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WAP interoperability increasing concern

As the United States gears up for the commercial launch of Wireless Application Protocol services, the question of interoperability between WAP vendors has become an increasing concern to carriers looking to offer Internet-based services on a variety of handsets.WAP exists as a standard that...

2000 OUTLOOK: Applications will rule future wireless world

WASHINGTON-For the wireless industry in 2000, the outlook is LOOK OUT! Wireless and the Internet have found each other. The high-tech Big Bang is not over. Creative forces are still reshaping the digital universe, but patterns are emerging.At the dawn of the new century,...

Business Briefs

Tritel Inc., a Jackson, Miss., personal communications services affiliate of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., raised $168.75 million Dec. 14 in an initial public offering of 9.375 million shares. Tritel registered Nov. 18 for the IPO with an expected price range of $15-$17 per share....

Nokia GPRS solution installed in Hong Kong

HELSINKI, Finland-New World Mobility in Hong Kong said it has finished installing the Nokia General Packet Radio Service solution.New World Mobility integrated the GPRS solution into its existing Global System for Mobile communications infrastructure for testing and to prepare for future data needs, the...

Data4Me wireless portal service aimed at end users

TeleCommunications Systems Inc. launched a free wireless portal service called Data4Me, aimed directly at end users with the goal of increasing awareness of wireless e-mail services across multiple networks.The portal allows users to send and receive messages to and from others on the same...

Nokia wins GPRS, GSM contracts in Philippines

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it signed $150 million and $30 million contracts, respectively, with cellular operator Smart Communications Inc. and telecom company Globe Telecom, both in the Philippines, for the supply of Nokia's General Packet Radio Service core network solution and the expansion of...

Globalstar wins Mexico MSS license

MEXICO CITY-Globalstar de Mexico S.A. de C.V. announced the Mexican Ministry for Communications and Transportation granted it a commercial license to offer satellite telephone service throughout the country, including those rural areas currently unserved by cellular or other telephone services, and to frequent travelers.Lauro...

Nokia wins GPRS contracts

HELSINKI-Telefonica Moviles of Spain, with approximately 8 million cellular subscribers, signed an agreement with Nokia Corp. for the deployment of a General Packet Radio Services core network.Also, Nokia and the Shanghai branch of China United Telecommunications Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding to supply...

BT Cellnet connects GPRS call in commercial trial

SWINDON, United Kingdom-BT Cellnet, using Motorola Inc.'s Network Solutions Sector's core General Packet Radio Services network solution, said it successfully achieved a live GPRS data transfer call over a Global System for Mobile communications network.The call demonstrates the first stage of a full commercial...

LUCENT OFFERS UNIFORM NETWORK GATEWAY, TEAMS WITH SIGNALSOFT

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced a uniform gateway to its Autoplex and Flexent Wireless Networks products, enabling network operators to introduce personalized or user-customized wireless data services that depend on specific customer information.The data call is initiated by the customer from a handset...

AERIS.NET NABS CONTRACTS WITH MONITORING APPS

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aeris.net announced several agreements at the Wireless I.T. show last week, including the deployment of its Microburst cellular control channel technology by Echoport Inc. and NeoTech Products Inc.Echoport licensed the technology to introduce a wireless data imaging solution for remote information acquisition...

WAP TECH BRIEFS

Phone.com added to its mounting momentum by signing a definitive agreement to buy the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) products and operations of infrastructure software company APiON of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The deal provides an entry point to Phone.com for selling its WAP products to...

WYREX CREATES WIRELESS DATA DIVISION

TORONTO-Wyrex Communications Inc. announced it formed a new business division specializing in wireless data.The first phase is concentrated on developing Wireless Application Protocol applications for clients, including WAP gateway vendor selection, gateway implementation, Wireless Markup Language site development and application development, the company said.

WORLD BRIEFS

United KingdomBritish Telecommunications plc announced it licensed PocketScience Inc.'s PocketMail mobile e-mail service via a revenue sharing agreement that allows BT's Internet and Multimedia Services Division to exclusively license and market PocketMail in the United Kingdom. PocketMail is a service that allows users to...

THINAIRAPPS.COM OFFERS WIRELESS ACCESS TO CORPORATE DATABASE

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-ThinAirApps.com introduced its ThinAir Secure Server application that, when installed inside a private corporate network, allows employees to access corporate database information and services from wirelessly enabled devices.Devices supported include the Palm VII, III and V connected organizers, Research In Motion Ltd....

SONERA TO TAKE ON PHONE.COM

GENEVA-Sonera, the Finnish telecommunications operator, announced it plans to enter the wireless portal business. The company said it initially will focus its efforts on Western Europe and the United States, competing head to head with U.S. firms such as Phone.com.Called Sonera Zed, the service...

ORACLE SOFTWARE EXPANDS WIRELESS DATA USES

Oracle Corp. introduced wireless Internet software called Portal-to-Go, a universal translator of sorts designed to allow wireless devices to communicate with any Internet site, intranet database or network-aware appliance.Based on Oracle's Internet database software, Portal-to-Go is available to carriers, Internet content providers or enterprise...

NATION BRIEFS

AirGate PCS and Lucent Technologies Inc. announced a three-year supply contract valued at up to $150 million, calling for Lucent to supply Code Division Multiple Access equipment for deployment throughout AirGate's North Carolina and South Carolina footprint. AirGate, an affiliate of Sprint PCS, plans...

APION BUY IS PHONE.COM’S ENTRY INTO GSM EUROPE

Phone.com Inc. added to its mounting momentum last week by signing a definitive agreement to buy the Wireless Application Protocol products and operations of infrastructure software company APiON Ltd. of Belfast, Northern Ireland.According to the agreement, APiON shareholders will get 1.3 million shares of...

MIDDLEWARE PROVIDER AETHER HOPES TO LINK IPO TO $103.5M

Wireless middleware and software provider Aether Systems Inc. filed an initial public offering prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week with the intention of selling 6.9 million shares at $15 a share by next year.The offering will consist of 6 million...

NORTEL TO EQUIP SPAIN’S AIRTEL WITH PACKET SYSTEM

MADRID, Spain-Nortel Networks was selected by Airtel Movil S.A. to supply a wireless/wireline packet network valued at about $50 million during the next two years. The converged network will be deployed across Spain's 50 provinces, including the islands, and will provide Internet telephony and...

DEVELOPER INTRODUCES SERVICE PLATFORM FOR WAP USERS

Joining several other third-party developers creating applications for the Wireless Application Protocol, CMG Telecommunications introduced its WAP Service Broker, a platform designed to connect wireless phone users to WAP-based content.The WSB is a platform that carriers can place in their networks to complement WAP...

TELECOM CARRIERS BEHIND IN E-COMMERCE ROLLOUTS

NEW YORK-North American telecommunications carriers rank below manufacturing, consumer products and financial services companies in their adoption of Internet-enabled enterprises, concluded a recent report of American Management Systems, Fairfax, Va."eCommerce in the Telecommunications Industry: Trends and Innovations" is a study based on AMS' evaluation of...

GLOBALSTAR DEFENDS MSS BUSINESS

Besieged by doubts over the very existence of a market for satellite-based voice services, low-earth-orbit carriers are starving for some kind of positive development to feed investors and customers alike.The bankruptcies of LEO carriers Iridium L.L.C. and ICO Global Communications L.P. have reduced confidence...