Covert Antenna
Mobile Mark's GPS/cellular dual-band covert antenna features 27dB amplified GPS gain, and low radiators provide 900MHz band performance, typically with 1dBi to 2dBi gain. Mounting options include locating the antenna in the open, such as on the front dashboard or rear deck, or in a covert location such as inside a tail-light with double-sided tape on top or under a non-metallic surface. Additional dual-band models are available for GSM/GPS, SMR/GPS and ARDIS/GPS combinations.
www.mobilemark.com or 847-671-6690

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RF Amplifiers
Paradigm Wireless Communications supports multicarrier power amplifiers for digital CDMA and wideband-wireless communications. The pre-forward, wideband, cross-cancellation, linearization technology provides scaleability and flexibility in the development of products that deliver high reliability in peak-power handling. The technology is capable of replacing conventional feed-forward, pre-distortion and links-based technologies, and allows 12 service providers to be amplified without de-rating the ampl ifier.
www.pwccom.com or 949-260-1840

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Adapters
Tru-Connector has introduced custom-fabricated RF coaxial-connector adapters for interface problems such as between-series or in-series gender changing. The adapters solve interface problems including compatibility between large to small series connectors and incompatible plugs, jacks and receptacles. Applications include adapting to hardware transitions, changing cable-run direction and sizes, and converting standard connectors into quick-disconnect types. Materials, back-end plating, insulators and gaskets can be specified, and standard tooling exists for 100 different connector types.
www.tru-con.com or 800-262-9878

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Location-Based Services
• Blue Signs Information Services has launched a patent-pending, location-based information service offering any wireless subscriber traveling interstate highways the ability to obtain information regarding the availability of food, gas and lodging at approaching exits. For safety and convenience, the entire system is voice-activated. Once routed to the desired destination, the subscriber hears detailed directions to businesses and/or advertisements specific to those businesses located at the approaching exits.
256-240-9992

• GTE TSI has combined speech recognition, text-to-speech technology, integrated database and real-time traffic information from Voice Access Technologies to provide voice-activated, location-based information services. With the technology, wireless subscribers can talk with the service to hear real-time, location-specific traffic reports, as well as location-specific concierge information on the nearest hotels, restaurants, gas stations and retail stores. The infrastructure accommodates all location-finding technologies, both handset- and network-based, and serves as a link between position-determination equipment, wireless networks and other wireless-location applications. In addition, enhanced call routing and delivery to data-enabled handsets or PDAs via WAP also is available.
www.tsi.gte.com

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Connectors
Times Microwave Systems features SMA male straight, male right-angle and female bulkhead connectors for its LMR-240 flexible, low-loss coaxial cable. The TC-240-SM, TC-240-SM-RA and TC-240-SF-BH connectors are fabricated from stainless steel, gold-plated, solder-pin contacts and crimp-style, outer-contact attachment rings. The male connectors offer hex coupling nuts.
www.timesmicrowave.com or 203-949-8424

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Bluetooth Card
Socket Communications' Personal Network Card is a Bluetooth-compatible plug-in card for Windows-powered wireless devices. Users are able to connect mobile computers wirelessly to Bluetooth-enabled devices including wireless phones for Web browsing, e-mail or remote access to corporate networks.
www.socketcom.com

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E-Commerce Tool
Speedware supports MobileDev, a wireless-development tool that is designed specifically for wireless Web applications. Both scaleable and secure, the technology supports subscriber ID, notification alerts, location-based services, WML/HDML, SMS and WAP. The model is based on a graphical-application mapper that features both a wizard-driven interface and a versatile tool set.

