TOKYO-Japanese mobile Internet users by the end of March 2001 will reach 38 million, doubled from the number of wireless Internet users at the end of September, according to a recently released government estimate.When the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) began tracking the...
Future applications for the wireless Internet will depend on its ability to offer data transmission speeds that are comparable with the wired Web. With the potential for increased speeds, wireless Internet users will be able to conduct transactions and connect with services that previously...
MUNICH, Germany-Webraska and Blue Impact announced today they will team up to develop personal navigation services on wireless personal digital assistants.Their objective is to offer Internet-based distributed navigation on PDAs, which will enhance car navigation with traffic information and up-to-date coverage.The announcement comes after...
Deutsche Telekom expects to obtain approval of its proposed purchase of VoiceStream Wireless Corp. by the first quarter of next year, according to a report in German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The deal, valued at $37 billion, still requires U.S. regulatory approval.Lucent Technologies...
Democracy is so refreshing when it defies precision political choreography. So it was last Tuesday when the 2000 presidential election turned into Twin Peaks, Duck Soup, Seinfeld, HeeHaw and Dallas all in one. "Whaddaya mean I voted for Pat Buchanan, and not Al Gore!?"Here...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Metricom Inc. has agreed to deliver its Ricochet high-speed mobile Internet access technology to Aether Systems Inc. corporate customers.Under the deal, Aether will become an authorized service provider of the Ricochet network, providing customers wireless connections at 128 kpbs. Aether will sign...
HandsetsNeopointThe company released new dual-band and tri-mode smart phones that include increased capacity for personal digital assistant functions, built-in e-mail capabilities and a NeoPad Qwerty keyboard. The dual-band NeoPoint 2000 and tri-mode NeoPoint 2600 phones hold more than 2,000 contacts, schedule, task and personal...
SAN FRANCISCO-Brience Inc., an enterprise wireless Internet technology enabler, is cooperating with Ericsson Canada Inc. to deliver mobile Internet solutions to service providers and enterprise customers.The two have selected CDPD technology to allow enterprise customers to access intranets, corporate databases, localized content-based solutions and...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-Always a keen advocate of mobile Internet technology, Nokia has linked with Excite Europe to offer a directory search engine on the regular Internet. The service, which will be available through the main Nokia Web site and via Excite's various pan-European sites,...
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles and Microsoft Corp. extended their current agreement to deploy next-generation mobile Internet services for corporate and consumer customers. The companies are establishing a joint executive advisory team to assess and plan new mobile products and services for Telefonica Moviles customers.The joint...
NEW YORK-SyncIT.com, a supplier of bookmark synchronization technology, reported an agreement with mobile Internet company AvantGo Inc. to enable Palm OS and Pocket PC users to synchronize their Internet bookmarks between their mobile devices and local computers.
ST. LOUIS-Both leading presidential candidates in last Tuesday's debate here reiterated plans to beef up the military with next-generation technology, positions that could conflict with President Clinton's directive to force the Pentagon and others to surrender radio spectrum to third-generation mobile-phone carriers.In a post-Cold...
SINGAPORE-Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.-backed mobile phone company One.Tel announced its intention to pull out of the Singapore telecommunications market, citing Singapore Telecom as creating an unfavorable environment. One.Tel will move back to its Asian hub in Hong Kong. It further plans to channel back...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Amdocs unveiled an enhanced version of its IAF Horizon solution to support mobile Internet Protocol services and allow mobile service providers to capture new revenue streams via advanced support for revenue sharing, sponsoring, m-commerce and location-based services."IAF Horizon eliminates infrastructure barriers when...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia and KG Telecom agreed to cooperate on the development of third-generation (3G) mobile networks and applications. The memorandum of understanding includes cooperation on the definition and creation of 3G and mobile Internet Protocol services.The companies will also work together on network technology...
HELSINKI, Finland-Italian telecommunications operator Wind selected Nokia Corp. as a turnkey supplier of a third-generation wireless communications system, including the supply of Nokia's mobility core network, radio access technology and mobile terminals.Wind expects to launch 3G mobile Internet services across Italy in the event...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Networks selected ABB, Bovis Lend Lease, MKI and Wireless Facilities Inc. as its main partners for turnkey implementation of third-generation and GSM networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.Nokia said its partners will help with network planning, site acquisition, construction work,...
BARCELONA, Spain-Nokia Corp. introduced several new third-generation network solutions and mobile Internet application platforms designed for wireless operators and service providers at the UMTS 2000 Congress in Barcelona, Spain.Nokia said it also will introduce live 3G applications like music video downloads and interactive shopping.The...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Finnish-based mobile operator Radiolinja signed a partnership agreement to develop and supply Nokia's mCatch, which enables location-based services to be introduced into mobile Internet networks. Radiolinja, which will contribute Received Signal Strength Algorithms for mCatch, will be the first operator...
BARCELONA, Spain-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Dutch wireless operator KPN plan to trial Universal Mobile Telecommunications System specifications along with mobile Internet applications.The trial will be based on European Telecommunications Standards Institute Release 99, which includes the newest specifications for the UMTS third-generation mobile communications...
BARCELONA, Spain-Net2wireless Corp. joined Lucent Technologies Inc.'s Mobile Internet affiliates program under which Net2Wireless' 3Gate Platform, a solution designed to enhance the performance of multimedia content on mobile devices, will be offered to global mobile service providers."The 3Gate Platform and Net2Wireless' advanced compression techniques...
MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Sanyo Fisher Co., a division of Sanyo North America Corp., reported plans for an alliance to accelerate commercialization of mobile Internet services over Lucent wireless networks and next-generation Sanyo consumer appliances.The planned complementary offer, named 1XEVolution, will enable...
Amdocs will integrate its IAF Horizon billing, rating, customer-care and service management solution with Comptel plc's MDS mediation software to provide mobile Internet Protocol service providers with an integrated billing mediation, rating and billing solution together with service activation and customer care. Motorola Inc....
HELSINKI, Finland-Spanish wireless operator Telefonica Mobiles Espana agreed to implement Nokia Corp.'s General Packet Radio Service core solution into its commercial mobile network, supporting more than 12 million subscribers.Nokia also announced that Swiss operator DiAx activated the first nationwide GPRS mobile network in Switzerland...
