Wireless technology is on the cusp of fulfilling its promise for homeland security, with the District of Columbia's office of the Chief Technology Officer's partnership with Motorola Inc. and Flarion Technologies Inc.It is the first high-speed wireless broadband contract for public safety in the...
WASHINGTON-Motorola Inc. and Flarion Technologies have been chosen by the District of Columbia's Office of the Chief Technology Officer to build a high-speed wireless broadband data network dedicated to public safety.The program calls for Motorola and Flarion to provide installation, testing and operations of...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Stratex Networks Inc., which provides wireless transmission solutions, introduced its ProVision V element software management system.The ProVision V software suite is designed to optimize performance while lowering the operating costs of wireless transmission networks, said Stratex. The software was developed along with...
Despite being a relatively new player in the traditional wireless field, Wi-Fi services have quickly taken over as one of the leading technologies for high-speed wireless data communications as shown by the small but increasing number of tech-savvy consumers clustered in local coffee houses...
LONDON-U.K.-based wireless messaging company mBlox announced it acquired Swapcom SMS, the French text messaging transmission business of Swapcom. MBlox said the move will help it gain a foothold in the French market, and that it will continue to support the Swapcom short messaging service...
WASHINGTON-Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd. has purchased cellular communications equipment from Nortel Networks Inc. and eight other U.S. exporters as part of a $173 million project. Export-Import Bank of the United States is guaranteeing a $72.3 million seven-year loan to the U.K.-based telecommunications provider.Cable...
WASHINGTON-Top mobile-phone operators told a federal appeals court the Federal Communications Commission went astray of the law by awarding additional mobile satellite service licenses despite the sector's desperate financial condition. In its opening brief, AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless...
Building on the momentum of its initial two-city launch last year, Verizon Wireless said it will spend $1 billion to launch its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO service in major cities in the United States. The service, known as BroadbandAccess, will be available in the summer,...
The popularity of Wi-Fi, decreasing wireless chipset prices and consumer affinity for high-tech gadgets combined with a desire for simplicity all add up to the likelihood that wireless home networks will become more than a luxury in our society."Home networking already has become fairly...
WASHINGTON-Cable & Wireless Jamaica Ltd. has purchased cellular communications equipment from Nortel Networks Inc. and eight other U.S. exporters as part of a $173 million project. Export-Import Bank of the United States is guaranteeing a $72.3 million seven-year loan to the U.K.-based telecommunications provider.Cable...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it is the sole supplier for a full commercial EDGE network for Hungarian wireless operator Westel. The value of the contract was not disclosed.Westel has already launched commercial EDGE services in the heaviest traffic areas of Budapest and is extending...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson said it is the sole supplier for a full commercial EDGE network by Hungarian wireless operator Westel. The value of the contract was not disclosed.Westel has already launched commercial EDGE services in the heaviest traffic areas of Budapest and is extending...
Even as wireless industry watchers debate whether Wi-Fi technology will be long for this Earth, the Wi-Fi business is preparing to send its wireless communication technology to another planet.Tropos Networks Inc. has been participating in National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research on the...
Even as wireless-industry watchers debate whether Wi-Fi technology will be long for this Earth, the Wi-Fi business is preparing to send its wireless communication technology to another planet.Tropos Networks Inc. has been participating in National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research on the feasibility...
Sprint PCS' Video Mail launch is just the latest in a series of wireless video moves in the United States, a market that is still very much in its early stages but one that is evolving quietly and rapidly."I think it will be more...
Western Wireless Corp. launched its OpenDoor wireless Internet access service for its Cellular One customers using the carrier's CDMA2000 1x network in select markets in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas. The carrier noted the service,...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. launched its OpenDoor wireless Internet access service for its Cellular One customers using the carrier's CDMA2000 1x network in select markets in Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas.The carrier noted the service is...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Plantronics Inc. launched its CS 50 Wireless Headset System, which uses 900 MHz digital transmission technology, allowing office professionals to communicate up to 300 feet away from their desk phones for up to eight hours. Plantronics noted the $300 headset...
CRYSTAL CITY, Va.- Like most everything else in Iraq these days, wireless telephony in the country is not going according to plan.The official wireless licenses have yet to be awarded Coalition Provisional Authority officials acknowledged Wednesday, but the three licensees have all been given...
With much fanfare at this year's Comdex electronics show in Las Vegas and multi-page advertisements in nationwide newspapers, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its high-speed EDGE-based service last week, claiming it now operates the highest-speed nationwide wireless data network in the country. The launch...
CRYSTAL CITY, Va.-If the Coalition Provisional Authority had wanted Iraqis to have access to communications through three mobile-phone networks by now, this-like most everything else in Iraq these days-is not going according to plan.The official licenses have yet to be awarded CPA officials acknowledged...
TOKYO-Following a partnership signed in June, Italian operator Wind Telecomunicazioni said it began i-mode services in Italy today based on technology from Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo Inc. Italy marks the eighth market for i-mode service and the sixth European market for the mobile...
Following are mobile infrastructure contracts announced in October 2003.China. With China Mobile to expand its GSM networks.Value: $50 millionComorian Union. With SNPT to roll out the country's first GSM network.Value: UndisclosedEricssonFinland. With Finnish 2G for GSM, GPRS, EDGE and W-CDMA mobile services.Value: UndisclosedLithuania. With...
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. reported a slight year-over-year increase in total revenues during the third quarter from $227.4 million last year to $235.6 million in total revenues during the third quarter of 2003. The increase included a dramatic drop in network service revenue from...
