Digital rights management has arisen as one of the most critical elements of the wireless data industry. And in an acknowledgement of the importance of the technology, the Open Mobile Alliance today released an updated version of its DRM specifications."There is a strong market...
TOKYO-The MultiBand OFDM Alliance, which supports ultra-wideband technology, said it will publish a standard in May and plans to submit proposals for the IEEE working group.The body, which has about 50 members, hopes to make the product available to the market next year. But...
LONDON-GSM operators will count 1 billion users by the end of the first quarter 2004, according to predictions from the GSM Association. More than 180 million GSM users were added during 2003, representing 80 percent of new mobile-phone subscribers worldwide, according to the GSM...
WASHINGTON-Two months after the long-awaited wireless local number portability rules became effective, signs continue to point that porting phone numbers is still not a smooth transition.After spending several years of foot-dragging, the wireless industry-with prodding from the Federal Communications Commission-did a major media push...
LONDON-EMI Music, Downplay, In-Fusio, Omni Entertainment, MmO2, Qualcomm Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. are among the newest members of the Mobile Entertainment Forum, the group announced. The organization said the caliber of its new members is further evidence of its position as the leading...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-The WiMax Forum, which certifies broadband wireless access product interoperability, said its membership has leaped from 28 to 67 members in five months, including marquee names like Siemens, Covad and ZTE Corp.It also announced new members like Axxelera Broadband Wireless, Beamreach Networks,...
WASHINGTON-CTIA's Steve Largent moved swiftly Thursday to announce his new communications vice president and lobbyist after confirming to RCR Wireless News that he was making significant changes in the wireless trade association.John Walls, the anchor of NBC-affiliate KJRH-TV in Tulsa, Okla., will become the...
LAS VEGAS-Bill Gates told a packed audience at the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week that technology has become commonplace. Because as of this Christmas my parents have joined the world of people who use wireless phones (with a little arm twisting...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless received a pair of 3G CDMA Industry Achievement Awards from the CDMA Development Group, including industry leadership and service innovation.The CDG awarded the industry leadership to Richard Lynch, Verizon Wireless executive vice president and chief technical officer, in recognition of his...
WASHINGTON-Steven Berry, the No. 2 official at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, is leaving the organization to direct lobbying for the cable TV industry. The National Cable & Telecommunications Association said Berry, who served as senior vice president of government affairs...
BEIJING-The TD-SCDMA Alliance said it will announce five new members by the end of this year, emphasizing the growing acceptance and influence of the protocol."We have singled them out from 17 applicants this year to strengthen our alliance," said Yang Hua, secretary-general of the...
BERNE, Switzerland-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute said it signed a cooperation agreement with the Fixed Line Multimedia Messaging Service Forum to cooperate on multimedia messaging for fixed-line subscribers starting next year.The groups said they are committed to promoting and supporting an industry standard for...
WASHINGTON-The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions said it has developed and released a technical document designed to meet challenges wireless carriers are expected to encounter in implementing the local number portability mandate.ATIS explained its Ordering and Billing Forum's Wireless Workshop developed the "Wireless Intercarrier...
WASHINGTON-Five trade associations representing rural wireline carriers last week objected to a suggestion that universal-service support be restricted to primary lines."Before rural incumbent local exchange carriers and other eligible telecommunications carriers will invest in high-cost infrastructure, they must have a reasonable expectation that they...
MADRID, Spain-The Liberty Alliance said its Phase 2 specifications have been approved, rounding out the existing Liberty Federation Framework and the foundation for the Liberty Identity Web Services Framework. The Liberty Alliance also announced initial member implementation plans for the Phase 2 specifications, a...
WASHINGTON-Five trade associations representing rural wireline carriers objected on Wednesday to a restriction on universal-service support subsidies to only primary lines."Most wireless carriers have only constructed facilities in town and along the major highways of a rural study area and any universal-service support they...
WASHINGTON D.C.-The Industrial Telecommunications Association has elected F.H. "Rick" Smith of ChevronTexaco Inc. to serve as chair of the board. "I am thankful for the broad industry representation ITA brings to users of private wireless systems, and I look forward to a future that...
WASHINGTON-With just over three weeks before the scheduled implementation of wireless local number portability, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association released a number of consumer tips that it said would help smooth the porting process.The recommendations include not canceling your old service before visiting...
LAS VEGAS-From a crowded show floor at this week's Tower Summit & Trade Show, Shorecliff Communications L.L.C. presented its annual Excellence in Business Awards.Sprint Sites USA was awarded the most creative site concealment design for a site resembling a weather vane in the Research...
WASHINGTON-While the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association was laboring to find a new leader whose conservative politics would align with the GOP-led Congress and as top members steered hundreds of thousands of dollars to congressional Republicans who might share their deregulatory goals, top lobbyists...
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador-The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) and Global VSAT Forum (GVF) signed an agreement this week for the coordination of satellite-related programs."Widespread access to broadband satellite communications can promote the flow of information in the Americas, both for small and medium-size enterprises...
LAS VEGAS-Airborne Entertainment and Buzztime Entertainment announced an exclusive agreement to port the Buzztime trivia game to next-generation real-time downloadable wireless technologies, including BREW and Java.Under the terms of the agreement, Airborne Entertainment will distribute Buzztime's trivia games under the Buzztime brand for BREW-...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association today launched a new campaign to bring awareness to its own phone recycling program and the recycling efforts of several of its members."The wireless industry has been a leader in encouraging the safe management of its used hardware,...
PARIS-The WLAN Smart Card Consortium said it has released an updated smart card specification known as WLAN-SIM V1.0, which will allow hot-spot operators to extend subscriber identity module technology for authentication."This specification utilizes industry-endorsed standards for authentication-802.1x and EAP-and complements the WPA key management...
