CHICAGO-One of the first commercial deployments of EDGE technology could be in Mexico next year based on presentations and interviews at the PCIA GlobalXchange event. Mexico's largest wireless carrier, Telcel, plans to roll out commercial EDGE service in the country's three largest cities in...
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. reported that its NewNet OTSserver TDMA application and NewNet SMserver application were approved through the Nortel Network Wireless Interoperability Testing program, gaining the Nortel Networks Compatible Product stamp of approval.ADC said the OTSserver software offers over-air-activation and programming for CDMA and...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. introduced two Bluetooth products, a Timeport 270 wireless phone and a Bluetooth Smart Module accessory, that when combined with the company's previously released Bluetooth PC card, provide Motorola's first complete Bluetooth solution for consumers, providing capabilities for wireless dial-up networking and...
MT. PROSPECT, Ill.-Illinois Superconductor Corp. said Spanish wireless operator Telefonica Moviles will deploy the company's HTS filter system.Telefonica made the decision after conducting field trials of ISC's SuperRx tower-mounted HTS system in two live GSM sites in Cordoba, Spain."To my knowledge, this is the...
CHICAGO-At previous wireless industry trade shows, NeoPoint Inc. could be counted on to make significant announcements, guaranteeing throngs of foot traffic around their booth and an overall buzz of excitement.First it was the introduction of its groundbreaking NeoPoint 1000 smart phone. Then it was...
CHICAGO-At what was overall a relatively slow show in terms of floor traffic, Handspring Inc. took a piece of the spotlight by introducing an attachment to its Visor organizer product that adds voice functionality to the primarily data device at the Personal Communications Industry...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and America Online Inc. last week announced their long-expected business alliance. The combination of the largest mobile carrier in Japan and the largest Internet service provider in the world will give NTT DoCoMo a foothold to launch its popular i-mode services,...
NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless and Allen Telecom Inc. said they successfully completed a large-scale CDMA field trial of Allen Telecom's Geometrix E911 Wireless Location Solution in Kentucky, verifying the Geometrix system meets the Federal Communications Commission's Phase II requirements for E911 location accuracy.Geometrix location system...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. and Agilent Technologies Inc. entered a CDMA test equipment license agreement allowing Agilent to use certain Qualcomm patents and software, as well as purchase chipsets and system software to manufacture and supply test equipment products for current and third-generation CDMA and...
An 18-month old company out of Silicon Valley is promising its technology will expand wireless carriers' coverage by up to 300 percent by addressing what it sees as the "weak link" in cellular infrastructure-the radio.MDiversity Inc., which is led by Bill Howe, former president...
LOWELL, Mass.-Wireless radio frequency and microwave components supplier M/A-Com Inc., a division of Tyco Electronics Corp., unveiled an integrated circuit upconverter for use in cellular band CDMA handsets and communications systems.The MD59-0039 upconverter integrates an IF amplifier, RF mixer, LO buffer, voltage attenuator and...
Editor's Note: RCR Wireless News asked leaders of the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium, the CDMA Development Group and the GSM Association to share their views on third-generation services in their own words. Specifically, the authors were asked to answer these three questions: What is your organization's...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two issues characterized the Brazilian cellular market during the first half of the year-an increase in subscriber numbers and the rollout of more advanced services.Latin America in general saw an explosion of prepaid services, but in Brazil, prepaid subscriptions overcame all operator...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Conductus Inc. named Microwave International Inc. as the exclusive sales representative for its ClearSite superconducting wireless systems in Korea.Microwave International currently markets multitone, ultra-linear CDMA amplifiers as well as TRS systems used by SK Telecom and Korea Freetel in their networks."This further expansion...
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-Audiovox Corp. released financial results for its third quarter ended Aug. 30, showing a 58.5 percent increase in net sales to $470.3 million, compared with $296.7 million posted during the same quarter 1999.The company posted an increase in net income for the quarter...
Korea-based LG TeleCom Co. Ltd. moved one step closer to Java-enabled handsets last week, announcing a collaboration with AppStream Inc. to use AppStream's Java software technology solution in its next generation of ez-i CDMA handsets.AppStream's agreement with LG TeleCom will increase the adoption rate...
Amrel SystemsAmrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium III processor at speeds up to 650 MHz. Amrel said the faster processor provides better...
NEW YORK-AT&T Labs, Florham Park, N.J., is peering into the future of wireless communications and working on ways to enhance the next generation of services, researchers said at a recent media and analyst briefing.Closest to fruition is the Location-Aware Information Services research project. The...
HONG KONG-Hutchison's Orange, the Hong Kong CDMA operator, said it now offers automatic roaming in Australia through Hutchison Telecom Australia, which recently launched CDMA mobile-phone service. The new roaming service covers Sydney, for use at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, and Melbourne, Australia.The Hong...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s Global Telecom Solutions Sector was awarded a $20 million commercial contract by South American cellular provider Movicom BellSouth Uruguay to provide CDMA to wireless network subscribers in Uruguay.Motorola said the system is the first personal communications services CDMA cellular network...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and LG Information and Communication Ltd. announced a collaboration to accelerate next-generation wireless services based on CDMA wireless technology supported by Lucent's network infrastructure and LG's digital terminals.The agreement will include joint marketing, pre-sales support, aligned development and interoperability...
TAMPA, Fla.-GTE Telecom-munication Services Inc. launched its international roaming services to Australia's Telstra, providing seamless CDMA roaming services to customers of Japanese and Korean operators with automatic inbound CDMA roaming across the Australia-wide Telstra CDMA network in time for the 2000 Summer Olympics. GTE...
China and CDMA technology have attempted marriage about as many times as Elizabeth Taylor.Now it appears the Chinese government again has given the green light to China Unicom to deploy CDMA technology as quickly as possible. Naturally, vendors remain cautious. They've heard this before.It's...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced the availability of three $1,000 annual scholarships for students attending the University of California, San Diego Extension's certificate program in CDMA Engineering.The scholarships cover about one-half of the tuition cost for UCSD Extension's specialized certificate program in...
