LONDON-Vodafone Group announced it added more than 4.4 million customers during the quarter ended March 2001, showing growth in its worldwide registered proportionate customer base. This quarter’s additions bring Vodafone’s …
WAP has found itself in a similar situation to mighty Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system. A lot of people complain about it, but nearly everyone uses it. WAP came along …
NEW YORK-Even as corporate information technology departments are scaling back expenditures in the current economic downturn, the business customer is the business case for wireless data, at least for the …
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless added more than 518,000 new customers during the first quarter, bringing its total customer base to 28 million subscribers. While Verizon Wireless was pleased with the additions, …
MONTREAL-Microcell PCS announced that Microcell Connexions Inc. has completed implementation its 2.5-G General Packet Radio Service wireless data on its network across Canada, one month ahead of schedule. According to …
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. said Hewlett-Packard Co. has integrated the MicroChaiVM, an embedded software for running applications developed for the Java platform, onto BREW handsets. The software was installed in …
Whether the issue is a high-stakes spectrum fight key to the New Economy, a free-falling stock market key to the Old Economy or a U.S.-Sino spat key to the global …
I’ve seen the future and it is m-commerce. M is for money, isn’t it? Money or mobile, same thing, different pronunciation. At Accenture’s Global Communications Forum last week in Miami …
WASHINGTON-The Bush administration last week said it may impose sanctions on Columbia, Mexico, South Africa and Taiwan for telecom trade violations and accused five European Union nations and Japan of …
For the love of Java, three companies with two handsets have come together. Using Sun Microsystems’ Java software in Motorola Inc.’s phones over Nextel Communications Inc.’s networks, the three companies …
Globalstar L.P. reported revenues for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31 of $1.1 million and $3.7 million, respectively, however the company continues to see minimal growth in voice …
Palm Inc.’s planned acquisition of Extended Systems, a provider of mobile information management solutions, hit a bit of a snag after Palm’s stock price plummeted last week to less than …
Instant messaging, the simple act of writing to another person in real time, is a big deal. This fact has been proven by the popularity of America Online Inc.’s instant …
In the drive to miniaturize, IBM Corp. is leveraging the strengths of wireless for its desktop technology. Pursuant to that, the company has introduced wireless enhancements to create a cordless, …
TROY, N.Y.-MapInfo Corp.’s Location Management Platform has been integrated with Alcatel’s Intelligent Mobile Location Server to provide a fully scalable E911 solution, the companies said. MapInfo’s Location Management Platform adds …
NEW YORK -The governor of New York and the leaders of both houses of the state Legislature said last week they will support legislation to prohibit handheld use of wireless …
WASHINGTON-Under a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, Microsoft Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. said they would stop an advertising campaign that could lead consumers to believe HP’s personal digital …
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. has entered a two-year agreement with Kyocera Wireless Corp. to distribute wireless phones and accessories in the United States, Latin America and Asia. CellStar will provide distribution …
NEW YORK-The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has granted a patent to Tropian Inc., a fabless semiconductor maker based in Cupertino, Calif., for its method of addressing issues related to …
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has agreed to become the first carrier for Digital Angel, which expects to offer the first on-body gauge of vital signs transmitted wirelessly in real …
