GPRS

BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. said it will now allow subscribers to bundle unlimited access to its HotSpot service to their current wireless voice and data bill for an additional $20 …

Wireless streaming video over mobile phones is now available at a store near you. Internet video company RealNetworks Inc. today planned to launch a wireless Web site featuring streaming content …

LONDON-Swisscom Mobile announced it will use several wireless network and service performance software solutions from Actix, including Actix’ Infrastructure Verification Solution (IVS) for its GPRS networks, Actix’ Rollout Verification Solution …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom’s latest applications development tool, version 2.0 of the MUSE Platform Open AT, is now available. The tool will allow developers to embed applications directly onto Wavecom WISMO wireless …

ATLANTA-In conjunction with Symbol Technologies, UPS has developed the fourth generation of Delivery Information Access Devices, which include Global Positioning System links, built-in GPRS and CDMA radios and Wi-Fi and …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia said it will supply General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) equipment to Advanced Info Service (AIS) in Thailand. The value of the contract was not disclosed. Siemens announced a …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. reported net revenues for its fourth quarter of $8.0 million, up from the $7.3 million it reported during the same quarter last year. …

NEW ORLEANS-Starent Networks Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said they have partnered to deliver next-generation infrastructure solutions for W-CDMA carriers. Terms of the agreement call for Starent to supply …

NEW ORLEANS–The second day of keynote speeches at this year’s Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show in New Orleans had a similar theme to last year’s event with wireless local …

NEW ORLEANS-Royal Philips Electronics and LogicaCMG announced an agreement to jointly supply multimedia messaging technology to mobile operators. The original equipment manufacturer umbrella agreement calls for the integration of Philips’ …

NEW ORLEANS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced the formation of the AT&T Wireless Systems Integrator Program to help U.S. companies design and implement wireless data solutions. “By teaming with the systems …

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Handspring Inc. announced the availability of GPRS technology for Treo users on Cingular’s 1900 MHz GSM network. The upgrade to GPRS allows Cingular customers to access …

NEW ORLEANS-Dynamic Telecommunications Inc. said it is demonstrating at CTIA Wireless 2003 its new ClaRiFy system, available commercially later this year, that “allows wireless carriers to efficiently and accurately measure …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sierra Wireless Inc. reported the commercial launch of Sierra Wireless’ AirCard 750 for AT&T Wireless’ GPRS data network. AT&T Wireless said the device …

HANNOVER, Germany-The march of new, advanced devices continued in conjunction with the CeBIT trade show, with Samsung, Siemens, NEC and Symbol all making announcements. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. made perhaps …

HANNOVER, Germany-Nortel Networks issued separate announcements with two carriers, T-Mobile International and MmO2. T-Mobile selected the Brampton-Ontario-based vendor as a preferred supplier to deliver GPRS across it main markets in …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. said it cut 19 percent of its total work force. The news, combined with a downgrading from JP Morgan, sent the company’s stock down over 10 percent …

BERVERTON, Ore.-Tektronix Inc. said it has agreed to extend its partnership with China’s Research Institute of Telecommunications Transmission to develop GPRS networks and elements. “Tektronix’ history in China and its …

BEIJING-China Mobile will double its investment in wireless data networks and GPRS this year, but reduce its investment in GSM networks. The forecast was made by CCID Consulting, affiliated with …

CANNES, France-Operators and vendors alike expressed a quiet optimism for the upcoming year as the GSM community gathered for its annual global meeting last week in the south of France. …

CANNES, France-Nokia Corp. said its 6650 WCDMA-based third-generation phone was on track for first-half 2003 deliveries and that shipments of 10,000 test phones began last October to both operators and …

CANNES, France-L.M. Ericsson Chief Executive Officer Kurt Hellstrom reiterated his previous predictions for short-term uncertainty in the mobile market at a press conference here Wednesday, while taking operators to task …

CANNES, France-RealNetworks Inc. announced two mobile media-related partnerships at this week’s 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The company said Hong Kong wireless operator CSL will cooperate with Nokia to …

CANNES, France-Anadigics Inc. announced a new family of switch products and what it describes as the world’s smallest GSM/GPRS quad-band power amplifier modules at this week’s 3GSM Show in Cannes, …

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Singapore’s StarHub said it would target more corporate customers by offering a broad array of wireless data services this year. StarHub, which achieved 640,000 subscribers by the end of …