interoperability

CHICAGO-Dobson Cellular Systems Inc. said it has tapped VeriSign Inc. to provide content and messaging interoperability services for the carrier’s 1.6 million subscribers. VeriSign will offer its library of more …

CHICAGO-Lucent Technologies Inc. announced enhancements to its Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem equipment. The vendor introduced new “blended lifestyle” services that combine voice, video and data capabilities that can be delivered …

Mobile Internet access solutions company RemotePipes Inc. announced it has formed an alliance focused on roaming and interoperability mechanisms for networks based on the 802.16 WiMAX specifications. The WiMAX Global …

NEW YORK-The Liberty Alliance Project, a consortium that advocates open federated identity standards and identity-based Web services, said eight companies have completed certification testing at the group’s most recent conformance …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-A new multimedia messaging service interoperability agreement will allow Verizon Wireless and Leap Wireless International Inc. subscribers to exchange photos and video clips, the carriers said. The service is …

Struggling to shore up decreasing revenues from voice usage, U.S. carriers agreed last October to a set of messaging guidelines they said would allow them to be MMS-interoperable by the …

Less than 10 years ago, dot-com was the technology phrase de jour. Business plans, companies and even an economic boom (and bust) were built upon one little dot. Today, at …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. reported a deal with Intel Corp. to engage in joint efforts to advance development of the 802.16e WiMAX standard. The deal calls for both companies to …

LAS VEGAS-The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory released a white paper outlining the technical results it found in a multivendor test it conducted mixing data, video and Voice over …

Sprint Corp. reported a deal with Intel Corp. to engage in joint efforts to advance development of the 802.16e WiMAX standard. The deal calls for both companies to collaborate on …

MUNICH-Siemens announced a partnership with printer company Canon to allow Siemens camera-phone users to print their images to Canon printers. The partnership falls under the Mobile Imaging Printing Consortium, a …

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The ZigBee Alliance announced four ZigBee-compliant platforms from Chipcon, CompXs, Ember and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. The alliance conducted testing of the platforms to ensure interoperability via its official …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. reported the successful completion of W-CDMA interoperability testing on Japanese telecommunications giant NTT DoCoMo Inc.’s 3GPP W-CDMA-compliant FOMA network. The testing was initiated last June using Qualcomm’s …

HERNDON, Va.-The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions sent representatives from its member companies to meet with the European Telecommunication Standards Institute TISPAN Committee last week in Herndon, Va., to discuss …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said they completed W-CDMA Interoperability Testing for global roaming purposes. The tests were performed in DoCoMo’s laboratories followed by fully completed …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTPCom said the Open Mobile Alliance has re-elected its senior software architect, Lars Brenk, as the chairman of OMA’s Game Services Working Group. Brenk will focus on interoperability …

HERNDON, Va.-The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions sent representatives from its member companies to meet with the European Telecommunication Standards Institute TISPAN Committee last week in Herndon, Va., to discuss …

WASHINGTON-The Association of Public-safety Communications Officials last month broke with other public-safety advocates and the telecommunications industry, refusing to support a report to the FCC’s Network Reliability & Interoperability Council. …

WASHINGTON-In a report to Congress obtained by RCR Wireless News, the Federal Communications Commission told lawmakers last week that it had granted 32 whole or partial waivers for rural wireless …

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson and Siemens AG said they have completed interoperability tests between Siemens push-to-talk handsets and Ericsson’s Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystems-based infrastructure. “One of the core strengths with an IMS …

NEW ORLEANS-Whether it’s downloading video clips, buying ringtones or simply sending a photo to a friend, the key to enticing consumers to spend more on wireless data can be summed …

NEW ORLEANS-Carriers’ efforts to increase wireless data revenues took a big step forward this week at CTIA Wireless 2005 as the nation’s two largest carriers quietly confirmed their networks are …

WASHINGTON-A coalition of nine local and public-safety advocacy groups, led by the Association of Public-safety Communications Officials, released a statement urging Congress to pass a hard date to end TV’s …

CANNES, France-Intel Corp. announced three agreements to pursue its WiMAX technology and promote its XScale and mobile technologies. The chip bellwether said it has entered an alliance with Alcatel Corp. …

CANNES, France-The GSM Association said it has brought together network operators and vendors to conduct interoperability trials of equipment and networks for Session Initiation Protocol-based services. SIP is the underlying …