2003

HONG KONG-Wavecom SA was selected by TCL Mobile Communication to supply its Compact Phones Development Lab solution for use in several of TCL’s new handsets. The contract reinforces Wavecom’s four-year relationship as a technology supplier to TCL. For three of …

FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOP Technologies L.L.C. recently announced it has signed multi-year service partnerships with Cellcom, First Cellular of Southern Illinois and thumb Cellular to provide short message service short-code functionality. InterOP’s short-code platform features a Web-based architecture that allows carriers …

NEW YORK-Texas Instruments Inc. said it enjoyed a net income of $447 million, or 25 cents a share, for the third quarter. This contrasts with the same period last year when it had income of $188 million, or 11 cents …

LAS VEGAS-Ascendent Telecommunications announced at this week’s CTIA Wireless IT show in Las Vegas that its AscendentCS mobility and continuity application has been installed inside media specialist OMD’s New York office. Ascendent’s solution allows mobile phones to be linked to …

BOSTON-Mobile multimedia platform provider Acotel is making its U.S. debut at the CTIA Wireless I.T. & Entertainment show in Las Vegas this week. The company announced the opening of its U.S. headquarters in Boston, as well as a sales office …

FREMONT, Calif.-ArcSoft Inc. announced the availability of ArcSoft PhotoBase Mobile Edition 2 for Symbian 6.0, Symbian 7.0 UIQ and Pocket PC-enabled imaging phones. The software allows for photo management, editing and sharing on a mobile device via multimedia messaging service, …

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Wireless data sales training company The Wireless Experience has been selected by Canada’s Bell Mobility to create and implement a sales training program for its enterprise salespeople and wireless data advisors. The sales training program is designed to …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. announced the latest release of its Wireless Internet Gateway (WIG) at this week’s CTIA Wireless IT show in Las Vegas. Version 4.1 of the gateway incorporates anti-spam technology to guard against mobile spam. TCS’ anti-spam solution …

LAS VEGAS-VeriSign announced MetroPCS will use its upgraded speedSUITE billing and customer care solution. In addition, MetroPCS will implement SmartPay, VeriSign’s secure database solution for debiting and crediting prepaid user accounts in real time. SmartPay provides MetroPCS with activity reports …

BARCELONA, Spain-PeopleSoft Inc. and IBM announced the expansion of their Customer Loyalty and Retention (CLR) program into the European telecommunications service provider market. The solution integrates revenue management data with customer relationship management processes to allow companies to better identify, …

Gaming highlighted a rash of announcements made today at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s Wireless I.T and Entertainment show in Las Vegas, providing a peak at what might be some of the hot-selling offerings for the holiday sales season. …

LAS VEGAS-Access Systems announced at this week’s CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment show that Handspring’s newly-released Treo 600’s Blazer Web Browser will use Access’ NetFront v3.0 as its core browser technology. The Blazer Web Browser supports a range of content …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Global Wi-Fi hot spots will exceed 45,000 by the end of the year, according to Pyramid Research. The group believes more than half of the hot spots deployed by the end of 2003 will be in Asia, with North …

WASHINGTON-A watchdog group said since January 2002 consumers have paid $629 million in fees required by federal regulators for wireless services, including a charge for a local number portability option whose implementation was delayed for months because of legal challenges …

LAS VEGAS-The Fox TV network is planning a major new wireless effort centered on one of television’s most well-known families-the Simpsons. Homer, Marge and the rest of the cast of the hit animated series will soon make the jump to …

ATLANTA-Top wireless players have come together to form what they call the Wireless Technology Forum, a non-profit to communicate, educate and promote the changes that take place in the industry. The members include Cisco Systems Inc., Nokia Corp., Intel Corp., …

LAS VEGAS-Sprint Corp. is testing its broadband service for high-speed wireless Internet access in Nevada’s southwest valley, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review Journal. The carrier is reportedly offering the trial through American West Homes and directly …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-FutureDial Inc. introduced Cellphone Service Station, a new mobile phonebook management solution for wireless retailers and enterprise telecom mangers to allow for the transfer, backup, restore or print out of phonebook and contact information. The application works on more …

ALBERTA, Canada-Some scientists have reported that wireless handhelds can use water batteries rather than the technology currently available. According to research by the Institute of Physics Journal, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, a team of scientists at the University of …

NOERRESUNDBY, The Netherlands-Dutch company RTX Telecom A/S said it entered an agreement with a Korean mobile telephone producer to develop a GSM/GPRS mobile phone with built-in camera, color display, WAP, multimedia messaging service and polyphonic ring tones. The phone will …

WASHINGTON-After struggling to line up a new president whose conservative politics align with the GOP-controlled Congress, top lobbyists at the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association are actively rounding up scores of donations for Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) presidential campaign. Among …

Following on the heels of other operators, Sprint PCS has unveiled guidelines for its customers who may want to take advantage of wireless local number portability, which is scheduled for Nov. 24. Both Cingular Wireless LLC and Nextel Communications Inc. …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless and Motorola, Inc. announced nationwide availability of the Motorola MPx200, a Microsoft Windows Mobile-based smart phone for the North American market. The phone is available for $299.99 with any compatible AT&T Wireless service plan. AT&T Wireless said …

LAS VEGAS-Audiovox Communications Corp. is introducing its CDM-9900 series of wireless handsets featuring video capabilities at the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show in Las Vegas. “The CDM-9900 and 9950 are the first handsets to offer both video and still …

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom-Sendo has released its multimedia smart phone, the Sendo X, featuring video, audio, camera, connectivity and Internet functionality. The release comes amid the company’s legal battle with Microsoft Corp. after Sendo dumped the Microsoft operating system earlier this …