SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. signed up Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless Communications Inc. (APBW) as the latest carrier to offer Qualcomm's BREW application download service.Indeed, the CDMA2000 1x carrier is working to expand the capabilities of its CDMA network as just last week APBW signed a...
REDMOND, Wash.-Terabeam Corp. announced China Unicom has purchased its Free Space Optics (FSO) system for use in its network in Chongqing, China, operated by Chongqing Unicom."We have been testing wireless technologies for use in our networks and are pleased with the performance of Terabeam's...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola made a handful of public-safety related wireless announcements in conjunction with this week's Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) conference in Indianapolis.The supplier released a full suite of Project 25 integrated mobile, portable, voice and data communications solutions, including trunking solutions,...
In the networked home of the future, wireless likely will play a major role, connecting family members to their loved ones, music collections and even microwaves. But the long-held vision of a connected home has faced plenty of stumbling blocks along the way, and...
TOKYO-Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. will consolidate their wireless technology operations in a joint venture company. The new company will focus on development, production, sales, maintenance, construction, and export of broadcast antennas, fixed communications aerials and feeder components to support...
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France-Wavecom SA will supply its WISMO wireless technology for use in CEC Telecom Co. Ltd.'s new multimedia camera phone, scheduled to launch in China this fall."Wavecom's extensive wireless technology offering provides the flexibility, functionality and reliability we need to meet our customers' demand...
RICHARDSON, Texas-Hanaro Telecom Inc. will begin testing non-line-of-sight wide-area wireless broadband technology from Navini Networks in Korea this month.Hanaro will test Navini's Ripwave system on the 2.3 GHz spectrum, which has been allocated by the Korean government for high-speed wireless Internet service."It is not...
Nokia Corp. requested international arbitration in a licensing disagreement with wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp., news that sent InterDigital's stock down almost 25 percent after the news.The company's stock was back up slightly to $18.35 in trading the following day.Nokia's request for arbitration...
Nokia Corp. has requested international arbitration in a licensing disagreement with wireless technology company InterDigital Communications Corp., news that sent InterDigital's stock down almost 25 percent after the news.The company's stock was back up slightly to $18.35 in trading today.Nokia's request for arbitration was...
Beaten back by a lackluster economy and ambivalent wireless users, an assortment of veteran wireless data players has sought refuge in the company of network operators. By targeting wireless carriers, these companies are looking to find a stable customer base amid a cutthroat business...
Like '70s disco or roller skates, the wireless portal is now retro cool. Dude.In the heyday of the late 1990s, the wireless industry was awash with the wireless Internet and the possibilities therein. Wireless players from carriers on down to startups imagined opening Yahoo!-style...
WASHINGTON-U.S. officials in Geneva declared victory at the close of the World Radiocommunication Conference last week, securing key spectrum agreements to foster deployment of unlicensed wireless technologies, airline high-speed Internet access and modern global positioning system service.WRC-03, which ended Friday with a signing ceremony...
WASHINGTON-U.S. officials in Geneva today declared victory at the close of the World Radiocommunication Conference, securing key spectrum agreements to foster deployment of unlicensed wireless technologies, airline high-speed Internet access and modernized global positioning system satellite service.WRC-03, which ends Friday with a signing ceremony...
WALTHAM, Mass.-Orthogon Systems, which provides non-line-of-sight wireless technology for broadband networks, has secured $7 million in venture capital, bringing its total funds raised to $28 million. The company plans to use the funding for the sales, marketing and ongoing development of its OS-Gemini broadband...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will sponsor the Lollapalooza 2003 Concert Tour, which is scheduled to begin a nationwide 30-show tour July 5 in Indianapolis.The carrier said it will be on site with text messaging contests, giveaways and interactive wireless demonstrations, and will allow...
WASHINGTON-The Pentagon awarded an $8 million contract to Hypres Inc. to build a digital receiver for future military wireless communications systems.Hypres, Elmsford, N.Y, is a top developer of superconducting integrated circuits for mobile-phone systems and a leading developer of software-defined radios. Work on the...
China has a different take on the great experiment. The Asian giant wants all the economic benefits of Western-style capitalism without the political baggage of democratic reform. China wants a serious role on the world stage, with all the stately recognition and assumed legitimacy...
NEW YORK-Telecommunications site consulting and management company HighPointe Group L.L.C. has been chosen to manage the rooftops of the AOL Time Warner Center and the General Motors Building at Trump International Plaza in Manhattan for wireless and broadband applications."These two appointments will give our...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that the Bluetooth specification version 1.2 is in its final testing phase. The new specification includes a number of improvements compared with the previous 1.1 specification designed to improve the reliability and performance of wireless technologies...
The Bluetooth industry is set to welcome the latest standard for the short-range wireless networking technology as the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is expected to introduce the 1.2 specification this week at the third annual Bluetooth World Congress in the Netherlands. Unlike the...
WASHINGTON-Securing additional spectrum for unlicensed wireless technologies will be a top issue for the World Radiocommunication Conference, which began this week in Geneva.The Bush administration, through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, paved the way for the conference by settling a dispute between the...
The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced an all-stock, $169 million plan to acquire rival Handspring Inc.Industry luminaries Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm in 1992, but they left the company in...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will partner with its parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. to offer residential customers a single bucket of share-calling minutes between their wireline and wireless phones later this year. Cingular said the MinuteShare service would include a...
The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced plans to acquire Handspring Inc.Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm in 1992, but they left the company in 1997 to form rival Handspring. Now Hawkins...
