Worldwide shipments of personal digital assistants jumped 32 percent in the second quarter, according to research and consulting firm Gartner, reaching a total of 3.6 million units in the second quarter. The firm said BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. maintained its No. 1...
Bolstered by the launch of higher-speed wireless data networks, wireless operators are beginning to push into the wireline data replacement space with offerings designed to provide primary or backup data solutions to wireline data transmission links. Sprint Corp. is the latest to launch such...
MINNETONKA, Minn.-Digi International introduced its Digi Connect Remote Gateway GSM product, which is a serial-to-wireless GSM EDGE gateway that connects remote serial devices via Cingular Wireless' EDGE network. The company said the product provides a connectivity alternative for devices with serial ports, such as...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its EDGE-based wireless wide area network connectivity service, which the carrier said is the first commercially available solution using a gateway device at the edge of a company's information technology network to provide enhanced and secure wide-area connectivity for data...
ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched its EDGE-based wireless wide area network connectivity service, which the carrier said is the first commercially available solution using a gateway device at the edge of a company's information technology network to provide enhanced and secure wide-area connectivity for data...
WASHINGTON-Citrix Systems Inc., Sierra Wireless, Verizon Wireless, and Zumasys Inc. teamed with the American Red Cross of the National Capital Area to provide mobile access capabilities in support of mass care and disaster services during last weekend's National World War II Memorial dedication in...
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...
LAS VEGAS-Tatara Systems released a new software developer's kit as part of the Tatara Wi-Fi Service Delivery Platform at last week's CTIA Wireless I.T. show in Las Vegas. The new SDK allows operators to extend their existing connectivity client software to capitalize on advanced...
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Chinese electronics maker TCL Mobile Communication used technology from Wavecom SA as the basis for its new S320 and S500 mobile phones, a move Wavecom said shows the company is one of TCL's preferred wireless technology suppliers."As a key technology partner for TCL,...
NEW YORK-David King, president and chief operating officer of Proxim Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., has moved into the newly created post of vice chairman of the board of directors, as part of a major reorganization. In that capacity, King will be responsible for Local...
RICHARDSON, Texas-Navini Networks Inc. and Pronto Networks will partner to provide a solution for service providers deploying numerous hot spots in large coverage areas, referred to by the companies as "hot zones."Pronto's Hotspot Networking System will be integrated with Navini's Ripwave wireless WAN solution...
Motorola Inc. claims it is the only company that has full type approval certification for its wireless reference designs for handhelds. Texas Instruments disagrees.Pointing to its I.250 platform for GPRS as a key example, Motorola said it has moved ahead of the pack with...
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Chinese mobile phone maker TCL Mobile Communications will offer color LCD display phones using modules from wireless module provider Wavecom."The flexibility of the WISMO module and Wavecom's best-in-class integration support allows us to focus on design and marketing and to adapt our offering...
NATICK, Mass.-Sage Research Inc. announced the publication of findings from the August 5, 2002, Sage Technology Roundtable "WLANs in the Enterprise," which covered topics including security, mobile wide area network connectivity, hot spot providers, and reasons for wireless local area networks in companies. Among...
NEW DELHI, India-The Thai cellular market witnessed rapid growth and intense competition during 2001. Subscriber numbers reached a landmark, crossing fixed-line subscriber numbers much earlier than expected. Tariffs are decreasing, and value-added services are generating huge revenues for operators. Next-generation services like General Packet...
The market for personal digital assistants, once thought to be a gold mine for anyone and everyone looking to make a profit, is now swimming in such bitter competition and crowding that one of the industry's leaders is bowing out-Psion plc, Europe's largest PDA...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-An international boom in Internet use and the increasing popularity of mobile phones in countries without wireline infrastructure is expected to greatly increase demand for wireless wide area network equipment, according to "World Wireless Wide Area Network Markets," a new report from...
When Verizon Wireless introduced the Kyocera 6035 smart phone last week, many were surprised by how quickly the country's largest wireless operator brought the new phone to market."Time to market is very important, and Verizon did a good job of getting the phone to...
Mobile computing company Psion plc shook the European wireless market-and sent its stocks rocketing to a new 27-month low-with news that it is dropping out of the running in the smart-phone industry, cutting its workforce and now plans to focus on industrial WAN and...
Mobile computing company Psion shook the European wireless market-and sent its stocks rocketing to a new 27-month low-with news that it is dropping out of the running in the smart-phone industry and cutting its work force. The company now plans to focus on industrial...
While cellular and personal communications services carriers have a long way to go to woo business travelers to their mobile Internet offerings, companies building WAN- and LAN-based networks are poised to take over the wireless Internet market, according to research firm eTinium's new report.Companies...
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...
InterWaveWireless networking provider InterWave Communications International Ltd. introduced TurboMax, a macro network product offering wireless community network service providers extended coverage capabilities to meet the needs of community networks with dispersed populations. The company said the solution is ideally suited for network expansion where...
