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BEIJING—Motorola’s V60 and V66 type handsets went back on sale in Yinchuan, the capital city of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in Western China. Sales were suspended on 5 December …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association announced it has made its Global M-User Market Research, released earlier this fall, available for use. The market research data provides companies with data …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association announced Miguel (Mike) Pellon has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of the PCIA Foundation. Pellon, vice president and general manager …

SAN FRANCISCO—The Bluetooth Special Interest Group’s Human Input Devices Working Group released a definition for how input devices such as keyboards will use Bluetooth technology for communicating with other wireless …

WASHINGTON—The ComCare Alliance ACN Data Set Working Group announced it published a draft automatic crash test notification data standard in XML. The standard will facilitate the electronic transmission of automatic …

DALLAS—Samsung Telecommunications America announced it will sponsor the Gadget Bar at “Fashion For Freedom,” a fashion show scheduled for December 6, 2001, in Hollywood, Calif., to benefit the U.S. Fund …

WASHINGTON—Cibernet, a subsidiary of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, released its new Mobile Xchange Protocol, which the company said is designed to allow customers to bill for non-voice services. …

MERCER ISLAND, Wash.—Twenty telecom companies have joined to form the Service Availability Forum, a new coalition to fortify services and applications running on the currently existing global communications network. The …

WLIA adopts privacy policyWASHINGTON, D.C.—The Wireless Location Industry Association (WLIA) has adopted a new privacy policy based on the Federal Trade Commission’s Fair Information Practices policy. “No public policy issue …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association’s (PCIA) Site Owners and Managers Alliance (SOMA) announced it has formed the SOMA Technology Committee, which will promote effective communications and an understanding of …

WASHINGTON—The National Association of Tower Erectors and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have signed a partnership agreement to reduce injuries and deaths that are on the rise as wireless …

HALLETTSVILLE, Texas—The Texas Association of Paging Services (TAPS) announced it has upgraded its network by installing backup Internet computers on one of its satellite channels and completing negotiations for another …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Technology & Internet Association (CTIA) announced the launch of its new WOW-COM Market Research Center, which will provide reports, studies, white papers and articles from research and …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Telecommunications and Information administration (NTIA) is asking for comments on several broadband deployment issues including supply and demand for services and the technical, economic, or regulatory barriers …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Bar Association will hold its 12th annual charity auction this week to benefit inner city schools here. Auction proceeds will go to the STEP/I Have a Dream …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) announced six annual awards given to individuals and companies for outstanding contributions to their communities through the use of mobile technology. The Albert …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—The WAP Forum, which works to foster the growth of the Wireless Application Protocol standard, named Robert L. Brown, the former chairman of the GSM Association North American …

LONDON—The WAP Forum and the GSM Association announced they will formalize and strengthen their cooperative alliance, collaborating on projects such as the GSM Association’s M-Services initiative, which is based on …

ARLINGTON, Va.—Organizers of Supercomm 2001 announced that despite this year’s uncertain economy, final tabulations show that attendance was up at its trade show this past June. In attendance were 853 …

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France—Mobile telecommunications industry executives paid tribute this week to Akio Sasaki, chairman of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Project Coordination Group following his October 5 death, a …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Motorola Inc. has licensed it iTAP intelligent keypad text entry technology to Acer Communications and Multimedia Inc. Acer said it will use iTAP technology, which it licensed for three …

ATLANTA—Some of the top companies in the wireless space are planning a nationwide series of seminars to educate business leaders on the critical components of a successful mobile computing solution.The …

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—Shorecliff Communications and RCR Wireless News announced the finalists for the 2001 Excellence in Business Awards, scheduled to take place Oct. 30 at the 2001 Tower Summit …

MIAMI—The American Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) announced its plans to host an organizing meeting for independent two-way radio dealers at the upcoming AMTEX conference in Miami on November 12 and …

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—The 2001 Tower Summit and Tradeshow in Las Vegas on Oct. 28-30, will hold specific panels and sessions to aid small to mid-size independent tower owners and …