WASHINGTON-Cingular Wireless Inc. plans to file a waiver from the enhanced 911 Phase II rules, probably within the next two weeks, said Brian Fontes, Cingular vice president for federal relations, …
MELBOURNE-Telstra has made Wireless Application Protocol available on its CDMA digital mobile-phone network. According to director of CDMA at Telstra OnAir, Tim Buckley, Telstra’s CDMA customers will enjoy faster CDMA …
Predictable and right on cue, the blame game is on. Who lost James Jeffords, the Vermont senator whose switch from the Republican Party to independent status allowed Democrats to abruptly …
An overlooked and potentially huge segment of the mobile-phone market is eagerly following the exploits of Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys. This segment watches PG-13 movies and, in general, …
Kada Systems Inc. announced the availability of version 1.5 of the Kada Mobile Platform, which will support the Pocket PC operating system in addition to Palm OS 3.5. Kada Mobile …
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. took another step toward freedom last week as parent company AT&T Corp. completed the first part of its planned distribution of its 70-percent stake in AT&T …
Bluetooth’s short life has so far been very similar to that of the many boy-bands infesting the airwaves recently. Lots of hype, with little substance. A recent report by Ovum …
Wireless networking recently received a boost from the Federal Communications Commission, which said it was proposing new rules regarding frequency hopping spread spectrum systems operating in the 2.4 GHz band …
As hopes rise for GPRS, companies are churning out solutions to take advantage of the emerging technology. Tektronix Inc. sees itself as playing a role in the equipment-testing arena. With …
ATLANTA-Arizan Corp., which develops wireless document technology, has partnered with Air2Web, a wireless platform provider, to integrate the Arizan Mobile Document Platform with Air2Web’s Mobile Internet Platform, allowing the delivery …
SAN FRANCISCO-Wireless advertising company SkyGo Inc. announced an alliance with OmniSky Corp. that could lead to widespread use of wireless advertising over OmniSky’s service. Under the deal, OmniSky will refer …
SPOKANE, Wash.-Itronix Corp., which designs and manufactures ruggedized, wireless mobile computing solutions, unveiled its new GoBook rugged wireless notebook with Pentium III 700 MHz processor. “As CPU speed increases, so …
LONDON-The wireless division of Marconi has acquired Northwood Technologies, a Canadian wireless telecom software company, in a transaction valued at more than $27 million. With the acquisition of Northwood software …
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology Inc., has been authorized by the Ministry of Information and Industry to sell voice mail and short message service technologies to service providers …
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks announced it has signed a $100 million contract to expand Beijing Mobile Communications Co.’s GSM 900 and 1800 network. Nokia will supply a range of network infrastructure …
OTTAWA, Canada-Wireless startup Spotwave Wireless Inc. is trying to lessen some of the annoyances faced by cell-phone users with a technology that will allow cellular service providers to offer “always …
Paging lit up the wireless industry like a white-hot star. It showed that fistfuls of money could be made using wireless technology. It showed that wireless companies could grow by …
NEW YORK-GoAmerica Inc.’s new Mobile Office, touted as a single solution for the growing wireless enterprise marketplace, is attracting attention from various players in the industry. Mobile Office provides mobile …
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Everypath Inc. said it will deliver mobile enterprise solutions to Sprint PCS for its Wireless Web for Business service as part of an agreement between the two companies. …
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Again proving its solid business position, Aether Systems Inc. announced today it will buy back $20 million in convertible debt. “Our decision to buy back $20 million in …
