TORONTO-The major Canadian carriers are cautiously laying the groundwork for third-generation (3G) wireless networks. But true, full-blown 3G in Canada is at least three to four years away."Canadian mobile operators are unlikely to reach the promised land of mobile data services in one single...
CALGARY, Alberta-Canadian Telecommunications company Telus Mobility and Nortel Networks Corp. announced plans to work together to test cdma2000 third-generation digital radio technology.Nortel said it intends to aggressively roll out fully packetized, end-to-end network solutions for wireless Internet. Trials are expected to take place in...
ST. LOUIS-Amdocs announced the successful rollout of its Unix-based Ensemble customer care and billing solution at Telus Mobility, the largest cellular provider in Alberta, Canada.Telus Corp., Canada's third-largest telecommunications carrier, merged Feb. 1 with BC Telecom, the British Columbia-based company, which is the second...
Ericsson forms office mobility unitATLANTA-Ericsson Inc. announced the formation of the Wireless Services unit in response to the increasing need for wireless communications in the workplace.Ericsson said the new unit will provide a wireless office solution based on the Interim Standard-136 Time Division Multiple...
Four years ago Systems/Link Corp. introduced RoamEx, which "allowed carriers with fraud problems in big cities access to what was going on," said Diane Sammer, president of Systems/Link.Today RoamEx is rapidly becoming the ticket to global roaming.RoamEx exchanges caller data between different wireless carriers'...