LONDON-The Bluetooth industry received a boost from a Frost & Sullivan report noting the wireless technology has progressed from its simple cable replacement origins, with different deployment models anticipated from the home and office through to specific industrial solutions and commercial environment uptake."We believe...
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), formed in June 2002, will either greatly help or hinder the future of wireless industry, according to a new study from the Shosteck Group.According to the Shosteck Group, OMA plays a political role in the future of wireless technology...
LINCOLN, Neb.-Citing unfavorable market conditions, Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc., a Lincoln, Neb., supplier of wireless phone antennas, has withdrawn its plans to go public.Centurion said it hoped to raise $81 million to pay dividends on preferred stock and for general corporate purposes in an...
LOS ANGELES-Wireless entertainment publisher Jamdat Mobile Inc. announced it purchased multiplayer gaming technology from DemiVision L.L.C., a wireless technology companyUnder the deal, Jamdat gains exclusive access to DemiVision's gaming technology for developing and hosting interactive, client-server based wireless games."Jamdat's existing multiplayer platform provides a...
HONG KONG-With the cellular phone market saturated at 86 percent of the population, Hong Kong's wireless engineers have wasted no time in jumping on the next bandwagon-WiFi and Bluetooth, short range technologies with potential applications in companies and household.The upsurge in totally unregulated wireless...
TORONTO-Analysts who cover Research in Motion Ltd. are warning that the Waterloo, Ontario-based company will not likely be able to sustain sales growth for some of its new wireless products.RTX Securities' Jason Tsai became the third analyst this week to issue a report cautioning...
TORONTO-Analysts who cover Research in Motion (RIM) are warning that the Waterloo, Ontario, Canada-based company will not likely be able to sustain sales growth for some of its new wireless products.RTX Securities' Jason Tsai became the third analyst this week to issue a report...
NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data announced it sold its NXT Corp. subsidiary, which provides data services and landline-based connectivity for credit-card transaction processing, to Merchant-Link L.L.C. for $5 million in cash."The sale of NXT provides us with an immediate, non-dilutive infusion of capital," said Dean...
SAN DIEGO-Silicon Wave Inc. licensed Widcomm Inc.'s BTW Bluetooth communications software for its dual-mode mini-PCI Card Reference Design featuring Blue802 Technology. Under the agreement Silicon Wave said it can now offer original equipment manufacturers a complete Bluetooth Specification Version 1.1 qualified hardware and software...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Samsung Semiconductor Inc. said it has rolled out a line of embedded ARM-based application processors to support Windows CE.NET version 4.1. in empowering next-generation wireless devices like personal digital assistants and smart phones."Both companies (Microsoft and Samsung) share a commitment to bring...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Xora Inc. and PointBase Inc. announced they have partnered to provide a solution that gives database application capabilities to Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) devices."Xora and PointBase have meticulously researched the needs of the mobile worker and have developed exciting wireless...
TOKYO-Nortel Networks Corp. said it signed an optical network contract to expand KDDI's metro access network and support the carrier's cdma2000 1x offering."We will work closely with KDDI to build what we expect to be one of the country's most sophisticated communications networks and...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Bluetooth manufacturer Taiyo Yuden announced it has begun development and commercialization of 5 GHz wireless LAN applications, with Resonext Communications Inc. supplying the 802.11a chipsets."Our company is engaged in a mission to develop innovative solutions that will simplify the adoption of new wireless...
SAN JOSE, Calif.—Arraycomm Inc. announced that its Australian subsidiary has formed a consortium that includes Vodafone Australia to launch its I-Burst mobile broadband Internet access system in Australia. The commercial rollout of the service is scheduled to start in mid-2003.The $14.3 million consortium includes...
CALGARY—An isolated native-Indian community has obtained its first solid link—without wires—to the outside world. Quick Link Communications of Calgary, a satellite services provider, has connected the Wasagamack community to wireless technology. Wasagamack is a First Nations community located about 100 kilometers from the nearest...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—The GSM Association and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group Inc. say they are working together to educate their members on the applications that will accrue from interoperating both technologies."Short-range wireless technologies such as Bluetooth provide valuable consumer benefits that are expected to...
LONDON—Red-M announced it was the supplier for the public wireless network on The World of ResidenSea, the residential cruise ship currently sailing the world.The network is based on Bluetooth wireless technology to offer anyone aboard access to Internet services from laptops, PDAs, and digital...
TORONTO—Rogers AT&T Wireless has inked a deal to provide wireless data services for Purolator Courier, Canada's largest courier company.Under the deal, Purolator will use Rogers AT&T Wireless technology and its network to allow dispatch, field and delivery workers, along with supervisors, to synchronize and...
DUBLIN, Ireland—Following similar deals signed earlier this year with Nokia and Siemens, T-Mobile International has chosen Nortel Networks to supply Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) equipment for its third-generation (3G) services scheduled to go live in the second half of 2002."The selection of Nortel...
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.—Motorola Inc. emerged the victor in its lawsuit against Paging America, which used Motorola's brand name and products in its e-mail spam campaign.In an Illinois federal court default judgement, Paging America must pay Motorola $100,000 in damages for counterfeiting and $100,000 for...
MUNICH, Germany—Infineon Technologies has set up a new local area wireless technology unit, signaling its plan to increase its research and development on Bluetooth and wireless LAN."In order to enhance synergies in this area, the Bluetooth, WLAN, Wireless Control and DECT/WDCT product units have...
LINCOLN, Neb.—Centurion Wireless Technologies Inc. announced it is expanding it customer service and technical support capabilities.The company has added hours to its toll-free call center and now serves original equipment manufacturers, distributors and other Centurion customers across the United States from 6 a.m. to...
Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans was the keynote speaker at today's Spectrum Summit. Following are his prepared remarks.As I stand here in our Department auditorium, I am reminded of the first time I stood on this stage. It was Jan 23rd. I...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—With Bluetooth chipset manufacturers forecasting shipments of more than 90 million devices this year, the technology looks, eventually, like it is coming of age. The announcement last week by Apple to support the short-range wireless technology brings fresh impetus to Bluetooth after...
