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 am proud to look back on our 25 years as an industry leader and...
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 2003.The new product allows carriers to monitor and manage enterprise sites while providing secure...
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 in Hannover, Germany, this week.Following the show, the Deutsche Messe AG Convention Center will...
AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it plans to demonstrate its i.Smart smartphone reference design at the CTIA conference in New Orleans, La.The design combines its 2.5G integrated wireless platform and its multi-OS compatible i.MX applications processor."This means that i.Smart is optimized for Linux, Palm OS,...
WASHINGTON-The wireless data arm of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association said it plans to expand its focus to include the rapidly growing content creation community, and that content companies Jippii USA, Kargo, Mobliss, m-Qube, Moviso, News Corp. and Pinnacor have joined the group.CTIA's...
CALGARY, Alberta-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said David Macdonald, executive adviser of DoCoMo I-mode Europe B.V., will be a keynote speaker at Wireless Connections 2003 conference, held in Calgary in May.Other confirmed speakers include an executive from Finnish wireless carrier Radionlinja and 3G consultant and author...
CANNES, France-The GSM Association's new board declared its two key strategic goals for this year are shortening time-to-market and ensuring the global availability of new and developing wireless services.The GSMA is especially focused on accelerating MMS interoperability and in ensuring the vitality and commercial...
CANNES, France-The 2003 GSM Association Awards were presented this week in conjunction with the 3GSM World Congress being held in Cannes, France. In the technology innovation category, Sharp Corp. won for the Sharp GX10 handheld and Telos Technology and Globecomm Systems Inc. won for...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Wireless infrastructure association Personal Communications Industry Association said Thomas (Tam) Murray, founder and managing member of Community Wireless Structures, has joined its board of directors.Community Wireless Structures is a wireless infrastructure company that currently manages 18 tower sites and plans to manage 30...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. will demonstrate its W-CDMA air interface solutions at the upcoming 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The demonstrations will feature InterDigital's Wideband Time Division Duplex (WTDD) system and a W-CDMA solution for mobile terminals, including the company's Frequency...
PARAMUS, N.J.-Penton Media Inc. said Intel Corp.'s Gadi Singer and Philips Electronics' Paul Marino will give the keynote addresses at the 2003 Wireless Systems Design Conference and Expo later this month in San Jose, Calif. Singer is vice president of the wireless communications and...
LOS ANGELES-Key3Media Group, organizer of Comdex, Seybold Seminars, NetWorld+Interop and JavaOne trade shows, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Feb. 4 in Wilmington, Del.Key3Media, which hopes to emerge from Chapter 11 under its current management, said it would not cancel upcoming events this year,...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Cetecom Inc. said its North American test facility has been accredited by the Bluetooth SIG as a Bluetooth Qualification Test Facility (BQTF) for protocol and profile conformance testing.The network of Cetecom companies now includes six Bluetooth Qualification Bodies (BQB) and three BQTF locations.
FOLSOM, Calif.-The Association of Wireless Professionals (AOWP) announced it will hold its AOWP Certified Wireless Sales Associate (CWSA) Training Course March 16 and 17 as part of the CTIA Wireless 2003 conference in New Orleans.The course, designed for wireless sales people, will cover telecommunications...
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J.-Executives from Computer Associates International, Forrester Research Inc., Hypercom and the Transportation Security Administration have been tapped to be speakers during the Smart Card Alliance's conference, Feb. 12-13 in Salt Lake City.Conference panels will also cover issues of infrastructure for trusted computing,...
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Zyray Wireless will take part in a panel on third-generation wireless at the ChinaTech 2003 Conference taking place in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 18 and 19."Migrating to next generation technologies in a rapid and cost-effective manner poses a great challenge to the wireless...
MONTREAL, Canada-Instant messaging company OZ Communications Inc. said its suite of products has again been tested officially compliant with the Open Mobile Alliance's Instant Messaging and Presence Services 1.1 specifications.
LAS VEGAS-Known as the two-headed monster of the personal computing industry by the nickname Wintel, the heads of Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. made special mention of the importance wireless technology will play in the future of consumer electronics during their respective keynote speeches...
LAS VEGAS-Conference-goers who managed to brave the miles of show floor at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show were witness to a significant movement in the electronics landscape-the rise of wireless. Hundreds of wireless companies showed off their wares at the well-attended convention, and...
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Wireless Communications Association announced 14 winners of its annual industry awards, given to carriers and vendors using wireless technology to deliver broadband service in innovative ways. Wemmies went to: NextNet Wireless, ArrayComm, the Dandin Group, Dynamic Broadband, Evertek, IPWireless, Motorola Canopy, MVS...
MONTAIN VIEW, Calf.-The Wi-Fi Alliance said that 40 additional companies have joined the body from around the world. It also announced the first phase of the Wi-Fi Zone Global Brand to promote the availability of public access services around the world.Some of the members...
LAS VEGAS-ReCellular Inc. will attend this year's CES show in Las Vegas to demonstrate its services. The company refurbishes used cellular phones and markets them to companies that resell them in developing countries."We've identified several thousand enterprises around the world that are constantly looking...
ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association's R6 Mobile Electronics committee has created CEA-936, a standard that allows cell phones to connect to car kits, car stereos, RS232 device sand chargers through a mini-USB connector included in On-The-Go (OTG) supplements."This will increase the adoption rate of...
LAS VEGAS-Stan Sigman, the new head of Cingular Wireless, will not give a keynote speech during the Consumer Electronics Show, an appearance originally slated for Cingular's former President and CEO Stephen Carter. Sigman bows out of a keynote lineup that includes the heads of...
