Wireless Asia articles from September 1 2000

Wireless Asia archives from September 1 2000

M-commerce to the rescue.(Mobile electronic commerce)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... The search for signs of life on the mobile Interact goes on. A few brave souls - analysts, content providers, cellular executives even - occasionally mount search expeditions, but it will be awhile before we see any indication of activity. ...

Hutchison's 2.5G CDMA wager.(Hutchison Telecommunications new wireless handset service)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Hutchison Telecom has become the first CDMA operator outside Japan and Korea to upgrade to a high-speed new IS-95B network, beating out its GSM rivals. Hutchison Telecom's CDMA network, the first commercial CDMA network in the world, was...

President sends a message.(Joseph Estrada of the Philippines criticizes cell phone companies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... President Estrada has taken a stand against poor mobile phone service - but Philippine operators insist they're not to blame. With nearly 2,500 phone users filing complaints against cellular operators in the last year, Philippine President...

Wireless Net re-ignites threat from hackers.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Last month's apparent hack into NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service has some wondering if the advent of wireless data will invite hackers to bring their talents to the cellular arena. You can stop wondering, reports John C. Tanner -- they've been here...

Hop to the top with Nokia Hopper[TM] Microwave Radios.
September 1, 2000... Cellular Transmission is a vital part of any mobile network. When building your network, you need transmission elements that give you fast roll-out, easy capacity upgrade, the flexibility to support a variety of network topologies, and high...

Around wireless Asia.(includes multiple articles)
September 1, 2000... Beijing Japan's largest mobile content provider, Index Corporation, enters the Linktone Alliance, made up of four Chinese companies promoting the development of the country's mobile Internet. Beijing Chinese-backed LinkAir Communications...

Leading the way to the next generation.(Huawei Technologies)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Huawei Technologies' full range of mobile solutions is helping to power China's cellular boom. Now the company's leading edge technologies are paving the way to 2.5G and 3G. As cellular evolves from second to third generation, wireless...

OFDM - the new threat to CDMA.
September 1, 2000... A new radio technology is making waves in North America and Europe. It has some powerful backers, who tout it as a rival to CDMA in the fixed wireless and possibly mobile markets. But much depends on the looming standards battles. Meet the...

3G MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS: A NEW ERA.(Developed by NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc.)
September 1, 2000... In a series of exclusive overviews, NTT DoCoMo explains its program of advanced mobile cellular development leading to near-term third generations systems and service. As mobile operators embark on the deployment of a third generation of...

Power to the handset.(Zinc-air batteries power cellular phones)
September 1, 2000... The advent of the mobile age has sparked a drive to develop new technologies that can fuel the increasingly thirsty personal devices. The first product to outperform today's high-end lithium-ion batteries is made of zinc and punctured with air...

INDIA LOOKS UP.(Cellular phone industry in India, interview with Rajesh Prothi)
September 1, 2000... Are the good times finally about to roll in India? Change has hit Indian cellular in the form of mergers and consolidations, and a shift to revenue sharing with the government rather than handing over hefty license fees. After years of slow...

The future of cellular is in handsets.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2000... As Streetwise has noted many times before in this space, the next generation in handsets will belong to Asian manufacturers. The new Sanyo C304SA is amazing. It is no thicker than a standard AAA battery, and weighs in at an airy 79 grams,...

Ailing Malaysia.(cellular and wireless communications industry)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2000... Failure to fix poorly performing operators is holding back the industry, despite growth in demand. There's only one problem with the Malaysian cellular industry -- it's in Malaysia. The economy has turned the corner, with growth of up to...

Profiting from WAP content.(wireless application protocol)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Over the last few months in preparing for the launch of our WAP search engine MobileWAP.com, Mobile Lifestreams has carefully studied the WAP content market. It has been surprising how much interesting content is now available. The...

PROFILE: Silicon Automation Systems: Ambitious in Bangalore.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
September 1, 2000... Honing its expertise in the wireless and broadband access technologies, 10-year-old Silicon Automation Systems, based in Bangalore, seems to have got its act right. A US$18 million company, SAS offers audio, video and speech processing...

Down to the wire: WAP Hothouse final.(wireless application protocol)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Nokia has shortlisted 350 finalists in its WAP Hothouse competition, currently underway in eight markets -- Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand -- to find the region's best WAP applications. ...

out now.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Chatting up mobile Nokia unveiled its new 3310 handset, the world's first cellular handset to support a chat function, allowing users to chat with text messages on their phones while on the move. The Nokia 3310 was launched in the...

tools.(Adobe Systems Inc. announces extensions to Go Live 5.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2000... i-mode and WAP go live Software company Adobe announced extensions to its GoLive 5.0 Web designer application that will allow users to design Web content for NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service as well as WAP-based wireless data services, Adobe...

deals.(GEO Interactive Media Group Ltd. now offers Tornado Development's messaging system)(multiple articles)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2000... Blazing Tornado Israeli wireless video solutions provider Geo Interactive Media Group Ltd announced that as a result of its investment in Tornado Development, it will now be able to offer Tornado's Web-based unified messaging systems as a...

Deconstructing i-mode.(NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc.'s wireless service)
September 1, 2000... The stellar success of NTT DoCoMo's wireless Internet service, i-mode, is in striking contrast to the dismal performance of the would-be global standard, WAP. As the Japanese provider gets ready for the imminent arrival of W-CDMA, Tony Chan and...

Sunday looks abroad for talent.(Sunday, Hong Kong's GSM operator)
September 1, 2000... With smaller markets experiencing a shortage of local talent, operators such as Hong Kong GSM operator Sunday are tapping overseas markets for new recruits. As competition brings in new players in a number of markets, carriers are now...

people.(Michael Xu to be CEO of LinkAir Communications)
September 1, 2000... Four new directors for Microsoft Hong Kong Microsoft Hong Kong has announced the appointment of four new directors: Yolanda Chan will act as marketing director; Dennis Kung will lead the Internet business group; Herman Lam will serve as...

Five hot wireless segments.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... If you're like the vast majority of wireless investors, you probably hold stock in one of a handful of the giant multinational vendors or operators. But if you didn't sell out earlier this year or last year, you probably regret it. The roller...

short message.(Asia wireless and cellular industry)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Wireless suit The Web may be down alter the recent stock shakeout, and WAP may be nearly out, but US media giants are obviously taking cyberspace seriously. The New York Times, CNN, Washington Post and others are taking out a suit against...