In addition, the company's Wireless Banking application allows users to transfer funds, pay bills, review account balances and perform online trades. The Wireless Expense Claims solution integrates into corporate intranets and provides automatic workflow management, calculates currency exchange and delivers expense reports via e-mail.
www.speedware.com or 514-747-7007

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Wireless-Phone E-Mail
• PhoneFish.com features PhoneFish, a fully functional, 2-way wireless Internet solution for individuals and small- to medium-size businesses to access their POP3 e-mail away from the home or office. Using a Web-enabled phone, subscribers can read, send, reply, delete and forward e-mail messages. PhoneFish features include 1-button dialing of phone numbers in e-mail messages; easy-to-read message formatting with simple menu navigation; and personalized-reply messages to avoid lengthy phone-pad typing.
www.phonefish.com or 877-446-5655

• ZipLip from ZipLip.com provides wireless e-mail tracking and receipt confirmation so users know when the recipient has picked up the message. It also shreds based on document expiration and provides strong encryption for end-to-end security. Service providers are able to use the solution to access corporate databases and provide field and technical support securely through their wireless handsets. With the applications suite of phone book, calendar and to-do lists, the service enables users to store, retrieve and share personal data securely. Synchronization of data across all devices is automatic. The solution provides global delivery, SMS, WAP, priority filtering and multilanguage capability.
www.ziplip.com or 650-968-8989

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Dual-Band Solution
Allgon, Tele2 and Motorola support a cost-effective antenna solution for dual-band networks. The system reduces the cost for antenna installations, feeders and site acquisitions, and supports Tele2/Motorola's GSM multiband handoff feature. The feature allows service providers to add GSM 1,800 cells through performing blind handoffs to GSM 1,800 cells. The solution takes propagation differences and threshold levels into account, eliminating the need to define neighbor relations on the 1.8GHz frequency band.
www.allgon.com

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Router
Nova Engineering's NovaRoam 900 wireless router is designed for long-range, non-line-of-sight mobile applications, and supports nomadic IP routing and host mobility. It allows users miles apart to transfer data seamlessly as though hardwired to a network connection. With only a 12Vdc power cable and magnetic-mount antenna, NovaRoam transforms any vehicle into a wireless-access point. It features its own built-in TCP/IP stack and can be connected directly to a network hub or PC. In addition, the transceiver's operating frequency and PN codes are fully programmable, enabling multiple co-located networks to function independently. The unit operates in the 902MHz to 928MHz ISM band.
www.nova-eng.com or 513-860-3456

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Spectrum-Analyzer Enhancements
Tektronix features enhancements for its FSE spectrum-analyzer family, as well as improvements for the FSIQ spectrum-analyzer models. The enhancements give service providers emerging 3G protocols such as W-CDMA and cdma2000. The enhancements to the FSE family increase the instruments' dynamic range to 75dB, making them capable of meeting ACPR measurement requirements for W-CDMA. In addition, the FSE family is available with an optional built-in Windows NT controller. The FSIQ models are enhanced with improved phase noise and linearity specifications. Option B13 preserves the dynamic range needed for accurate RF measurements on 3G base-station transmitters. The FSE family includes models ranging to 40GHz, and the FSIQ series includes models to 26.5GHz.
www.tektronix.com or 800-426-2200

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M-Commerce Solutions
RegiSoft's World Trade Server applications enable e-Coupons and e-Vouchers to be sent directly to consumers' PCs or wireless phones. Users then can carry the items in their portable devices for use either at online stores or bricks-and-mortar businesses. The service can be used either in a business-to-business scenario, enabling Internet-service providers to offer a new tool for advertisers, or in a business-to-consumer scenario in which online stores deliver e-Coupons and/or e-Vouchers directly to consumers. E-Coupons enable service providers to develop 1-on-1 relationships with customers while adding value pricing. E-Vouchers offer time-saving and convenience benefits for busy consumers by eliminating the need to wait in line to purchase tickets or receive a service.
www.regisoft.com or 972-632-1691

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Handsets
• LG InfoComm's LG-510 Internet-ready wireless communicator features a clamshell-style design with a second external LCD for incoming caller-ID functionality when the phone is in the closed position. The phone offers voice-activated dialing, a 3-step escalating vibration-call notification, a Phone.com UP/WAP 3.1 microbrowser, phonebook memory for up to 100 entries with three phone numbers per entry, Tegic T9 text input and a calendar/scheduler with alarm. The phone features up to three hours of talk time and 150 hours of standby time, and is available in dual-mode, single-band and tri-mode formats.
www.lginfocomm.com or 858-635-5300

