Yearly Archives: 2001

Wireless World 2001 works to reschedule

NEW YORK—In the wake of the events of Sept. 11, efforts are being made to reschedule Wireless World 2001, which was to begin September...

Qualcomm demonstrates video streaming on cdma20001x/Bluetooth connection

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. reported it demonstrated video streaming through a cdma2000 1x/Bluetooth connection at the recently held Cellular Telecommunication & Internet Association I.T. show.Using...

FCC extends regulatory fees deadline to Sept. 26

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission has extended the deadline for the payment of regulatory fees to Sept. 26 at 11:59 p.m.The action was necessary due...

Hutchison signs agreements with 186k, Nortel

LONDON-Hutchison 3G UK reported an agreement with 186k to provide a nationwide fiber optic network and co-location services, and a separate agreement with Nortel...

KDDI postpones cdma2000 1x launch

TOKYO—Japan's KDDI Corp. said it was postponing the launch of its high-speed mobile Internet access service from this fall to next April.KDDI said the...

Convergys signs contract with TeleCorp PCS

ARLINGTON, Va.—Convergys Corp., a provider of integrated billing and customer care services, signed a contract with TeleCorp PCS Inc. to provide its Atlys solution...

FCC renews 26 Winstar licenses at 39 GHz

NEW YORK—Winstar Communications Inc. announced the Federal Communications Commission renewed 26 of its spectrum licenses in the 39 GHz band."The FCC decision to renew...

SBA names new COO

BOCA RATON, Fla.-SBA Communications Corp. announced Ronald Bizick, its chief operating officer, will resign from the company, effective Jan. 1, 2002, and Kurt Bagwell,...

Somera appoints Darnaby CEO

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications, which provides infrastructure equipment and support services, says it has appointed Rick Darnaby as its president and chief executive officer.He...

FCC expected to reject industry’s request for wiretap requirement suspension

WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission today is expected to reject the cellular industry's request to indefinitely suspend the Sept. 30 deadline for meeting packet-data wiretap...

TI rolls out converters that extend battery life

TOKYO-Texas Instruments said it is rolling out a family of digital-to-analog converters that extend battery life for consumer audio applications in mobile phones, personal...

Wireless Village demonstrates interoperability

KISTA, Sweden—Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia, founders of the Wireless Village initiative, said they have successfully demonstrated interoperable mobile instant messaging and presence services.The companies...

Sprint PCS, XtremeSpectrum squabble over ultra-wideband

WASHINGTON—Sprint PCS and XtremeSpectrum Inc. are in a letter-writing fight regarding whether ultra-wideband technologies will interfere with PCS.Sprint claims that interference will occur while...

Toshiba launches notebook computers with Bluetooth

TOKYO—Toshiba Corp. is launching its wireless notebooks Portege 4000 and Tecra 9000 models , which will offer 802.11b and Bluetooth technologies.Toshiba hopes to differentiate...

Orange selects Lucent for network management solution

LE PLESSIS-ROBINSON, France—Wireless operator Orange selected Lucent Technologies Inc. to provide a network management solution for its mobile network in France. Lucent said its...

Veratium launches new Motivus server version

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Wireless software developer Veratium Software Ltd. has launched its Motivus Enterprise Server 2.3, which it said enables users to wirelessly access files...

Government gets extension to file NextWave appeal with Supreme Court

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has been granted a 30-day extension in which to officially ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court's...

eMIS completes deployment for Energ.it Spa

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—eMerging Information Systems Inc. announced the installation of its Java-based Libertis business support system for Italy's Energ.it Spa is complete.Energ.it said...

CES Knowledge Circuit announces speakers

ARLINGTON, Va.—Organizers of the 2002 International CES Knowledge Circuit conference program, scheduled for January 8, 2002, in Las Vegas, announced they expect to hold...

Akumiitti Telematics, CellPoint partner on solutions

HELSINKI—Akumiitti Telematics said it is partnering with CellPoint Unwire AB, a developer and manufacturer of wireless application servers, platforms and telematics terminals.Under terms of...

WaterCove releases mobile data architecture

BOSTON—Mobile network infrastructure developer WaterCove Networks has released its FlowCore mobile data architecture, which integrates service intelligence and transport capabilities to allow for conducting...

ITS postpones investments

MALAGA, Spain—ITS Networks Inc. said that following intense examination, it plans to refocus its investment and expansion strategy and has postponed its acquisition of...

Ecutel releases WLAN security product

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Mobile networking software developer Ecutel Inc. has unveiled its Viatores Secure WLAN edition, a new product for secure communication across all wireless LANs.According...

Millicom sells stake in Indian operator

NEW YORK—Millicom International Cellular S.A. sold its 24.5 percent stake in Indian cellular operator SkyCell Communications Ltd. to Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd."The selective sale of...

Ciber completes Aris acquisition

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.—Ciber Inc. said it successfully completed its acquisition of Aris Corp., a consulting services firm out of Bellevue, Wash.According to the merger...
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