CHICAGO-One of the first commercial deployments of EDGE technology could be in Mexico next year based on presentations and interviews at the PCIA GlobalXchange event. Mexico's largest wireless carrier, Telcel, plans to roll out commercial EDGE service in the country's three largest cities in...
HELSINKI, Finland-Spanish wireless operator Telefonica Mobiles Espana agreed to implement Nokia Corp.'s General Packet Radio Service core solution into its commercial mobile network, supporting more than 12 million subscribers.Nokia also announced that Swiss operator DiAx activated the first nationwide GPRS mobile network in Switzerland...
CHICAGO-At what was overall a relatively slow show in terms of floor traffic, Handspring Inc. took a piece of the spotlight by introducing an attachment to its Visor organizer product that adds voice functionality to the primarily data device at the Personal Communications Industry...
VILNIUS, Lithuania-Lithuanian GSM operator UAB Omnitel awarded Motorola Inc. a contract to supply and deploy GPRS mobile data services on Omnitel's GSM network.The GPRS solution includes Motorola's Smart Mediator, a billing mediation solution designed for GPRS by Motorola and Logica. Nationwide network coverage is...
VIENNA, Va.-Aether Systems Inc. said its AIM intelligent messaging software platform is compatible with L.M. Ericsson's general packet radio services applications performance evaluation, part of Ericsson's Mobile Applications Initiative.Compatibility means the platform is ready to test on live GPRS networks.
At the GSM Association we believe third-generation Global System for Mobile Communications (3GSM) will truly mean an exciting worldwide revolution in human communications. It will be a revolution that enables people around the globe to have high-speed, personal access to electronic information when and...
Amrel SystemsAmrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium III processor at speeds up to 650 MHz. Amrel said the faster processor provides better...
NEW YORK-As part of its evolutionary path, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to offer EDGE services in the United States by mid- to late 2001, said Michael Bamburak, vice president of its technology development group.The company has not yet decided whether to launch individual...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Sonera completed tests of roaming capabilities for Internet Protocol traffic between GPRS networks.The tests involved GRX, a centralized IP routing network for interconnecting GPRS networks, and were executed by combining Sonera's GPRS system and Nokia's packet core network by a...
MOSCOW-Russian cellular provider Mobile TeleSystems OJSC launched a Motorola Inc. supplied GPRS mobile data network trial on its dual band GSM 900 network."We are very pleased to see MTS moving toward an all-IP core network using our end-to-end GPRS solution, along with some of...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract to supply equipment for China's first national Internet Protocol backbone. China Mobile signed the contract, which includes an IP backbone network for voice over IP access, and transmission for GPRS technology by year-end.Eventually, the system will deliver,...
NEW YORK-Within the next few months, Hewlett-Packard Co. expects to open its first United States-based "Mobile Bazaar," a facility that provides free space, technical expertise and computer hardware to wireless applications developers.Since last year, HP has opened similar sites in Finland, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan...
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Microelectronics Group and PacketVideo Corp. announced a collaborative development agreement to optimize multimedia solutions on next-generation mobile devices.According to the agreement, the companies will optimize PacketVideo's wireless media software solution for higher performance and lower power consumption on Lucent's GPRS...
ST. LOUIS-Amdocs expanded its Ensemble customer care, billing and order management system installed at Pacific Bell Wireless to provide full support for GPRS services.Amdocs completed initial deployment of the system for Pacific Bell Wireless last year. The expanded Ensemble system will support wireless voice...
KUALA LUMPUR-Malaysian mobile service provider Maxis reported the first live General Packet Radio Service call in Malaysia using Motorola Inc.'s Global Telecom Solutions Sector's data network solution and handsets.The GPRS trial, scheduled to last six months, will cover selected business and residential areas, and...
AustriaNokia Corp. will supply its MetroHopper Radio, a wireless access link antenna using the 58 GHz frequency band for transmission, for base station access to Austrian mobile operator Max.mobile. Nokia said the agreement also includes a full range of professional services.ChinaEricsson Inc. signed five...
NEW DELHI, India-The Southeast Asian region is set to enter a new era of wireless data within the next two years. Many operators in the region have already introduced wireless data services, including Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) launches, in preparation for a full-scale transition...
EricssonCanada. With Microcell Connexions for a GPRS network.Value: UndisclosedChina. With China Unicom for GSM expansions in Jilin, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei provinces.Value: US$176 millionLaos. With Lao Telecommunications Co. for GSM switching.Value: US$1.2 millionMexico. With Pegaso forCDMA equipment for its PCS network.Value: US$200 millionTurkey. With Turkcell for a...
New ZealandNokia Corp. will integrate its General Packet Radio Service core network solution into Vodafone New Zealand's network, providing mobile Internet access to Vodafone's subscribers. Vodafone plans to launch commercial GPRS service during the fourth quarter.TaiwanNokia will deliver its General Packet Radio Service core...
SHENZHEN, China-Chinese GSM operator China United Telecommunications Corp. launched General Packet Radio Service mobile data on its network in Shenzhen, China, enabled by the core GPRS network solution supplied by Motorola Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc."Once you turn on your cellular phone, you are...
SYDNEY, Australia-Cable & Wireless Optus, which operates a mobile-phone network in Australia, said it is in discussions with other telecom companies about forming a partnership in mobile telephony outside Australia. In addition, the company announced alliances for offering mobile data services to businesses.The alliances,...
AustriaAustrian mobile operator Mobilkom Austria launched wireless packet data service using a GPRS core network infrastructure solution provided by Nortel Networks through its local distributor, Austria Telecommunication GmbH. Nortel said the GPRS core network is the first in commercial service to support interoperability with...
Alcatel supplied European wireless operators France Telecom Mobiles, Mobistar and Dutchtone a solution that will allow their customers to continue making or receiving calls on their prepaid mobile phones when they are traveling abroad. Alcatel said the services are delivered using its intelligent network...
ISTANBUL, Turkey-Turkish GSM operator Telsim launched a commercial General Packet Radio Service network, four months after successfully completing technology trials.Motorola Inc.'s Network Solution Sector, along with Cisco Systems Inc., supplied the GPRS network core with a previously announced, end-to-end solutions contract valued at around...