• Samsung Telecommunications America has introduced the SCH-N100 handset, which offers an easy-to-use suite of features combined with a trendy design for consumers with active lifestyles. The phone features large off and on animations and animated icons, voice-activated dialing and a 199-entry alphanumeric phone book with 1- and 2-touch dialing capabilities. With the built-in melody editor, users can download songs and sounds for customized rings. Through the intuitive Web browser and T9 text-input software, users can browse the Internet quickly and easily. The phone also can be used as a fax modem for a laptop or palmtop computer. The unit is available in either dual-mode or dual-band/dual-mode, and offers handoffs between CDMA 1.9GHz and AMPS 800MHz networks.
www.samsungtelecom.com

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Remote Monitoring
Cable AML's RMU-002 programmable remote-monitoring unit is designed to provide equipment-status information for the company's transmitters, repeaters, receivers and systems. The unit enables providers to monitor the status of up to 64 user-selected and user-defined analog inputs. Two inputs are reserved for internal system monitoring, while the remaining 62 inputs are monitored for fault conditions against programmable thresholds. Control functions are accessed via the front panel, an RS-232 connection, the Internet via Web browser or through SNMP protocol. Six output control lines are available for the external equipment such as relays and redundancy-control circuits.
www.cableaml.com or 310-517-8888

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3G Solution
MSI has unveiled Ceer 1.1, a customer-relationship-management (CRM) software application combining network data with business and marketing data to produce customer-experience records. By integrating back-office data with front-office data such as customer-service information, the solution allows providers to improve customer loyalty and increase customer satisfaction and profitability. The software tracks a customer's usage patterns by cell site, and enables value-based network tuning and individual predictive-performance analysis for all handsets on the network. It offers tailored services to help providers develop effective CRM strategies for 2G, 2.5G and 3G networks.
www.msi-world.com

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E-Wallet
ECode.com's Web site is accessible through mobile phones and other wireless devices that support the WAP standard. Users select a permanent identifier (an eCode) and add personal contact information, including credit-card numbers, to their private profiles to access the self-updating address book and online business card. When using WAP-enabled handsets to shop online, customers log on by entering their eCodes and passwords without compromising security. With the press of a button, eCode.com provides the online merchant with the user's shipping and billing information. Users no longer need to enter personal or financial information from the phone's keypad. The e-wallet remembers passwords and usernames for shopping accounts, and securely stores this information for members. With this technology, information is never transferred over the air.
www.ecode.com or 408-845-9400

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2-Way Communications
Com-Net Ericsson Critical Radio Systems has announced a joint agreement with Catalyst Communications Technologies to market Network Access Radio, which merges voice-over-IP technology with 2-way radio communications for use over a LAN or WAN, reducing costs and increasing productivity. The solution eliminates the need for dedicated phone lines and a proprietary switch for radio connectivity, and can serve as a backup system for the dispatch console. The product also offers a backup to the circuits between the console and the repeaters by providing an alternate path for delivery of voice messages.
www.com-netericsson.com or www.catcomtec.com

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Wireless-Broadband Solution
ADC's Axity Broadband Wireless Access System provides 2-way delivery of communications services over MMDS wireless spectrum. It enables providers to deliver voice and high-speed data services to homes and businesses. Included are base-station transmitters and receivers, wireless modems for the headend and the desktop, and an element-management system. The system operates on the MDS (1.2GHz),WCS (2.3GHz) and MMDS (2.5GHz) spectrum, and delivers up to 27Mb/s in each 6MHz channel in the downstream. The service provider can tailor the bandwidth in the upstream path based on customer demand.

The system offers full redundancy and modularity, DOCSIS+ architecture, and browser-based element management. From a single MMDS base stations, providers can service a 20- to 30-mile radius.
www.adc.com

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Hands-Free Kit
The SmartCradle hands-free kit from Andrew Wireless Products enables safe, clear, wireless-phone conversations while driving for Motorola StarTac series phones. The kit includes the SmartCradle mounting system for easy in-car connection, and a high-quality speaker and microphone for enhanced sound quality. The cradle also has an integral antenna-connection point and headset-jack plug. An optional external antenna can be added to improve signal strength in areas of poor reception. The headset-jack plug is available for the connection of an in-vehicle headset.
www.andrew.com or 800-458-2820

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Mobile Media Delivery
Wireless.efax.com from EFax.com provides mobile professionals the ability to send, receive, modify and reproduce digital documents and media content by using their WAP-enabled phones as a digital document remote control. The service lets users direct digital documents to e-mail addresses or the fax machines of their choice.

