Ubiquity

Perhaps no surviving mobile technology has suffered the pummeling WAP has endured since its over-hyped introduction in 1999. But after six years of being tied to the whipping post, it seems the technology has finally regained legitimate attention with the …

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia has inked a reseller agreement with Ubiquity software that calls for Nokia to offer Ubiquity’s SIP Application Server as part of its IP Multimedia Subsystem solution. Ubiquity’s SIP Application Server is a programmable, JAVA-based, 3GPP-compliant solution. The company …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Satellite carrier Globalstar heralded its successes a year out of bankruptcy, claiming new products and services, expanded coverage, reduced costs and a growing subscriber base. “Globalstar has delivered on and even exceeded every growth metric we set one year …

MILPITAS, Calif.-Satellite carrier Globalstar heralded its successes a year out of bankruptcy, claiming new products and services, expanded coverage, reduced costs and a growing subscriber base. “Globalstar has delivered on and even exceeded every growth metric we set one year …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News announces that Wayne Schelle has been inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame for 2005, now in its sixth year. The Hall of Fame recognizes the efforts of those people who have made significant contributions …

DENVER-The National Basketball Association wants to be on the forefront of technology, be it the Internet, High-Definition TV or satellite radio. And to be on the cutting edge, the NBA also recognizes it needs a wireless presence. “It’s important … …

As evidenced by the vast popularity of gadgets like Apple’s iPod, the demand for portable digital music is as obvious as it is universal. But how-and how well-the wireless industry will ultimately tap the mobile-music market is far from clear. …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-In a sign of the continuing proliferation of Wi-Fi technology, Boingo Wireless and Tropos Networks have entered a partnership to allow operators of Tropos-powered metro-scale Wi-Fi networks to give Boingo Roaming System users access to their networks. The …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-In a sign of the continuing proliferation of Wi-Fi technology, Boingo Wireless and Tropos Networks have entered a partnership to allow operators of Tropos-powered metro-scale Wi-Fi networks to give Boingo Roaming System users access to their networks. The …

HOUSTON-Space Data Corp., known for its balloon-based SkySite Network, announced it plans to extend its services to the Gulf of Mexico, enabling low- to medium-data-rate wireless communications for various offshore, near-shore and onshore applications. “There are thousands of isolated structures …

Vendors are looking to deploy the Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem platform not only to differentiate themselves, but also to raise the stakes for third-generation wireless applications and services by compelling operators to upgrade their networks. Major vendors like Nokia Corp., …

MUNICH-The Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group and Ubiquity Software Corp. announced they will integrate Ubiquity’s Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Application Server into Siemens’ IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS@vantage. With Ubiquity’s server, Siemens can now offer operators and open application manufacturers …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Cellular networks continue to dominate the total market for power amplifiers, but future growth of other wireless technologies will offset that dominance in the future, according to new research from ABI Research. Shipments of power amplifiers into cellular …

Despite being a relatively new player in the traditional wireless field, Wi-Fi services have quickly taken over as one of the leading technologies for high-speed wireless data communications as shown by the small but increasing number of tech-savvy consumers clustered …

TORONTO-A concept car outfitted with wireless technology from Canadian wireless data and global positioning systems solutions company Baka Trak-IT is being used to demonstrate wireless network operability at this week’s Bell Mobility Wireless Internet conference. Dubbed the Baka Wireless Smart …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Microsoft Corp. closed its Mobile Internet Business Unit in Stockholm, Sweden, cutting about 80 jobs. The affected employees will be offered jobs in the company’s U.S.-based headquarters. The Microsoft Mobile Internet business unit was initially established to develop bridging …

LONDON-More than 50 billion short message service text messages were sent over the world’s GSM networks in the first three months of 2001, the GSM Association reported. The association said the growth in SMS-from 1 billion messages per month in …

China Mobile Communications Corp., the largest wireless operator in China, recently announced plans to create a wireless Internet setup much like NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode service in Japan, but the company faces some significant challenges due to a cash-strapped population, cloudy …

There are a lot of ways to get in touch with Patrik Falstrom. He’s got telephone, mobile phone, fax machine, e-mail and snail mail addresses. It’s quite a lot of numbers, and it can take quite a while to hit …

NEW YORK-As carriers’ capital expenditures race ahead of revenues, existing wide area and new local area data networks are poised to capture a good chunk of the market for corporate e-mail connectivity, today’s killer application in wireless communications. “In Europe, …

There are 27 miles separating Silicon Alley from the sprawling corporate campus of Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J. But the distance between the region’s Internet hotbed and the heart of telecommunications research is shrinking. Small wireless start-ups in …

NEW YORK-Western Multiplex Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., a broadband wireless access equipment provider, went public last week with a 7.5-million share offering of common stock, priced at $12 each. The company, formerly part of Glenayre, develops systems used in both the …

NEW YORK-The conventional wisdom that communications software and enhanced services were “a one-night stand as an investment opportunity,” has faded away amid a proliferation of new carrier requirements, said Susan Passoni, vice president of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aeris.net announced several agreements at the Wireless I.T. show last week, including the deployment of its Microburst cellular control channel technology by Echoport Inc. and NeoTech Products Inc. Echoport licensed the technology to introduce a wireless data imaging …

Powertel Inc.’s stock tumbled nearly $12 last week after VoiceStream Wireless Corp. Chief Executive Officer John Stanton said his company has no immediate plans to acquire any more GSM operators in the United States. Powertel’s stock had been riding in …