Until you have actually bought a good or service using a mobile device, it is difficult to comprehend the sheer power of the phone as an electronic wallet. In Europe, …

NEW YORK-The best is yet to be in the conjunction of wireless and the Internet, and that means plenty of opportunity, said Lior E. Yahalomi, managing partner of CMGI @Ventures. …

China and CDMA technology have attempted marriage about as many times as Elizabeth Taylor. Now it appears the Chinese government again has given the green light to China Unicom to …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Ericsson said it signed a contract to supply equipment for China’s first national Internet Protocol backbone. China Mobile signed the contract, which includes an IP backbone network for voice …

STOCKHOLM-CellPoint Inc. said its subsidiary, Unwire, signed an agreement with the German systems integrator PhoneTrans AG to supply PhoneTrans with a minimum of 24,000 telematics terminals. In the vending machine …

COSTA MESA, Calif.-The CDMA Development Group announced the availability of three $1,000 annual scholarships for students attending the University of California, San Diego Extension’s certificate program in CDMA Engineering. The …

While the wireless communications industry is hung up on getting more information to people no matter where they are, Categoric Software is taking a different approach, allowing customers to choose …

WASHINGTON-The House constitution subcommittee last week passed a bill that strengthens the standard by which law enforcement can get cell-phone tracking information. Today, law enforcement obtains tracking information by telling …

Burst Wireless Inc. and Lucent Technologies Inc. are collaborating in a trial of high-speed wireless Internet services that Burst says will offer data rate speeds up to 144 kilobits per …

ATLANTA-BellSouth Corp. has agreed to acquire the remaining 44.2 percent in BellSouth Carolina PCS it does not already own, including the 20-percent equity interest held by DukeNet Communications and the …

WASHINGTON-The Digital Divide will only grow if the Broadband Internet Access Act is not passed this year, said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). There is no reason the bill can’t be …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. announced one of its North American subsidiaries entered an agreement with Nextel Communications Inc. under which Brightpoint will sell Nextel’s mobile handsets and accessories and manage the return …

Looking to make a play in the wireless e-business enablement space, Brience Inc. was formed six months ago by former executives of KPMG Consulting who found existing wireless enablement solutions …

New broadband wireless processor company nBand Communications Inc. said it raised $14 million in a second round of venture financing led by VantagePoint Venture Partners. Other investors included Axis Communications, …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-The Brazilian government hopes to collect 5.8 billion reals, or US$3.2 billion, through the auction of new personal communications services licenses in Bands C, D and E. The …

The Brazilian government’s decision to auction spectrum in the 1800 MHz band was thought to be a shoo-in for GSM technology. GSM technology has gained big economies of scale around …

NEW YORK-Within the next few months, Hewlett-Packard Co. expects to open its first United States-based “Mobile Bazaar,” a facility that provides free space, technical expertise and computer hardware to wireless …

BUCHAREST, Romania-At the end of August, the prime ministers of Lithuania and Latvia met to discuss the possibility of granting just one Universal Mobile Telecom-munications System license across the Baltic …

Asia Pacific Japan Japan Telecom said it plans to launch third-generation mobile service by October 2001 instead of its originally scheduled December 2001 date. J-Phone, the company’s wireless operator, hopes …

NEW YORK-AnywhereYouGo.com, which recently opened a wireless applications testing laboratory in Dallas, its home base, has literally taken on the world in its short corporate life. The company, whose mission …