Wireless Technology

Though staged at the White House, Commerce Secretary Don Evan’s launch of the Digital Freedom Initiative on March 4 did not attract much press attention. Perhaps deservedly so. The White …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today said it will allow public safety entities to share spectrum in the 4.9 GHz band with commercial entities but all shared operations must be in …

WASHINGTON-The Mobile Enterprise Alliance, a not-for-profit organization formed to promote mobile and wireless technologies for business, will officially launch its U.S. efforts at the end of this month in conjunction …

WASHINGTON-If the Federal Communications Commission thought that the regulatory issues for mobile wireless were challenging, the issues for broadband wireless could be overwhelming. “Broadband-wireless technologies are not yet at a …

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 …

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-TTP Communications plc, which sells wireless technology designs, announced its $3 million acquisition of Mobisys Telecom Co. Ltd., a Korean GSM/GPRS terminal integration and design company. TTP said …

WASHINGTON-The congressman representing San Diego, hometown of CDMA developer Qualcomm, introduced legislation that would require the Department of Defense and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to deploy CDMA …

WASHINGTON-A U.S. congressman representing California, home state of Qualcomm-the developer of CDMA technology-is urging lawmakers to sign onto a letter to the Department of Defense to deploy CDMA technology, not …

WASHINGTON-The congressman representing San Diego, home of CDMA developer Qualcomm Inc., introduced legislation that would require the Department of Defense and the United States Agency for International Development to deploy …

RALEIGH, N.C.-Wireless application and technology company Summus Inc. scored a deal with international news agency Agence France-Presse to offer wireless news and photo content. “AFP is excited about the opportunity …

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA will integrate wireless technology into on-board terminals designed by Grundig AG’s Car Intermedia System business unit for use in trucks in Germany’s Toll Collect system. Toll Collect …

WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell said he will push a proposal this spring to unleash a huge chunk of the airwaves for unlicensed wireless broadband service. Powell revealed his …

NEW ORLEANS-Samsung Telecommunications America announced three new wireless systems products for the North American market. The products are designed to drive value-added services for CDMA carrier, increasing average revenue per …

NEW ORLEANS-ADC and The Management Network Group demonstrated on-demand revenue management for wireless public access networks at the CTIA Wireless 2003 show. Using ADC’s Singl.eView dynamic transaction management platform integrated …

NEW ORLEANS-Texas Instruments Inc. showcased a “tri-wireless personal digital assistant” concept design at CTIA Wireless 2003. The design integrates wireless local area network, Bluetooth and GSM/GPRS technologies to allow simultaneous …

Based on feedback from approximately 100 corporate IT directors in eight European countries, Frost & Sullivan has concluded that increased enterprise adoption of wireless technologies depends primarily on improved security …

LAS VEGAS-Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc. announced at IWCE in Las Vegas it is celebrating 25 years as a designer and manufacturer of antennas and power products for wireless communications. “I …

CALGARY, Alberta-CSI Wireless Inc., which offers GPS and wireless technology products for automotive, consumer and commercial applications, said it won a $12.5 million order from Brightstar Corp. for its fixed-base …

TORONTO-Canadian vendors are seeking more cooperation among carriers to promote interoperability. That’s the message from a wireless conference hosted Tuesday by BMO Nesbitt Burns in Toronto. Mike Lazaridis, Research in …

WASHINGTON-President Bush has appointed Janice Obuchowski to head the U.S. delegation to the World Radiocommunication Conference this summer in Geneva. The expected appointment of Obuchowski, a former telecom policy-maker and …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. released additional details on its previously announced N-Gage video game platform/mobile phone, reporting the support of a range of major video game developers and sales timelines. In …

The Bush administration and industry reached agreement supporting a global allocation of 5 GHz spectrum for unlicensed wireless technologies that would operate at power levels that do not interfere with …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. scored a massive deal with technology services giant EDS, under which EDS will manage and resell Aether’s wireless technologies and services. EDS will also manage …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. named two high school students as the winners of its Wireless Technology Touchdown contest, which called for ideas on how wireless technology can enhance the sport of …

LAS VEGAS-Known as the two-headed monster of the personal computing industry by the nickname Wintel, the heads of Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. made special mention of the importance wireless …