SUNNYVALE, Calif.-OmniVision Technologies Inc., provider of highly integrated CMOS image sensors used in electronic cameras, announced its newest design will be used by Kyocera Corp., a mobile-phone manufacturer.OmniVision's OV6630 image sensor will be used on Kyocera's new mobile-phone camera attachment, the Treva. OmniVision said...
DALLAS-Texas Instruments Inc. said its Bipolar-CMOS radio frequency transceiver, TRF6001, achieved Bluetooth certification from 7 Layers AG, a Bluetooth qualification body."We are pleased to have been granted certification, as it adds further credibility for our field-proven Bluetooth chipsets," said Ari Rauch, general manager for...
MONROE, La.-CenturyTel Inc.'s board of directors voted to increase the company's quarterly cash dividend from 4.75 cents per share to 5 cents per share payable on March 23 to shareholders of record on March 12.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS will feature Forbes.com Inc. content on its wireless Web service, allowing access to Forbes.com's daily new stories covering business, technology, investing and lifestyle.
ATLANTA-Veriprise Wireless Corp., which provides wireless platforms and solutions, announced an agreement with Datavision-Prologix, a company involved in wireless systems integration and networking solutions.The companies will offer the Veriprise Wireless Platform, a wireless data management solution for the health care, warehousing, manufacturing and education...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-The Fantastic Corp., a software solutions provider in Switzerland, and Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a reseller agreement that allows HP to offer Fantastic software for content delivery as part of its overall broadband service offering to network and telecommunication companies.HP said it will...
The idea sounds compelling. With Web-enabled cellular telephones, users can dial up their favorite merchants to make automated purchases. It's called mobile commerce, but for skeptics like Lawrence Steinert, it's more a promise than reality.When it comes to new technologies, Steinert is no shrinking...
CANNES, France-Sema, an information technology and business services company, announced Mobile E-mail, its new messaging service offering for telecom operators. The product allows operators to offer interactive Internet e-mail services, so users can choose how to send and retrieve e-mails, whether by SMS, WAP...
GREAT RIVER, N.Y.-ThinkersGroup, a leading wireless development company, has announced that its subscribers can now access optimized Web content through a wireless portal that organizes information into categories such as finance, shopping, new, and sports. Subscribers can also search and surf the entire Web...
PHOENIX-High speed, fixed wireless company Aerial Telecom said it selected Internet service solution provider Aperian Inc. to host and provide bandwidth for Aerial's wireless antennas across the nation.
ATLANTA-iMedeon, a provider of wireless Web applications for mobile work force management, announced rural utilities in areas lacking ubiquitous wireless coverage can benefit from its applications through the use of 220 MHz private networks.iMedeon will launch its first utility customer to operate iM: Work, the...
CARLSBAD, Calif.-Indicast Corp., a provider of voice portal services, and Centennial Wireless, an independent wireless telecommunications service provider, have launched *100 News, a voice portal service that allows Centennial subscribers to hear the latest content from the Web by calling *100 on their wireless...
COLUMBIA, Md.-Paratek Microwave Inc., a manufacturer of electronically tunable components and scanning antennas, has finalized its third round of funding totaling $24 million from a group of leading companies and venture capitalists. New investors Morgenthaler Ventures, Investor AB, and JPMorgan Partners were included in...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Opportunity sold its participation of 12.3 percent in the capital shares of Americel and Telet to Bell Canad International (BCI), one of the Telecom America members. Opportunity will receive about $9.7 million for the sale.Telmex and U.S.-based SBC Communications Inc. are the...
SINGAPORE-The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore released details of the final bid package for its third-generation (3G) license auction to be held in April, reducing the reserve price from S$150 million (US$85.4 million) to S$100 million (US$57 million). In addition, the nationwide network rollout...
HONG KONG- Nokia Corp. has set up a third-generation applications center in Hong Kong to help local industry develop end-to-end mobile multimedia applications."The early and rapid development of mobile multimedia applications in fast growing economies like Hong Kong are crucial in building a wireless...
MUNICH, Germany-Siemens said it and Openwave were chosen by China Mobile Communications as the main suppliers to build out China Mobile's WAP-based services in China. Siemens will provide the complete WAP solution using Openwave's WAP-compatible UP.LinkServer technology.Initially, capacity is expected to be for about...
SUNRISE, Florida, United States-AS Eesti Telefon in Estonia selected fixed wireless equipment from Airspan Networks to deploy high-speed Internet access and voice services throughout residential areas.Eesti will initially roll out 3,000 lines throughout the capital city of Tallinn and later throughout the country.
PARIS-France Telecom priced its $16.4 billion multi-tranche, multi-currencies bond transaction. The proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt through seven tranches.The transaction increased from $7 billion to $416.4 billion to meet investor demand, the company said. It is the first time France Telecom...
MOSCOW-The Russian government banned mobile phone-in-hand driving from April 1, 2001, after traffic police reported an increased number of accidents. Only hands-free devices are now allowed while at the wheel, according to a resolution signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov. Recent reports from the...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-FortuneCity's WapDrive portal integrated mobilePosition's friendPosition service, a mobile location technology.The technology enables users to locate friends via their mobile phones. People voluntarily sign up for the service and give approval for their mobile phones to be located.
LONDON-XACCT Technologies said Manx Telecom has selected its technology for deployment throughout its network. The platform will capture network and application use data for all of Manx's services.
SYDNEY, Australia-Cable & Wireless Optus confirmed it has received revised proposals from parties interested in buying the Australia-based carrier. Vodafone Group plc, Singapore Telecommunications and Telecom New Zealand are understood to be interested in buying the carrier, which has mobile, consumer and corporate data...
SAO PAULO, Brazil-Brasil Telecom is looking to acquire part of Vesper, its rival that uses wireless local loop technology to offer basic telephone service, according to international press reports. The potential deal is in the early negotiation stage, according to the reports.Vesper is controlled...
