Carriers facilitate 911 calls over VoIP   18 May 2005 00:00 GMT
Earlier this month, Vonage and Verizon announced that Verizon would provide Vonage with E-911 network access so that Vonage will able to deliver both the caller’s location and a callback number to emergency services personnel for 911 calls placed throughout Verizon’s territory. 
Source: InfoWorld

Boeing to offer live in-flight TV feeds   17 May 2005 21:54 GMT
Company's Connexion unit will provide live TV to airline passengers using laptops as it rolls out more in-flight Wi-Fi Net services.
Source: ZDNet

Software Brings VoIP To Nokia Cell Phones   17 May 2005 16:25 GMT
U.K.-based company has developed software that enables Nokia Series 60 cell phones to provide VoIP service using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Enterprise WLAN Market Shrunk In Q1, Report Claims   17 May 2005 16:13 GMT
Report says that uncertainty among enterprises about Cisco's acquisition of Airespace led to a six percent decline in sales.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Mobile Phones Can Now Receive Amber Alerts (AP)   17 May 2005 15:26 GMT
AP - The Amber Alert system used by police to let the public know when a child is missing is being expanded to mobile phones.
Source: Yahoo

In Brief: Sigaba unveils secure e-mail for BlackBerry   17 May 2005 15:20 GMT
Sigaba has extended its messaging architecture to the BlackBerry and launched its first wireless application, Sigaba Secure Email for BlackBerry. The product enables end-to-end protection of sensitive messages sent and received on BlackBerry devices running RIM OS 3.7 or later, including messages sent between BlackBerry devices and between BlackBerry devices and e-mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Domino. Sigaba Secure Email creates a protected channel for the exchange of information. A variety of delivery options are available, including online push, offline push, and online pull. Sigaba Secure Email also supports S/MIME capabilities for encryption and signing. 
Source: InfoWorld

Amber Alerts head to cell phones   17 May 2005 15:19 GMT
Nearly a dozen cell phone carriers will start to broadcast missing-children alerts to customers, starting Tuesday.
Source: ZDNet

SBC, Yahoo add security tools to Net service   17 May 2005 15:14 GMT
New service combines antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-pop-up and parental control tools--and is available free to SBC Yahoo subscribers.
Source: ZDNet

Live In-Flight TV To Launch This Summer   17 May 2005 14:24 GMT
Initial deployment of live, in-flight TV to be launched this summer by Singapore Airlines with other airlines going live afterward.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Gates vs. iPod: Same Tune, New Platform   17 May 2005 13:56 GMT
Bill Gates was being disingenuous (imagine!) last week when he said that the iPod has a limited lifespan because, in the future, most mobile music will be played back by smartphones.
Source: Mobile Pipeline