Yearly Archives: 2001

Clearinghouses function as virtual content malls

They go by all sorts of names-clearinghouses, hubs and gateways-and they represent companies' attempts at nailing down the precise formula for a business model...

MVNOs in the U.S.: who will win and how … and will it be worth it?

During the past 15 months there has been growing interest in the United States around mobile virtual network operators, best known as MVNOs. The...

Europolitan Vodafone to trial Comverse messaging service

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse today announced Swedish mobile carrier Europolitan Vodafone will trial Comverse's multimedia messaging service over its GPRS network.Comverse's announcement comes a week after...

Four companies license Certicom technology

HAYWARD, Calif.-Wireless security company Certicom scored four major software licensing deals, moves the company said further reinforce its role as a leader in the...

Mforma launches developer program

SEATTLE-Open application development platform provider Mforma Corp. launched its Developer Network, a free program aimed at helping developers build a variety of easily deployable...

Octave enters wireless instant messaging space

NASHUA, N.H.-The wireless instant messaging space just got a little more crowded as Octave Communications released a new subscription service for instant group communications...

Sendo, PacketVideo partner on smart phone

LONDON-U.K. mobile-phone maker Sendo announced it will use PacketVideo Corp.'s mobile multimedia player software as the streaming video application base for the company's...

Disney makes moves into wireless Web

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-Walt Disney Internet Group announced two major content distribution deals-moves that came just one week after the company announced a distribution...

U.S. Wireless files for bankruptcy

SAN RAMON, Calif.-U.S. Wireless Corp. filed for bankruptcy in the U.S Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware last week, claiming more than $22.2...

DoCoMo plans 3G FOMA launch

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. said it will launch commercial service of its third-generation FOMA wireless service Oct. 1 in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, Japan, with...

Vyyo cuts staff, says it has no bankruptcy plans

Vyyo Inc. reduced its work force by approximately 75 percent to less than 50 employees due to "uncertainty in the fixed wireless market and...

Trivnet says its m-commerce solution eliminates security concerns

NEW YORK-Trivnet, an Israeli software provider, has developed a system designed to answer questions and eliminate concerns that have slowed adoption of the wireless...

Products

WCitiesLocation-based information service provider WCities launched a geo-coded wireless service that provides location-specific information to individual users' cell phones. According to Tan Rasab, the...

CompuCom releases evaluation program

DALLAS-Digital infrastructure solutions provider CompuCom Systems Inc. released a new wireless evaluation program aimed at helping businesses understand the value of wireless.The company said...

County Transit buys Aether system

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. said Wisconsin-based motor carrier County Transit Inc. purchased its MobileMax2 wireless communications system, which Aether said will help County...

China’s approves 19 CDMA handset firms

BEIJING, China-China's state Development Planning Commission said it has approved 19 firms to make CDMA handsets to cater to part of its 120.6 million...

People

Berliner Communications Inc.Doreen Trant has been promoted to chief operating officer of Berliner Communication Inc. Trant previously served as the company's vice president...

Say goodbye to the network

The incompatible requirements for Value Added Service creation and wireless network development will drive the very separation of the wireless brand operation from the...

Testing: the unmentioned piece of the live 3G call

Even as vendors grab news pages with reports of successful live calls over their third-generation networks, one piece is often left out: behind every...

Arena Technik enters buy-out agreement for Gameplay

LONDON-Gaming company Arena Technik Ltd. announced a buy-out agreement with Gameplay plc, under which it acquired all technology assets and software associated with gaming...

Cellular One launches campaign on Web

DALLAS-Cellular One Group, a fully-owned subsidiary of Western Wireless Corp., launched a new branding campaign on the Internet using Superstitials, which is a technology...

Broadband startup interested in Metricom

The acclaimed but expensive Ricochet high-speed wireless data network built by Metricom Inc. may be getting a second chance courtesy of Aerie Networks, a...

Advanced Electronic, Intelek deal completed

NEW YORK-Miami-based Advanced Electronic Support Products Inc. announced Sept. 4 it has completed the acquisition of Intelek Spol s.r.o., a distributor and manufacturer of...

China will be Ericsson’s top market this year

BEIJING—Jan Malm, President of Ericsson (China) has confirmed that China has become Ericsson's top market in the first half of this year with sales...

Repeater cleared to deploy product in China Unicom’s network

SUNNYVALE, California, United States—Repeater Technologies was granted a Network Industry License by China's Ministry of Information Industry, allowing its OA850C network repeater to be...
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