Handsets

ATLANTA-Synchronization between wireless handsets and personal computers remains a priority in data management circles, as both Synchrologic Inc. and FusionOne Inc. introduced separate synchronization products last week. Synchrologic made available its iMobile Data Synchronization 3.0 for enterprise data synchronization with …

SYDNEY, Australia-Cable & Wireless Optus, which operates a mobile-phone network in Australia, said it is in discussions with other telecom companies about forming a partnership in mobile telephony outside Australia. In addition, the company announced alliances for offering mobile data …

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-CDMA-based wireless services will enable hundreds of millions of people to access multimedia content wirelessly, according to a study by Datacomm Research Co. “The wireless Internet market will explode once operators begin delivering streaming media at reasonable prices. Our …

Audible clarity is not a strong suit for most cellular phones. Whether caused by poor reception, inadequate volume levels on a handset or noisy natural surroundings, cell-phone conversations can turn into yelling matches worthy of daytime talk shows. Israeli-based Waves …

LOS ANGELES-As the official communications and wireless company of the 2000 Democratic National Convention, SBC Communications Inc. provided voice, data, video and wireless services for the four-day convention, and the more than 15,000 journalists and 5,000 participating delegates. SBC noted …

Astata Corp. is a new wireless application service provider with a focus on the enterprise application market. As a means of promoting its wireless gateway platform, the company recently introduced several applications geared toward the mobile business professional-E-Attach, EZ Print …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-As carriers continue to roll out wireless Internet services worldwide, subscribers are expected to migrate to these new data services at a high rate, according to Allied Business Intelligence. Shipments of WAP-enabled handsets will grow from 33 percent …

The speculation started in late June. Analysts began questioning whether the mobile-handset market was going soft. Their suspicions appeared justified when the world’s largest handset vendor, Nokia Corp., said third-quarter results would be lower because of the Finnish company’s timing …

NEW YORK-AirLink PCS, the E-block fledgling of a century-old local exchange carrier, has found a niche providing its prepaid “Super Cordless” service for calling from and within a six-county area of Michigan. “We’ve had visits by dozens of people from …

The mainstream media’s honeymoon with WAP technology ended long ago, but the relationship has deteriorated so much lately that the entire affair seems ready for marriage counseling. One reason for the discord is media has a new mistress-iMode. While the …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will offer two-way short messaging service later this year, giving the carrier a more seamless data offering with its affiliates. AT&T Wireless offers SMS service today and relaunched its PocketNet service, based on Cellular …

NEW YORK-Any wireless carrier that frets about competition on its turf should consider SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd., the fourth licensee in Hong Kong. The city-state has a population of 6.9 million, of whom 4 million already are mobile customers. Serving …

France Brightpoint Inc. subsidiary Brightpoint France SARL, entered an agreement with Motorola S.A. France, a subsidiary of Motorola Inc., to distribute Motorola wireless communications handsets in France. Financial terms of the agreement were not released. Italy Nokia announced it will …

Qualcomm Inc.’s financial results came in line with consensus estimates last week, but the company expects falling chip sales because of slower handset sales anticipated in South Korea. Marc Cabi, managing director with Credit Suisse First Boston, downgraded Qualcomm to …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless introduced a wireless Internet service called Mobile Web, featuring the ability for users to create custom home pages. Subscribers can configure a personal home page by dictating which text message alerts they wish to have sent to …

Component shortages and a widespread shift to entry-level phones impacted second-quarter earnings from L.M. Ericsson. The company’s stock fell 11 percent on the news and was trading around $20.13 at RCR press time. Ericsson reported net income of $1.13 billion, …

The Third Generation Partnership Project, a standards body initially established by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to work on W-CDMA technology, last week agreed to include standards work on GSM technology as well. The organizational partners, which consist of standards-development …

WASHINGTON-Thomas Sugrue, chief of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, has begun preparing for the likelihood that many mobile-phone carriers will not meet upcoming deadlines governing location-based 911 wireless emergency service rules. Meanwhile, Sugrue and his staff are mired in other …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and BT Wireless announced the first phase of their strategic alliance designed to create seamless mobile communications services worldwide for global travelers and multinational companies. The carriers nine months ago announced the alliance called Advance, which …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Brazilian wireless carrier Telesp Celular S.A. launched wireless Internet access service using Phone.com Inc.’s UP.Link Server and MyPhone applications on its Code Division Multiple Access network. Telesp expects 500,000 subscribers to be using Wireless Application Protocol-enabled CDMA handsets …

It’s been a wild roller-coaster ride for Qualcomm Inc.’s stock this year. The former Wall Street angel is fighting a public-relations battle that says a move to wideband Code Division Multiple Access technology is a move away from Qualcomm. Such …

Adding to the list of carriers deploying its BrandFinder and MapBlast! location-based marketing information, Vicinity Corp. said Verizon Wireless will offer the services to its subscribers nationwide with Internet-enabled phones. Vicinity formerly had a similar relationship with GTE Wireless, which …

For those people still neglecting to turn off their cellular phones in public places like movie theaters, churches and restaurants, a technology is in the works that will take the monitoring responsibilities away from the cell- phone user and automatically …

Analysts these days are seeing rays of hope for Nokia Mobile Phone’s dismal market share in the CDMA handset business. The world’s largest mobile-phone manufacturer dominates the global Time Division Multiple Access and Global System for Mobile communications handset markets, …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Brazilian wireless carrier Telesp Celular said it began offering Internet access services based on the Wireless Application Protocol. The WAAAP-The Pocket Internet service allows users to send and receive e-mail; access bank accounts; and receive online news, traffic …