GPS

HOUSTON-Compaq Computer Corp. has partnered with SignalSoft Corp., SnapTrack Inc. and Wireless Facilities Inc. to develop a location solution on one platform called the Compaq Discovery Location System, the company …

Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies introduced Flexent Wireless IP Core Network Architecture, which it said will help wireless carriers deliver a range of voice and data services to customers. According to …

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WASHINGTON-Government testing of potential interference between the global positioning system and ultra-wideband devices seems to be politically inconclusive, while an UWB-industry funded study shows that UWB devices do not interfere …

Of the 387 people who work for Parthus Technologies plc, more than 300 are engineers. This, company executives say, is one of the main reasons Parthus is able to offer …

Handsets Sendo European mobile phone manufacturer, Sendo, launched its second product platform, the S200 dual-band GSM mobile phone. Aimed at the young-at-heart prepaid market, features of the small and light …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aeris.net, a provider of Web-to-wireless and machine-to-machine communications services has joined forces with PeopleNet Communications Corp., a provider of Internet-based vehicle location and mobile communications solutions to the …

SnapTrack Inc. and SignalSoft Corp. have officially agreed to combine their resources and jointly market and deliver location-based applications and systems. SnapTrack, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., designs and manufactures …

Aether Aether Systems Inc. introduced version 1.1 of its ScoutWeb software component of the ScoutWare product suite. The new version supports SSL encryption as well as various other levels of …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. made the move to invest in the infrastructure services necessary to comply with the Federal Communications Commission’s Phase II E-911 mandate with a multi-year agreement with …

WASHINGTON-The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said last week testing showed that ultra-wideband systems “have the potential” to operate in the 3 to 6 GHz bands even though the power …

GENEVA-With just a few months to go until the next ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-2000) on 8 May-2 June in Istanbul, Turkey, tensions are already running high as rival national …

PDA technology Blue Impact Blue Impact, a partner of CellPoint, introduced a combined GSM/global positioning system (GPS) module for the Handspring Visor called Tellmen. The Tellmen module is compatible with …

While consumers in the United States will be pushed by government regulations into adopting location-based services, consumers in Western Europe and Japan are pulling for these types of services to …

Multiplier Industries Multiplier Industries Corp. released its new line of rechargeable replacement batteries for Motorola radios. The line, which features polycarbonate plastic material with greater impact strength, includes the 1,400 …

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash.-Airbiquity and Televigation hope to take over the elusive location-aware phone market by integrating their technologies to offer real-time, voice-activated navigation services. Under the deal, Airbiquity will combine …

Now that Arch Wireless Inc.’s acquisition of Paging Network Inc. is complete, former PageNet subsidiary Vast Solutions Inc. is free of the dead weight its former parent company represented and …

WASHINGTON-Carriers last week overwhelmingly warned the Federal Communications Commission that while they will make their best efforts to meet implementation deadlines for enhanced 911 Phase II, they are concerned that …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Having spent vast sums on third-generation (3G) mobile licenses, operators are hoping terminals will live up to expectations. Unlike GSM, where handsets are broadly similar in appearance, it seems …

ISLANDIA, N.Y.-EverTrac, a location-aware e-business company, and location-based e-commerce provider Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc. will enter a partnership to develop and deliver GPS and wireless-based e-business to the location-aware services …

NEW YORK-@Road Inc., a Fremont, Calif.-based provider of vehicle location information, messaging and dispatch services, went public Sept. 28 with an offering of 7 million shares of stock priced at …

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Glenayre Technologies Inc. will supply its @ctiveLink two-way wireless messaging module for the Handspring Visor computer to Metrocall Inc., which Metrocall will distribute through its various channels. In addition, …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mixed-signal integrated circuits developer Maxim Integrated Products signed a licensing and royalty agreement for Parthus Technologies plc’s NavStream single-chip global positioning system radio, designed specifically for implementing GPS …

ATLANTA-Cellemetry Data Services reported that Nu-Metrics selected its wireless data messaging services for a range of electronic highway monitoring solutions applications, including highway crash cushions and attenuators, traffic control signals, …

TOKYO-Multi Channel Access radio, Japan’s name for specialized mobile radio service, has been widely used by industries for allocating and controlling taxies and delivery trucks. But recently, these industries have …