OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Cellular networks continue to dominate the total market for power amplifiers, but future growth of other wireless technologies will offset that dominance in the future, according to new research from ABI Research. Shipments of power amplifiers into cellular networks represented 68 percent...
STERLING, Va.-Astron Wireless Technologies Inc. announced a 3dBi omni directional dipole antenna to replace the standard rubber ducky or whip antenna on wireless telephone terminals and data devices.The PCD Series allows subscribers to place antennas in remote locations for better signal strength, said the...
Wireless technology took its place in the election process last week.I am not referring to Motorola's Rock the Vote Mobile campaign either.Still worth noting, Rock the Vote Mobile aims to use wireless technology to raise young adult involvement in the election, by polling views...
OREM, Utah-QComm International Inc., provider of prepaid transaction processing and electronic point-of-sale distribution solutions, announced Terry Kramer, who has served as interim president of the company since last November, will become full-time chief executive officer and president.Kramer has more than 15 years of experience...
CANNES-Intel Corp. has unveiled the details of its next-generation cellular and baseband processors, which include a dual-mode UMTS solution.The family of processors, which will be known as Hermon, aim to bring a coexistence of multiple broadband wireless technologies and a multimode reference platform for...
NEW ORLEANS-AIR2LAN announced it has received $1 million in financing it plans to use to continue the development of its New Orleans market and to deploy its services to new markets in Monroe, West Monroe, Ruston, Bastrop, and additional satellite markets in Louisiana."AIR2LAN is...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. has announced plans to unveil a platform for the ultra-wideband wireless technology and joined an initiative with other players to promote a common USB standard.The chip bellwether said it is working with members of the multiband OFDM Alliance to develop a...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Mobile task automation software provider Everypath Inc. this week unveiled version 5.0 of its MTA offering. The next-generation product includes new MTA application components, multimode connectivity and lifecycle management features.The new MTA application components are capable of a multitude of tasks including...
BOSTON-Premiere Magazine along with wireless technology companies Kargo and M-Qube announced a new premium messaging campaign that will allow participants to vote for their favorite Academy Award nominees as well as register for a chance to win a trip to Hollywood, among other prizes."Premiere's...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless is providing its AirCard 555 next-generation wireless CDMA2000 1X-based technology to law enforcement professionals in the Harris County, Texas, sheriff's office.The sheriff's office is outfitting approximately 600 patrol vehicles and 300 detectives with the high-speed wireless technology to replace an...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless is providing its AirCard 555 next-generation wireless CDMA2000 1X-based technology to law enforcement professionals in the Harris County, Texas, sheriff's office.The sheriff's office is outfitting approximately 600 patrol vehicles and 300 detectives with the high-speed wireless technology to replace an...
DENVER-Systems integrator AccuCode Inc. launched its Wireless Security Practice, which provides assessment and network architecture services for wireless networks.AccuCode's new Wireless Security Division includes four key steps, said the company. A wireless security audit is conducted to identify and classify risk. AccuCode then poses...
Digital rights management has arisen as one of the most critical elements of the wireless data industry. And in an acknowledgement of the importance of the technology, the Open Mobile Alliance today released an updated version of its DRM specifications."There is a strong market...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Short-range wireless technology ZigBee will be a key player in the home automation market, according to market research firm West Technology Research Solutions L.L.C. (WTRS). Annual shipments of ZigBee chipsets could exceed 339 million units by 2008 in the home automation segment...
DALLAS-Machine-to-machine (M2M) business applications-distinguished from wireless data services in their ability to automatically and autonomously communicate, control and affect the operation of remote machines or systems in real time-will create significant new revenue opportunities for wireless equipment manufacturers, service providers and application developers, according...
Although mobile phones are perhaps the most recognizable symbol of the wireless industry, they are by no means the only aspect of the business. Indeed, wireless technology today inhabits everything from gas monitors to vending machines to laptop computers.The market has evolved to the...
As the list of potential suitors became clearer last week, AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s management took control of the situation by announcing a mid-February deadlines for potential buyers to submit acquisition proposals. The carrier also said it plans to make a decision about its...
Like others that seemed out of the wireless range at the outset, the radio-frequency identification technology may not just be about supply chains. Its future efficiency may be derived from using wireless technologies like wireless local area networks and wide area networks. Although the...
Although Bluetooth technology gradually is taking hold among the world's mobile-phone providers, the short-range wireless technology has elicited somewhat differing reactions from U.S. wireless carriers.Most notably, Sprint PCS introduced a separate pricing plan for its first Bluetooth-capable phone, the Sony Ericsson T608. The carrier...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Two new studies show the market for personal digital assistants continues to shrink as more and more users are enticed by smart phones."Through the end of 2004, smart phones will generally have a negative impact on the low end of the PDA market,...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Two new studies show the market for personal digital assistants continues to shrink as more and more users are enticed by smart phones."Through the end of 2004, smart phones will generally have a negative impact on the low end of the PDA market,...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Modem maker Sierra Wireless Inc. reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results of $34.6 million in revenues, a profit of $1.9 million and positive cash flow. The news sent the company's stock up almost 15 percent to about $25.73 per share."Both the quarter and the...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Internet and wireless technology company InfoSpace Inc. announced major fourth-quarter results and a positive outlook for the year, news that sent the company's stock up almost 30 percent to about $32.13 per share following the news.InfoSpace reported revenues in the quarter of $46.9...
DALLAS-Machine-to-machine (M2M) business applications-distinguished from wireless data services in their ability to automatically and autonomously communicate, control and affect the operation of remote machines or systems in real time-will create significant new revenue opportunities for wireless equipment manufacturers, service providers and application developers, according...
