Bluetooth

One of the big stumbling blocks remaining for widespread Bluetooth adoption continues to be interference issues in the 2.4 GHz unlicensed spectrum band, which the technology uses. In addition to household items using the spectrum band, numerous local area network …

While some analysts and technology experts sing the dirge of EDGE before it is even born and wonder if Bluetooth will ever chew, a new initiative that hopes to leverage these technologies for location-based services is the new tease. But …

ORLANDO, Fla.-In the sun-draped city of Orlando, with its springtime spurts of rain and dreamy lakes, the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium drew a mixed crowd of wireless vendors, operators, developers and analysts to re-energize interest in its brand of technology …

Mobile devices Alcatel Alcatel launched the One Touch 502 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phone with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) access. The phone offers GPRS monoslot technology, which is ideal for WAP transmission because the packets of data involved are …

LONDON-A new study from Frost & Sullivan predicts the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz-based systems markets, currently valued at around $946 million, will boom into a $4.76 billion business during the next four years. The research firm said the arrival …

NEW YORK-Investors looking for successful Bluetooth market plays will have to wait till late this year, but the outlook for the technology will grow brighter during the next several years, said Johan Strandberg, senior wireless equipment analyst for Stockholm-based Deutsche …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Revenues continue to inch higher for Parthus Technologies plc, which released its earnings for the quarter, bolstering comments from Parthus officials that the company may well benefit from a slowing economy. Parthus’ total revenue for the quarter, ended March …

CANADA Cell-Loc Inc. completed and made available its Cellocate Beacon I, a wireless device that enables several location services via the company’s existing networks in Calgary, Alberta and Austin, Texas. According to test data, the new device is consistent with …

TABY, Sweden-Wireless Solutions Sweden AB (WSS), part of the Allgon group, signed a joint agreement with Link Evolution Corp., a Japanese company that delivers wireless communications solutions to manufacturers. Through the agreement, the companies will jointly research and develop new …

As the economy slackens and competition revs up, the handset market may set the stage for a battle between big names and their smaller counterparts. Some analysts are doffing their hats to the bigger players-Nokia Corp., Motorola Inc. and Ericsson …

Hoping to soothe the Bluetooth community’s fears over last month’s announcement from Microsoft Corp. that it would not support the wireless technology in its upcoming Windows XP platform, Widcomm Inc. said it would provide a software upgrade to computer manufacturers …

No one is quite sure where the wireless Internet is going. There is such a profusion of technology developed and offered on a daily basis-from PacketVideo Corp.’s streaming multimedia offering to BitFlash Inc.’s screen-scraping service-industry observers are constantly creating new …

Palm Inc.’s planned acquisition of Extended Systems, a provider of mobile information management solutions, hit a bit of a snag after Palm’s stock price plummeted last week to less than $7 per share. The sell-off began after Palm issued a …

While mobile commerce won’t become widespread next year, or even in the next few years, it will eventually be huge, according to a study from The Strategis Group, with about 90 million users generating more than $50 billion in revenues …

Bluetooth’s image took a hit last week as a demonstration of the short-range wireless technology went awry at the CeBIT show in Hanover, Germany. According to the Associated Press, the demonstration attempted to create the world’s biggest Bluetooth network, but …

WEXHAM SPRINGS, United Kingdom-Fujitsu Siemens Computers joined Red-M’s m-dev program to enable the development of Bluetooth networking solutions and enable interoperability between the companies’ product offerings.

LAS VEGAS-The world’s leading mobile-phone makers launched an extensive array of new devices supporting a range of new technology last week, including GPRS, Bluetooth and full-color displays-moves the companies hope will garner more customers and counteract sluggish phone sales. Nokia …

Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies introduced Flexent Wireless IP Core Network Architecture, which it said will help wireless carriers deliver a range of voice and data services to customers. According to Lucent, the first phase of the architecture, the Lucent Softswitch …

NEW YORK-The Multi-Service Networks Division of Ericsson Telecom AB, Stockholm, is poised to deliver on the promise of convergence by enabling Internet service providers, cable TV operators and local exchange carriers to offer seamless connectivity to mobile communications. The technologies …

Adicom Wireless Adicom Wireless announced Asymmetric Wireless Data Link, a new broadband wireless access product. AWDL, targeted at both U.S. and European markets, is designed to resolve major challenges wireless service providers face, including universal coverage in a cell and …

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 …

Audiovox Audiovox Communications Corp. announced it would start shipping the newest version of its flagship handset, the CDMA-9100 tri-mode Web-browsing cellular phone. The company said the phone operates on the 800 MHz AMPS/CDMA, 1900 MHz AMPS/CDMA and 1900 MHz personal …

Of the 387 people who work for Parthus Technologies plc, more than 300 are engineers. This, company executives say, is one of the main reasons Parthus is able to offer such a diverse range of products and technologies, and eventually …

NEW YORK-Some recent developments have brightened the longer-term prospects for smart cards in North American wireless communications, although the picture gets cloudier when framed as an immediate prospect. Opportunity is knocking for expansion of their use in provisioning of telecommunications …

Handsets Sendo European mobile phone manufacturer, Sendo, launched its second product platform, the S200 dual-band GSM mobile phone. Aimed at the young-at-heart prepaid market, features of the small and light phone include a variety of colors, short message service (SMS) …