ATLANTA-There are now 1 billion GSM customers in the world and the technology is experiencing rapid growth in the Americas, according to the 3G Americas organization. Some analysts, according to 3G Americas, predict GSM will reach the 2 billion customer market by 2010."The Americas...
ATLANTA-CTIA's Wireless Foundation will partner with prepaid wireless service provider TracFone Wireless to distribute wireless phones to domestic violence victims. The phones and associated airtime will be donated to domestic violence shelters as part of the Foundation's Call to Protect program, which has provided...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International named John Newman its new executive director.Newman joins APCO from Matsushita Communication Industrial Corp. of America, where he was vice president and functional chief operations officer.
ATLANTA-The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. (RBRC) will collect old cell phones for recycling at their booth at CTIA Wireless 2004 as part of a new call2recycle program.RBRC said some proceeds from the refurbished phones will be donated to selected charities.
LA JOLLA, Calif. -The Open Mobile Alliance has described as proprietary the Push-to-Talk standard announced by two competing vendor interests yesterday."They are not 3G products," remarked Gaby Lenhart, chairman of the OMA PTT working group. Nokia had said its products differ from those announced...
ATLANTA-AMTA 2004 has issued its final call for papers for the technical symposium scheduled for Oct. 17-22 at the Evergreen Conference Resort in Stone Mountain Park, Ga. Authors are invited to submit a 200-word abstract for review by May 9.
WASHINGTON-A federal appeals court's interest in how the Federal Communications Commission solves carrier compensation issues could pre-empt a telecom industry group's efforts to solve the problem.William Maher, chief of the FCC's Wireline Competition Bureau, said he hasn't given the industry group a deadline yet,...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group appointed Dr. Michael Foley to the newly created position of technical director, where he will direct the development of future versions of the short-range wireless technology, lead interoperability and usability initiatives and oversee the various working groups...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. announced the call for submissions for its BREW 2004 Developer Awards, which recognize outstanding applications designed to run on Qualcomm's BREW solution."The purpose of the BREW 2004 Developer Awards is to recognize those applications that stand out worldwide as the best...
IRWINDALE, Calif.-Wireless accessory manufacturer and distributor Superior Communications will demonstrate its service and product offerings in an interactive booth at this year's CTIA Wireless 2004."Backed by an award-winning engineering team and a proven track record of reliability, Superior Communications arms its customer with all...
BIGGLESWADE, U.K.-Smith Myers Communications will introduce a new GSM air-interface protocol analyzer at CTIA's show in Atlanta in March.The analyzer allows cellular engineers to analyze communication between a mobile device and the network on which it is being used by pinpointing faults in equipment...
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Steve Largent, president and chief executive officer of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, will be a featured speaker at the 14th Annual Invitational Wireless Dinner sponsored by Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility. The dinner will take place March 22 in Atlanta in...
CHICAGO-Developer of Bluetooth handsfree solution Parrot will present a new line of car kits at CTIA Wireless 2004, taking place in Atlanta March 22-24. The company will introduce the CK3100 Advanced Car Kit, the CD3300 GPS Car Kit and the CK3500 Professional Car Kit....
CANNES, France-Despite the less-than-ideal weather conditions at this year's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, the event was highlighted by the GSM industry's announcement of signing up its 1 billionth customer worldwide and the European market's bright expectations for full third-generation networks that have...
CANNES, France-Some wireless players around the world have come together to form the UMTS TDD Alliance to share information, set requirements for future solutions and foster market growth based on the UMTS TDD standard.The founding members identified operators' demand for technical and marketing insights...
CANNES, France-The 2004 GSM Association Awards, sponsored by Intel, Microsoft, Vodafone, Nortel, Nokia and Convergys, were presented last night at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The winners were:Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Sony Ericsson T610 device won for best mobile terminal handset or device....
CANNES, France-The MultiMediaCard Association introduced version 4.0 of the MultiMediaCard specification, which offers wider bus width, dual-voltage operation and higher transfer speeds.The new specification includes three key features. The wider bus width allows for host design flexibility and higher data transfer bandwidth at a...
CANNES, France- The GSM Association and manufacturers-including Alcatel, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Panasonic, Sagem, Siemens and Sony Ericsson-announced a new strategy to reduce the theft of mobile phones at this week's 3GSM World Congress.The GSMA and the mobile-phone manufacturers have established a series of measures...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group has announced dates for the CDMA Americas Congress and the 3G World Congress and Exhibition.The CDMA Americas Congress and Test Forum will be held Sept. 28-30 in Miami, Fla., and the 3G World Congress and Exhibition will be...
LONDON-Qualcomm Inc. said more than 125 application publishers and developers as well as European operators and device manufacturers attended its first European BREW Developers Conference, held last week in London. "The first European BREW Developers Conference shows our commitment to building strong, collaborative relationships...
MELVILLE, N.Y.-Pulver.com and Next Generation Ventures announced they will launch their inaugural Cameraphone Summit: The Conference on Cameraphones and Convergent Mobile Media April 27-30 in Maui, Hawaii.Executives from Nokia Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. will offer keynote speeches, and the summit will cover issues from...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The newly formed Women's Wireless Leadership Forum launched its first educational teleconference-"New Historic Preservation Rules: Impact on Your Bottom Line," scheduled for Feb. 19.The teleconference, to be hosted by Monica Gambino, associate general counsel for regulatory affairs at Crown Castle International Corp., will...
DALLAS-The Mobile Industry Processor Interface Alliance said two major vendors, Intel Corp. and Motorola Inc., are among its 35 new members.The organization defines and promotes open standards for interfaces to mobile application processors."Our growing membership base sends a clear signal that the mobile industry...
RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America handed out accolades to several contributors to the wireless industry at its recent annual banquet and its 94th Anniversary Dinner Awards Presentation.Arthur McDole received the Fred M. Link Award for "his substantial contributions to the advancement and...
