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SAN JOSE, Calif.-The WiMAX Forum, an organization dedicated to the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless MAN specifications, announced it has 18 new member companies and has completed initial system …

Numerous wireless companies are making product and partnership announcements at SuperComm in Atlanta this week. Here is a roundup of the news and announcements: SandCherry Inc. and BEA Systems Inc. …

GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union, the international standards body, said it formed a relationship with the Consumer Electronics Association to work together on wireless and mobile communications, multimedia technologies and cable …

BANGKOK, Thailand-The 3G World Congress trade show has been rescheduled to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, Nov. 3-7, 2003, according to the Institute for International Research, the show’s organizer. The …

ORLANDO, Fla.-The Smart Card Alliance announced it has admitted 26 new members. “For the alliance to be gaining these highly respected commercial and government organizations as members, demonstrates there is …

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.-Location services company Autodesk Inc. said it has been recognized by the Open GIS Consortium as a co-author of the proposed OpenGIS Location Services Implementation Specification. The Open …

WASHINGTON-Mel V. Velarde, president and chief executive officer of Next Mobile Inc. in the Philippines, is scheduled to deliver the keynote address July 11 at the Wireless Communications Association trade …

CLAREMONT, Calif.-WolfeTech Development Corp. announced its founder and chief executive officer Surya Jayaweera will participate as a moderator and speaker at Research In Motion’s Wireless Enterprise Symposium scheduled for May …

LAS VEGAS-The Mobile Enterprise Alliance was launched in the U.S. this week at the NetWorld+Interop show in Las Vegas. The new industry group, created to promote the benefits of a …

TEL AVIV, Israel-ART, Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., announced its smARTspeak XG speech is now available on wireless phones based on Nokia’s Series 60 platform. The companies demonstrated ART’s speech technology …

ORLEANS, France-The Open GIS Consortium Inc. released the proposed OpenGIS Location Services Implementation Specification for public comment. The OpenLS specification resulted from the OpenLS 1 testbed initiatives held between October …

LOS ANGELES-The winners of the “World’s Smallest Film Festival,” an event held in conjunction with last week’s CTIA trade show in New Orleans aimed at showcasing films designed for next-generation …

NEW ORLEANS–The second day of keynote speeches at this year’s Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show in New Orleans had a similar theme to last year’s event with wireless local …

NEW ORLEANS-Although much of the news from last week’s CTIA show focused on the typical consumer, Research In Motion Ltd. managed to remind the industry of the importance of the …

NEW ORLEANS-Openwave Systems Inc. made a slew of announcements this week at CTIA Wireless 2003: the company introduced Openwave Voice MMS which integrates voice and data messaging capabilities; Openwave will …

NEW ORLEANS-A display celebrating the 20 years of commercial wireless services at the CTIA Wireless 2003 show includes a special feature on ArrayComm Inc.’s chairman and chief executive officer Martin …

NEW ORLEANS-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association announced it has re-named its fall show Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2003 to better reflect the market that the show represents. The show …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Michiel Lotter, co-founder and vice president of engineering at Zyray Wireless, will speak on “Optimum Combining” for WCDMA devices at IEEE’s upcoming Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, co-located …

NEW YORK-Content application provider Pinnacor Inc., formerly ScreamingMedia, will join the Leadership Council of CITA’s Wireless Internet Caucus (WIC), an organization devoted to driving adoption of wireless Internet applications. Pinnacor …

LONDON-Anritsu Corp. was granted approval for 3GPP RF test cases, as defined in the 3GPP terminal conformance specification, during the Global Certification Forum meeting this week. Anritsu also received GCF …

HANNOVER, Germany-The march of new, advanced devices continued in conjunction with the CeBIT trade show, with Samsung, Siemens, NEC and Symbol all making announcements. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. made perhaps …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Several of Sierra Wireless’ wireless data products will be included in the “20 Years of Wireless Commemorative Display” at CTIA Wireless 2003, which will highlight companies and products …

LAS VEGAS-Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc. announced at IWCE in Las Vegas it is celebrating 25 years as a designer and manufacturer of antennas and power products for wireless communications. “I …

KANATA, Ontario-Bridgewater Systems will demonstrate the latest addition to its suite of 802.11 offerings, the Wi-Fi Service Manager, a managed wireless local area network service for enterprises, at CTIA Wireless …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nomadix Inc. and T-Systems, a division of Deutsche Telekom Group, worked together to provide high-speed wireless Wi-Fi access to the more than 700,000 conference attendees at CeBIT 2003 …