Monthly Archives: March, 2001
OmniSky service now on two new devices
LAS VEGAS-OmniSky's service will run on two new devices and will enhance support for corporate e-mail.The company demonstrated its service running on the Kyocera...
Calendar
Advanced Technology Workshop on Ceramic Technologies for MicrowaveMarch 26-27 IMAPS/CII. Adam's Mark Hotel, Denver. www.imaps.org/forms/ceramic2001regist.htm.3rd Annual Tower Investment SymposiumMarch 26-27 Shorecliff Communications. New York...
Motorola transmits live video in CDMA 1xEV-DV test
LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. announced its Global Telecom Solutions Sector has successfully transmitted live video over its own third-generation CDMA 1xEV-DV solution in its lab...
Metricom launches service in LA
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Metricom Inc. launched its high-speed wireless Internet access service, Ricochet, in Los Angeles, the company said.The company said the move was the...
ICO securities sale withdrawn
NEW YORK-ICO-Teledesic Global Ltd. and New ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd. have withdrawn plans for the public sale of securities related to their planned...
Rohn establishes credit facility
PEORIA, Ill.-Rohn Industries Inc., a provider of infrastructure equipment, has put in place a new secured credit facility, which the company said will help...
Regulators rebuff European 3G network sharing attempts
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Attempts by mobile operators that acquired third-generation (3G) licenses to share networks have received a firm "no" from at least one European...
Novatel, Tech Data announce international distribution agreement
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., which provides wireless data communications access solutions, and Tech Data Corp., which provides IT products, logistics management and other value-added...
Max.mobil deploys Comverse SMS solution
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Austrian GSM operator, Max.mobil, has deployed Comverse's Intelligent Short Messaging Solution (ISMSC), thereby expanding its mobile-originated and mobile-terminated short messaging services.Comverse's ISMSC offers...
Spanish spectrum tax controversy continues
MADRID, Spain-The controversy over the Spanish government's plans to impose an annual 160 billion peseta (US$866 million) "supertariff" on spectrum use has taken a...
Qualcomm releases VectorOne
TOKYO-Qualcomm Inc. announced VectorOne, an integrated hardware and software solution that provides directional information for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies' Mobile Station Modem family of integrated...
China Mobile further delays one-way billing system
BEIJING-A spokesman for China Mobile said the company would further delay the one-way billing system beyond the proposed implementation period of early 2002, citing...
Nokia announces mobile e-commerce solution
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks announced the Nokia Activ Signet Solution, a solution for secure mobile e-commerce.Aimed at corporate customers, especially financial institutions, the new solution...
Minister says IS-95 doomed in Russia
MOSCOW-Russian Communications Minister Leonid Reiman, who is known to back European-developed technologies, confirmed that the U.S.-developed IS-95 standard is doomed in Russia."I continue to...
CelPlan promises improved capacity
RESTON, Va.-In its new Performance Plan, CelPlan Technologies, a wireless software and systems consultant, has promised its customers it will provide advanced engineering solutions...
AlterEgo, BT Cellnet combine solutions
LONDON-AlterEgo Networks, a provider of Internet software and services, will team with BT Cellnet, a mobile operator based in the United Kingdom, to combine...
Motorola’s gadget guru aims to restore magic touch in R&D
Dennis Roberson is sitting at a large, round conference table talking about the mandate he was given three years ago to "fix" Motorola Inc.'s...
Verizon introduces new prepaid service in Southern California
IRVINE, Calif.-Verizon Wireless introduced its Local Digital Prepay Phone In A Box in Southern California, allowing customers to purchase airtime on a pay-as-you-go basis."We...
People
GroupServeGroupServe announced Tom Stroup, president, will also take on the role of chief executive officer. Stroup's first task as CEO will be to oversee...
China to produce 80 million handsets this year
BEIJING-At a mobile industry conference in Hangzhou, attended by 27 handset manufacturers, it was decided to fix the output target for this year at...
Qualcomm launches security solution
SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc., announced SECOM Co. Ltd., a Japanese provider of security services, will launch COCO SECOM, a safety service for locating the position...
New World Mobility selects Nokia Artuse USSD
HELSINKI, Finland-New World Mobility, a mobile operator based in Hong Kong, has selected the Nokia Artuse Unstructured Supplementary Services Data Centre, a platform that...
Comsearch opens office in Australia
RESTON, Va.-Comsearch, a company that designs, deploys, and optimizes wireless networks worldwide, opened a new office near Sydney, Australia, to support wireless operators, vendors...
Motorola expands GSM offerings
LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. will develop end-to-end network solutions for cellular and PCS carriers operating on the 850 and 1900 MHz bands, continuing expansion of...
Powertel reaches 1 million customers
WEST POINT, Ga.-Personal communications services provider Powertel Inc. reported its customer base exceeded 1 million customers during the first quarter.The carrier, which was the...