interoperability

MANILA, The Philippines-While Globe Telecom and Smart Communications are now offering multimedia messaging service (MMS), such issues as interconnection, standards of interoperability and rates have to be tackled, according to …

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-FaceTime Communications, Foster City, Calif., introduced commercially Oct. 8 its IM Auditor application, which permits the management, control and interoperability of any enterprise’s wired or wireless device with …

PARIS-Vodafone Spain and Nortel Networks presented details of the rollout program for Vodafone’s UMTS network in Spain. A Vodafone executive said network coverage has been deployed in 23 cities and …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. released its long-awaited GSM/Wideband-CDMA mobile phone, the 6650, a major step for carriers worldwide looking to build out W-CDMA networks. Nokia said the phone works on 900/1800 …

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A Com Inc. began its multicity, nationwide Interop 2002 Tour this week in the northwestern United States to demonstrate NetworkFirst, a solution for communications interoperability between public-safety agencies. At …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Flarion Technologies Inc., Bedminster, N.J., has contracted with Flextronics, an outsourced manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, to produce its RadioRouter and PC card products for interoperability between wireless local area …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-ArrayComm Inc. reported it has demonstrated seamless interoperability between a 802.11 wireless local area network and its i-Burst personal broadband system. ArrayCom said the demonstration used a laptop …

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Texas Instruments Inc. signed different agreements with three companies relating to its radio-frequency identification systems for access control solutions. The companies include Secura Key, Zebra Technologies and Lenel Systems …

WARREN, N.J.-Virgin Mobile USA is the latest U.S. carrier to open its network to cross-carrier text messaging-a business that is doubling every eight to ten weeks, according to messaging interoperability …

NASHVILLE-Catalyst Communications Technology, provider of Internet Protocol-based dispatch solutions for the public-safety mobile radio market, made two interoperability announcements at this month’s APCO show in Nashville. Catalyst announced that its …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-The Intelligent Network-based “Prepaid Solution” of Comverse has secured approval for interoperability with Nortel Networks’ IS-41P, a proprietary IN signaling protocol for CDMA and TDMA mobile switches. Comverse, a …

TEL AVIV, Israel-Emblaze Systems Inc. said Aug. 12 it has completed successfully a series of interoperability tests of its rich media delivery system over live GPRS networks to three advanced …

HERNDON, Va.-Northrop Grumman Corp.’s Information Technology (IT) sector and Flarion Technologies said they are working together to promote a homeland security network communication system based on Flarion’s flash Orthogonal Frequency …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. selected Wireless Services Corp. to serve as its network interoperability provider, enabling Nextel customers to send and receive text messages to and from subscribers of other …

As the battle for the multimedia messaging service (MMS) market in Europe begins to heat up among the region’s wireless carriers, the fight for the MMS infrastructure market has largely …

SAN FRANCISCO-The Mobile Management and Directory Interoperability Forums of The Open Group recently published its “Executive on the Move” Business Scenario, a report that shows business drivers and requirements for …

SAN FRANCISCO-VoiceGenie Technologies, Voxeo Corp. and Audium Corp. have joined to form the SpeechOne Alliance, through which the companies plan to combine their specific offerings into one complete, integrated voice …

NEW DELHI, India-Israeli supplier ECI Telecom and Hughes Software Systems said they tested and jointly demonstrated interoperability between Hughes’ Softswitch and ECI’s NGTS I-Gate 4000 media gateway. The companies said …

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute said it released test suites to provide a means of proving the interoperability necessary for global roaming in third-generation mobile networks. The suites were …

CHELMSFORD, Mass.-Mercury Computer Systems said it has been chosen by the U.S. military’s Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) Joint Program Office (JPO) to serve as a consultant on development of …

Ever heard of EMS, or Enhanced Messaging Service? If not, don’t worry-few people have. It was created as an extension to the short message service messaging technology that has taken …

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) said it established a new task force to develop mobile signature standards. Mobile signatures are used to authenticate the identity of a person …

PISCATAWAY, N.J.—The SyncML Initiative announced it will officially consolidate into the newly formed Open Mobile Alliance, a group created to act as an umbrella standards organization for the various aspects …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Nokia Corp.’s Open Mobile Architecture initiative will merge with the WAP Forum to create a new, massive industry standards group comprising more than 200 companies including heated wireless …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the newly formed Sony Ericsson expects to sell its first third-generation (3G) handset in Europe later this year, Jan Wareby, its executive vice president, has cautioned potential …