March 2003

NEW YORK-Declining real estate values in Silicon Valley, restructuring associated with layoffs and decreases in units shipped caused Palm Inc., the leading vendor of handheld computers, to report a drop …

WASHINGTON-The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is slated to hold a hearing this week in the class-action lawsuits against the mobile-phone industry regarding whether phones comply with the 911 strongest-signal …

PARIS-Orange announced Friday it will sell its 26.6-percent stake in Italian operator Wind to Enel for $1.37 billion plus a $210 million shareholders’ loan to be repaid to Orange. The …

SHANGHAI, China-A short message service (SMS) advertising campaign in China garnered 200,000 messages from consumers during a 30-day period. Coke launched an SMS-based “Coke Light-Lemon Flavor” promotion in Shanghai in …

NEW ORLEANS-Wireless industry leaders have agreed to implement universal short codes, and wireless users could see cross-carrier short code applications within the next few months. The board of directors for …

OSLO, Norway-Norwegian operator Teletopia made the surprise announcement that it would be using its GSM 1800 MHz license to develop Norway’s third independent GSM service. The network, dubbed T3, will …

BUCHAREST, Romania-Kuwaiti GSM operator Wataniya Telecom announced this week it has joined the bid for Bahrain’s second mobile telecommunications license, while preparing for a traffic increase. According to Andrei Torriani, …

NEW ORLEANS-ArcSoft Inc., which provides digital imaging software, said it is providing its PhotoBase Mobile Edition to Nokia 3650 and 7650 imaging phone users. The product brings image managment, editing …

ATLANTA-Intec Telecom Systems announced the availibility of its Intec WLAN Solution, which allows the network usage capture, pricing and billing for a broad range of wireless local area network services …

NEW ORLEANS–The second day of keynote speeches at this year’s Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show in New Orleans had a similar theme to last year’s event with wireless local …

NEW ORLEANS-Advantest America Measuing Solutions introduced the R4870, a single-instrument solution that can perform both radio-frequency and interoperability tests in accordance with the Bluetooth Special Interest Group specifications. The solution …

NEW ORLEANS-TechnoCom Corp. demonstrated BlueLocator, the first of TechnoCom’s family of Bluetooth-enabled intelligent messaging and global positionint system location solutions. BlueLocator is a vehicle-mounted device that uses Bluetooth rather than …

NEW ORLEANS-UbiNetics launched its LG200 Load Generator technology for the U.S. market. The LG200 is a 3G network “stress tester”, which brings real-world interface conditions into the lab, said the …

NEW ORLEANS-Anritsu Co. introduced cdma2000 1x hardware and software options that enable its MT8820A Radio Communication Analyzer to test wireless mobile terminals according to IS-2000 and 3GPP2 standards. With the …

CLEVELAND-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has expanded its next-generation network to the Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., markets “Now, western New York residents and businesses can enjoy innovative wireless services that will …

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications Corp. launched the Deafwireless Superstore, making wireless products and services for people with hearing loss available via an online store and at nationwide deaf trade …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Cisco Systems Inc., announced a definitive agreement to acquire The Linksys Group Inc., a privately held provider of home networking products including wired and wireless products for consumers …

NEW ORLEANS-Starent Networks Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said they have partnered to deliver next-generation infrastructure solutions for W-CDMA carriers. Terms of the agreement call for Starent to supply …

Tira Wireless uveils JUMP platform NEW ORLEANS-Tira Wireless, which publishes wireless Java applications for mobile phones, unveiled its Java Universal Mobile Porting (JUMP) platform. The JUMP platform address the J2ME …

NEW ORLEANS-Actix, a global provider of wireless network and service performance software,launched its IVS software for 3G cdma2000 1x, a new desktop-based performance management solution. The software allows CDMA operators …

NEW ORLEANS-Siemens Information and Communication Mobile made several announcements at CTIA Wireless 2003 this week in New Orleans.The company announced its SX1 mobile phone for U.S. consumers will be available …

NEW ORLEANS-Samsung Telecommunications America announced three new wireless systems products for the North American market. The products are designed to drive value-added services for CDMA carrier, increasing average revenue per …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Certicom Corp., which provides wireless security solutions, and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced an agreement that calls for Certicom to develop movianVPN for the new Sony Ericsson P800 smart …

WASHINGTON—Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell said he will push a proposal this spring to unleash a huge chunk of the airwaves for unlicensed wireless broadband service. Powell revealed his …

NEW ORLEANS-Logitech showcased its line of mobile-phone headsets at CTIA Wireless 2003 focused on three groups of people-teenagers, family connectors and road warriers. Logitech said its Over-Ear Blue and Over-Ear …