STAMFORD, Conn.-The worldwide semiconductor market is expected to show 8.3-percent year-over-year growth in 2003, with revenue totaling $168 billion, up from $152 billion in 2002, Gartner Inc. cautiously predicted. “With …
Tropos Networks Inc., formerly operating in stealth mode as FHP Wireless Inc., has unveiled its new Tropos technology, products and services to enable metro-scale deployments of Wi-Fi technology, offering end …
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-In addition to equipment vendors providing chipsets for the rapidly growing Wi-Fi market, companies providing Wi-Fi power amplifiers can expect triple-digit gains in their market in 2003, with …
WASHINGTON-The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rescheduled for late September oral argument in the $800 million brain cancer suit against Motorola Inc. and others. U.S. District Judge Catherine …
BELLEVUE, Wash.-InfoSpace must pay all of the legal fees for Intelius Inc. after a Washington state judge found InfoSpace could not prove that Intelius, which was founded by former InfoSpace …
DRAPER, Utah-Broadband Central announced plans to launch more than 700 new 802.11 high-speed Internet access points, or Blue Zones, throughout seven western states. A minimum of 100 Blue Zones will …
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Psion Teklogix introduced a Windows CE .NET-based rugged handheld computer to the North American market. The 7537 is suited for traditional supply chain and logistics markets as well as …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Pen&Internet L.L.C. and Anoto have partnered for a new handwritten forms solution for the enterprise that combines Pen&Internet’s riteForm recognition technology with forms produced on Anoto’s digital paper. The …
The wireless community is this week promoting the importance of safe use of wireless phones and public-safety uses of wireless, in addition to celebrating the instances wireless technology has been …
Wi-Fi roaming is garnering more attention this week as more companies announce settlement solutions in the space and a new report points to the importance of hot spot roaming. Interoute …
Playboy Enterprises has signed its first major mobile carrier agreement through a deal with Hutchison’s third-generation operations. The agreement covers rights to provide Playboy’s print, online and broadcast libraries to …
NEW YORK-IT consulting firm Business Technology Partners, with ticket vendor Ticketmaster, has designed and implemented a wireless point-of-sale ticketing system for the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum for use during upcoming Fleet …
SAN FRANCISCO-Sanyo is using Aplix Corp.’s JBlend Java virtual machine in its SCP-8100 wireless handset with a built-in camera phone. The handset, which enables users to send a 10-second voice …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-National Semiconductor Corp. reported its progress with restructuring activities designed to improve profits it announced in February. The company expects to save about $30 million per quarter via …
WASHINGTON-The Senate Judiciary Committee today appeared poised to approve the nomination of R. Hewitt Pate to be chief of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, a key Bush administration post that …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. announced a mobile Virtual Private Network solution that uses IBM Corp. software to provide mobile workers a higher level of security, faster response times and more …
LONDON-Analysts welcomed 2002 fiscal year results from European operator MmO2 plc even though the company wrote down the value of its third-generation licenses by taking a nearly $9.7 billion exceptional …
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Value-added services on mobile messaging networks will generate more than $8.3 billion by 2008, compared with almost $5 million in 2003, according to research from Telecom Trends International. …
SBC Communications Inc. is aggressively rolling out plans for a public Wi-Fi network, said company spokesman Michael Coe, according to a CNET report. Coe said the company is shopping around …
ARLINGTON, Va.-It will probably take the Federal Communications Commission until the end of the year to decide what to do about public-safety interference in the 800 MHz band, said Jill …
COLOGNE, Germany-Deutsche Telekom chief Kai-Uwe Ricke sought to reassure the firm’s shareholders that debt reduction is high on his priority list at the company’s annual shareholders meeting. The executive also …
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-U.S. Wireless Online Inc., which provides wireless last-mile high-speed Internet access, said it completed its reorganization as a public company, and its stock began trading on the Over The …
LONDON-Alcatel said it has entered a cooperation with Vianet Group plc to ensure Vianet’s vOpen telemetry platform is interoperable with Alcatel’s mPayment application solution. The companies said they will provide …
HOUSTON-Crown Castle International Corp. announced that the quarterly dividend on its 12.75-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock will be paid June 16 to holders of record as of June 1. The …
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Royal Philips Electronics announced several new mobile-phone products, including three new handsets based on technology from Cellon International. Targeting the Asian and European market, the phones feature increased …
