Yearly Archives: 2000

ETSI, Standards Committee T1 sign MoU

SOHPIA ANTIPOLIS, France-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute and Standards Committee T1, sponsored by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, signed a memorandum of understanding...

Ericsson invests in Red Jade

PALO ALTO, Calif.-L.M. Ericsson has invested $7 million in start-up Red Jade Inc., which is developing next-generation wireless entertainment products.Ericsson also is supporting Red...

Wireless enablement biz surges

As the calendar turned over from the '90s to the '00s, the wireless industry has seen a surge in companies targeting the wireless enterprise...

GeoTouch partners with Everypath on Palm

SAN FRANCISCO-GeoTouch Inc., a location-based technology provider, said it has partnered with wireless application service provider Everypath Inc. to makes its geographic and search...

SkyTel to offer @ctiveLink modules

CHARLOTTE, N.C.-SkyTel Communications Corp. said it will be the primary service provider for all Glenayre Technologies Inc.'s @ctiveLink two-way messaging modules sold through the...

FunMail brings animated messages to wireless devices

Just because the majority of the world's wireless Internet users live in Japan doesn't mean a U.S. company can't join in on the fun.Which...

Wireless enters compensation fray

WASHINGTON-Capitol Hill was all a flurry last week with activities related to the wireless industry, some out in the open and others behind closed...

Nextel leads in guard-band license auction

WASHINGTON-At the end of 32 rounds of bidding, a subsidiary of Nextel Communications Inc. has bid the most for guard-band manager licenses, while Pegasus...

European operators look to dispatch technology

BUCHAREST, Romania-A new digital technology for public access mobile radio and private mobile radio users has seen interest from numerous wireless carriers in Europe...

Giganet now Ceragon

TEL AVIV, Israel-Giganet Ltd., a manufacturer of wireless broadband systems, announced it changed its name to Ceragon Networks Ltd. and will begin trading on...

TI to ship Bluetooth chips by year-end

NEW YORK-Dallas-based Texas Instruments has begun making samples of its new Bluetooth chipset available and will begin shipping them by year-end, Christian Dupont, general...

Ericsson garners China Mobile order

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract to supply equipment for China's first national Internet Protocol backbone. China Mobile signed the contract, which includes...

Hughes builds satellites for New ICO

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-Hughes Space and Communications Co. and New ICO said they have signed an agreement calling for Hughes to build at least three...

Centura, Handango partner

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Centura Software Corp. and Handango Inc. have partnered to provide mobile solutions to the enterprise market.Under the agreement, Handango will provide mobile...

Qualcomm grants HDR to Kisan

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. entered a High Data Rate infrastructure, royalty-bearing equipment license agreement with Korea's Kisan Telecom Co. Ltd., granting Kisan a license to...

Geoworks asks FTC to stop Sanyo phone imports

Geoworks Corp. fired the latest round in its battle with Phone.com Inc. last week, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to bar the import...

Palm, CreSenda enter OEM

LOS ANGELES-Palm Inc. has agreed to supply CreSenda Wireless Inc. with Palm Vx devices and operating system software, which CreSenda will brand and use...

AU-System, Baltimore in strategic relationship

HONG KONG-AU-System, a mobile Internet consultant firm, has entered a strategic relationship with Baltimore Technologies Inc. to develop secure m-commerce solutions.The agreement has AU-System...

Products

BluetoothSilicon WaveRadio-frequency technology developer Silicon Wave Inc. unveiled its Odyssey line of hardware and software products designed for the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. Included...

NetBank picks Air2Web

ATLANTA-NetBank, an Internet-only bank, has chosen Air2Web Inc. to wirelessly enable its banking services, such as accessing account balances, and viewing recent checking and...

AT&T prepares for U.S. EDGE launch

NEW YORK-As part of its evolutionary path, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. plans to offer EDGE services in the United States by mid- to late...

MobileChannel to deliver Olympic Internet content

HELSINKI, Finland-MobileChannel.Network plans to deliver a commercial mobile Internet content service during the Summer Olympics through its Mobile Sports Channel joint venture with Trans...

Certicom joins consortium

HAYWARD, Calif.-Certicom Corp. has joined the Mobile Electronic Signature Consortium, a group of more than 25 organizations from the wireless, electronic commerce and security...

Compaq jumps on WAP bandwagon

Computing industry giant Compaq Computer Corp. has jumped on the wireless bandwagon in a big way with last week's announcement that it has agreed...

The power revolution

NEW YORK-A multifaceted revolution is under way that will soon provide a tremendous boost to the battery life and processing capacity of wireless devices....
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