Virgin Mobile UK and Zi Corporation announce trial of Zi’s Qix technology


Trial of Innovative Service Discovery Engine and its Effects on Service Usage and ARPU

-/15 March, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Virgin Mobile UK and Zi Corporation announced the first consumer trial of Zi’s newly launched Qix technology. Qix (pronounced “quicks”) is an innovative mobile service discovery engine that combines predictive text and content indexing to enable rapid discovery of contacts, features and services on a mobile smart phone.

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New architecture from BelAir supports Voice, Video, Wi-Fi, WiMAX and Cellular



BelAir Networks Announces New Architecture and Product Roadmap for Next Generation Wireless Broadband Networks; First Architecture to Support Voice, Video, Data over Wi-Fi, WiMAX and Cellular; First WiMAX Mesh

New Orleans, LA – CTIA Wireless – -/15 March, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- BelAir Networks today announced its Wireless Multi-service Architecture (WMSA), the first architecture for the next generation of wireless networks.


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Siemens Showcasing Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) for Office and Industrial use



Voice and data networks are converging. Even if they happen to be wireless. At this year's CeBIT, Siemens is showcasing a voice over WLAN solution (VoWLAN) that is geared for office and industrial environments.

-/14 March, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- If someone takes a WLAN device from one part of a conventional WLAN network to another or, within a building, from one access point (AP) to another, the connection has to be literally "handed over". For this to happen, a new IP address has to be allocated and the device has to sign on to the network again.

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German operator Arcor to replace its Intelligent Network platform with Alcatel's




Paris, -/14 March, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) announced that the German network operator and service provider Arcor, will replace its existing IN (Intelligent Network) platform with Alcatel's next generation service delivery platform. With this contract, Arcor is upgrading its existing IN infrastructure with the objective of creating a modern, flexible, and open service delivery platform.


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CPS AND eClip Target Malaysian mobile market with new Location Based Services



CPS AND eClip TARGET BOOMING MALAYSIAN MARKET WITH NEW MATRIX-DRIVEN LOCATION BASED SERVICES

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Cambridge, UK, -/11 March, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- CPS (Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd) announced its partnership with mobile value added service provider eClip Wireless Portal in launching new enterprise-focused high accuracy location based services for the vibrant Malaysian mobile market.


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Ikivo Announced Marketing Alliance with Adobe Systems



Delivering a new mobile content design workflow for animated SVG Tiny content

Stockholm, Sweden, -/10 March, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Ikivo AB (formerly ZOOMON), the leading provider of mobile SVG tools including the Ikivo SVG player, today announced its marketing alliance with Adobe Systems Incorporated.

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China’s ZTE Widens its Base in Algeria With a Major GSM Contract



-/9 March, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-ZTE Corporation, China’s largest listed telecommunications manufacturer and wireless solutions provider, has widened its technology base in Algeria and North Africa with the winning of a GSM contract with Algerian mobile operator ATM Mobilis.

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Swedish Company Ikivo AB Signes Distribution Agreement With Infineon



Stockholm, Sweden, -/9 March, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- The Swedish software company Ikivo AB (former Zoomon Mobile Solutions AB) has signed a licence and distribution agreement with Infineon Technologies, the world's forth-largest semiconductor manufacturer. Under the licence and distribution agreement, Ikivo's Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Player will be provided for Infineon's chipsets and the APOXI application framework.

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BT To Start Trialling Mega-fast 8Mbps Broadband Service



-/8 March, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-BT Retail has announced that it will start trialling a mega-fast 8Mbps broadband service from April, with the aim of rolling it out to both consumer and business customers by the end of the year.

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Nortel Networks Announced Senior Management Changes



Bill Owens Appointed Vice Chairman and CEO
Gary Daichendt Appointed President and COO
Peter Currie Appointed Executive Vice President and CFO


TORONTO -/7 March, 2005 - The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Nortel Networks* Corporation [NYSE/TSX: NT] announced that its Board of Directors has made senior management changes designed to strengthen the Company’s leadership team, drive global operational excellence and position Nortel for the future. Bill Owens, president and chief executive officer (CEO), will continue to drive the strategic direction of the Company while dedicating new senior executive talent to Nortel’s global operations and related functions.


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