SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two issues characterized the Brazilian cellular market during the first half of the year-an increase in subscriber numbers and the rollout of more advanced services.Latin America in general saw an explosion of prepaid services, but in Brazil, prepaid subscriptions overcame all operator...
During the first day of its 2000 User Forum, Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology Inc., introduced additional features to its software and systems enabling network-based enhanced services.The features include its Intelligent Mobile Services, a suite of services using mobile number portability...
BEIJING-According to China Unicom President Wang Jianzhou, prices of mobile-phone equipment have dropped to such an extent that capital expenditure per subscriber has decreased 40 percent since June last year. Fast subscriber growth is also a contributing factor.China Unicom has added 700,000 subscribers in...
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-The Chinese government awarded three contracts, two to Motorola Inc. and one to Nokia Corp., to expand the country's GSM wireless telecommunications networks.Motorola's contracts call for it to expand the GSM 900 dual-band network in Beijing and the GSM 900 network in...
Korea-based LG TeleCom Co. Ltd. moved one step closer to Java-enabled handsets last week, announcing a collaboration with AppStream Inc. to use AppStream's Java software technology solution in its next generation of ez-i CDMA handsets.AppStream's agreement with LG TeleCom will increase the adoption rate...
Amrel SystemsAmrel Systems Inc. released a more powerful version of its Rocky II+ ruggedized mobile notebook computer, certified under MIL-STD 810E, MIL-STD 461C and IP54, offering an Intel Pentium III processor at speeds up to 650 MHz. Amrel said the faster processor provides better...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-After spending the spring revamping his organization and moving it in a new direction with a new show, Jay Kitchen, president of the Personal Communications Industry Association, is upbeat about PCIA Global Xchange, which begins tomorrow in Chicago.In preparation for the show, RCR...
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...
Geoworks Corp. fired the latest round in its battle with Phone.com Inc. last week, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar the import of wireless phones from Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. featuring the Phone.com UP.Browser technology.Geoworks filed the complaint against Phone.com, Sanyo and...
HONG KONG-AU-System, a mobile Internet consultant firm, has entered a strategic relationship with Baltimore Technologies Inc. to develop secure m-commerce solutions.The agreement has AU-System licensing and integrating Baltimore's Telepathy wireless e-security products for its AUS WAP browser. The two also will work together on...
Computing industry giant Compaq Computer Corp. has jumped on the wireless bandwagon in a big way with last week's announcement that it has agreed to offer its popular ProLiant server pre-installed with WAP server software, via a deal with Nokia Corp.Expected to roll out...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp., in cooperation with Finland's Helsinki Energy and Tekla Corp., introduced a WAP over TETRA service enabling real-time direct access to various customers and technical databases over wireless phones.Helsinki Energy plans to use the network components and real-time information stored in the...
Voice portal company iNetNow Inc. reported a co-branding agreement with Arelco Inc., an independent licensee of National Car Rental, allowing customers at select Arelco-owned National Car Rental stores to receive a complimentary iNetNow Platinum Card entitling them to 30 free days of iNetNow service....
IRVING, Texas-Nokia Corp. and Midwest Wireless are collaborating with Minnesota State University, Mankato, to create a model wireless campus.MSU will act as a wireless learning environment and a research and testing ground for future wireless professionals by enabling students to perform daily tasks using...
L.M. Ericsson and Microsoft Corp. took the next solid step in their alliance by launching a new company, called Ericsson Microsoft Mobile Venture AB, designed to develop and market mobile e-mail solutions to wireless operators worldwide.Ulf Avrin of Ericsson was named president of the...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless gaming and entertainment content firm Indiqu Inc. has partnered with L.M. Ericsson for a joint research and product development project designed to further the use of entertainment and information services on wireless phones.The two will work together on handset product development, WAP...
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...
NEW YORK-A multifaceted revolution is under way that will soon provide a tremendous boost to the battery life and processing capacity of wireless devices. The first phase of the handheld revolution will begin with extended battery life."Keep an eye on Transmeta, which is going...
Until you have actually bought a good or service using a mobile device, it is difficult to comprehend the sheer power of the phone as an electronic wallet. In Europe, recent initiatives by innovative carriers such as Sonera allow users to buy candy, to...
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,...
NEW YORK-Within the next few months, Hewlett-Packard Co. expects to open its first United States-based "Mobile Bazaar," a facility that provides free space, technical expertise and computer hardware to wireless applications developers.Since last year, HP has opened similar sites in Finland, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan...
NEW YORK-AnywhereYouGo.com, which recently opened a wireless applications testing laboratory in Dallas, its home base, has literally taken on the world in its short corporate life.The company, whose mission is to facilitate development of wireless applications and solutions from as many sources as possible,...
Neomar Inc. introduced its Enterprise Content Server at the DEMOmobile show. The server is a wireless application server enabling enterprise customers to customize and control applications and business content viewed by employees over wireless devices. The server is a component of Neomar's end-to-end WAP...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks and Sonera zed have teamed together to develop platforms for mobile value-added services, working together in systems integration and sales and marketing efforts worldwide.The agreement has the companies committing staff and resources to develop a new architecture and applications for mobile...
