N. BILLERICA, Mass.-Radio Waves Inc. announced it is sponsoring a contest to find the company that can use Radio Waves' antennas to achieve the longest reliable path in the 5 GHz unlicensed band.The winner of "The Longest Mile" contest, to be announced at the...
WASHINGTON-Two rural trade associations tried Wednesday to shoot down Western Wireless Corp.'s basic argument that competition and universal service can co-exist."Congress was careful to treat areas served by rural telephone companies differently, in recognition of the uncertainty regarding both the feasibility and the desirability...
WASHINGTON-FCC Chairman Michael Powell invited all state officials responsible for deploying wireless enhanced 911 to the Federal Communications Commission in late October for the second part of the E911 Initiative, which was launched in the spring."The FCC cannot make E911 happen-we need carriers, public...
Most people agree China offers a lucrative wireless landscape. It is already the world's largest market with one of the lowest mobile penetration rates. The opportunities for vendors and operators alike are enormous.China has its drawbacks as well. Doing business in China is different...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has increased the speed of wireless personal area networks to 55 megabytes per second from 1 Mbps for broad use of multimedia, digital imaging, high-quality audio and other high-bandwidth applications."We created the standard in response to...
All motorists engage in potentially dangerous distracting activities while driving, including talking on cell phones, according to a new survey from the American Automobile Association's Foundation for Traffic Safety. According to the association, distracted driving accounts for 25 percent to 50 percent of all...
GENEVA-The International Telecommunication Union partnered with TeleManagement Forum to allow TM Forum standards to be published by ITU as ITU-T Recommendations. ITU-T is ITU's standards-setting body.The partnership aims to leverage both organizations' resources to enhance international standards in operational support systems, ITU said."The TM...
As more wireless issues are hotly contested at the state level, state wireless associations could become more popular. The wireless industry in Tennessee has coalesced to form the Tennessee Wireless Association, a consortium of wireless industry advocates interested in furthering their knowledge of current...
Driver distraction has become an increasing debate among lawmakers, with Congress likely to consider legislation soon that would ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving-nationwide. Such legislation would put a damper on the futuristic plans of the automotive and cellular industries to...
SEATTLE-Qpass Inc. announced it has joined the Mobile Payment Forum, a global organization that promotes the development of a framework for the deployment of mobile payments."Qpass is looking forward to sharing our expertise from the North American market with this wide-reaching group," said Chase...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry got an unlikely ally in its fight to postpone wireless local number portability when three wireline trade associations sent a letter to Capitol Hill saying that because various implementation issues have not been resolved, chaos will ensue if the Nov. 24...
LONDON-The GSM Association said it welcomed the European Commission's recent initiative to combat spamming. GSM Europe, the regional interest group, said the new EU provisions can help to limit the problem if transposed effectively and fairly."Most critical of all is the negative impact it...
PARIS-The WLAN Smart Card Consortium has released a smart card specification to allow hot-spot operators to use subscriber identity module technology for wireless local area network authentication. The specification will allow mobile operators to securely use existing roaming, billing and back-office infrastructure in WLAN...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The cdma2000 global subscriber base surpassed 50 million in May, according to the CDMA Development Group. There are currently 53 commercial cdma2000 networks in 29 countries and 17 more networks are scheduled to be deployed later this year, according to the CDG....
LONDON-The Global Mobile Suppliers Association launched an Asia-Pacific Chapter in the Philippines to support the growth of third-generation W-CDMA technology.The GSA also has an Indian chapter. The new Philippine chapter will be known as GSA APAC.
Washington-ASCENT Business Solutions, a subsidiary of the Association of Communications Enterprises, and Portland, Ore.-based Consumer Cellular have formed ASCENT Wireless, a new program designed to offer wholesale wireless service to small and medium-sized telecommunications firms."The basic intent of ASCENT Wireless is to help our...
The GSM Association issued a call to the industry to speed the interoperability of multimedia messaging services across the world.The group said it is working with the Open Mobile Alliance, the 3G Partnership Project and the vendor community to promote operator consensus and commitment...
The Wi-Fi Alliance said eight 802.11g products from six companies have received certification from the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers.The companies include Atheros Inc., Broadcom Corp., Intersil Corp., Melco Inc., Proxim Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. Both Intersil and Atheros said they have...
Approaching its 95th birthday, the Radio Club of America continues to be a source of inspiration and education to its members, whose ongoing contributions make this living history of radio communications possible.The club was founded, the story goes, by a group of teenage members...
Catfish are jumpin'! Seems that Korn Ferry-a high falutin' company that puts folks in high-paying jobs in big cities-has Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) on the line for the top spot at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. How ya' like that.On paper, Pickering, who...
WASHINGTON-Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.) confirmed to RCR Wireless News he is being considered for the top job at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, but it is unclear whether the 39-year-old Mississippi lawmaker is the trade group's first choice to lead the $80...
The quest for wireless open standards will advance to the home networking arena as 17 major companies, both wired and wireless, have formed an alliance to simplify sharing of digital content among cell phones, personal digital assistants, consumer electronics and other devices. The group...
BOSTON-The SALT Forum, a standards group aimed at promoting the use of speech technologies in multimodal and telephony systems, announced it combined new graphics technology with its speech interface specifications. The group said the move will allow developers to further enhance the user experience...
WASHINGTON-RCR Wireless News took home a coveted national award in the annual American Society of Business Publication Editors 2002 awards ceremony held Thursday night for the weekly publication's government coverage.Washington Bureau Chief Jeffrey Silva and Washington reporter Heather Forsgren Weaver shared the honor of...
