NTT DoCoMo Inc. will delay its High-Speed Downlink Packet Access launch until next year, a move that puts Cingular Wireless L.L.C. at the world's bleeding edge of wireless. DoCoMo's announcement also serves to add an extra layer of caution around the as-yet-unproven technology.DoCoMo now...
Broadband service provider Speakeasy launched what it called "WiMAX-class" fixed wireless broadband covering parts of downtown Seattle. The service, which Speakeasy said will expand later this year to cover all of Seattle, uses Alvarion's BreezeAccess infrastructure deployed at selected city sites, including its landmark...
Following news that it was not selected as a preferred supplier for British Telecom's huge 21st Century Network project, U.K. equipment vendor Marconi Corp. said it will lay off workers, refocus its business and continue to examine its strategic alternatives. "BT's omission of Marconi...
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers, combining the strengths of both personal wireless area network technologies. The Bluetooth SIG said the partnership will extend its long-term roadmap of advancing Bluetooth technology with higher-speed capabilities and allow UWB...
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group said it will begin working with ultra-wideband developers in combining the strength of both personal wireless area technologies. The Bluetooth SIG said the partnership will extend its long-term roadmap of advancing Bluetooth technology with higher-speed capabilities and allow UWB...
Broadband service provider Speakeasy launched what it called "WiMAX-class" fixed wireless broadband service covering parts of downtown Seattle. The service, which Speakeasy said will expand later this year to cover all of Seattle, uses Alvarion's BreezeAccess infrastructure deployed at selected sites across the city,...
LONDON-BT, the leading U.K. fixed-line carrier, said it selected eight telecom equipment suppliers for its next-generation network that will see phones that work over both fixed and mobile networks, among other services. The network is called 21st Century Network or 21CN.BT plans to spend...
DIAMONDHEAD, Miss.-Global Security Systems announced plans to launch its GSSNet homeland security and emergency alert system next week at the National Association of Broadcasters 2005 show in Las Vegas.The GSSNet system provides secure transmission of critical messages to single or multiple destinations with dynamic...
IBM Corp. said it built a wireless data network in Fresno, Calif., for the police department that will allow officers to transmit text, images and videos via in-vehicle computers and personal digital assistants. The microwave transmission network works in the 900 MHz frequency band."To...
WASHINGTON-In arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court, justices seemed skeptical the government could designate something an information service if it has elements of telecommunications. "What I am still waiting to hear is how you get that out of the definitions?" asked Justice Antonin Scalia....
When it comes to mobile phones, Sprint PCS has long been in a class of its own. Since the carrier's beginnings, Sprint has traveled its own path in the handset market. Instead of relying on stock phones, Sprint has carved out its own phone...
High-end devices and services may draw flocks of end users, but the poor have more basic communications needs. The Personal Handyphone System is one service perfectly suited to economically meet basic wireless needs. Born in Japan in the mid-1990s without fanfare or promise of...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it is partnering with L.M. Ericsson to support CDMA technical trials in South Africa, covering residential neighborhoods, business parks and locations with limited wireless access. The technical trials will demonstrate the benefits of CDMA2000 1x and EV-DO while leveraging the...
SYDNEY, Australia-Broadcast Australia subsidiary The Bridge Networks will team with Telstra on a year-long trial of Australia's first multi-channel mobile TV service using digital video broadcast for handheld (DVB-H) technology. Harris Broadcast Systems, a Cincinnati-based communications company, will provide transmission equipment for the transmissions,...
WASHINGTON-Broadband over Power Lines is a reality but it won't be much better than current high-speed offerings, according to speakers at a recent panel discussing the technology. "BPL is moving beyond the theoretical stage," said Joseph Fergus, president and chief executive officer of Communications...
SYDNEY, Australia-Broadcast Australia subsidiary The Bridge Networks will team with Telstra on a year-long trial of Australia's first multi-channel mobile TV service using digital video broadcast for handheld (DVB-H) technology.Harris Broadcast Systems, a Cincinnati-based communications company, will provide transmission equipment for the transmissions, which...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said it is partnering with L.M. Ericsson to support CDMA technical trials in South Africa, covering residential neighborhoods, business parks and locations with limited wireless access.The technical trials will demonstrate the benefits of CDMA2000 1x and EV-DO while leveraging the existing...
WASHINGTON-Broadband over Power Lines is a reality but it won't be much better than current high-speed offerings, experts told reporters Thursday. "BPL is moving beyond the theoretical stage," said Joseph Fergus, president and chief executive officer of Communications Technologies Inc. (ComTek), which owns and...
IRVINE, Calif.-Mexico's telecommunications oversight agency Cofetel has selected Comarco Wireless Test Solutions' Seven.Five Multi product to help monitor quality of service levels for Mexican cellular carriers. The Seven.Five Multi can house up to six calling modules or scanners in each chassis and multiple chassis...
LOS ANGELES-Telemac Corp., which provides real-time accounting and billing technologies for wireless, said it was granted a patent covering a system for secure remote programming of wireless phones.Val Dietrich, vice president of legal affairs for Telemac, said the patent includes use of a smart...
Mobile workers are discovering there's nothing more tethering than wireless devices. As advancing technologies enable 24/7 communications and monitoring capabilities, the once-clear lines between "company time" and "private time" are blurring. Employees are wrestling with how to be accessible without sacrificing their personal lives,...
VIENNA, Austria-Mobilkom Austria said Thursday it will incorporate EDGE technology to expand its UMTS network coverage.The carrier said it currently has UMTS coverage across 60 percent of Austria's population, and the EDGE addition will allow for 95-percent population coverage. The new network is scheduled...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless announced plans for a new embedded module for CDMA 1x-EV-DO networks that will be delivered in the second quarter.The Sierra Wireless EM5625 will be the company's first product to incorporate Qualcomm Inc.'s MSM6500 Mobile Station Modem chipset, and it has...
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. made headlines last week by announcing it was part of an effort to develop standards for a new mobile-phone technology that would transfer data more than 10 times faster than current third-generation networks. But exactly what that technology will...
