Handsets

CANADA Cell-Loc Inc. completed and made available its Cellocate Beacon I, a wireless device that enables several location services via the company’s existing networks in Calgary, Alberta and Austin, Texas. …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel Corp. partnered with LookSmart, a provider of Web directories, to offer a wireless Internet search and directory feature for its Web-Unwired customers. The service allows users to …

WASHINGTON-A public-safety initiative to bring all those involved in enhanced 911 implementation together got off to a rocky start last week when many of the largest carriers said they had …

The once questionable smart-phone market received additional validation last week as Sprint PCS announced it would market Kyocera Corp.’s QCP-6035 handset beginning later this month. The news follows the carrier’s …

HANNOVER, Germany-The wireless multimedia company PacketVideo Corp., and T-Mobil, which provides mobile telecommunication services in Germany, announced they will conduct trials of PacketVideo’s end-to-end wireless multimedia technology over T-Mobil’s advanced …

WASHINGTON-Fears about the timely deployment of enhanced 911 Phase II service appear to be coming true even as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission expressed optimism that the Oct.1 …

Nokia Corp.’s splash into the CDMA handset market was tempered last week after the world’s largest cell phone manufacturer admitted some of its phones already on the street will not …

What safety nets do wireless manufacturers have in place in case we stumble into a true recession? The question has come up often lately because of the billions of dollars …

The wireless Internet is only as good as the device it’s on. Granted, there are plenty of other issues surrounding the look and feel of the experience-including network speeds and …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced its subsidiary Brightpoint North America L.P. will provide B Digital USA Inc. with integrated logistics services including packaging fulfillment and other support services for wireless handsets and …

WAP has found itself in a similar situation to mighty Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system. A lot of people complain about it, but nearly everyone uses it. WAP came along …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. said Hewlett-Packard Co. has integrated the MicroChaiVM, an embedded software for running applications developed for the Java platform, onto BREW handsets. The software was installed in …

For the love of Java, three companies with two handsets have come together. Using Sun Microsystems’ Java software in Motorola Inc.’s phones over Nextel Communications Inc.’s networks, the three companies …

NEW YORK-The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has granted a patent to Tropian Inc., a fabless semiconductor maker based in Cupertino, Calif., for its method of addressing issues related to …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless launched Mobile Office, a service allowing customers to use their data-capable wireless handsets to dial into their company network or Internet service provider. While the service is …

The resurrection of Iridium came full circle last week with the announcement that the company’s Tempe, Ariz., gateway is fully operational and voice service now will be available via its …

All BREW lovers are welcome to the party. Software developers and carriers are joining Qualcomm Inc. to propagate the virtues of the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, an open platform …

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 …

The Ides of March hit the telecom space last week as vendor after vendor announced layoffs and subdued forecasts, indicating that the leash on the economic drift continues to lengthen. …

NEW YORK -British Telecommunications plc will undertake “a massive, massive restructuring, and I don’t want to underestimate what we plan to do this year,” Sir Peter Bonfield, chief executive officer, …

With its feet in the New York Stock Exchange and an eye toward the future, Siemens AG has advanced a package of products and strategies to make it a major …

LONDON-Britain’s mobile carriers are beginning to do away with handset subsidies, with both Vodafone U.K. and One 2 One announcing plans to sharply increase the cost of their cheapest phones. …

Bluetooth’s image took a hit last week as a demonstration of the short-range wireless technology went awry at the CeBIT show in Hanover, Germany. According to the Associated Press, the …

LAS VEGAS-Executives from Brightpoint, RadioShack, Sierra Wireless and TeleCorp PCS were presented with the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s President’s Awards this week at CTIA Wireless 2001. Brightpoint and its …

BEIJING-At a mobile industry conference in Hangzhou, attended by 27 handset manufacturers, it was decided to fix the output target for this year at 80 million handsets. According to incomplete …