XircomXircom Inc. announced a new product line called CompactCard, which it said extends wireless connectivity for Windows CE handheld computers. CompactCard is a series of Type II CompactFlash cards that give Windows CE devices access to Ethernet, modem and Global System for Mobile communications...
NEW YORK-Texas Instruments announced eight of the world's top 10 producers of third-generation wireless base stations said they plan to use TI's latest and fastest digital signal processor in their designs.Texas Instruments would not identify the eight companies, instead supplying Dataquest rankings of the...
Industry executives in February hailed the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue agreement as a major breakthrough in the 3G debate, but today it appears standards bodies have made little progress to pursue this framework, and political infighting among the 3G players remains.Executives in February agreed to...
Latin AmericaAccording to The Strategis Group, privatization in Latin America is driving fixed-line growth as privatized operators build out networks to meet license requirements, while competition is propelling even higher rates of growth in cellular and personal communications services. The report, "Latin America Telecommunications...
NEW YORK-All eyes are on Omnipoint Corp., which one investment banker has likened to a poster child for personal communications services.What will be the final chapter in Omnipoint's search for a strategic partner, and how soon will it be written? How might this conclusion...
NEW YORK-For status-conscious Americans, Nokia Corp. plans to debut by late summer its Nokia 8800 series phone, carrying a suggested retail price of "under $1,000," the company said May 10.The Nokia 8800 series includes the 8860 tri-mode phone that supports Advanced Mobile Phone Service,...
LAS VEGAS-Nokia Corp. unveiled several new Internet protocol solutions to provide mobile professionals with broadband wireless access to services such as e-mail, corporate information and the Internet.The solutions can wirelessly extend the corporate local area network to common areas such as meeting rooms and...
NEW YORK-Electric Fuel Corp. said it now is selling its Zinc-Air disposable batteries for cellular phones through the company's Web site.The Motorola Inc. MicroTAC series 2900 mAh disposable battery is available in a single pack for $20, a two-pack for $35 and a three-pack...
GENEVA-As any one of the tens of thousands of visitors who thronged the halls of February's GSM World Congress knows, the latest word in GSM services is Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). If the sheer quantity of recent WAP-related announcements is anything to go by,...
VLSI Technology Inc. said it received a major order from Mitsubishi Electric Corp. for its OneCT single-chip Global System for Mobile communications baseband solution. The order is valued at $19 million. Mitsubishi will use the OneCT product in its Trium GSM phones.Northern Telecom Ltd....
WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc., the top American wireless manufacturer, is internally debating whether it can support what appears will be a weak U.S. position on third-generation mobile phone spectrum at the World Radiocommunication Conference next year.Motorola, according to sources, is distressed over what it regards as...
MIAMI-The market opportunity for international roaming is clear, present and growing, but domestic carriers so far have been focused on tapping the large and more immediate potential posed by burgeoning data traffic at home."Many of the U.S. carriers I follow have not spent a...
Motorola Inc. announced Office Depot will begin carrying the PageWriter 2000 two-way pager in more than 600 retail locations nationwide.TSR Wireless L.L.C. said it has built a ReFLEX 25 two-way messaging network on the West Coast, adding coverage in southern California and into Nevada....
NEW YORK-Amid good news about resurging American investments in Latin American mutual funds and the gradual rebound of Brazil's economy, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette International announced it has started covering the region's wireless telecommunications carriers."In order to initiate coverage on the Latin American cellular...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp. reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31 of $35.1 million, a significant increase from the $10.1 million in revenues reported for first-quarter 1998.Net income for the quarter was $21.2 million, or 43 cents per share, compared...
HELSINKI-Nokia Corp. and Hongkong Telecom Mobile Services announced they signed a memorandum of understanding to devleop General Packet Radio Services in Hong Kong SAR."Our partnership with Hongkong Telecom will mean the provision of both the hardware and software required to eventually enable true personal...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-If an Olympic games in cellular communications were ever staged, there is little doubt who would head the medals table. Finland would take gold in almost every event. The Finns take great pride in being first.Finland has been at the forefront of...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-The trunked radio industry in South Africa is about to experience a revolutionary change with the introduction of new technologies and standards. An entirely new market is being unlocked, and old markets are about to be reshuffled to allow for a more...
MELBOURNE, Australia-Telstra has conducted preliminary trials of its new Nortel Networks-designed CDMA mobile network amid nagging disquiet and confusion in some rural quarters about the closure of the analog network.Even so, Telstra has branded the trial a success, claiming CDMA outperformed the existing analog...
Advanced Fox WirelessAdvanced Fox Wireless introduced the OEM Style Mini Twin Charger for Nokia Corp. 5100 Series and Nextel Communications Inc. i1000 handsets. The device will charge the battery on the phone while charging a second battery. It is compatible with Nickel Cadmium, Nickel...
HELSINKI, Finland-L.M. Ericsson and Nokia Corp. said they support the European Telecommunications Standards Institute's work on a global standard for Global System for Mobile communications on the 450 MHz frequency band.Nordic Mobile Telephone 450 MHz operators are looking to migrate to digital technology. Ericsson...
Some Telecommunications Industry Association members and U.S. carriers were angered last week by comments attributed to a TIA senior executive by the French Press Agency. The incident illustrates the continuing technology holy wars and brings to surface concerns a few large members have about...
HELSINKI-MobileOne and Nokia Corp. signed a $30 million contract for the sixth expansion of MobileOne's Global System for Mobile communications 900 network in Singapore, said Nokia.Under the contract, Nokia will supply its mobile and transit switches, home location register, base stations, base station controllers...
INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. said it has entered into an agreement with Tess S.A. of Brazil to distribute mobile phone prepaid cards.The company also announced its Brazilian logistics services distribution subsidiary, Brightpoint do Brasil Ltda., completed the acquisition of all the common shares of Cellular Services...