In addition, the company offers Wireless Hardcopy service, which enables WAP users to receive notification of a fax or e-mail with file attachments, and Messenger Plus provides digital signatures and voice-annotation tools.
www.efax.com

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Web-to-Wireless
GiantBear.com provides a customized Web-to-wireless information service for customers that includes content from local and national information providers for use with wireless phones and pagers enabled with WAP. Customers are able to access SMS from the system and send information to their PCs for full viewing. The service gives providers increased visits to their sites, e-commerce and advertising opportunities, and the ability to reach mobile customers with real-time promotions or message marketing. In addition, the system offers business-to-business applications, voice-response capabilities, and personal information management, including calendar, to-do list, reminder and buddy-list features.
www.giantbear.com or 877-282-2444

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Ceiling-Mount Antenna
Cushcraft's model S1857MD directional PCS-band antenna is designed for ceiling-mount applications where directional coverage and low visibility are desired. The antenna exhibits 7dBi gain in the 1.85GHz to 1.99GHz frequency band. Custom configurations of radome finish, color and texture are available to blend with any environment.
www.cushcraft.com or 603-627-7877

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Data Transceiver
Wireless Mountain's Power Rover data transceiver interfaces with communications devices up to 19 miles away, transferring data or allowing equipment to communicate through walls and concrete. The spread-spectrum unit replaces RS-232 cable connections at rates up to 115kb/s. The transceiver can be programmed for point-to-point or point-to-multipoint applications.
www.wirelessmountain.com or 805-596-0960

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Unified Platform
Centigram Communications' Series 6.3 unified communications platform enables service providers to deliver Internet-based voice, text and multimedia content to wireless phones, PCs and WAP-enabled devices. The series supports a range of software applications providing advanced message management, administration and provisioning, call management and multimedia-information management. Applications include: unified inbox, Internet call manager and smart forwarding. The scaleable solution is able to link up to 1,500 platforms to create virtual TCP/IP networks.
www.centrigram.com or 408-944-0250

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Web-Browsing Phone
Audiovox Communications has introduced the CDM-8000 dual-band, tri-mode, Web-enabled wireless handset. The phone supports the CDMA and AMPS 800MHz frequencies and the PCS 1.9GHz frequency. Advanced features include a vibra-alert option, menu-driven interface, caller ID, voice mail and SMS. The phone comes equipped with a standard Li-Ion battery offering 150 minutes of talk time and 100 hours of standby time in digital mode.
516-233-3300

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WAP Technology
Autonomy's i-WAP technology enables the delivery of data in real-time links, including e-mail, SMS and voice mail, to users on the move via their mobile phones, PDAs and other portable digital devices. Service providers are given enhanced opportunities for attracting and retaining customers as well as eliminating back-end manual-information-management costs. The range includes categorizing information by subject matter, inserting hypertext links to related material and profiling users based on ideas in the text they read or write. Users also can be automatically alerted to the existence of other people whose interests coincide with their own, and be given their e-mail and telephone details.
www.autonomy.com or 415-243-9955

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Wireless-Web Ssupport
Teoco's PageNgine Release 2.0 Web-site publisher supports concurrent delivery of HTML, XML and WML content and generates Web content for wireless devices including mobile phones and PDAs. The technology is designed to support high-volume and mission-critical applications, and its runtime, document and data processes are easily configurable. The solution includes a migration feature that facilitates the representation of existing Web sites through the PageNgine, allowing for distributed-content management. The product provides content delivery packaged for the needs and revenue models of Web portals and virtual businesses, including private-label branding of site content for multiple end displays and portal partners.
www.teoco.com