Tag: GSM

Agere Systems and Proxim Corporation have both entered into strategic partnerships with Swedish mobile solutions provider Ericsson in an effort to push Wi-Fi-based public access hotspots into the mainstream. The goal of the Ericsson Mobile Operator Wireless LAN: to integrate hotspots with mobile 2G and 3G cellular networks and allow roaming between the two types...

Transat Technologies of Southlake, TX, a developer of wireless data communications technology, has a dream. The company wants to, in the words of their President and CEO John Baker, help mobile carriers "move into smart card type technology for authentication and billing on WLAN networks." Via [siliconvalley.internet.com]

Hewlett-Packard is set to unveil a wireless-enabled addition to its Jornada range of PDAs (personal digital assistants) at the GSM World Congress in Cannes Feb. 19. Via [infoworld.com]