CANNES, France-InterWave Communications International Ltd. introduced its new packet-switched networking capability that provides interoperability between Global System for Mobile communications wireless and Internet protocol networks at the GSM World Congress Feb. 23-25 in Cannes, France.Based on InterWave's "GSM Network in a Box," demonstrations showed...
STOCKHOLM-Ericsson Inc. said it signed a $65 million contract with Etisalat of the United Arab Emirates for a microcell expansion of Etisalat's Global System for Mobile communication system.The project will further expand the network in the areas of Dubai and Al Ain, as well...
The Wireless Application Protocol effort gained momentum last week at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, with several Global System for Mobile communications carriers and handset manufacturers announcing WAP-compatible products.Nokia Corp. announced both a WAP-compatible handset and an agreement with France Telecom Group...
SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France-VLSI Technology Inc. said it and debis Systemhaus of Germany have jointly ported Global System for Mobile communications stack software to VLSI's OneC GSM single-chip solution."With the debis stack, VLSI now offers a complete baseband solution which enables handset manufacturers to bring product...
CANNES, France-Nextel Communications Inc. last week announced plans at the GSM World Congress to establish roaming between its iDEN-based networks and Global System for Mobile communications systems in Europe and Asia.The company is working with Motorola Inc. as it develops an integrated Digital Enhanced...
CANNES, France-Motorola Inc. and Global System for Mobile communications operator Vodafone Ltd. announced a collaborative agreement to implement Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems technology, a third-generation standard chosen by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.According to the agreement, Motorola is prepared to provide subscriber terminal equipment...
CANNES, France - L.M. Ericsson Inc. displayed the R250 PRO, its water, dust and shock resistant mobile phone, for use on the Global System for Mobile communications 900 and GSM 1800 networks, at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France.The phone supports both GSM...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-The Wireless Information Network Laboratory at Rutgers University is working to set a research agenda that will facilitate deployment of General Packet Radio Service, a new wave in wireless data communications.GPRS is a large, complex system that merges cellular telephone radio transmission technology...
U.S. Global System for Mobile communications carriers took a financial beating in 1998, but analysts expect 1999 to look brighter for these carriers as they look to butter up their bottom lines and find strategic partners.Tight financing, high churn levels and a general under-performance...
Word broke last week that Qualcomm Inc. and L.M. Ericsson are negotiating a settlement over CDMA Interim Standard 95 patents at issue in a Texas court. The leak came during a key pre-trial hearing over the matter and continued rumblings of U.S. trade action...
SONY ELECTRONICSSony Electronics introduced a new alphanumeric pager with a synthesized tuner, generic-over-the-air programming capabilities and the company's Jog Dial operation, called the MP-7001. The generic-over-the-air programming technology, or GOTAP, is an advanced feature of the Motorola Inc. FLEXsuite protocol. Sony also released the...
HELSINKI-Nokia Telecommunications announced the launch of the DX 200 i-series Nokia Service Routing Register, a new solution that helps Global System for Mobile communications operators simplify mobile number portability.The Nokia SRRi uses a number mapping scheme to give GSM subscribers the freedom to change...
CANNES, France-Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector introduced the M-Cell Horizonoffice, a Global System for Mobile communications wireless enterprise system.The Wireless Enterprise is Motorola NSS' GSM in-building wireless communications strategy for employee off-site and on-site mobility, said the company.M-Cell Horizonoffice integrates with existing corporate and...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-Omnipoint Technologies Inc. and TeleSite USA Inc. announced a partnership to jointly market Global System for Mobile communications-based wireless video monitoring and surveillance solutions.The solutions use TeleSite's QuickSilver System components to capture and transmit audio and video signals to personal computers, and...
CANNES, France-Motorola Inc. added to the proliferation of so-called world phones last week at the GSM World Conference with a series of announcements introducing a new line of mobile phones designed for global roaming.The first handset is a tri-band phone that can function on...
CANNES, France-CNN Interactive last week announced at the GSM World Congress its CNN Mobile service, a mobile telephone news and information service using a platform it co-developed with Nokia Oy. The service will allow consumers to get text-based CNN news on their handsets, and...
STOCKHOLM-Ericsson Inc. and EuroTel Bratislava said they have signed a $51 million contract to expand EuroTel's Global System for Mobile communications system in Slovakia.Under the terms of the contract, Ericsson said it will provide base stations, base station controllers and service solutions.In the past...
The Finnish government said it will be the first European country to grant third-generation mobile phone licenses by spring, and one company's bid to use cdma2000 technology remains.Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications said Vodafone Group plc and a consortium consisting of British Telecom,...
HELSINKI-Globe Telecom and Nokia Corp. said they have signed a $60 million contract for the sixth phase of expansion of Globe Telecom's Global System for Mobile communications-based Handyphone service. Globe Telecom is the Philippine telecommunications venture of Ayala Corp. and Singapore Telecom International.Nokia said...
NEW ORLEANS-The Universal Wireless Communications Consortium and the GSM North American Alliance announced plans to work to achieve interoperability between TDMA and GSM technology, a move that could facilitate national and global consolidation among carriers with incompatible technologies and in particular allow SBC Communications...
While wireless data applications made a big splash at Wireless '99 last week in New Orleans, a new company quietly slipped into the pool with the introduction of a new end-to-end mobile data service solution called Saraide.com.Saraide.com is a joint venture among Microcell Telecommunications...
NEW ORLEANS-Nortel Networks announced its wireless Internet Protocol evolution plan at Wireless '99 and said it aims to reduce a wireless operator's total cost per megabit for data transmissions from 37 cents currently to 4 cents within five years."Nortel Networks has set a goal...
NEW ORLEANS-International Telecommunication Union members did not reach any consensus in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, on harmonizing the various radio transmission technology proposals received by the ITU for third-generation technology.The ITU has decided harmonization efforts will rest with carriers and has asked them to put...
NEW ORLEANS-AirNet Communications Corp., Melbourne, Fla., plans to announce Global System for Mobile communications 900 MHz and 1800 MHz systems at the GSM World Congress later this month, AirNet President and CEO Lee Hamilton told RCR at Wireless '99. The move will allow the...
