BOLINGBROOK, Ill.-Tellabs and Nokia Networks, the infrastructure division of Nokia Corp., signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic agreement to enhance ATM and IP transmission in second- and third-generation mobile data networks.Nokia said the MoU sets the framework for a multi-year agreement under...
WASHINGTON-Rep. Phil Crane (R-Ill.) is expected shortly to introduce legislation to reduce the depreciation life of wireless network equipment, one of various tax code changes Congress is considering for the New Economy.A Crane spokesman said the bill, which would reclassify wireless telecom equipment and...
Sygate TechnologiesInternet security and access management solutions provider Sygate Technologies Inc. introduced its OneNIC Internet Sharing Solution through the release of the newest version of its flagship software product, Sygate Home Network 4.0 Internet access sharing software. Sygate said the OneNIC technology is designed...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.-Centerpost Corp. announced the formation of the MessageML Forum, a not-for-profit association focused on developing an open, XML-based electronic communications specification for wireless devices.The association is backed and managed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Industry Standards and Technology Organization.The idea...
MINNEAPOLIS-ADC Telecommunications Inc. said ACOM Comunicacoes, a Brazilian fixed wireless operator, purchased ADC's multichannel multipoint distribution system solution.ADC will deliver and install the MMDS transmission systems in up to 10 Brazilian service areas.
CHICAGO-"Spectrum is like money, everyone always wants more of it and you can never get enough of it," said Mark Kelley, chief technology officer of Leap Wireless International Inc.It is a widely held theory in the wireless industry. But is it accurate?This was a...
MENLO PARK, Calif.-Aeronautical and maritime telecommunications solutions operator BT A&M and InterWave Communications International Ltd. completed a successful technical trial of a wireless communications system providing full GSM coverage on P&O Cruises' flagship Aurora.The trial involved InterWave and BT installing a wireless application using...
TOKYO-Intel Corp.'s stock took a beating early Friday after the world's largest silicon chip manufacturer reported third-quarter sales would fall short of analysts' expectations.The company's stock lost about 22 percent of its value, dropping more than $14 per share as soon as the market...
TEMPE, Ariz.-Motorola Inc.'s Computer Group, which provides embedded equipment for telecommunications original equipment manufacturers, announced its 2001 telecommunications strategy, including plans to position the company into every telecom system running wireless, enterprise, networking and transmission applications in the world.The group said it expects sales...
In response to the growing use of the Internet and packet-switched networks around the world, eSat Inc. created a new satellite technology platform called Virtual Onboard Switching, and recently demonstrated its ability to improve the performance of geosynchronous earth orbit satellites."The core of VOS'...
Just because the majority of the world's wireless Internet users live in Japan doesn't mean a U.S. company can't join in on the fun.Which is exactly what FunMail Inc. hopes to do. This week, the company launched its Animated Instant Message service on NTT...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract to supply equipment for China's first national Internet Protocol backbone. China Mobile signed the contract, which includes an IP backbone network for voice over IP access, and transmission for GPRS technology by year-end.Eventually, the system will deliver,...
BluetoothSilicon WaveRadio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included in the line are the Silicon Wave SiW1501 Radio Modem IC, SiW1601 Link Controller IC and lower layer Bluetooth protocol...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week designated 911 as the official emergency number but asked for comment on how soon this could occur and what the agency could do to assist in the transition.Congress last year passed the Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. introduced a new mobile phone with a special chat function that allows users to share instant text messages with others, be it mobile phone or desktop users.The 3310's chat feature is based on SMS technology, allowing it to send messages to...
Wireless Internet technologyIntegra Micro SystemsIndian software company Integra Micro Systems introduced a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser for the PalmOS platform, allowing Palm devices to access Wireless Markup Language (WML) content. The Jataayu Browser is fully WAP compliant, the company said, and can be...
BEIJING-China's telecom circles are hotly debating whether the country's own standard for third-generation (3G) mobile communications-Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA)-will be the goose with the golden eggs, allowing it to claw back precious terrain from foreign equipment suppliers.Still, the Chinese are...
Almost exactly one year after becoming the first wireless carrier to introduce wireless Internet service to customers, Sprint PCS has introduced a new program to its Wireless Web service that caters to business clients.The new suite is called Wireless Web for Business. The service...
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. began shipments of its Mobile Station Modem 3300 chipset samples and system software, and its IFR3300 chip, an intermediate frequency-to-baseband receiver enabling integration of a GPS-band radio without additional external radio frequency or IF chips.Qualcomm said the MSM3300 chipset and system...
Analog DevicesAnalog Devices Inc. introduced the AD9226, a 12-bit, 65 MSPS analog-to-digital converter designed to increase data rates and enable direct intermediate frequency-sampling architectures for communications applications, including next-generation cellular base station and software radio applications. Analog Devices said the key to the AD9226...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Allgon Mobile Communications and Motorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Sector signed a letter of intent to cooperate in the development of antenna systems for third-generation wireless multimedia terminals.Allgon's Digitally Controlled Antenna concept will use RF MEMS technology from Motorola, designed to give superior transmission...
Many entering the wireless application service provider space have concentrated much of their business on wirelessly enabling Internet content. That is, after all, the primary function of a wireless ASP.Not so, says relative newcomer 2Roam Inc. The company, launched this April, believes optimizing Internet...
iMedeonWireless Web applications provider iMedeon Inc. released iM: Collect, a Palm operating system-based mobile data collection solution. The solution, a complement to iModeon's iM: Work, includes an administration tool allowing users to configure the system to meet their data-collection needs. In addition, pre-configured templates are included...
Audible clarity is not a strong suit for most cellular phones. Whether caused by poor reception, inadequate volume levels on a handset or noisy natural surroundings, cell-phone conversations can turn into yelling matches worthy of daytime talk shows.Israeli-based Waves Ltd. thinks its recently introduced...
