Geneva, -/May 17, 2004 The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-The formal relationship between the standardization sector of ITU and the Telemanagement Forum (TM Forum) has resulted in an important new standard that paves the way for better interoperability between service providers’ systems.
Internet Training Centres for Africa - ITU and Cisco Meet Targets
Geneva, 14 May 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- The Internet Training Centres (ITC) Initiative in Africa has surpassed its goal to expand the number of training centres and the participation level of female students.
The ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) launched the ITC Initiative for Developing Countries in May 2001, with the aim of providing students and professionals in developing countries with affordable and relevant information technology training in Internet Protocol (IP) networking.
Wireless Handset Leaders Nokia, Samsung, and Siemens Join MIPC
SAN DIEGO, April 30, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-The Mobile Imaging and Printing Consortium (MIPC) announced that mobile handset makers Nokia, Samsung, and Siemens have become strategic members of the consortium. MIPC is an industry group founded to drive solutions and implementation guidelines for providing consumers with a simple and spontaneous experience when printing images taken with camera phones.
HP ProCurve Networking Executive Named Vice-Chair of LAN Standards Group
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 29, 2004 -/The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- HP announced that Paul Congdon, chief architect of HP ProCurve Networking, has been elected vice-chair of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) 802.1™ Higher Layer LAN Protocols Working Group, at last week's IEEE 802 Plenary Session in Orlando, Florida...
Agere Systems Announces Lead-Free RF Plastic Transistor Products
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -March 26, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR.A, AGR.B), the world leader in sales of wireless infrastructure semiconductors*, announced five high-performance radio frequency (RF) overmolded plastic packaged transistor products that will reduce the costs of RF transistor packaging up to 25 percent. Agere's solutions will lower the overall costs and accelerate deployment of a vast array of wireless base station amplifier equipment.
Radioplan Boosts Ray Tracing Radio Wave Propagation Simulator Performance
Dresden, 25 March 2004 -/The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Radioplan, a leading supplier of radio wave propagation modelling software, announced that the latest version of their popular RF prediction software, RPS 5.2, has set a new processing benchmark for ray tracing radio wave propagation modelling tools.
FCC Finds Broadcast of "F-Word" During Golden Globe Awards Profane
Washington, D.C.-March 24, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- The Federal Communications Commission issued an Order concluding that the live broadcast of the phrase “f***ing brilliant,” spoken by Bono of U2 during the 2003 Golden Globe Awards, violated the statutory prohibitions on indecency and profanity...
CTIA Wireless 2004, Atlanta- 24 March 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-ZTE Corporation and Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd (CPS) will this week begin network testing of new high accuracy location handsets for the rapidly expanding 260 million strong Chinese GSM market.
RTX to kick-start the consumer wireless voice-over-IP (VoIP) market
Atlanta, GA – March 23, 2004 –/The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- RTX Telecom A/S, Danish wireless-technology expert, is moving ahead rapidly with product designs to kick-start the consumer wireless voice-over-IP (VoIP) market. It has also established a subsidiary, RTX America Inc., to accelerate participation by the PC and telecommunications industries in the rapidly-growing VoIP opportunity.
Geneva, 22 March 2004 —/The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- ITU is a world-wide organization which brings governments and industry together to coordinate the establishment and operation of global telecommunication networks and services. Telecommunication Standards Update, to be issued regularly, aims at keeping media and the corporate world abreast of key developments in the field of global standards-setting.
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