March 2003

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-It’s official. An arbitrator’s ruling late March 18 has allowed Gary Forsee, vice chairman of Atlanta-based BellSouth Corp. and chairman of Cingular Wireless, to replace William T. Esrey …

NEW ORLEANS-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association announced it has re-named its fall show Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2003 to better reflect the market that the show represents. The show …

NEW ORLEANS-MetaSolv Software Inc. demonstrated its comprehensive operations support system solutions for Wi-Fi networks at CTIA’s Wireless 2003. MetaSolv’s Wi-Fi OSS solutions allow service providers and access point consolidators to …

NEW ORLEANS-Marconi’s Wireless Business Unit and SnapTrack Inc., a unit of Qualcomm Inc., said they have agreed to cooperate on the development of an enhancement to Marconi’s Planet EV network …

NEW ORLEANS-Dilithium Networks, which provides multimedia solutions, announced network monitoring support in a new release of the company’s Dilithium Networks Analyzer, a protocol analysis and test tool for 3G-324M markets. …

NEW ORLEANS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced the formation of the AT&T Wireless Systems Integrator Program to help U.S. companies design and implement wireless data solutions. “By teaming with the systems …

WASHINGTON-House telecom subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) introduced legislation to create a trust fund that would use spectrum auction proceeds to underwrite the cost of moving military radio systems to …

NEW ORLEANS-ADC and The Management Network Group demonstrated on-demand revenue management for wireless public access networks at the CTIA Wireless 2003 show. Using ADC’s Singl.eView dynamic transaction management platform integrated …

NEW ORLEANS-Audiovox Communications Corp. introduced its new camera phone, the CDM-8900, at the CTIA show this week in New Orleans. The handset is a cdma2000 1x-capable, tri-mode phone with built-in …

NEW ORLEANS-Texas Instruments Inc. showcased a “tri-wireless personal digital assistant” concept design at CTIA Wireless 2003. The design integrates wireless local area network, Bluetooth and GSM/GPRS technologies to allow simultaneous …

NEW ORLEANS-Audiovox Communications Corp. launched new wireless phones this week at the CTIA show in New Orleans. The CDM-8400 series includes moderately priced tri-mode CDMA phones with full-color displays, two-way …

NEW ORLEANS-Etenna Corp. unveiled its new FlexWave internal antenna product line. The company also said Mobicom Corp., which designs and manufactures GSM phones, is the first FlexWave customer. The antennas …

NEW ORLEANS-CommWorks and Togabi Technologies announced an agreement calling for CommWorks to resell and enhance its packet wireless voice and data products with Togabi’s PacketCHAT real-time wireless communications platform. Terms …

RESTON, Va.-Grayson Wireless, a division of Allen Telecom Inc., said Yorkville Telephone Cooperative plans to purchase Grayson’s Geometrix E911 wireless caller location system. The Grayson system will be installed in …

Based on feedback from approximately 100 corporate IT directors in eight European countries, Frost & Sullivan has concluded that increased enterprise adoption of wireless technologies depends primarily on improved security …

KANATA, Ontario – Bridgewater Systems has introduced the Wi-Fi Service Manager, which allows carriers to centrally monitor and manage thousands of enterprise sites while providing, secure, controlled access to enterprise …

NEW ORLEANS-MapInfo Corp. has teamed with MasterCard to create a mobile ATM Locator, which allows users to locate more than 35,000 MasterCard, Maestro or Cirrus ATMs using their mobile phones. …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. and LocatioNet have partnered to launch Location JumpStart, an end-to-end location package for wireless carriers. According to the companies, Location JumpStart is designed to offer an …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile satellite services provider Globalstar launched the Globalstar FAU-200, a new fixed phone unit in the United States that it said offers satellite voice communications at half the …

FAIRFAX, Va.-Broadband wireless service provider XO Communications has hired consulting firm American Management Systems Inc. to help it implement a proactive customer loyalty program to improve XO’s customer retention efforts. …

NEW ORLEANS-A display celebrating the 20 years of commercial wireless services at the CTIA Wireless 2003 show includes a special feature on ArrayComm Inc.’s chairman and chief executive officer Martin …

NEW ORLEANS-Convergys Corp. announced the availability of its Settlement Suite Release 2.0. The new version enables wireless, cable and broadband, wireline, and Ineternet Protocol-based service providers to introduce new commerce …

NEW ORLEANS–ACCESS Systems America announced at CTIA Wireless 2003 that its Premium Content Subscription Server now supports digital rights management based on the Open Mobile Alliance 1.0 specification. “DRM will …

NEW ORLEANS-PCTel Inc., an Internet access products and wireless mobility software provider, announced its Segue Roaming Client for PocketPC. With this release, PocketPC users can now realize the same Wi-Fi …

NEW ORLEANS-Multi-Tech Systems Inc., a data communications technology company, announced its first cellular modems at CTIA Wireless 2003. The new products include embedded and external modem models using both GSM/GPRS …