Bluetooth

ZURICH, Switzerland-L.M. Ericsson has signed a Bluetooth agreement to integrate its radio and baseband Internet protocol products into personal digital assistants, handsets and mobile phones manufactured by Arima, Taiwanese original …

NEW YORK-Oki Semiconductor, Sunnyvale, Calif., will make commercially available in September its new module, compatible with version 1.1 of the Bluetooth standard for short-range wireless applications. The Bluetooth module, which …

The market for personal digital assistants, once thought to be a gold mine for anyone and everyone looking to make a profit, is now swimming in such bitter competition and …

For several years, it seems there has been little good news to report about the mobile satellite industry. It is one that has been marked by marginal peaks and inconceivable …

Although it faces a challenging uphill course, Bluetooth technology is definitely headed for the top, recent Frost & Sullivan research on end-user perception showed, rebuking several reports circulating in the …

H.O. Systems H.O. Systems has chosen Scott Berry as vice president of professional services. His 12 years of industry experience includes executive positions at Alltel, Convergys and Cellular One. At …

NEW YORK-OmniSky Corp., a San Francisco-based wireless Internet service provider, has taken a series of steps recently to expand the number and kinds of devices with which it can communicate. …

NEW YORK-Kyocera Corp., Motorola Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. showcased new wireless phones at the TechXNY PC Expo 2001 last week that are more than conversation pieces. PC-EPhone In …

Handsets/ devices Mitsubishi Mitsubishi released three new handsets. The Eclipse is a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phone with a color display. The dual-band phone offers 256 colors and up …

Portugal Oni Way, a Portuguese mobile operator that recently won a UMTS 3G license, has selected Accenture as the primary systems integrator for its integrated billing solution. The solution includes …

802.11b, otherwise known as WiFi, is growing into one of the most buoyant fountains of money in the wireless industry, challenging big and small vendors to seek differentiating models in …

NEWARK, Calif.-Socket Communication Inc. said its Bluetooth CompactFlash Cards have been successfully used in a Bluetooth wireless technology trial by Japan’s NTT and Sumitomo Corp. In the trial, the cards …

Cellemetry L.L.C. Numerex Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Cellemetry L.L.C., will incorporate Ida Corp.’s Global Trakit Data Center in its Cellemetry network, enabling automatic vehicle location and remote asset management. …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Columbitech said it demonstrated secure network roaming between a public GSM wireless network and a Bluetooth local wireless hotspot with a handheld device. The demonstration, held at the Bluetooth …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless silicon designer Transilica Inc. reported a $30 million deal with Memcorp Inc., the producer of the Memorex brand of consumer goods, to sell units of its OneChip Bluetooth …

MONTE CARLO-Centro de Tecnologia de las Communicaciones S.A. has integrated Agilent Technologies Inc.’s equipment into test solutions designed to help manufacturers meet the industry certification requirements for Bluetooth devices.

“Come on in, there’s room for everybody!” That’s apparently the call a variety of companies hear when it comes to the personal digital assistant market. And even though PDA giants …

Cambridge Silicon Radio introduced its MicroSira and CompactSira development tools for integrating Bluetooth functionality into a range of personal computer and personal digital assistant applications. Both products contain CSR’s single …

MONTE CARLO-Zucotto Wireless Inc. made several announcements regarding Java technologies. Zucotto unveiled its Xpresso 100 microcontroller, its first Xpresso Java technology-based processor for wireless devices, making the company’s J2ME technology …

While many Bluetooth companies have made small-stake announcements at the Bluetooth Congress in Monte Carlo, computing heavyweight Palm Inc. stepped up to the high-rollers tables to introduce its Palm Bluetooth …

Despite predictions that Web access would be a highly sought-after feature of telematics services, today’s market is demanding more and better safety and security services such as roadside assistance, remote …

Bluetooth’s short life has so far been very similar to that of the many boy-bands infesting the airwaves recently. Lots of hype, with little substance. A recent report by Ovum …

NEW YORK-Through manufacturing outsourcing and layoffs designed to return Ericsson Inc. to profitability, the company’s Consumer Products Division will wind up this year with about 5,000 employees. That compares with …

While a variety of wireless companies, from vendors to carriers, continue to talk about the benefits mobile commerce will bring, many industry observers agree that the explosion won’t happen anytime …

While Bluetooth chipsets are expected to be commonplace in wireless handsets in the next few years, Bluetooth’s current push in the market is being spearheaded by the mobile computer industry …