TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, announced that it succeeded in offering what it called the world's first experiment for a third-generation (3G) and wireless local area network (WLAN) dual system. The carrier is going to implement the dual service on a commercial basis...
DENVER—The Wireless Multimedia Forum ceased operations early this year, and its more than 60 members have moved on to work with other standards bodies, including the Third Generation Partnership Project and the Internet Streaming Media Alliance."The WMF will be ending operations shortly," the group's...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—IBM Corp. is introducing a new ThinkPad notebook, known as the T30, which combines it mobility solutions with Cisco System's network infrastructure products and solutions."The flagship ThinkPad T30 offers customers a revolutionary, programmable multipoint system that allows users to quickly and...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—After announcing its wireless initiative last week, BT Group said it is aware of the security concerns surrounding wireless local area network (WLAN) services. The company admitted it intends to address the issue by providing virtual private network (VPN) tunnels to corporate...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Cisco Systems Inc. said it has launched the Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point and 5 GHz 802.11a radios, a wireless local area network infrastructure that provides seamless migration to the Internet."With a unique design that supports the simultaneous operation of dual...
LONDON—BT Group announced details of its wireless initiative, five months after spinning off its mobile subsidiary MmO2. BT plans to create a U.K. public wireless local area network and launch BT-branded mobile service by buying airtime from MmO2.The new wireless strategy is expected to...
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL—The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport now is equipped with a neutral-host wireless network system, giving travelers with laptops or handheld devices outfitted with a Wi-Fi network card the ability to access the Internet.The network was developed by Concourse Communications Group and iPass Inc....
DUSSELDORF, Germany—Cisco Systems said it will lead a consortium of industry and academic institutions in building a pan-European Internet Protocol (IP) version 6-research network largely funded by the European Commission.Cisco said it will provide the 6NET test bed, an IPv6 network infrastructure through routers...
TORONTO-As the handset manufacturing business gets tougher because of declining demand, more phone makers are looking at joint ventures as their economic salvation and perhaps their best strategy to catch number-one handset supplier Nokia. In October, after much fanfare, Ericsson and Sony launched a...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, United States-A broad spectrum of technology companies, including Cisco Systems, Comverse, Intel, Microsoft, Philips Speech Processing and SpeechWorks International, agreed to form a forum to develop a platform-free standard for multimodal and telephony-enabled access to information, applications and Web services for...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—A broad spectrum of technology companies, including Cisco Systems Inc., Comverse Inc., Intel Corp., Microsoft Corp., Philips Speech Processing and SpeechWorks International Inc., have agreed to form a forum to develop a platform-free standard for multi-modal and telephony-enabled access to information, applications...
BEIJING—Motorola said it has signed a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) end-to-end contract to expand China Mobile networks for an undisclosed amount in seven major Chinese provinces and municipalities.The deal, which also includes the supply of GPRS support equipment from Cisco Systems, allows Motorola...
WASHINGTON—InPhonic Inc., Washington, D.C., has raised $19 million in fourth-round venture capital to abet its provision of equipment, software and services that enable corporations, affinity groups and Web-based companies to deliver and access information over mobile phones, two-way pagers and handheld computers.Established in 1999,...
AlcatelParis. With Orascom Telecom for the supply and installation of GSM solutions in the Middle East and Africa.Value: Undisclosed. Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800/GPRS network in Brazil.Value: US$275 millionMoscow. With ZAO SMARTS for GSM 900 MHz solutions to extend networks in the...
SAN FRANCISCO—Cisco Systems Inc. announced it is restructuring the company into 11 groups, one of which is wireless. The networking giant said it sees signs of the company stabilizing."These are changes to grow our business, not to reduce headcount or other issues," said John...
One man's asset recovery is another man's poison.Like a stylized garage sale, wireless equipment manufacturers are auctioning off excess inventories, which are being shipped to needy markets in the United States and developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.Industry sources estimate the business...
Even the last bastion has been hit.The heat of the economic slowdown is choking contract electronics manufacturers that help the major original equipment manufacturers make their phones and infrastructure equipment.The scourge of high inventory levels with the OEMs and operators has infected the CEMs,...
Two major equipment vendors, one in the United States and the other in Europe, continued to walk on clay feet last week.Motorola Inc. announced a second-quarter loss while Marconi plc's stock fell, triggering speculations of a takeover, lawsuits from investors and anger among unions.However,...
NEW YORK-Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Xircom Inc., Intel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif., will begin selling in August two new wireless local area network products, a base station for home and small offices and a module for the Palm m500 series handheld computers.The Intel...
So you can check your e-mail wirelessly. Talaris Corp. says "so what?"How about reserving a table at a nearby restaurant for that important work lunch? How about scheduling a conference room during a busy business convention? Or how about getting a late-night call to...
By outsourcing their handset and network equipment production, major vendors may be unwittingly yielding enormous influence to contract electronics manufacturers that could acquire enough expertise and experience to develop their own brands and technologies.Two reports, one by market research firm Bear Stearns and the...
As wireless local area networks continue to permeate the enterprise market, corporate IT managers are faced with having to learn how to integrate the new technology into a working environment. Recent reports have noted enterprises implementing wireless LANs onto their networks not only allow...
