Devices

SAN DIEGO, United States—PacketVideo is targeting carriers with pv3 Mobilemedia system, a new multimedia delivery system that includes encoding, transmission and decoding products that enable delivery of high-quality audio and …

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission today authorized ultra-wideband technology under what it described as very conservative technical parameters. The agency said it plans to initiate a further rulemaking in the next …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—With the first signs that European cell-phone operators are generating better revenues than expected, the major handset developers are gearing themselves up for better days after many months …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Digit Wireless has joined the Personal Communications Industry Association’s Global Initiative.Digit Wireless, founded in 2000 by former Apple Computer executive David Levy just introduced its first product, the Fastap …

OTTAWA, Canada—Spotwave Wireless announced it worked with Rogers AT&T Wireless to provide the in-building wireless solution for the Nokia Cup, which took place inside Belleville’s Yardman Arena. Spotwave’s SpotCell 100 …

MANILA, The Philippines—The development of wireless devices and services could push new modes of commerce during the next 10 years, according to a report released by information technology (IT) consulting …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Despite numerous scientific studies that fail to identify problems, worries regarding the use of cell phones remain high on the agenda of European governments. While a recent study …

WATERLOO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd. announced Canadian carrier Rogers AT&T Wireless will sell voice and data-integrated BlackBerry wireless devices for its GPRS network. The carrier deal is the latest in …

ATLANTA—RF Solutions Inc. said it has developed a chipset technology that converges cellular networks with wireless LAN, including 802.11a,b and g. The announcement of the multiband, multistandard solution covers GSM, …

LOS ANGELES—The latest Econ One survey showed that costs of cell phone service in the United States dropped greatly during 2001, especially in those cities that traditionally offer the highest …

TOKYO—NTT DoCoMo Inc., the largest mobile carrier in Japan with 39.6 million cellular phone subscribers, announced that it will apply to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania, United States—InterDigital Technology Corporation (ITC), subsidiary of InterDigital Communications, is expanding its patent license that includes CDMA and third-generation (3G) products. The agreement with Japan Radio …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the U.K. government wants to force the four U.K. cell-phone operators to adopt more rigorous security measures in the hope that it will reduce street crime, the …

LONDON—The Lebanese government has come to an agreement with mobile operator Cellis to defuse a long-running legal battle that led it to cancel the company’s operating contract last year. According …

TOKYO—J-Phone, a subsidiary of Vodafone Group, announced that it will launch third-generation (3G) service in Japan on 30 June. NTT DoCoMo which launched the FOMA 3G service on 1 October, …

TOKYO—Sharp, a leading consumer electronics manufacturer in Japan, announced that it will launch a personal digital assistant (PDA) for FOMA, the third-generation (3G) service provided by NTT DoCoMo in Japan, …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—In an effort to stimulate the use of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-based services, Telia Mobile has become the first cell-phone operator to offer GPRS roaming throughout the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The U.K. government is calling on cell-phone operators and terminal manufacturers to rapidly improve the security features of handsets to halt a steep increase in street crime involving …

LONDON—Jordanian operator Fastlink has unveiled its countrywide commercial General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) service. The service will enable post-paid customers to have always-on connections to the Internet via their mobiles. …

HELSINKI, Finland—Nokia Corp. said it will unveil a color-screen mobile phone by March to compete with Ericsson’s T68, the first color-screen cell phone in the European market. The phone will …

LONDON—Vodafone Group plc said it began global payment trials in the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. The trials are intended to test the global carrier’s payment platform. Full commercial service, …

SEOUL, South Korea—Samsung SDI said it has developed the world’s thinnest lithium-ion rechargeable cell phone batteries, which can store 355-watt hours in a space of a 2.8mm-thin, 34mm-wide and 58mm-high …

The personal digital assistant and wireless data device markets shook last week under a series of major announcements that served to puzzle, jar and-in most cases-hearten Wall Street and the …

Nokia Corp. continued its massive open mobile architecture standards push last week by signing up some of the world’s largest infrastructure and application server vendors, including BEA Systems Inc., Borland …

This sad story could have involved any wireless carrier and anybody, but the phone Lazaro Leiva allegedly talked on while driving a Ford Explorer last March happened to be connected …