Nextel ups 800 MHz band relocation offer; consensus parties threaten FCCWASHINGTON-In a Christmas Eve filing, Nextel Communications Inc., private-wireless licensees and the public-safety community threatened the Federal Communications Commission that if it did not accept the entire Consensus Plan, the plan would fall...
The nearly one-year-old Association of Wireless Professionals is offering the industry a new way to better reach its ever-valuable consumer base-through educated wireless retail professionals working on the front lines of wireless sales. "I have a passion for the industry. I believe in the...
Nextel ups 800 MHz band relocation offer; consensus parties threaten FCCWASHINGTON-In a Christmas Eve filing, Nextel Communications Inc., private-wireless licensees and the public-safety community threatened the Federal Communications Commission that if it did not accept the entire Consensus Plan, the plan would fall...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. chief technology officer Rod Nelson was elected chariman of the board of governors for the 3G Americas industry organization, succeeding Cingular Wireless L.L.C. CTO Bill Clift beginning in January. Clift, who served as chairman of the GSM technology-based organization...
ORLANDO-Comstar Interactive Corp. unveiled its new ShowInfo wireless lead collection and processing solution at this week's Expo! Expo! 2002 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando.With ShowInfo, tradeshow exhibitors can scan or swipe attendee passes in order to transmit and report lead data for viewing...
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Retailing wireless data technology will be addressed in The Wireless Experience tutorial taking place on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month.The day-long, six-session tutorial will be conducted by Andrew Seybold, Barney Dewey and Edmond Legum."Most...
WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association announced Loea Corp.'s president and chief executive officer, Louis Slaughter, will be a featured general session speaker on Jan. 13, the opening day of the Ninth Annual WCA Technical symposium and Business Expo.
BETHESDA, Md.-The Mobitex Operators Association announced it created a new standardized procedure the group said will allow developers more quickly gain worldwide documentation for their Mobitex-enabled devices."The continued introduction of new devices and applications are the lifeblood of every successful network technology," said Jack...
SAN DIEGO-Nokia demonstrated its person-to-person IP mobility services at this week's CDMA Development Group conference.The services are enabled by Nokia's IP Multimedia pilot system, which provides IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) functionality, to offer services including interactive gaming, "see what I see video telephony" services,...
NEW YORK-The Telecommunications Development Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based venture capital fund investing in early-stage communications companies nationwide, has made available an online tutorial on good corporate governance for entrepreneurs launching and growing new businesses. "Most educational services for entrepreneurs tend to focus only on...
LAS VEGAS-Eight industry players received awards at the Comdex show from Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility for their contributions to the wireless industry.The companies include AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Digit Wireless, Lightsurf Technologies Inc., Qualcomm Inc., Sprint PCS, Sun Microsystems Inc., Verizon Wireless and WildSeed."The...
NEW YORK-The Liberty Alliance Project has released for public review on its Web site at www.projectliberty.org a draft of specifications for an open, interoperable standard for federated network identity for the Internet, designed to enable a single sign-on for individual businesses and consumers."In a...
WASHINGTON-The Wireless Communications Association International urged federal regulators to set rules by early year for fixed wireless broadband service in upper millimeter wave spectrum that promises gigabit- per-second speeds. "I am confident that the high speed wireless services and backhaul enabled by this new...
SAN DIEGO-Dr. Pieter van Rooyen, founder and chief technology officer of Zyray Wireless, will speak on Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output antenna systems (MIMO) and Space-Time Processing (STP) technologies at two upcoming conferences."MIMO and Space-Time Processing have emerged as the most promising research and development area in...
NEW ORLEANS-Space Data Corp.'s chairman and chief executive officer Gerald Knoblach will lead a discussion on alternatives the tower industry can take to reach rural populations with wireless communications on Nov. 14, day 2 of the Tower Summit & Trade Show in New Orleans.Space...
WASHINGTON-The president of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association last Friday stepped back from comments he made to the press earlier in the week calling for merger guidelines from the Federal Communications Commission."The comments I used as reported in the press articles may have...
NEW YORK-Wi-Fi Alliance has laid out new mechanisms for security for the technology to address concerns about possible hacking.The specifications, known as Wireless Protected Access, covers 802.11i standard for encryption and 802.1x for access control in homes and office networks. It allows enterprise users...
RESTON, Va.-Actix, which provides software to optimize the performance of wireless networks, is showing its new Enterprise Advance Metrics Solution OSS software at this week's TeleManagement World.E-AMS allows wireless carrier to analyze network data to learn which services, devices and applications are most used...
LAS VEGAS-The Association of Wireless Professionals (AOWP) announced at last week's CTIA Wireless I.T. & Internet conference that it has reached a worldwide membership of 1,500."This announcement marks a major milestone for the wireless professional community's progress toward building community, education and certification for...
RESTON, Va.-MapInfo's chief technology officer George Moon will participate in an LBS Market Panel at this week's Location-Based Services Symposium, hosted by the GeoSpatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) and the open GIS Consortium Inc. (OGC).The LBS Market Panel will discuss E-911 developments, current...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. announced alliances with Digital Bridges, End2End, InfoSpace IN-FUSIO and MForma as part of its new Openwave Mobile Connect Program, the newest branch of the Openwave Developer Network.Openwave Mobile Connect's goal is to gather and feed Java and multimedia content...
LAS VEGAS-Vendors TTPCom, 7 Layers and Analog Devices and carriers AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, and T-Mobile will take part in a seminar called "Making EDGE Real-Out of Development and into Mobile Device," on Thursday at CTIA Wireless I.T. & Internet 2002.In addition to discussions...
ISTANBUL, Turkey-The GSM Association has announced a restructuring and renewed focus on speeding the implementation of third-generation networks amid continued W-CDMA delays across Europe. The group plans to establish a wireless network operator chief executive officer-level board to replace its current structure and to...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-The Smart Card Alliance announced its 2003 board of directors and executive committee as well as the appointment of Randy Vanderhoof as the new executive director.In addition to Vanderhoof, the executive committee now includes: Paul Beverly of SchlumbergerSema, chairman; Kevin Gillick of DataCard...
