GPRS

OTTAWA-BT Cellnet, the mobile business branch of the U.K.’s British Telecommunications plc’s wireless unit, has partnered with Research In Motion Ltd. to offer the wireless e-mail solution, BlackBerry, throughout the …

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.-Executives of Motorola Inc. and the Personal Communications Industry Association sparred over the future of paging and device-makers’ support for it at last week’s Southeastern Communications Association “Wireless …

Trying to pin down Nextel Communications Inc. into a specific category is not an easy chore. By definition, Nextel is a specialized mobile radio operator, yet most analysts compare it …

After a year in which its global customer base increased from 53 million customers to a staggering 83 million customers, U.K.-based Vodafone Group plc said it will turn its attention …

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 …

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 …

GERMANY German mobile operator E-Plus introduced natural language access to information and services using iVB Network Solutions’ Omvia product line. The E-Plus Voice Assistant service includes live and stored multimedia …

Heinz Corp. Heinz Corp., which provides services to wireless carriers, has promoted Rick Vogt to senior project manager. In his new position he will be responsible for Heinz’s projects for …

NEW YORK-Through manufacturing outsourcing and layoffs designed to return Ericsson Inc. to profitability, the company’s Consumer Products Division will wind up this year with about 5,000 employees. That compares with …

LONDON-European personal digital assistant maker Psion plc closed its joint wireless Internet venture with United Business Media due to the slow growth of the mobile data market, the company said. …

NEW YORK-Although growing use of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry e-mail service has congested wireless networks in some areas, paging carriers are not well-positioned to seize this opportunity to serve as …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-Intel Corp. and British Telecommunications plc’s BTexact Technologies and BT Wireless businesses said they will work together to develop applications and services for next-generation mobile Internet devices. The …

LAS VEGAS-For an industry obsessed about the future, to the point where it often forgets to tackle the issues of today, Cingular’s Wireless Alliances and Vision Exchange conference here last …

Transition is the word of the year, according to UBS Warburg’s analysis of mobile handset sales for the first quarter and forecast for the rest of 2001. Suppliers are struggling …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Swedish mobile operator Telia said it will provide GPRS access to its 3 million wireless customers by September. “Our tests have been a great success, and once the summer …

NEW YORK-Wireless data is like a diamond in the rough, waiting for ways to smooth out its rough edges into sparkling facets that will attract growing numbers of consumers into …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Tality Corp., a subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems Inc., has developed a GSM/GPRS handset design solution, a platform that Tality said will accelerate the way to GSM/GPRS handsets. …

WHEATON, Md.-Not even the faster speeds and packet-based design of GPRS networks can save the WAP standard, which is of such poor quality that operators will continue to be forced …

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericcson has signed an agreement to market and sell Aspiro’s portfolio of WAP, SMS and GPRS applications and concepts for entertainment and messaging as part of Ericsson’s WISE Portal. …

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.-China Mobile has awarded five contracts valued at $146 million to Motorola Inc.’s Global Telecom Solutions Sector to build GSM and GPRS networks in five provinces in China. …

MUNICH-Airtel Spain has chosen Siemens AG’s Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group as a main supplier for GPRS technology. Siemens IC Mobile will supply and implement all necessary components, including …

While carriers’ network upgrade plans have garnered the majority of attention from the wireless industry, there is another equally important area that many wireless companies are now focusing on: the …

ORLANDO, Fla.-In the sun-draped city of Orlando, with its springtime spurts of rain and dreamy lakes, the Universal Wireless Communications Consortium drew a mixed crowd of wireless vendors, operators, developers …

China Mobile Communications Corp., the largest wireless operator in China, recently announced plans to create a wireless Internet setup much like NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode service in Japan, but the company …

LONDON-Cable & Wireless launched its GPRS Roaming Exchange mobile data roaming service, allowing mobile operators to offer users wireless access to data services internationally. Cable & Wireless said the GRX …