CTIA

NEW ORLEANS-GlobalDining will demonstrate its location-aware dining reservation service to attendees at CTIA Wireless 2003. GlobalDining’s DinaSure service, which uses Nokia and TCS technology over Palm handheld devices, will be on display at kiosks in the Nokia and TCS booths. …

SEOUL, South Korea-The most unlikely of players, the Federal Communications Commission, provided the first look at the new “Matrix” mobile phone from Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Pictures of the device were available on the FCC’s Web site. The FCC certifies …

NEW YORK-Content application provider Pinnacor Inc., formerly ScreamingMedia, will join the Leadership Council of CITA’s Wireless Internet Caucus (WIC), an organization devoted to driving adoption of wireless Internet applications. Pinnacor plans to demonstrate its Web and wireless solutions at CTIA …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Several of Sierra Wireless’ wireless data products will be included in the “20 Years of Wireless Commemorative Display” at CTIA Wireless 2003, which will highlight companies and products that have significantly impacted wireless voice and data communications during …

NEW ORLEANS-EverLink Wireless’ new red e SC1100 Microsoft Windows powered smart phone will make its American debut at the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2003 in New Orleans, following its introduction in Europe at the 3GSM World congress show in Cannes, France. …

KANATA, Ontario-Bridgewater Systems will demonstrate the latest addition to its suite of 802.11 offerings, the Wi-Fi Service Manager, a managed wireless local area network service for enterprises, at CTIA Wireless 2003. The new product allows carriers to monitor and manage …

METUCHEN, N.J.-Berkeley Varitronics Systems will launch Version 3 of its Yellowjacket 802.11b Wi-Fi Analysis System at the upcoming CTIA Wireless 2003 in New Orleans. YJ3 includes an 802.11b receiver, an iPAQ model 3955 and improved Berekely software, including full spectrum …

AUSTIN, Texas-Motorola Inc. said it plans to demonstrate its i.Smart smartphone reference design at the CTIA conference in New Orleans, La. The design combines its 2.5G integrated wireless platform and its multi-OS compatible i.MX applications processor. “This means that i.Smart …

NEW ORLEANS-Xpherix Corp., provider of personalized mobile connectivity solution for the enterprise, will exhibit its BREW-certified iPhonebook in the Wireless Widgets Showcase booth and in Qualcomm’s BREW Partner Pavilion at CTIA Wireless 2003. IPhonebook wirelessly links subscribers’ mobile phones to …

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Somera Communications will exhibit its network asset management services, including new joint solutions with Carrier Access and Proxim, at CTIA Wireless 2003 March 17-19 in New Orleans. “Somera’s asset management strategies are enabling wireless operators throughout the country …

WASHINGTON-The wireless data arm of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association said it plans to expand its focus to include the rapidly growing content creation community, and that content companies Jippii USA, Kargo, Mobliss, m-Qube, Moviso, News Corp. and Pinnacor …

IRVINE, Calif.-Comarco is preparing to release Seven.Five, a multi-generation wireless test family that support 2G, 2.5G and 3G standards, allowing for data and voice optimization and benchmarking. The Seven.Five family includes the Seven.Five Solo, the Seven.Five Duo, the Seven.Five Multi, …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell is not backing off the agency’s decision to require local number portability in the mobile-phone industry later this year, but he said robust competition in the wireless sector makes it unnecessary to regulate rates …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association today said it established a state affairs division, a move that comes as mobile-phone carriers face heightened scrutiny from public utility commissions, state attorneys general and the courts over rising consumer complaints about coverage, …

WASHINGTON-A U.S. government-sponsored study said mobile-phone exposure causes brain damage in rats. The study, published yesterday in the online edition of the journal Environmental Heath Perspectives, is said to represent the first time researchers have found damage to neurons in …

WASHINGTON-In an issue that could pit Japan and other Asian countries against the European Union (EU) at a major telecom meeting later this year in Geneva, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) quietly decided late last year to delay the rollout …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association on Wednesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to rule that a wireless carrier must allow its customers to keep their telephone numbers if they transfer to a wireless carrier. The mobile-phone industry-after various delays …

FOLSOM, Calif.-The Association of Wireless Professionals (AOWP) announced it will hold its AOWP Certified Wireless Sales Associate (CWSA) Training Course March 16 and 17 as part of the CTIA Wireless 2003 conference in New Orleans. The course, designed for wireless …

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association announced cross-border, inter-carrier text messaging services enabling text messaging between customers of major U.S. and Canadian wireless service providers have been launched. Participating are Canadian service providers …

WASHINGTON-The Office of Government Ethics (OGE) said National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) chief Nancy Victory should have disclosed costs associated with a private reception wireless lobbyists helped pay for in mid-October 2001, less than two weeks before the Bush …

WASHINGTON-The Office of Government Ethics said National Telecommunications and Information Administration chief Nancy Victory should have disclosed costs associated with a private reception wireless lobbyists helped pay for in mid-October 2001, less than two weeks before the Bush administration’s top …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association said on Wednesday it will ask the Federal Communications Commission to again delay the implementation of wireless local number portability until the rules for wireline LNP can be changed to allow a consumer wishing …

WASHINGTON-The wireless policy-making world will ring in 2003 in much the same way it rang in 2002: by debating the merits of wireless local number portability. In the final days before Christmas, the Federal Communications Commission found itself being pressured …

Editor’s Note: Each year RCR Wireless News chooses the person who has most impacted the wireless industry. Our choice for 2002 is Dennis Strigl, Verizon Wireless Inc.’s chief executive. Verizon, the nation’s largest carrier, is known as a conservative company, …

WASHINGTON-As the Federal Communications Commission was preparing for Christmas it was being pressured by a senator and state regulators to remove the bona fide request requirement for the implementation of wireless local number portability. “The [FCC’s] bona fide request rule …