RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and Nextel Partners Inc. donated $70,000 of wireless phones and service to enhance security efforts and event coordination during the National Governors Association annual meeting scheduled for this month in Boise, Idaho.The donation includes nearly 200 handsets from Nextel and...
McLEAN, Va.-As the telecommunications industry tries to recover from the double blow of a Wall Street meltdown and recent accounting scandals, startup companies meeting here this morning were told that people seeking jobs today are looking for ethical companies.Startups heard that building management teams...
ARLINGTON, Va.-The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) announced Craig Barrett, chief executive officer of Intel Corp. will deliver a keynote address on the opening day of the 2003 show in Las Vegas. The show, International CES-Your Source for Workstyle and Lifestyle Technology-which is sponsored,...
BOSTON-Redline Communications Inc. announced five new partnership agreements at this week's Wireless Communications Association conference in Boston.The company signed deals with Wireless Connections, Maika'i Systems, Gulf Islands Wireless, EduTek and Binary Solutions. "These systems integrators recognize the value of Redline technology and we're delighted...
WASHINGTON-Wireless Communications Association International is hosting two high-profile panels at its annual conference in Boston next week that will assess the implications for the wireless communications industry of homeland security developments such as the proposed new cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security, WCA said.The sessions...
OTTAWA-Industry Canada said it will continue to prohibit the use of jamming devices following a public consultation on the issue. Radio frequency jamming devices, called jammers or silencers, interfere with or block cellular services in specific locations, such as restaurants or theaters.The regulatory agency...
LOS ANGELES-The Mobile Marketing Association announced it will team with online privacy advocate TRUSTe, a move the groups said would help the wireless marketing industry better address privacy issues."We are glad to work with the Mobile Marketing Association, a leadership organization that will provide...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.—The SyncML Initiative announced it will officially consolidate into the newly formed Open Mobile Alliance, a group created to act as an umbrella standards organization for the various aspects of the wireless data industry.The WAP Forum and the Wireless Village instant messaging initiative...
FT. LEE, N.J.—ReefEdge Inc. said it provided the wireless network for the USENIX 2002 Annual Technical Conference held in Monterey, Calif., June 10-15, allowing conference attendees to communicate with their home office as well as to access e-mail and the Internet."In a matter of...
WASHINGTON—Telecommunications research and analyst firm The Strategis Group ceased operations today.The firm was founded in 1964 by Martin Malarkey and Archer Taylor. It was known as Malarkey, Taylor and Associates until it acquired wireless research firm EMCI in 1987, and it became MTA-EMCI. The...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—The GSM Association and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group Inc. say they are working together to educate their members on the applications that will accrue from interoperating both technologies."Short-range wireless technologies such as Bluetooth provide valuable consumer benefits that are expected to...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.—InterDigital Communications Corp. announced it is playing host to the General Assembly of the UMTS Forum and its members for a two day conference on 3G wireless services that began June 6 in Philadelphia."We are proud to host the UMTS Forum...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's Wireless 2001 tradeshow jumped to a ranking of 42, up from 68, in Tradeshow Week's annual ranking of the top 200 tradeshows in the United States and Canada."2001 was a rough year for both the economy and...
NEW YORK—Trade associations UMTS Forum and 3G Americas announced they have signed a letter of understanding to "support each other globally through educational and promotional activities to increase the visibility of the 3G (third-generation) market and services, strengthen the estimated 3G market opportunity and...
WASHINGTON—The American Mobile Telecommunications Association has been chosen to manage a new trade group representing broadband-minded electric utilities. The Power Line Communications Association will be run by Alan Shark, president of AMTA. PLCA, which promotes electric grids and inside wiring in homes and...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association used the final day of Wireless Safety Week to remind drivers that a top priority this Memorial Day weekend should be to reach their destinations safely.'The wireless industry is working hard to educate drivers on the wide...
TEL AVIV—Commil announced it will demonstrate voice SCO handover at the upcoming Bluetooth Congress in Amsterdam June 11-14.The voice SCO handover demonstration allows users to move about while talking on mobile phones or using audio and video streaming without interruption or reduced call quality...
SAO PAULO, Brazil—3G Americas announced its endorsement of this year's 3GSM Americas 2002 and the Mobile Evolution Expo, to begin December 4 in Sao Paulo, Brazil."This event is absolutely essential for those investment analysts, regulators, and operators making critical decisions about new wireless investment,"...
WASHINGTON—Several information technology and communications sector trade associations said they have submitted input, which be included in the "President's National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure and Cyberspace Security," set to be published at the end of July, on how to protect the nation's critical infrastructure...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 percent as part of a major shakeup that officials said will enable it to...
WASHINGTON—The Personal Communications Industry Association has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 percent as part of a major shakeup that officials said will enable it to focus on...
WASHINGTON—The National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, which is holding its annual legislative and regulatory conference here this week, got a pep talk today from Rep. John Thune (R-S.D.), who encouraged the leaders of rural telephone companies to continue their battle to preserve universal-service subsidies."The order...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association announced seven laboratories are now authorized to test wireless products for the CTIA Certification Program."Our seven authorized testing labs allow CTIA to provide manufacturers with the testing capacity needed to handle the volume of new products now...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Several major trade associations have joined to send a letter to President George W. Bush in support of his leadership in securing more spectrum for next generation wireless services.The letter was released at the NTIA Spectrum Summit where the allocation of 120 MHz...
