WEST CALDWELL, N.J.-Ricoh PC Peripherals Business Unit, a division of Ricoh Corp. that focuses on digital imaging and multimedia products, and Metricom, a wireless data company, announced they will use Metricom's Ricochet wireless network to enable high-powered wireless imaging directly from Ricoh's RDC-i700 digital...
Lucent TechnologiesLucent Technologies introduced Flexent Wireless IP Core Network Architecture, which it said will help wireless carriers deliver a range of voice and data services to customers. According to Lucent, the first phase of the architecture, the Lucent Softswitch Toll/Tandem Solution, lets carriers connect...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless Facilities Inc., a provider of wireless telecommunications systems, said it received notice of contract suspension and termination from Metricom Inc. with regard to remaining RF engineering and deployment services for Metricom's data network build-out.Wireless Facilities expects the Metricom-related revenue impact in the...
High-speed wireless data access provider Metricom Inc. posted a fourth-quarter loss and said it will postpone the introduction of its Ricochet data network in some markets until it secures additional financing. The company noted it had just over $525 million in cash and investments...
COLUMBUS, Ohio-Divine Tower International Corp. said it signed a contract with Metricom Inc. to manage, direct and construct Metricom's Ricochet fixed-wireless service expansion into Albany, Buffalo, and Rochester, N.Y., and Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland, Ohio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
VANCOUVER, Canada-Sierra Wireless signed a distribution agreement with Wireless WebConnect! to offer its AirCard 400 for the Ricochet network."As a long-standing Ricochet authorized service provider, Wireless WebConnect! has the experience and expertise to effectively reach new markets for the AirCard 400," said Jason Cohenour,...
LAS VEGAS-GoAmerica Inc., through its existing partnership with Sierra Wireless, plans to offer a wireless adaptor for Sony's CLIE handheld device, which will be commercially available in the second quarter of this year.Sierra Wireless' AirBoards and AirCards are specifically designed for the CDPD and...
Wireless broadband started out as a unique and rapidly growing concept, poised on the edge of a data revolution that promised to produce millions of dollars and bring the Internet to those left out in the cold by wireline technologies.For months, momentum has been...
LAS VEGAS-The computer industry is ready to stake its claim in the wireless market, evidenced by a range of announcements at this year's Fall Comdex show.Various PDA manufacturers and service providers made significant announcements at Comdex. And while wireless was but a footnote for...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Metricom Inc. has agreed to deliver its Ricochet high-speed mobile Internet access technology to Aether Systems Inc. corporate customers.Under the deal, Aether will become an authorized service provider of the Ricochet network, providing customers wireless connections at 128 kpbs. Aether will sign...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-In what is perhaps the most significant step since announcing the commercial launch of its Ricochet service in limited markets earlier this summer, Metricom Inc. happily presented CTIA's Wireless I.T. attendees here with the first wireless PC card supporting its new network.The...
WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association unveiled its official partners and event sponsors for its Wireless I.T. 2000 expo and convention.CTIA also reported that pre-registration attendance is nearly triple last year's show.The partners include Andrew Seybold's Outlook, sponsoring the Wireless Data University; A.M. Oppenheimer Inc.,...
Amdocs will integrate its IAF Horizon billing, rating, customer-care and service management solution with Comptel plc's MDS mediation software to provide mobile Internet Protocol service providers with an integrated billing mediation, rating and billing solution together with service activation and customer care. Motorola Inc....
NEW YORK-Wireless users may be free of the wire but not of the clutter. Despite the image of untethered communications, they are burdened with a bevy of devices.Only technology buffs are willing to carry around a bag full of wireless communicators that cannot interact...
NEW YORK-Metricom Inc. is on track to launch its new Ricochet service with data speeds up to 128 kilobits per second in New York and several other cities markets by the end of September, Timothy A. Dreisbach, chairman and chief executive officer, said.Positioning itself...
NEW YORK-A multifaceted revolution is under way that will soon provide a tremendous boost to the battery life and processing capacity of wireless devices. The first phase of the handheld revolution will begin with extended battery life."Keep an eye on Transmeta, which is going...
Burst Wireless Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. are collaborating in a trial of high-speed wireless Internet services that Burst says will offer data rate speeds up to 144 kilobits per second, and, using Lucent's infrastructure equipment, keep in step with burgeoning third-generation technologies.The trial...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc. has agreed to provide its wireless Internet service and content to the Metricom Inc. Ricochet network.The agreement calls for GoAmerica to integrate its Go.Web encryption and compression technology with Ricochet. The combined solution will be marketed specifically to enterprise customers.
Everypath Inc, a wireless application services provider and technology enabler, collected $60 million in series C financing, bringing the total amount raised to $76 million. Amerindo Investments led the funding. Other investors include Ignition Corp., E*Trade, Raza Ventures, Texas Pacific Group, Redwood Ventures, Robertson...
SAN DIEGO-In "Mission Impossible" fashion, Metricom Inc. ended years of buildout and anticipation by finally launching the first market for its Ricochet 128 kilobits per second wireless data network in San Diego.Press conference attendees in San Diego watched a live picture of a diver...
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Metricom Inc. said the Federal Communications Commission approved its WCS Wired Access Points equipment. The company now has FCC approval for all equipment being deployed using both the unlicensed ISM spectrum and its licensed WCS band, both of which will be used...
WASHINGTON-A divided federal appeals court in Atlanta ruled wireless carriers and Internet firms do not have the same right as other telecom service providers to access utility poles on a nondiscriminatory basis-an unexpected decision that could hurt mobile-phone antenna siting and the rollout of...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Metricom Inc. and National Semiconductor entered a strategic alliance to develop Metricom's Ricochet modem technology for the information appliance market.National will integrate Ricochet technology into its information appliance reference designs, such as the Geode and WebPad wireless Internet access devices, to develop...
Sprint PCS and Sanyo Fisher Co. announced the nationwide availability of the Sprint PCS SCP-4000 dual-band, Internet-ready wireless phone by Sanyo. The phone offers access to the Sprint PCS Wireless Web via an integral Web mini browser. With the optional Sprint PCS Wireless Web...
