EndwaveEndwave Corp. said its ultra-high performance WavShapr base station antenna is now available for local multipoint distribution services bands. The antenna incorporates characteristics from earlier versions form the 24 GHz and 38 GHz bands. The antennas include flat horizontal radiation pattern, rapid azimuth pattern...
CUPERTINO, Calif.-Pixo Inc. said wireless handset manufacturer Telian will implement its software platform for a new line of TDMA phones for the North American market.The platform enables such services as call management, scheduler, phone book, games and a flexible graphical user interface that manufacturers...
TOKYO-A three-hour bus ride from Tokyo will get you to Kakegawa, the leading production area of two popular Japanese items: green tea (ocha) and Panasonic wireless phones. But just like green tea, Panasonic's wireless phones have not achieved the same level of success in the...
For the mobile commerce market to succeed in winning over consumers from the wired Internet and bricks-and-mortar space, it will have to be flexible in meeting consumer expectations, according to a recent report by the Aberdeen Group.The report, "Mobile Electronic Commerce: The New Economy on...
Following months of speculation, regulatory red tape and the seemingly elusive approval by the Federal Communications Commission that came Sept. 29, SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Mobility officially came together last week, announcing its joint venture now will be known as Cingular Wireless."Cingular is...
NEW YORK-Some 27 years after he placed the first "public portable cellular call," from Midtown Manhattan to Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, Martin Cooper said he is unsure "if we, as an industry, have grown up yet."Introduced at "Wireless World 2000" as the inventor...
CHICAGO-One of the first commercial deployments of EDGE technology could be in Mexico next year based on presentations and interviews at the PCIA GlobalXchange event. Mexico's largest wireless carrier, Telcel, plans to roll out commercial EDGE service in the country's three largest cities in...
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. reported that its NewNet OTSserver TDMA application and NewNet SMserver application were approved through the Nortel Network Wireless Interoperability Testing program, gaining the Nortel Networks Compatible Product stamp of approval.ADC said the OTSserver software offers over-air-activation and programming for CDMA and...
VERNON HILLS, Ill.-Telular Corp. introduced its digital Phonecell SX4e TDMA Dual-Band/Dual-Mode Fixed Wireless Terminal for applications that require both 800 MHz and 1900 MHz digital TDMA frequencies, as well as the 800 MHz analog AMPS frequency.In addition to its multifrequency capability, Telular said the...
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and America Online Inc. last week announced their long-expected business alliance. The combination of the largest mobile carrier in Japan and the largest Internet service provider in the world will give NTT DoCoMo a foothold to launch its popular i-mode services,...
LOWELL, Mass.-Wireless radio frequency and microwave components supplier M/A-Com Inc., a division of Tyco Electronics Corp., unveiled an integrated circuit upconverter for use in cellular band CDMA handsets and communications systems.The MD59-0039 upconverter integrates an IF amplifier, RF mixer, LO buffer, voltage attenuator and...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two issues characterized the Brazilian cellular market during the first half of the year-an increase in subscriber numbers and the rollout of more advanced services.Latin America in general saw an explosion of prepaid services, but in Brazil, prepaid subscriptions overcame all operator...
Amrel SystemsAmrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium III processor at speeds up to 650 MHz. Amrel said the faster processor provides better...
NEW YORK-As part of its evolutionary path, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to offer EDGE services in the United States by mid- to late 2001, said Michael Bamburak, vice president of its technology development group.The company has not yet decided whether to launch individual...
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...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and BT Wireless deployed Ericsson's Mobility Gateway as a foundation for their WorldConnect service, the first offering through the two companies' Advance strategic global alliance.Ericsson said the gateway, which operates in the Jambala open platform, will help WorldConnect deliver...
China and CDMA technology have attempted marriage about as many times as Elizabeth Taylor.Now it appears the Chinese government again has given the green light to China Unicom to deploy CDMA technology as quickly as possible. Naturally, vendors remain cautious. They've heard this before.It's...
The Brazilian government's decision to auction spectrum in the 1800 MHz band was thought to be a shoo-in for GSM technology.GSM technology has gained big economies of scale around the world at the 1800 MHz band. CDMA and TDMA equipment is only available at...
NEW YORK-In tandem with the anticipated debut of Wireless Application Protocol services by American carriers in fall and winter, Nokia Mobile Phones Inc., Irving, Texas, plans to begin shipping its 7100 series WAP-enabled handsets.Domestic operators already are testing the Nokia 7160, designed for TDMA...
TORONTO, Ontario-Schlumberger Test & Transactions has adopted PCS Innovations' mobileMAGIC software platform to create a high-speed content distribution platform Schlumberger said it will offer called OASYS.The solution will incorporate the mobileMAGIC platform with the features and security systems of Schlumberger's Simera subscriber identity module...
One of the largest wireless companies in Latin America is considering a technology flip for the next generation.Sources close to BellSouth International Inc. say the carrier wants to convert TDMA systems in its Latin American markets to CDMA-based 1XRTT technology, a third-generation standard offering...
The second handset vendor Nextel Communications Inc. was counting on to make an iDEN phone by this year has decided to pursue other technology avenues.Japanese vendor Kyocera Corp. and Nextel late last year signed a letter of intent calling for the vendor to produce...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two issues characterized the Brazilian cellular market during the first half of the year-an increase in subscriber numbers and the rollout of more advanced services.Latin America in general saw an explosion of prepaid services, but in Brazil, prepaid subscriptions overcame all operator...
EricssonCanada. With Microcell Connexions for a GPRS network.Value: UndisclosedChina. With China Unicom for GSM expansions in Jilin, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei provinces.Value: US$176 millionLaos. With Lao Telecommunications Co. for GSM switching.Value: US$1.2 millionMexico. With Pegaso forCDMA equipment for its PCS network.Value: US$200 millionTurkey. With Turkcell for a...
