Monthly Archives: June, 2005
Broadcom updates Bluetooth software
IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. announced version 5.0 of its WIDCOMM BTW Bluetooth software.The new version aims to simplify interactions between PCs and other devices and...
Nextel, eSpeed launch wireless trading service for Treasury bonds
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. and technology developer eSpeed Inc. launched what the companies claim is the first wireless market data and trading service for...
Liberty Alliance announces certification testing results
NEW YORK-The Liberty Alliance Project, a consortium that advocates open federated identity standards and identity-based Web services, said eight companies have completed certification testing...
Paratek completes $15M in financing
COLUMBIA, Md.-Paratek, which develops electronically tunable miniature 3D RF devices, completed its series C financing of $15 million.Polaris Venture Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, Novak Biddle...
Nokia to manufacture base stations at Indian plant
ESPOO, Finland-Nokia said it plans to begin manufacturing base station controllers at a new high-end manufacturing unit in Chennai, India.The company earlier this year...
Alcatel releases Wi-Fi switches
CALABASAS, Calif.-Alcatel Corp. released its latest Alcatel OmniAccess wireless local area network switch line.The solution includes stackable and chassis-based switches, said the company. It...
Itronix introduces mobile tablet PC
SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix Corp. introduced its Duo-Touch Tablet PC, a next-generation wireless slate tablet PC designed for mobile workers in the telecom, utilities, government and...
$25 handset coming within 2 years, survey predicts
AUSTIN, Texas-A wireless handset with a $25 cost of production could come within the next two years, according to a recent survey conducted by...
LaForge, Wheeler join BridgePort’s board
CHICAGO-Two high-profile wireless veterans have joined BridgePort Networks' board of advisors. The mobile Voice over Internet Protocol company has added Perry M. LaForge, executive...
Softbank gets trial 1.7 GHz W-CDMA license in Japan
WASHINGTON-Softbank Corp. said the Japanese government authorized it to operate an experimental third-generation mobile-phone base station in the 1.7 GHz band using W-CDMA technology....
TensorComm gains $7M in funding
DENVER-TensorComm, which designs technology to increase CDMA and W-CDMA network capacity and efficiency, said it scored $7 million in financing.The company holds a patent...
Velocita expands Mobitex service to Auburn, N.Y.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-Mobitex network operator Velocita Wireless L.P. said it has enhanced its nationwide network with the deployment of wireless base stations in Auburn, N.Y....
Verizon Wireless Get It Now downloads reach 120M
Verizon Wireless subscribers have downloaded more than 120 million applications during the past year, nearly doubling the number of downloads from the previous 12...
Nextel enhances N.C. coverage
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Nextel Communications Inc. said it has enhanced more than 4,200 miles of network coverage in parts of North Carolina. The network expansion includes...
Axesstel purchases production operations from S. Korean co.
SAN DIEGO-Fixed wireless developer Axesstel Inc. will spend $2 million to purchase production operations from South Korean manufacturer TBK Electronics Corp., the company said...
TDK buys battery manufacturer for $100M
TOKYO-TDK Corp. said it bought Hong Kong-based Amperex Technology Ltd., a manufacturer of polymer lithium batteries, for $100 million. TDK is a Japanese electronics...
8% of U.S. users sent multimedia messages in April
SEATTLE-Multimedia messaging service activity continued to grow at an impressive clip in April, with nearly 8 percent of U.S. wireless users sending photos from...
Canada’s Bell Mobility contracts Nortel for EV-DO gear
Plans launch this yearTORONTO-Canadian wireless carrier Bell Mobility signed an estimated $126 million multi-year contract with Nortel Networks Ltd. for 1x and 1x EV-DO...
GAO report says federal agencies should address RFID privacy, security
WASHINGTON-Many federal agencies planning to use radio frequency identification technology have not addressed legal issues such as privacy and security, according to a new...
Nortel catches up with reporting with 1Q financials: Breaks out revenue for GSM/UMTS, CDMA networks
Nortel Networks Corp. reported overdue first-quarter results, including revenues of $2.54 billion, an increase of 4 percent from revenues of $2.44 billion reported during...
Cingular Wireless looks to bolster ARPU with new postpaid plans
Just a week after relaunching its prepaid offering around the GoPhone brand, Cingular Wireless L.L.C. refined its postpaid plans cutting the total number of...
Qwest expands nationwide wireless to Iowa customers
DES MOINES, Iowa-Qwest Communications International Inc. expanded the availability of its nationwide wireless service to residential and small-business customers in Keokuk and Mason City,...
Group asks CPUC to remove Kennedy from bill-of-rights review
WASHINGTON-A consumer group petitioned the California Public Utilities Commission to remove Commissioner Susan Kennedy from the agency's review of the bill of rights for...