HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group last week announced support for Qualcomm Inc.'s High Data Rate technology as a third-generation technology, but agreed to leave room open for other competing technologies such as Motorola Inc.'s and Nokia Corp.'s 1xtreme technology.The CDG has submitted the proposal...
We have e-mail, e-commerce and e-tailers, among other "electronic" conveniences. The "e" phenomenon has spread quickly across all aspects of business and industry, and now wireless customers with questions or problems can access "e-customer service" to find help.Of course, customers still have the option...
OpenGridWireless Internet solutions provider OpenGrid Inc. appointed Gary Rhea to the position of chief financial officer. Rhea will oversee the company's financial activities, including treasury, accounting, business planning and investor relations. Rhea was CFO for Versant Corp., a provider of enterprise-level database management systems...
Pine Belt Wireless, based in Arlington, Ala., said it will introduce prepaid wireless services to its cellular and personal communications services markets using National Telemanagement Corp.'s SmartPay Wireless real-time billing system. SmartPay Wireless is an account-based system that eliminates the added expense and limitations...
ing negative news about Code Division Multiple Access technology prospects for China Unicom, Qualcomm Inc. quickly hammered out eight intellectual property research and development deals with local mobile-phone vendors in China.Unicom, which competes with giant China Mobile, already offers Global System for Mobile communications...
SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian wireless company Clearnet Communications Inc. announced it installed new wireless equipment adhering to the new third-generation cdma2000 international standard.Clearnet said it will use the new wireless base station, provided by Lucent Technologies Inc., as its main vehicle for expanding voice services to...
When most people in the United States hear the name "Hyundai," they think of a car. But the reach of the Hyundai organization is extensive, and for the past six months, its electronics subsidiary has been readying itself to become an influential-and recognized-player in...
OmniSkyOmniSky Corp., a provider of wireless Internet services for handheld computing devices, named five new people to its executive management team. Lawrence Winkler is the company's new senior vice president and chief financial officer and will oversee accounting and finance operations. Prior to joining...
Just as a zoo is a place where different species from around the world can peacefully co-mingle, telezoo.com said it is a place where telecommunication buyers and sellers can easily interact.The Web site is home to telezoo.com's ZooCommerce platform, which includes a large database...
Columbus, Ohio-based Divine Tower International Corp. bills itself the one-stop shop for small wireless carriers looking to build out their networks, providing everything from the initial financing to equipment procurement."Towers are only a component of our infrastructure. The only thing we don't have is...
WASHINGTON-A major satellite export reform bill passed by the GOP-led Congress two years ago has blown up in the face of lawmakers at a time when Republicans and Democrats are frantically scrambling to champion the high-tech agenda.Since March 1999, when satellite export oversight was...
IPmobileWireless communications infrastructure company IPmobile Inc. hired Louis Wooldridge as its vice president of sales in Asia, and Chuck Derrick as its vice president of product development. Wooldridge will spearhead the company's initiative to secure and capitalize on the growing wireless data market opportunity...
WASHINGTON-As the high-tech industry hailed House approval of normalized trade relations with China last week, the prospect that a Senate vote could be delayed-or even blocked-loomed large as Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) and his political opposite signaled their intention to...
Wireless high-speed solutions didn't garner much thought just a year ago. Qualcomm Inc. seemed to be the only company in the industry touting a high-speed megabit solution for the cdmaOne operator community called High Data Rate. But today, the high-speed market is becoming crowded...
WASHINGTON-The House, aided by intense Clinton administration and high-tech lobbying as well as legislative commitments to monitor any import surges and human rights, is expected this week to pass a China trade bill representing the biggest export opportunity ever for the U.S. wireless industry.But...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The Personal Communications Industry Association said its GlobalXChange trade show will feature a special pavilion of Bluetooth technology adopters led by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, a nine-company promoter group driving the development of the wireless technology and taking it to market."We're excited...
Blame it on the glut of recent mergers and acquisitions.Blame it on the abundance and promise of working at a start-up company.But for these reasons and more, recruiters and human resource managers throughout the wireless industry are coming to realize the dynamic job market...
WASHINGTON-A comprehensive proposal by European and Arab states covering third-generation mobile phone spectrum and other issues appeared to be disintegrating late last week at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Turkey, a development that is forcing the U.S. delegation to redouble efforts to keep its...
CANCUN, Mexico-The big push to interoperate GSM and TDMA standards is well under way, allowing customers using either standard to roam around the world and giving U.S. TDMA operators a breath of life in their ongoing struggle with CDMA carriers for domestic market share.The...
WASHINGTON-The wireless industry's push to enter the populous Chinese market got a big boost last week as several undecided Democrats and Republicans announced they will vote for permanent normal trade relations with China, a swing in momentum driven by stepped-up lobbying from the Clinton...
BOSTON-PhoneRun Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. said they will jointly market to service providers a mobile Internet service called "phonecasting," a media network of Internet-sourced audio channels for news, entertainment and shopping available to any telephone via voice-enabled technology known as "voicetone."PhoneRun's service will...
BUCHAREST, Romania-Due to the analog transmission and the lack of value-added services, NMT 400 systems in Eastern Europe-which enjoyed great success during the last two decades-have suffered in recent years. A great number of NMT 400 customers have evolved to GSM systems, and NMT...
Verizon Wireless, now the country's largest operator, said it will begin field trials of cdma2000 1XRTT technology with Lucent Technologies Inc. in June, and follow with a rollout of the technology next year.Verizon is the second U.S. Code Division Multiple Access operator to announce...
Just when the third-generation evolution path for CDMA operators was looking convoluted, a new proposal drafted by these carriers may unify a single path to megabit data speeds.Code Division Multiple Access carriers this week expect to submit a proposal to Third Generation Partnership Project...
