STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless giant Ericsson said it created an interoperability test program for instant messaging and presence services and will work with IM companies Ecrio, magic4, MessageVine, Motorola Inc., Ruksun Software …
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.-Meetinghouse Inc., Portsmouth, N.H., has introduced its AEGIS Client for Pocket PC 2002, which it said, “supports a broad range of Extensible Authentication Protocol methods, including MDS, TLS, TTLS, …
ROHNERT PARK, Calif.-Next Level Communications Inc. said it plans to appeal a court ruling that denies its request to prevent Motorola Inc. from taking over the company. “The court’s ruling …
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Sprint PCS told analysts and investors at a Merrill Lynch communications conference that they expected to launch push-to-talk functions on their networks this year. …
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. added three new hot-spot operator partners, bringing its total to 25 worldwide. The latest additions to its Wi-Fi network are Azure Wireless in Melbourne, Australia, …
TRENTON, N.J.-Rating agency Standard and Poor’s has removed Lucent Technologies Inc. from its credit watch list, explaining that the vendor’s cash flow has stabilized in spite of the challenges ahead. …
FORT LEE, N.J.-California Lutheran University has deployed at its Thousand Oaks campus the ConnectSystem developed by ReefEdge Inc., Fort Lee, N.J., which is designed to guard against rogue wireless networks, …
WASHINGTON-InPhonic said it will create and provide the Palm Tungsten Activation Service, a self-service customer activation process combining online and call center support for buyers of the new Palm Inc. …
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-In a recent survey of 450 active mobile-phone users nationwide, 72 percent of respondents said they would take and place more calls in noisy environments if voice and sound …
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. scored a deal to make a specialized device to be used in the upcoming “The Matrix: Reloaded” movie due out in May, although the …
SAN DIEGO, United States-Qualcomm increased its wireless footprint with announcements in China and Japan. In China, the CDMA proprietor signed a joint venture with China Unicom to foster the development …
SINGAPORE-Singapore operator MobileOne (M1) said it has launched General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming with China Mobile, the largest operator in China. The new offering will allow subscribers of the …
DUBLIN, Ireland-Dublin has become the first city in the world to allow motorists to pay for parking via parking meters through their mobile phones. Systems introduced in other cities have …
MOSCOW-The Arabic Thuraya satellite communications company said it is ready to launch a free service in Russia in March. The service will be free because Thuraya has not yet agreed …
MANILA, The Philippines-Filipinos are considered the most romantic “texters” in the Southeast Asia region, according to a recent survey commissioned by handset manufacturer Siemens. Conducted by Asia Market Intelligence, the …
DUBLIN, Ireland—Following on from the Ukrainian parliament’s decision to override the veto of the president on a bill legitimizing calling party pays (CPP) (see Ukraine overrides CPP bill veto ), …
TORONTO-Research in Motion (RIM) is expected to soon add color to a new line of low-cost BlackBerry handheld computers, according to analysts that follow the Canadian company. Last week, at …
LAS VEGAS-Antenna manufacturer DAMAX International and United Plastics Group announced a strategic alliance through which UPG will manufacture and sell new DAMAX antennas for cell phones. “The new technology eliminates …
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Computing giant Hewlett-Packard Co. reported first-quarter revenues of $17.9 billion, down from the $18 billion it scored in the prior quarter. The company’s operating profit totaled $1.1 billion. …
KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. said it added 93,100 customers during the fourth quarter, an increase from the 81,700 subscribers the carrier added in the last quarter of 2001. The Nextel …
ATLANTA-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. will use a mobile infrastructure solution from XcelleNet to manage and control wireless devices used by AT&T Wireless sales and marketing employees. XcelleNet’s mobile infrastructure will …
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-FutureDial said its mobile phone software products and mobile phone data cable accessories are now available in more than 500 Best Buy retail stores nationwide. “Providing support for the …
HELSINKI, Finland-Wireless users in the United States will soon get to try out Nokia Corp.’s first camera phone for the U.S. market, the 3650. The company said it is shipping …
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. has introduced a new base station system known as the Flexent CDMA High Density 4.0 that it says will enable operators to increase capacity by …
GENEVA, Scotland-STMicroelectronics and Aspects Software Ltd. have signed a license agreement to provide Java card SIM solution for GSM mobile phones markets. “The agreement between the two companies provides a …
