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DALLAS-SBC Wireless said it selected Logica’s integrated Message Application Router and SMS Interworking Gateway to expand its wireless data services. SBC plans to roll out mobile data services in the …

Czech Republic Airspan Networks said it signed a contract with TES Media, a Czech telecommunications operator, to deploy a new fixed wireless network across the Czech Republic. TES Media’s network, …

DALLAS-SBC Wireless introduced through its Pacific Bell Wireless affiliate “My Wireless Window.” The new product is a streamlined mobile Internet portal service powered by InfoSpace. SBC plans to roll out …

PASADENA, Calif.-Livemind, a wireless commerce transaction infrastructure and software developer, unveiled its Contextual Commerce Engine, which matches products to personalized content. RestaurantRow is the first m-commerce retailer to use the …

NEW YORK-Industry giants and unknown start-ups are heading into the home stretch of the race to make fuel cells commercially viable and available by 2002 as the next generation of …

INDIANAPOLIS-Interactive Intelligence Inc. introduced a wireless interaction client application for Palm devices allowing them to access corporate communications systems and other functions. The Wireless Interaction Client allows users to search …

Another firm has emerged to help start-up companies find their place in the nascent wireless Internet space. Sprint PCS and eCompanies L.L.C., a firm that guides Internet start-ups, have formed …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS will begin selling its personal communications services phones, including the Samsung SCH-8500 and Motorola V2267, through more than 800 Target stores nationwide. “By partnering with Target, …

BOULDER, Colo.-SCC Communications Corp. reported an agreement to provide data management services to support Emergency 911 access for clients of network manager UrbanMedia. The five-year supply contract calls for SCC …

KANSAS CITY-Securicor Wireless Inc. acquired a 220 MHz nationwide license from Global Cellular Communications Inc., advancing its goal of creating a national wireless 220 MHz network for next-generation, narrowband-based technology …

The Federal Communications Commission has called for a hearing to determine whether it should revoke private wireless licenses of a group of individuals and firms that are suspected of filing …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week rescinded its previously announced plan to make wireless carriers pay an additional $7.3 million in regulatory fees. “We’re very happy that the FCC acted …

WASHINGTON-The world’s top mobile-phone manufacturers have agreed to include radiation data with new phones, a move that comes as suspicion has increased about whether wireless devices cause brain cancer. The …

WASHINGTON-OmniSky Corp. said its shares have been approved to trade on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol OMNY, originally SKYY. The company recently filed for an initial public offering …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless is reported to be in talks regarding the sale of its controlling stake in Australian mobile carrier Cable & Wireless Optus, according to international press reports. The …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. introduced a new mobile phone with a special chat function that allows users to share instant text messages with others, be it mobile phone or desktop users. …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. signed a definitive agreement to purchase all of the common stock and common stock equivalents of software supplier Printrak International Inc. in a cash-for-stock merger valued at …

Microsoft Corp. this summer unveiled a sweeping new company strategy and restructuring through its Microsoft.NET initiative-moving away from merely selling software to providing end-to-end Internet services. Central to Microsoft’s philosophy …

There is a great disconnect in the wireless industry. Whether it’s mismanagement, industry hype, flawed law, Wall Street greed-or some combination of the above-is unclear. But it doesn’t matter. The …

BOULDER, Colo.-Siemens AG selected SignalSoft Corp.’s location technology to enhance its deployments of WAP gateways, SignalSoft said. “Location is a key component in the wireless value-added-service market. We believe that …

WASHINGTON-The Personal Communications Industry Association is urging the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Qwest Corp. rules that require it to offer interconnection with paging …

NEW YORK-If Silicon Valley’s view is correct, all distribution of products and services will migrate to the Internet and companies will therefore close their call centers and stores. But this …

ROME-Italy’s largest wireless operator Telecom Italia Mobile SpA filed a lawsuit against Italy’s Communications Authority, arguing it should not have to bid for one of the country’s Universal Mobile Telecommunications …

WASHINGTON-More than one in four of the calls to an identity theft hotline created by the Federal Trade Commission reported that a communications service-including cellular-had been established using fraudulent identification. …

LOS ANGELES-iNetNow Inc. introduced a human-assisted Web-surfing service designed for wireless Internet access device users. The service provides context-based links in WAP environments that connect users to professional Web surfers, …