Yearly Archives: 2000

Wireless banking broadens reach

NEW YORK-W-Technologies Inc., a three-year-old wireless application framework provider, expanded its reach into banking with two agreements announced last week.Metavante Corp., Milwaukee, will offer...

Melard, VisionAir form alliance

ARMONK, N.Y.-Melard Technologies Inc. and VisionAir Inc. entered an alliance to provide wireless systems and application solutions aimed at public safety and field-service organizations.The...

Alliance may help converge WAP, i-mode

The strategic alliance announced between NTT DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless Inc. is fairly simple on the surface, but may have long-term implications for the...

Nokia offers TETRA WAP browser

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced its new TETRA WAP browser, which will bring WAP applications to TETRA mobile radio networks.The company said the browser will...

Paradigm ships vehicle tracking devices

TORONTO-Trucks are now rolling out loaded with Paradigm Advanced Technologies Inc.'s new Vehicle Location Tracking Devices and heading to some of the company's North...

Cosmote chooses Nokia GPRS

HELSINKI, Finland-Cosmote, a Greek GSM 1800 mobile operator, selected Nokia Corp. to supply its GPRS solution to the company's 1.8 million subscribers.Deliveries have already...

Superconductor Technologies receives order

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Superconductor Technologies Inc. announced it received an $850,000 order for its SuperFilter Systems, which will be used for CDMA cell sites across...

BT Cellnet evaluates Netverk application

LONDON-BT Cellnet has plans to test and deploy Netverk plc's FoneStar product, a network bandwidth optimization application, over its GPRS and third-generation technologies, Netverk...

Cingular launches instant messaging service

ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless introduced an instant messaging service called My Wireless Window in California, Nevada, Chicago, Dallas and Tulsa, Okla.The IM solution is based on...

Centennial to market USIntellicom service

MELBOURNE, Fla.-USIntellicom announced an agreement with Centennial Wireless that calls for Centennial to market USIntellicom's prepaid wireless service in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Texas, Louisiana...

Taking stake

Isn't it ironic that German and Japanese interests are planning to take significant stakes in U.S. wireless telephony-countries that were sworn enemies of the...

Motorola handsets to include Sega games

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-According to a recent agreement, Sega Corp. will develop games to be pre-installed in select Motorola Inc. next-generation wireless devices.The agreement anticipates the...

Aspiro wins WAP award

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Aspiro announced its Fleet Manager WAP service won a W@P Award at the WAP Forum's annual competition.The service won in the Best Use...

Sprint ratings affirmed

NEW YORK-After a tumultuous few weeks for Sprint Corp., Standard & Poor's affirmed its ratings for the company-BBB+/Negative/A-2.Last month, Sprint announced it plans to...

SnapTrack concludes technology test

SAN JOSE, Calif.-SnapTrack Inc., a Qualcomm Inc. subsidiary, announced a year-long test of its position-location technology is over and the results are positive.The tests...

Sprint premiers Wireless Web modem for business market

As part of its recently released Wireless Web for Business initiative, Sprint PCS unveiled its Wireless Web Modem, a portable solution designed for business...

GEO signs deal with Associated Press

NEW YORK-Mobile news junkies will soon be able to watch The Associated Press' video news reports under a new deal between the news organization...

AOL introduces two-way device

DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. announced its e-mail and instant messaging services will be available wirelessly through the company's Mobile Communicator device. The 4.1 ounce,...

PageNet do Brasil liquidates; offers 10 cents on dollar

NEW YORK-Scant profits in the one-way paging industry forced the board of directors of PageNet do Brasil to liquidate the company. They plan to...

724 Solutions, Tantau join for mobile banking stronghold

724 Solutions Inc. boosted its wireless financial services profile last week by acquiring Tantau Software, Inc., a provider of software platforms that help businesses...

BSWD offers RIM device

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data announced it will begin offering Research In Motion Ltd.'s 957 palmtop device in support of its MyBiz Interactive wireless messaging...

Supreme Court rejects NextWave’s second appeal

WASHINGTON-The U.S. Supreme Court early last week rejected bankrupt NextWave Telecom Inc.'s appeal of a federal appeals court ruling that prompted the Federal Communications...

Axesstel breaks into handset market with WLL phone

For a new company looking to succeed in business, producing wireless handsets would seem to be one of the tougher markets to crack. Beyond...

Amazon launches mobile-phone store

SEATTLE-Amazon.com is launching a wireless phone store on its Web site, providing background information, pricing and shopping comparison services for online shoppers of wireless...

3GPP forges relationships with ITU, IETF

WASHINGTON-The 3rd Generation Partnership Project announced new working relationships with the International Telecommunication Union and the Internet Engineering Task Force, which 3GPP hopes will...
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