SAN FRANCISCO-Cisco Systems Inc. and Intel Corp. are teaming to improve solutions for wireless local area network reliability and security.Business Class Wireless Suite is set to provide enhanced roaming and Voice over Internet Protocol and reinforces previous efforts between the two companies to develop...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. hired Dr. John D. Waclawsky as its software architect to drive coherent software development across the company's product lines."John's experience in software architectures for world-class companies is a tremendous advantage to Motorola as we continue to build our software practice," said...
CHICAGO-Motorola Inc. released a new high-end Microsoft Windows mobile device targeted squarely at the BlackBerry and Treo enterprise market at the outset of its analyst conference here, but there was no sign of its long-awaited iTunes phone. Motorola demonstrated a range of new products...
WiMAX technology plugged along toward its goal of a standard protocol, announcing demonstrations in Canada and the start of the certification process in Spain. Application demos for Xbox wireless console gaming over WiMAX-to-WiMAX-based streaming media took place at the WiMAX Forum's quarterly meeting in...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Flarion Technologies Inc. reported a trial deployment of its Flash-OFDM technology by Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. and Tohoku University’s Research Center in Sendai, Japan, that will include seamless roaming and handoff between Flarion’s wide-area technology and fixed Wi-Fi access points.The mobile broadband trial...
TORONTO-Just three months into his tenure, Nortel Networks Corp.'s president and chief operating officer quit the company due to clashes with the company's chief executive, Bill Owens. "Gary (Daichendt) has made a major contribution to Nortel during his time here and has added value...
Just three months into his tenure, Nortel Networks Corp.'s president and chief operating officer quit the company due to clashes with the company's chief executive, Bill Owens."Gary (Daichendt) has made a major contribution to Nortel during his time here and has added value to...
Following news that it was not selected as a preferred supplier for British Telecom's huge 21st Century Network project, U.K. equipment vendor Marconi Corp. said it will lay off workers, refocus its business and continue to examine its strategic alternatives. "BT's omission of Marconi...
LAS VEGAS-Cisco Systems announced availability of its Wireless Location Appliance, which provides for simultaneous tracking of 802.11-enabled wireless clients from within a wireless local area network infrastructure.Using radio-frequency fingerprinting capabilities, the product allows enterprises to track mobile devices, including wireless laptops, personal digital assistants...
HONG KONG-Chinese wireless company Tom Online Inc. announced plans to sell 18 percent of its holdings in Indiagames Ltd. to Cisco Systems Inc. and Macromedia Inc.The two California-based companies will pay $4 million for a combined stake in the gaming publisher, which distributes titles...
LONDON-BT, the leading U.K. fixed-line carrier, said it selected eight telecom equipment suppliers for its next-generation network that will see phones that work over both fixed and mobile networks, among other services. The network is called 21st Century Network or 21CN.BT plans to spend...
The following wireless companies' ratings were changed by financial services companies this week.Standard & Poor's Ratings Service raised its corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on Agilent Technologies Inc. from BB to BB+, citing sustained improvements in the company's profitability and cash-flow generation....
NEW YORK-Banc of America Securities upgraded its communications equipment sector outlook from neutral/negative to positive, according to Forbes.The firm indicated it expects the sector's stocks to rebound and that it is upbeat on the handsets and networking sectors. Bank of America called Qualcomm Inc.,...
TORONTO-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has appointed Gary Kunis as its chief technology officer. He will replace Brian McFadden, who will become the chief research officer effective April 4.Kunis was the chief science officer at Cisco Systems Inc. until 2002. He will report to...
ATLANTA-As predicted by close industry watchers, the IEEE meeting here did not come up with a definitive tally for the 802.11n standard, but it was able to determine a preliminary winner-the TGN Sync. It garnered 56 percent of the vote as against rival Worldwide...
As predicted by close industry watchers, the IEEE meeting here did not come up with a definitive tally for the 802.11n standard, but it was able to determine a preliminary winner-the TGN Sync consortium.TGN Sync garnered 56 percent of the vote as against the...
NEW ORLEANS-The rising status of two Chinese vendors, U.S.-based UTStarcom Inc. and a few other players like IPWireless may raise the specter for consolidation, said Nortel Networks Ltd. chief Bill Owens during a keynote address at the CTIA Wireless 2005 trade show. He made...
DALLAS-The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency (WWiSE) consortium, one of two competing groups offering a proposal to IEEE for 802.11n technology, gained another heavy hitter Friday as Nokia Corp. switched its support to the group.Motorola Inc. joined the WWiSE group last month.Nokia previously had been...
Motorola Inc. has thrown its weight behind one of two main standard proposals being developed for 802.11n technology. The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency consortium said it has harmonized its technical proposals with Motorola, which had developed a separate one. This will result in an...
TORONTO-The board of directors of Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has announced executive changes as part of its move to strengthen its leadership.Bill Owens remains chief executive officer, but he will also take on the position of vice chairman. He drops the president function...
Motorola Inc. has thrown its weight behind one of two main standard proposals being developed for 802.11n technology.The World Wide Spectrum Efficiency consortium said it has harmonized its technical proposals with Motorola, which had developed a separate one. This will result in an enhanced...
FREMONT, Calif.-For the sake of wireless and wireline marriages, the International Packet Communications Consortium said it has established a working group to define the reference architecture for converged networks. The group will look at DSL, fiber and cable on the wireleine side and third-generation...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is investigating reports that Wi-Fi devices were responsible for disrupting radar at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, a probe that comes amid the Bush administration's failure to date to craft a solution that would enable wireless Internet operations in...
Kristin Rinne, Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s chief technology officer, has been elected the 2005 chairwoman of the 3G America's board of governors. Rinne succeeds former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. CTO Rod Nelson, who served as 3G America's chairperson for the past two years. French supplier...
