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NEW YORK—The Mobile Marketing Association issued a series of guidelines to raise awareness of and spur debate about privacy issues involved in location-based targeting at this week’s CTIA Wireless 2002 …

ORLANDO—Radio Frequency Systems (RFS) said it will exhibit a set of end-to-end RF solutions at this year’s CTIA Wireless show. RFS will show: The Optimizer Plus antenna family, which offers …

CARLSBAD, Calif.—Airbility will showcase its AirForceOne cellular modem module at CTIA Wireless 2002. AirForceOne incorporates all required radio transceiver functions into one module that can easily be interfaced to a …

ORLANDO—ViaFone will team with EDS and Hewlett-Packard at CTIA Wireless 2002 in Orlando. ViaFone will join HP to show off the Quickstart Mobile Sales Solutions from HP and ViaFone. The …

IRVINE, Calif.—Telmar Network Technology, supplier of new and reuse telecommunications infrastructure and services, said it will exhibit at CTIA Wireless 2002. “We offer exceptional value and an enormous selection of …

ORLANDO—Boingo announced it will enable the Orange County Convention Center with 802.11b broadband Internet access for CTIA Wireless 2002. In addition, CTIA has partnered with Boingo and Avaya to offer …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. announced it will join 13 BREW application developers and publishers to demonstrate BREW applications at CTIA Wireless 2002 in Orlando. “The companies joining us at CTIA have …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Tennessee Emergency Communications Board said it will conduct a Phase II wireless E911 location services trial across multiple public safety answering points (PSAPs) throughout Tennessee. Several companies have …

MANCHESTER, N.H.—OEM solution provider FCI is presenting its new BATOOL 14.4 V line for the utility and telecommunications markets at CTIA Wireless 2002. The enhanced version of BATOOL is designed …

SAN DIEGO—One Voice Technologies Inc. will demonstrate its MobileVoice Messaging solutions in the Sony-Ericsson Mobile Communications booth at CTIA Wireless 2002 in Orlando. One Voice will be showing its MobileVoice …

WASHINGTON—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association held the first meeting of its Wireless Internet Caucus Leadership Council last week. The council said it will address hurdles facing the U.S. market …

CHICAGO—Until March 31, U.S. Cellular Corp. said it will be collecting used wireless phones through its Community Action Recycling Effort program with proceeds from the donations benefiting the Families Scholarship …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association is urging the Federal Communications Commission against a mandate for wireless local number portability (LNP). “In the matter of wireless number portability you …

WASHINGTON—The association representing U.S. wireless carriers, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA), has made Radio Frequency Investigation (RFI) a CTIA Approved Testing Laboratory (CATL), the first CATL in the United …

A new organization is being created to represent the views of American GSM and TDMA wireless carriers as they convert to third-generation wireless technologies such as GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA. …

WASHINGTON—Cibernet, a subsidiary of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, released its new Mobile Xchange Protocol, which the company said is designed to allow customers to bill for non-voice services. …

DENVER, United States—Spurred by recent announcements across the globe and a bold move by AT&T Wireless Services, network operators in the United States are scampering to open up their short …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Cellular Technology & Internet Association (CTIA) announced the launch of its new WOW-COM Market Research Center, which will provide reports, studies, white papers and articles from research and …

WASHINGTON—A former Motorola employee on 15 November filed a US$1.5 billion lawsuit against the mobile-phone industry, claiming cell-phone use caused his brain cancer. In dollar terms, the suit ranks as …

WASHINGTON—A former Motorola Inc. employee today has filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against the mobile phone industry, claiming cell phone use caused his brain cancer. In dollar terms, the suit …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Use of wireless devices is skyrocketing, according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s recently released mid-year 2001 data survey results. According to the survey, total billable minutes of …

WASHINGTON-One word describes wireless telecom policy in the last 20 years: competition. “Wireless was competitive before competition was cool,” said Brian Fontes, vice president of federal relations for Cingular Wireless …

The wireless data industry started as a dream and a nationwide network almost 30 years ago. As the years slowly passed and people began to recognize the value of mobile …

Editor’s note: In 2000, RCR Wireless News founded the Wireless Hall of Fame to honor those individuals who have made significant contributions to the wireless industry. Following is a look …

WASHINGTON—The Bush administration pledged to accelerate efforts to give national security and emergency response personnel priority access on mobile-phone networks, a capability previously shunned by wireless carriers that suddenly has …