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 Interest Group, as the forum's new chief executive officer.As CEO, Brown will provide worldwide...
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 WAP version 2.0.The two organizations said they would work together on network operator requirements,...
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 companies, occupying 537,490 square feet of exhibit space, marking a 13-percent increase from 2000....
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 result of a stroke he suffered in July.Sasaki, who was 55, was managing director...
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 years, in the mobile phones it develops for mobile handset vendors, including Motorola, to simplify...
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 companies include GoAmerica, Hewlett-Packard Co., Verizon Information Technologies and XcellNet Inc.The seminars will be...
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 and Trade Show at the Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas.The awards recognize leadership and...
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 13.A panel including: George Daigneault, president of Daigneault Communications; Nancy Gruen, director of Licensing...
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 managers who provide tower or rooftop space to the wireless communications industry. More than...
NEW YORK—In the wake of the events of Sept. 11, efforts are being made to reschedule Wireless World 2001, which was to begin September 24 at the World Trade Center in New York."We will not let terror succeed, at least in the only part...
WASHINGTON—The National Telephone Cooperative Association has canceled its fall conference originally scheduled for Baltimore starting Sept. 23."After careful consideration, NTCA decided that the current uncertainty in air travel schedules and national security necessitates cancellation of the fall conference. … We apologize for any inconvenience...
WASHINGTON—The American Mobile Telecommunications Association and the Licensing Assistance Office have entered into a strategic alliance to effectively represent and promote the interests of independent two-way radio dealers, AMTA announced on Wednesday.LAO, based in Gettysburg, Pa., is a membership organization that provides licensing and...
ARLINGTON, Va.—Organizers of the 2002 International CES Knowledge Circuit conference program, scheduled for January 8, 2002, in Las Vegas, announced they expect to hold more than 100 educational sessions and to host 110,000 attendees.Eleven technology circuits expected to be covered in the conference include...
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Industrial Telecommunications Association has postponed until further notice the Private Wireless Spectrum Management Conference and Exposition that was scheduled for Sept. 19-22 in Washington, D.C. For further information, contact ITA at (703) 528-5115.
SAN DIEGO—India's Hughes Software Systems showcased several next-generation software solutions at CTIA's trade show this week.The company displayed its Mobile Application Part (MAP) protocol software for WCDMA network solution for future small-size cellular networks. HSS also showed GSN-Lite, a solution for the deployment of...
SAN DIEGO—Amid the horror of yesterday's terrorist attacks in New York City and the nation's capital, CTIA's Wireless I.T. conference in San Diego is continuing, even as the show's participants individually try to grasp the fallout from the disaster.Today's keynote address has been cancelled...
NEW YORK—Following the September 11 tragedy at the New York World Trade Center, coordinators of the Wireless World 2001 trade show, which was scheduled to take place there September 24, are searching for an alternative venue and do intend to carry out the event...
WASHINGTON—Karen Kincaid, 40, a lawyer with the law firm of Wiley, Rein and Fielding, was on the airplane that was flown into the Pentagon, the law firm told the Washington Post.Kincaid was en route to the organ transplant meeting being held in conjunction with...
SAN DIEGO—This year's Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's Wireless I.T. & Internet show will begin today and continue as scheduled until further notice.
LOS ANGELES—The Personal Communications Industry Association's annual trade show, which should have begun today, has been cancelled. There are no plans to reschedule.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—In preparation for next week's GlobalXChange 2001 show, the Personal Communications Industry Association is announcing keynote speakers and discussion leaders.Author and consultant Don Tapscott is slated to give a keynote address at the tradeshow. Tapscott has authored or co-authored seven books on applying...
SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France—The European Telecommunications Standards Institute reported 440 engineers from 89 companies in 20 countries attended the sixth Bluetooth UnPlugFest in France. ETSI noted nearly half of the attendees came from Europe, with 30 percent from North America and 20 percent from Asia.The...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association again last week pressured the public-safety community to make firm commitments as to the deployment of enhanced 911 service.With a looming Oct. 1 deadline that requires wireless carriers to be prepared to implement E911 service, the trade association...
NEW YORK-To celebrate World Environment Day, a group of telecommunications carriers, equipment vendors and industry associations formed the Global e-Sustainability Initiative last week, an alliance billed as the first of its kind."Modern telecommunications, a major theme of this year's international World Environment Day celebrations,...
