HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. reported another dim quarter, with declining revenues of $3.1 million and a net loss of $1 million. The company said it has $842,000 in cash and cash equivalents, which will fund the company only until January."The company believes...
BELGRADE, Serbia-Serbia's Telekom Srbija a.d. has chosen Alvarion Ltd. and Airspan Networks Inc. as suppliers for the rebuilding of its telecommunications infrastructure. The company plans to deploy more than 100,000 new telephony and data lines using wireless last-mile solutions."Serbia's war-torn infrastructure and mountainous terrain...
WASHINGTON-The ransacking of a U.S.-owned mobile-phone company in Cote d'Ivoire, the recent jailing of a billionaire oil tycoon in Russia and geopolitical instability associated with global terrorism represent the kind of new challenges in high-growth emerging markets that could make wireless firms increasingly dependent...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported the adoption of Bluetooth Specification Version 1.2, which the organization said includes new features resulting in a more reliable and robust user experience for consumers.Updated features include the use of adaptive frequency hopping, which the Bluetooth...
Countering claims that the technology has yet to gain a foothold, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported shipments of the short-range wireless technology exceeded 1 million units per week worldwide during the third quarter, according to Bluetooth semiconductor volume tracking service provider IMS Research.The...
With upbeat third-quarter results snapping several quarters of melancholy, wireless players may be about to turn their purse strings loose. The good news is infectious, touching not only carriers, but also equipment vendors, chipmakers and startups that are basking again in venture capital. Those...
Countering claims that the technology has yet to gain a foothold, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group reported shipments of the short-range wireless technology exceeded 1 million units per week worldwide during the third quarter, according to Bluetooth semiconductor volume tracking service provider IMS Research.The...
DENVER-Mobile phones are used for talking, texting, gaming, photographing and documenting. They link to the public Internet and private, corporate Intranets. They store important names, numbers and calendars. In the not-so-distant future, wireless devices may be used for identification purposes and as payment devices,...
ATLANTA-Top wireless players have come together to form what they call the Wireless Technology Forum, a non-profit to communicate, educate and promote the changes that take place in the industry.The members include Cisco Systems Inc., Nokia Corp., Intel Corp., Proxim, Motorola Inc. and Sellera."The...
LONDON-Emerging wireless technologies are threatening to change the economics and competitive dynamics of the wireless data market, according to a new report form Sound Partners and Analysys Research.According to the report, emerging technologies are set to have an even greater impact on the market...
COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group said that as of the end of August, CDMA2000-touted as the third generation of CDMA-reached 60 million subscribers worldwide and is growing at an average of 3.5 million users per month."CDMA2000 is by far the most successful commercial...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless continues to expand its Get It Now data offerings, adding new content from Walt Disney and MapQuest.First, Walt Disney's wireless business announced an expanded deal with Verizon Wireless, with plans to add content from Disney's extreme sports site, ESPN.com, its...
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Verizon Wireless continues to expand its Get It Now data offerings, adding new content from Walt Disney and MapQuest.First, Walt Disney's wireless business announced an expanded deal with Verizon Wireless, with plans to add content from Disney's extreme sports site, EXPN.com, its...
WASHINGTON-The Dutch government said a new study finds that radiation from GSM base stations of third-generation mobile-phone systems could be a potential health problem.The research, in which individuals exposed to 3G base station transmissions reported headaches, nausea and other effects, was performed for three...
Wireless local area network infrastructure company AirFlow Networks has developed a system intended to simplify the installation and administration of WLANs, a critical need for the technology to gain traction in the enterprise market.AirFlow's system, which includes its AirServer, AirSwitch and AirHub products, can...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Electronic payment company VeriFone Inc. released a new CDMA point-of-sale payment product, which the company said the State of Wisconsin will use to operate wireless payment terminals for Fondy Farmers' Market."Open air and other traditional markets are no longer off limits to...
Wireless expertise is in high demand in the information technology job sector, according to Mark Stenberg, career training and management expert at Career Center, the largest computer training school in New York City.Career Center, which specializes in IT training and certification, has experienced an...
TORONTO-A concept car outfitted with wireless technology from Canadian wireless data and global positioning systems solutions company Baka Trak-IT is being used to demonstrate wireless network operability at this week's Bell Mobility Wireless Internet conference.Dubbed the Baka Wireless Smart Car, the Daimler Chrysler vehicle...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Mobile end users continue to use wireless technology more for personal use than professional, according to research by IDC. A survey of more than 2,500 members of IDC's Mobile Advisory Council found 34 percent of respondents use a wireless 802.11 Wi-Fi network at...
MILPITAS, Calif.-Palm Inc. asserted that it will continue to use Novarra Inc.'s Web browser in its future wireless personal digital assistants. Novarra's Web Pro 1.0 browser is included in Palm's Tungsten T, Tungsten T2 and Tungsten W handhelds."We've had great customer response on the...
SAN FRANCISCO-Myers Johnson Inc. and Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc. entered an alliance to help make cellular phones more accessible for the hearing impaired.As part of the agreement, Centurion will manufacture Myers Johnson's Vortis antenna, which is an advanced array antenna that alleviates the RF...
WASHINGTON-Congress and the Bush administration are on a collision course on China trade policy, a gathering storm with political and economic implications that could spin out of control and hurt American wireless firms that have invested considerable resources to gain a foothold in what...
Intel Corp. this week announced plans to build a $375 million assembly and test plant in western China's Sichuan province and a research and development center for digital home and wireless communications in South Korea.The company said the plant will create 675 jobs, expected...
While most wireless operators are in the midst of launching third-generation wireless data services using traditional base stations over licensed airwaves, an increasing number of smaller, independent companies have begun deploying high-speed wireless data services using unlicensed spectrum and both proprietary and standards-based technologies...
