MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Treo users in Canada will be able to speed up their devices through a new GPRS software download, Treo maker Handspring Inc. announced.The personal digital assistant/mobile phone manufacturer said the software download is available to Rogers AT&T Wireless subscribers using the new...
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Rugged mobile device and wireless local area network system provider Psion Teklogix announced it has added an enhanced Symbian operating system, an upgraded PC card slot ISDN, and GPRS connectivity for is netBook mobile computer. "With the widespread adoption of mobile enterprise computing...
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait-Motorola Inc. said Mobile Telecommunications Co. has launched nationwide GPRS high-speed mobile services on its network.Motorola had signed a $4.6 million contract with the carrier in June.
DENVER-BVRP Software USA licensed Novatel Wireless Inc. to bundle BVRP's Mobile PhoneTools connectivity software with its Merlin G201 and G301 Wireless PC Modems.BVRP said the software is designed to automate the set-up of digital wireless cellular connections on a laptop or personal digital assistant...
While U.S. wireless carriers have often strayed from the international model when it comes to delivering service, most industry watchers anticipated the U.S.-based GSM carriers would follow a similar path as their worldly brothers when it came to deploying third-generation (3G) networks. Those models...
JAKARTA, Indonesia-Singapore's mobile market grew slightly in terms of the number of mobile subscribers during the first half of this year. According to the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), the country's telecom regulator, there were 3,040,800 total mobile subscribers as of the end of June...
SINGAPORE-Roamware Inc. launched a suite of converged mobile voice, messaging and data solutions that the company said are designed to increase average revenue per user for wireless operators. The suite is built on the company's Roamware Service Delivery System core and is targeted toward...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. announced it will partner with PCTEL Inc. to offer PCTEL's Wi-Fi Roaming Clients as an option with all Novatel GPRS and CDMA 1x Merlin PC Card modems.The combined solution will allow users to access the Internet, e-mail, personal information and...
CARY, N.C.-UbiNetics announced it is developing a third-generation testing system that will simulate real-world conditions in a lab so infrastructure vendors and network operators can test advanced products.The product will allow industry players to test the ability of multi-mode networks, like 3G, GPRS and...
DENVER, United States-The world is watching to see which standard-GSM or CDMA-will succeed as the third-generation (3G) battle revs up in the United States, said Probe Research, but the seemingly inevitable deployment of 3G wireless networks is hitting a brick wall in some areas...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-The whole world is watching to see which standard-GSM or CDMA-will succeed as the 3G battle revs up in the United States, said Probe Research Inc., but the seemingly inevitable deployment of third-generation wireless networks is hitting a brick wall in some...
TEL AVIV, Israel-Emblaze Systems Inc. said Aug. 12 it has completed successfully a series of interoperability tests of its rich media delivery system over live GPRS networks to three advanced mobile phones, the Nokia 7650, the Sendo Z100 Multimedia Smartphone and the Sony-Ericsson P800.The...
LONDON-As the tech sector continues a shaky recovery and telecom companies in Europe and the United States offer nothing much to write home about, the Middle East continues its love affair with the mobile phone unabated, and its operators continue to see strong increases...
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA signed a contract with Wonu Telecom Co. Ltd. in South Korea to supply its Wismo Pac P3200 series modules and support their integration into Wonu's new WGM-1891 GPRS mobile phone.The phones are to be launched in China in the fourth quarter...
BEIJING-The Shanghai Telecommunications Administration has urged the local subsidiaries of China Mobile and China Unicom to end a price war they are waging through promotional offers.Shanghai Mobile said it would halt its promotion soon, but Shanghai Unicom vowed to continue the price cuts. Both...
JOHANNEBSBURG, South Africa-MTN South Africa announced its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) pricing strategy and some of the initial applications that will be available at the time of commercial launch. However, the pricing will not be implemented until October.The operator is currently offering free...
MANILA, The Phillipines-Despite the influx of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)-capable handsets and free service from operators, it will take some time to lure Filipinos to surf the Web via their mobile phones, according to Eliseo Rio, head of telecom watchdog National Telecommunications Commission...
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-WaterCove Networks and Telcordia Technologies have teamed to create a CAMEL (Customized Applications for Mobile Network Enhanced Logic) Phase 3 solution that delivers prepaid data services to wireless carriers.The new solution uses Telcordia's service creation and real-time charging capabilities and WaterCove's real-time metering...
BEIJING-Following the launch of its General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) services on 17 May, China Mobile Communications has signed 1.3 million users, but a spokesman for China Mobile (Hong Kong) said the use of wireless data services is not significant yet.Nevertheless, China Mobile has...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-South African financial services companies are reported to be using General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) technology as a key means of delivering products and services to customers. The technology is regarded as part of a mobile vision for both end users and...
Editor's Note: In a new series, RCR Wireless News takes an in-depth look at nationwide wireless players, including their strengths and challenges in an ever-changing wireless environment. In this third installment, RCR Wireless News reporter Hilary Smith tackles the nation's third-largest carrier, AT&T Wireless.As...
DALLAS-Edge Wireless L.L.C., a member of the AT&T Wireless network, signed a three-year contract with Nortel Networks to upgrade its current TDMA network to GSM/GPRS.The $18.5 million contract calls for Nortel to deploy GSM and GPRS radio access and core switching equipment for Edge's...
RICHARDSON, Texas—Wireless data infrastructure company Cyneta Networks Inc. announced it will team with optimization technology provider Idetic Inc. to create a wireless data optimization product for sale to wireless carriers.The companies said the product will react to changing network conditions in real time."Cyneta and...
