OXFORD, United Kingdom—A joint venture between Orange and U.K.-based cable operator NTL should soon enable Orange cell-phone users to order digital content and have it downloaded via NTL's broadband connection to their homes. NTL said it is also planning to leverage its relationships with...
WAYNE, Pa.—USA Technologies Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of Stitch Networks, with approval from its shareholders to authorize the shares required for the transaction.USA Technologies offers solutions for unattended cashless and m-commerce transactions, associated financial and network services and interactive media technology,...
BRUSSELS, Belgium—GSM Europe member operators met with the European Commission in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss mobile industry issues, the GSM Association said.The meetings came ahead of new telecommunications regulations, expected later this month, that could cut mobile-phone operators' revenue by up to 8...
DALLAS—Alliance Data Systems Corp., Alon USA and Cellenium Inc. announced a new joint mobile commerce product, a move that further crowds the already complex mobile commerce market.The three companies released Cellerate, a new m-commerce product the companies said will create an electronic wallet for...
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.—3Com company CommWorks said it has rolled out its cdma2000 1x EV-DO solution for mobile subscribers at speeds up to 2.4 Megabits per second, 16 times faster than today's connection rates."With 1x EV-DO, mobile data subscribers will enjoy faster access to corporate...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 percent as part of a major shakeup that officials said will enable it to...
WASHINGTON—The Personal Communications Industry Association has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 percent as part of a major shakeup that officials said will enable it to focus on...
TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, on 11 April launched an m-commerce mall on its EZ Web sites. EZ Web is KDDI's version of NTT DoCoMo's i-mode wireless Internet access service.KDDI's new m-commerce mall, called "EZ Shopping Parade," will offer small retailers the opportunity...
CINCINNATI—BCGI announced it has partnered with Cincinnati Bell Wireless to commercially launch the first implementation of the BCGI Wireless Wallet mobile-commerce payment processing solution. Cincinnati Bell is targeting the teen segment with a service that allows subscribers to use their cellular accounts to purchase...
TORONTO—Mobile-commerce company 724 Solutions Inc. announced earnings in line with its revised guidance, but the news didn't do much to bolster investor confidence. The company's stock dropped from about $2.30 per share to just over $2 following the news.The company's revenue for the fourth...
PALO ALTO, Calif.—The mobile-commerce industry gained yet another standards body, the PayCircle consortium, which is aimed at creating interfaces that will allow all m-commerce applications to work with various proprietary payment systems and processes. In today's m-commerce market, the m-commerce applications from most vendors...
HELSINKI, Finland-The MeT initiative, which was founded to establish standards for secure mobile transactions, announced it now has 55 associate members, a number that demonstrates the importance of development of specifications and deployment of mobile commerce solutions, the group said.New members include AU-System, Comverse,...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—The much troubled German e-commerce developer Brokat Technologies has agreed to sell its mobile business unit to EOne Global, a U.S. company specializing in payment solutions via the Internet, for a reduced price of e28.25 million (US$24.8 million). Brokat said in August...
WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts, United States—In an effort to spur mobile commerce, four credit card giants joined forces to create the Mobile Payment Forum, which will work to address key issues like interoperability, passwords, cardholder authentication and encryption methods.According to the forum, the goal is to...
WAKEFIELD, Mass.—In an effort to spur mobile commerce, four credit card giants joined forces to create the Mobile Payment Forum, which will work to address key issues like interoperability, passwords, cardholder authentication and encryption methods.According to the forum, the goal is to "offer consumers...
HELSINKI, Finland-Scandinavia has long been the most fertile and concentrated spawning ground for technology innovation in Europe. The torchbearers for this culture have been led by global names such as Nokia, Ericsson, Benefon and Europolitan.In 1985, Nokia's main claim to fame was as one...
LONDON-The introduction of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) in Sweden and NTT DoCoMo's launch of third-generation (3G) services has set the scene for a new approach to mobile devices, both by operators and end users. The market for mobile devices and wireless access is...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Yankee Group has cautioned that cell-phone operators in Europe must do a better job of providing useful and premium content and services to boost the prospects of m-commerce."Far too often, we have heard the term 'm-commerce' used to describe just about...
BOSTON-International Business Machines Corp. has agreed to partner with Netonomy to offer wireless operators self-service capabilities like personalized, self-service e-care and m-commerce solution, using the MyNetonomy application."On-line self-service account management is an important next step for network operators and their subscribers," said Simon Dyson,...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—In preparation for next week's GlobalXChange 2001 show, the Personal Communications Industry Association is announcing keynote speakers and discussion leaders.Author and consultant Don Tapscott is slated to give a keynote address at the tradeshow. Tapscott has authored or co-authored seven books on applying...
TORONTO—Diversinet announced an initiative aimed at simplifying mobile-commerce services for business, application developers and consumers in Hong Kong.The company's OneWPKI initiative will offer a single infrastructure for businesses and carriers looking to offer secure m-commerce applications, Diversinet said. This will eliminate businesses' need to...
While I believe that m-commerce will someday become mainstream in the United States, I have to admit that my eyes always tend to glaze over a bit when a wireless application service provider starts to talk about how people will use their wireless device...
NEW YORK-"If they build advanced networks and better devices, mobile commerce will fly."That's been the resounding incantation from m-commerce hopefuls in the wireless industry to date. The reason mobile commerce hasn't taken off yet is because the networks are way too slow and the...
