group is shuttering its doors after getting its specifications included in the Third Generation Partnership Project’s Release 6. “It has always been the intent of the …

The Mobile Marketing Association and wireless carrier association CTIA released guidelines outlining policies for wireless carriers and content providers marketing to consumers. A committee including all five Tier 1 operators …

CHIBA, Japan-A consortium of Web-based companies unveiled an initiative to simplify Internet browsing from handheld devices. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) encouraged members to join two working groups working …

WILMINGTON, Del.-The Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) established a code of conduct for e-mail companies, Internet service providers and wireless carriers, outlining guidelines to prevent spam. The group adopted principles …

The GSM Association again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling the revised rates “unreasonable and unworkable.” The trade association of more than 600 wireless operators rejected the latest …

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers, combining the strengths of both personal wireless area network technologies. The Bluetooth SIG said the partnership will …

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers in combining the strength of both personal wireless area technologies. The Bluetooth SIG said the partnership will …

The GSM Association once again blasted proposed rates for licensing anti-piracy technology, calling recently revised rates “unreasonable and unworkable.” The trade association of more than 600 wireless operators rejected the …

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.-The OTA Flash Forum, which focuses on issues facing over-the-air management of mobile devices, said it added several new members to its ranks. New members are DAT Group, …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-PCIA and tower company AAT Communications Corp., together with three state wireless associations, have launched a Web site aimed at helping other states form wireless associations. The site, www.swaprogram.net, …

SUNOL, Calif.-The MultiMediaCard Association announced it will team with the Open Mobile Alliance standards group to develop copyright protection measures for removable MMC cards in mobile phones. Specifically, the MMCA …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The WiMedia Alliance said Microsoft Corp. has joined its effort to push standardization and adoption of ultra-wideband technology for high-speed wireless connectivity. The industry association, which recently joined …

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.-Six radio-frequency identification companies are joining with the Computing Technology Industry Association to develop a vendor-neutral RFID certification, according to CompTIA. Organizations that have joined the effort included …

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-The CDMA Development Group said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International 450 Association, formerly the NMT Association, to cooperate on promoting CDMA2000 technologies …

WASHINGTON-CTIA said it has formed a working group to combat wireless-handset viruses. “While electronic viruses-like human viruses-can never be completely eliminated, the industry is proactively taking steps to protect the …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association’s board of directors elected eight new members at its meeting April 11 in Cambridge, Md. New board members are Michael Thurk, group vice president-enterprise at …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association, which represents more than 2,000 corporate members, said it has created the Wireless Product Specialist Study Guide designed to aid the wireless retail community in …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.-PCIA said more than $750 million was spent relocating about 3,600 microwave links under its Microwave Clearinghouse program. The clearinghouse, a collaborative venture created in 1996 among PCS carriers …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance announced four ZigBee-compliant platforms from Chipcon, CompXs, Ember and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. The alliance conducted testing of the platforms to ensure interoperability via its official …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-3G Americas elected Andrew Corp. to its board of governors. The company said it will be represented on the board by JC Huang and Ray Butler. Other board of …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Game Developers Association said Thursday it has formed a committee to act as a resource for mobile game developers, publishers, researchers and aggregators. The Mobile Game Development Special …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTPCom said the Open Mobile Alliance has re-elected its senior software architect, Lars Brenk, as the chairman of OMA’s Game Services Working Group. Brenk will focus on interoperability …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.-IEEE said it has approved work to begin on an amendment to the 802.11 standard for wireless local area networks. The project involves a WLAN standard amendment for WLAN …