SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-More than half of wireless developers said they would consider changing programming languages or tools to mobilize applications more easily, according to new research from Evans Data Corp.This finding could be because more than three-quarters of developers are writing new applications from...
AMSTERDAM-Nokia Corp. released three new high-end phones that fall under the company's new N-series of devices. Nokia said its N-series gadgets-which will run its Symbian Series 60 operating system-will feature the latest in wireless technologies and features, including integrated megapixel cameras, music players, mobile...
BURLINGTON, Mass.-Lightbridge Inc. announced plans to sell its wireless technology platform and customer base to VeriSign Inc. for $17.45 million in cash.The e-commerce company said it is off-loading its prepaid intelligent network business, a real-time voice and data usage tracking service marketed to wireless...
"The Spot" hopes to celebrate its first birthday by going even more high-tech. A weekly Web-based program that combines elements of both a soap opera and a reality show, "The Spot" complements its program daily with brief slide-show broadcasts to wireless handsets that allow...
Wireless technology is becoming as much a part of today's classrooms as chalkboards, books and desks. Nearly four out of five colleges or universities have deployed wireless networks on their campuses, according to the most recent "College Technology Review" by Market Data Retrieval, a...
WASHINGTON-A bill to provide $250 million in federal grants to Historically Black Colleges; tribal colleges; and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Hispanic-serving institutions for technology upgrades and communications infrastructure was passed unanimously by the Senate Commerce Committee Thursday.A similar bill passed the Senate during...
TEMPE, Ariz.-New research shows that in wireless, it's out with the old and in with the new.According to a study from research and consulting firm Forward Concepts, handsets running older wireless technologies like TDMA and even GSM are scheduled for a decline this year,...
A licensing disagreement between GSM phone maker Sendo Holdings plc and wireless technology giant L.M. Ericsson has blossomed into a full-blown legal battle, with Sendo arguing that Ericsson and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute are conspiring to limit competition in the wireless market. Ericsson...
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-A licensing disagreement between GSM phone maker Sendo Holdings plc and wireless technology giant L.M. Ericsson has blossomed into a full-blown legal battle, with Sendo arguing that Ericsson and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute are conspiring to limit competition in the wireless...
WASHINGTON-FCC Commissioner Kevin Martin Wednesday was named to lead the Federal Communications Commission by President Bush. "I look forward to working with the administration, Congress, my colleagues and the FCC's talented staff to ensure that American consumers continue to enjoy the benefits of...
WASHINGTON-NextWave Telecommunications Inc. Tuesday emerged from bankruptcy following approval of its plan by Bankruptcy Judge Adlai Hardin Jr. NextWave filed for bankruptcy June 8, 1998."It has been a long and challenging road to get to this moment, which makes it all the more special....
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Tropos Networks said its Wi-Fi equipment will be the standard that Cheetah Wireless Technologies Inc. will deploy for its residential and small business wireless broadband services.CWTI already has installed Tropos equipment in networks in Las Vegas and Encinitas, Calif., according to Tropos."We will...
TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Holdings Inc.'s initial public offering did little to rally investors as the company's stock remained relatively flat during its first morning of trading. The company is offering around 17 million shares for $16 per share in order to raise about $282 million.Syniverse's...
ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it licensed its remote electrical tilt antenna technology to three companies, The technology is used in power amplifiers and transceivers for wideband-CDMA and CDMA applications for second- and third-generation wireless systems.The licensed companies include CSA Wireless group of Kent,...
WASHINGTON-Global Resource Enterprises L.L.C. and British company Eazytext Communications Ltd. will market a wireless emergency alert solution in the United States and Middle East. Global Resource Enterprises said next month representatives of Eazytext-which developed the city alert text system (C.A.T.S.) with the help of...
Follow the money Remember the exhausted cry of victory from the mobile-phone industry when the Senate sealed the deal on relocation fund, E911 and universal service legislation last December? It was in fact a dramatic chain of events leading to passage of a bill...
WASHINGTON-A new report says wireless technology is a big force behind renewed telecom industry spending. The Telecommunications Industry Association said telecom equipment purchases rose 7.9 percent to approximately $784 billion last year, following three years of decline. "An increase in equipment and software revenue...
WASHINGTON-A new report says wireless technology is a big force behind renewed telecom industry spending.The Telecommunications Industry Association said telecom equipment purchases rose 7.9 percent to approximately $784 billion last year, following three years of decline. "An increase in equipment and software revenue and...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Hewlett-Packard Co. said it has created a technology that can replace the transistor, which has been the fundamental building block for computers for the past half century.The company said its Quantum Science Research group has demonstrated what it calls a "crossbar latch"...
The venture capital arm of Siemens said it will join Cardinal Venture Capital and Garage Technology Ventures in investing $3 million in wireless technology company PhoneBites. PhoneBites is developing a mobile-phone application that will allow users to interject sounds into a voice conversation. The...
WASHINGTON-The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing Feb. 2 on a newly introduced tsunami preparedness bill that directs the Commerce Department and the Federal Communications Commission to examine the use of wireless and other technologies to improve hazard warnings to the public.The legislation...
The venture capital arm of Siemens said it will join Cardinal Venture Capital and Garage Technology Ventures in investing $3 million in wireless technology company PhoneBites. PhoneBites is developing a mobile-phone application that will allow users to interject sounds into a voice conversation. The...
WASHINGTON-Homeland security-as an overarching national policy and an omnipresent mindset created in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks-has been a mixed blessing for a wireless industry which already had a good thing going generating hundreds of billions of dollars annually from...
WASHINGTON-Often times when people go to trade shows, it is a business trip that feels nothing like being at home. CTIA hopes to change that this year at its show in New Orleans in March. It is building a 7,000-square foot home-the back porch...
