LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc. has teamed with Avis Rent A Car System Inc. to make the Avis Assist phone-based navigation system available in up to 50 cities in the United States and Canada. Through the program, which is based on Motorola's VIAMOTO software, Avis customers...
Companies in the service industry are exploring wireless solutions for tracking employees to save time and money while improving customer relationships. Some small technology firms say they are meeting this demand by offering cost-effective hosted software solutions to small-to-medium sized service businesses.Xora, which offers...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it has shipped samples of its Mobile Station Modem chipset and system software that support cdma2000 1x, EV-DO and GSM/GPRS standards, allowing roaming among the technologies."The MSM6500 chipset was developed to meet increased operator and consumer demand for high-speed, cost-effective...
WASHINGTON-U.S. officials in Geneva declared victory at the close of the World Radiocommunication Conference last week, securing key spectrum agreements to foster deployment of unlicensed wireless technologies, airline high-speed Internet access and modern global positioning system service.WRC-03, which ended Friday with a signing ceremony...
Turning wireless services from novelty to normal has engaged wireless players focusing on the emerging markets in the world.While advanced economies of North America, Western Europe and Japan grapple with saturation or near-saturation issues owing to preponderant adoption across social classes, emerging markets are...
WASHINGTON-U.S. officials in Geneva today declared victory at the close of the World Radiocommunication Conference, securing key spectrum agreements to foster deployment of unlicensed wireless technologies, airline high-speed Internet access and modernized global positioning system satellite service.WRC-03, which ends Friday with a signing ceremony...
For some time now, the U.S. government has legislated that state emergency service authorities and cellular operators comply with an enhanced911 initiative that would ensure that mobile calls to emergency services would also forward the caller's number and location. The Federal Communications Commission issued...
Verizon Communications Inc.'s Verizon Avenue subsidiary is set to further blur the line between wireline and wireless communications when it launches its Verizon One service next year. The service will integrate cordless and cellular capabilities into a single handset with one telephone number.Verizon Avenue...
ALISO VIEJO, Calif.-Smith Micro Software Inc.'s wireless and broadband division will build data connectivity accessory kits that will include a suite of Smith Micro QuickLink software applications and a data cable, for Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co.'s GSM/GPS satellite phones. QuickLink Mobile allows users to...
For those who serenade wideband CDMA as the authentic third-generation protocol, Qualcomm Inc.-inspired cdma2000 is no more than a counterfeit David dueling the shadow of the giant to come. When the giant comes, in all its messianic glories of data and voice, cdma2000 will...
GREENSBORO, N.C.-RF Micro Devices Inc. announced its RF8009 global positing system (GPS) receiver for telematics is now available. The receiver includes baseband digital signal processing logic that enhances the signal acquisition and re-acquisition process and enhances overall GPS functionality, thus improving the accuracy of...
METUCHEN, N.J.-Berkeley Varitronics Systems introduced Rhino3, a low-cost, GPS-based frequency standard for scientific, military and engineering wireless applications.According to BVS, the portable unit "is ideal where GPS reception is unavailable or weak such as indoors, large cities and underground."
TOKYO-Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced plans for two new devices this week.DoCoMo said it has developed a wristwatch-type PHS terminal. The product will hit the market in April at the earliest, Japan's largest mobile operator said.The initial shipment will be limited to 5,000 units...
MAITLAND, Fla.-MeshNetworks Inc. signed a reseller agreement for its mobile broadband peer-to-peer networking solutions with Viasys Corp., which provides infrastructure development and maintenance services to transportation and power companies and government entities."Mesh Enabled Architecture enables vehicles, mobile devices and individuals to instantly and securely...
CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar-GPS satellite technology, which enables location and navigation products for civilians and military alike, plays an important part in the war in Iraq-most notable is its role in directing precision guided weapons to their targets.Fears that the enemy could block that...
NEW ORLEANS-Audiovox Communications Corp. launched new wireless phones this week at the CTIA show in New Orleans.The CDM-8400 series includes moderately priced tri-mode CDMA phones with full-color displays, two-way built-in speaker phone and voice-activated dialing The CDM-8400 and CDM-8450 handsets are cdma2000 1x capable...
CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless Inc., which offers GPS and wireless technology products for automotive, consumer and commercial applications, said it won a $12.5 million order from Brightstar Corp. for its fixed-base wireless telephone. The deal comes after a previous Brightstar order of $20 million.
CINCINNATI-Roto-Rooter Inc. said it will install wireless solutions using Gearworks Web-based applications and Nextel Communications Inc.'s handsets and network for its more than 1,500 field technicians designed to improve quality and support the company's customer service.The wireless offering will integrate Gearworks Etrace mobile work...
WASHINGTON-It would be nice to say this policy or that technology will shape the direction of the wireless industry in 2003. But neither industry nor official Washington has that luxury. Geopolitics could come to color the wireless world to a far greater extent than...
WASHINGTON-It would be nice to say this policy or that technology will shape the direction of the wireless industry in 2003. But neither industry nor official Washington has that luxury. Geopolitics could come to color the wireless world to a far greater extent than...
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, United States-Alltel Corp. said it will be the first U.S. operator to introduce Kyocera Wireless Corp.'s 7135 smart phone on its network this week bolstering its handset lineup in time for the holiday season.The 7135 handset, which is expected to sell...
RESTON, Va.-SuperShuttle, which provides shuttle services to 22 airports nationwide, deployed mobile field service and sales applications provider Vettro's mobile Fleet Optimization application on Nextel Communications Inc.'s packet data network.Vettro said the application will enable SuperShuttle to increase the efficiency of its fleet operations...
FARGO, N.D.-IDA Corp., Fargo, N.D., has made commercially available Know-it NOW, an interface that lets cell phones enabled with text messaging to query the company's Global Trakit Data Center for the address locations of vehicles or equipment units anywhere in the United States."The cellular...
WASHINGTON-The volatile debate surrounding the rules allowing or restricting the use of ultra-wideband technologies got louder as companies commented on ambient noise test results from the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the tests were not relevant....
