Monthly Archives: May, 2001
Waiting on wireless data
Wireless companies in the United States are holding their breath, waiting for the widespread use of wireless data products and services, and-according to a...
debitel to resell T-Mobil UMTS
FRANKFURT, Germany-German reseller debitel said it agreed with Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile German wireless carrier to market T-Mobil's Universal Mobile Telecommunications System services.The agreement will...
Business Briefs
SnapTrack Inc. will provide its SnapTrack SnapSmart Hybrid Wireless Assisted GPS location server software to Seoul-based wireless infrastructure developer, Neolink Technologies Inc. Neolink will...
3G can wait, existing networks offer opportunities today
NEW YORK-Third-generation technology is completely unnecessary for taking advantage of data opportunities, which are growing even though widespread consumer adoption may be years away,...
CTIA’s Safety Week features benefits in midst of turmoil
This year, the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's National Wireless Safety Week aptly fell in the midst of heated congressional disputes regarding risks cellular...
Brightpoint to sell Sierra software, data modems
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless entered into an agreement with Brightpoint North America L.P. to distribute Sierra Wireless data modems and software products to wireless...
U.K. wireless phone penetration reaches 68 percent
LONDON-About 44 percent of all U.K. households had a mobile phone in 2000, but this year, 68 percent of U.K. households have a mobile...
Off-peak calling contributes to drop in monthly plan costs
LOS ANGELES-The average cost of monthly wireless calling plans is falling steadily, in part because providers are pushing "off-peak" calling time in their plans,...
Lucent signs WLL contract
LISBON, Spain-Lucent Technologies Inc. signed a contract to design a national network that combines wireless local loop with digital TV broadcast services for Redes...
Siemens tests softswitch in U.S.
NEW YORK-Siemens Carrier Networks L.L.C., Boca Raton, Fla., is testing the first iteration of its new SURPASS hiQ softswitch with several American carriers. The...
mDiversity: RF is weakest link: Firm attempts to add to GSM capacity
NEW YORK-For the price of additional transceiver cards and its Zone Manager product, mDiversity, San Jose, Calif., promises it can double second-generation GSM network...
Murata introduces Bluetooth module
SMYRNA, Ga.-Murata Electronics North America introduced Blue Module, a Bluetooth module the company claims to be the smallest in the world.Developed using Low Temperature...
Nokia to open commercial channel
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it will open a commercial channel called Nokia Tradepoint that will allow application and content developers to offer their solutions...
China awards GSM contract
JIANGXI, China-Nokia Corp. signed a $70 million agreement to supply Jiangxi Mobile Communication Corp.'s GSM 900 networks with equipment and services.The deal will allow...
RIM to stake claim in future networks, devices, technologies
NEW YORK-Although growing use of Research In Motion's BlackBerry e-mail service has congested wireless networks in some areas, paging carriers are not well-positioned to...
Sprint PCS offers voice-enabled Web access
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS reported nationwide availability of voice-enabled, Web access through its Voice Command service.The network-based service allows customers to listen and respond...
Handset glitches more common as technology gets more complex
Glitches are becoming to phones what muscle spasms are to track athletes-confirmation that travel to the next generation of technologies will experience limps along...
Parthus, STMicroelectronics enter licensing agreement
DUBLIN, Ireland-In a continuation of their business relationship, Parthus Technologies plc announced a licensing agreement with STMicroelectronics for the complete line of Parthus' mobile...
Rumsfeld: Keep 1.7 GHz
WASHINGTON-Sources say Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has prepared a letter for President Bush that will stop just short of opposing the transfer of military...
Telus sells notes
NEW YORK-Telus Corp., Canada's second-largest telecommunications operator, sold a $3.3 billion senior note issue May 23 as part of a plan to raise $6.5...
World Briefs
INDONESIALucent Technologies Inc. has signed two contracts with PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk to build its nationwide intelligent network and multimedia access infrastructure valued at...
Psion shuts down joint venture
LONDON-European personal digital assistant maker Psion plc closed its joint wireless Internet venture with United Business Media due to the slow growth of the...
AOLi service launches in Japan
TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and DoCoMo AOL Inc. announced the June 1 nationwide launch of AOLi, which gives i-mode users access to America Online e-mail.AOLi...
Sprint tears down wall: Alliance with Google will open wireless Web access
Most in the wireless industry are convinced that for wireless Internet access to succeed wireless operators have to tear down their current walled-garden plans...
Vietnam’s state telco tries to halt mobile rival
SINGAPORE-Vietnam's government-owned telecommunications monopoly Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT) has asked the country's government to prevent a rival $230 million CDMA mobile-phone network being...
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