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NEW ORLEANS, United States-The second day of keynote speeches at this year’s Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show in New Orleans had a similar theme to last year’s event with wireless local area network (WLAN) technology dominating much of the …

NEW ORLEANS-Autodesk Location Services and Ericsson entered an agreement to market and deliver an end-to-end locaton-based services solution for carriers. The agreement calls for the companies to demonstrate the feasibility of the Autodesk LocationLogic LBS middleware solution and Ericsson’s core …

SAN DIEGO-Hands-free product maker Jabra Corp. announced shipping dates for its two newest corded headsets, the EarSet WindUp and ProBoom. The EarSet WindUp began shipping earlier this month, and the ProBoom is scheduled for release in May. The company now …

NEW ORLEANS-Logitech showcased its line of mobile-phone headsets at CTIA Wireless 2003 focused on three groups of people-teenagers, family connectors and road warriers. Logitech said its Over-Ear Blue and Over-Ear Red headsets are targeted at teenagers who are looking for …

NEW ORLEANS-Siemens Information and Communication Mobile made several announcements at CTIA Wireless 2003 this week in New Orleans.The company announced its SX1 mobile phone for U.S. consumers will be available in the third quarter. The SX1 has strips of keys …

NEW ORLEANS–The second day of keynote speeches at this year’s Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show in New Orleans had a similar theme to last year’s event with wireless local area network technology dominating much of the conversation as well …

NEW ORLEANS-Although much of the news from last week’s CTIA show focused on the typical consumer, Research In Motion Ltd. managed to remind the industry of the importance of the enterprise customer with its new BlackBerry Connect licensing program. The …

NEW ORLEANS-Openwave Systems Inc. made a slew of announcements this week at CTIA Wireless 2003: the company introduced Openwave Voice MMS which integrates voice and data messaging capabilities; Openwave will partner with Network Associates to integrate McAfee Security’s anti-virus technology …

NEW ORLEANS-A display celebrating the 20 years of commercial wireless services at the CTIA Wireless 2003 show includes a special feature on ArrayComm Inc.’s chairman and chief executive officer Martin Cooper and the wireless phone Cooper used to place the …

NEW ORLEANS–ACCESS Systems America announced at CTIA Wireless 2003 that its Premium Content Subscription Server now supports digital rights management based on the Open Mobile Alliance 1.0 specification. “DRM will help prevent the illegal distribution of mobile content while providing …

NEW ORLEANS-Sirf Technology Inc. showcased a variety of consumer and enterprise global positioning system-enabled products from manufacturers around the globe with location-based services based on the SiRFLoc Multimode location platform at the CTIA Wireless 2003 show. SiRFLoc Multimode is a …

NEW ORLEANS-ADC and The Management Network Group demonstrated on-demand revenue management for wireless public access networks at the CTIA Wireless 2003 show. Using ADC’s Singl.eView dynamic transaction management platform integrated with the wireless infrastructure, ADC is performing real-time service creation …

NEW ORLEANS-Multi-Tech Systems Inc., a data communications technology company, announced its first cellular modems at CTIA Wireless 2003. The new products include embedded and external modem models using both GSM/GPRS and CDMA technologies. The company announced a partnership with Wavecom …

NEW ORLEANS-Audiovox Communications Corp. introduced its new camera phone, the CDM-8900, at the CTIA show this week in New Orleans. The handset is a cdma2000 1x-capable, tri-mode phone with built-in digital camera. It is equipped with the MSM6050 chipset, and …

NEW ORLEANS-Audiovox Communications Corp. launched new wireless phones this week at the CTIA show in New Orleans. The CDM-8400 series includes moderately priced tri-mode CDMA phones with full-color displays, two-way built-in speaker phone and voice-activated dialing The CDM-8400 and CDM-8450 …

NEW ORLEANS-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association announced it has re-named its fall show Wireless I.T. & Entertainment 2003 to better reflect the market that the show represents. The show will be held Oct. 21-23 in Las Vegas at the …

NEW ORLEANS-Texas Instruments Inc. showcased a “tri-wireless personal digital assistant” concept design at CTIA Wireless 2003. The design integrates wireless local area network, Bluetooth and GSM/GPRS technologies to allow simultaneous phone calls, Web browsing, mobile-commerce, Bluetooth-enabled capabilities like printing and …

NEW ORLEANS-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Motorola Inc. launched the Motorola C350 at this week’s CTIA Wireless 2003. “With the Motorola C350, we are combining digital and physical customization features with a color screen and delivering it all at a price …

NEW ORLEANS-FieldCentrix Inc., Irvine, Calif., introduced at CTIA Wireless 2003 version 3.5 of its Enterprise software suite, in which it has ported its full FX Mobile application to the Microsoft Corp. Pocket PC platform. This allows field service workers to …

NEW ORLEANS-Verizon Wireless released its Wireless Office suite of services and devices for enterprise customers at this week’s CTIA Wireless 2003 trade show. Wireless Office includes voice tools, Internet and intranet access, personal information management, e-mail and other customized solutions …

NEW ORLEANS-Dynamic Telecommunications Inc. said it is demonstrating at CTIA Wireless 2003 its new ClaRiFy system, available commercially later this year, that “allows wireless carriers to efficiently and accurately measure the propagation of each GSM or GPRS base station, even …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Michiel Lotter, co-founder and vice president of engineering at Zyray Wireless, will speak on “Optimum Combining” for WCDMA devices at IEEE’s upcoming Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, co-located in New Orleans with CTIA Wireless 2003 next week. “The …

SEATTLE-Universal short codes seem more of a possibility following a new announcement from messaging companies Mobliss and LogicaCMG, which are managing an interactive TV application that allows mobile-phone users to vote for contestants on USA Networks’ upcoming “Nashville Star” TV …

DALLAS-Aircom International announced its 3g software has been upgraded to support cdma2000 and HDR wireless networks and its new RANOPT software supports CDMA and W-CDMA network optimization. Aircom plans to demonstrate 3g and RANOPT at CTIA Wireless 2003 in New …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday took a baby step toward spectrum-management reform by asking a series of questions into the use-whether voluntary or mandatory-of receiver standards. “The [FCC] usually focuses on transmitters in interference disputes. This, potentially, is a …