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NEW YORK-Industry giants and unknown start-ups are heading into the home stretch of the race to make fuel cells commercially viable and available by 2002 as the next generation of …

Czech Republic Airspan Networks said it signed a contract with TES Media, a Czech telecommunications operator, to deploy a new fixed wireless network across the Czech Republic. TES Media’s network, …

As handset makers continue to stretch their resources in the three digital technologies and future 3G technologies, they are finding an increasing need to outsource a portion of the business. …

NEW YORK-If Silicon Valley’s view is correct, all distribution of products and services will migrate to the Internet and companies will therefore close their call centers and stores. But this …

WASHINGTON-The world’s top mobile-phone manufacturers have agreed to include radiation data with new phones, a move that comes as suspicion has increased about whether wireless devices cause brain cancer. The …

HELSINKI, Finland-The SyncML initiative released version 1.0 Alpha of the SyncML specification, which is designed to synchronize data across multiple networks, platforms and devices. An upgraded SyncML Reference Toolkit, originally …

Austria Nokia Corp. will supply its MetroHopper Radio, a wireless access link antenna using the 58 GHz frequency band for transmission, for base station access to Austrian mobile operator Max.mobile. …

NEW YORK-Like the Wizard of Oz working the controls unseen, electronic commerce could soon become the primary delivery and fulfillment mechanism for all goods and services, regardless of whether consumers …

Wireless Internet technology Integra Micro Systems Indian software company Integra Micro Systems introduced a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) browser for the PalmOS platform, allowing Palm devices to access Wireless Markup …

NEW DELHI, India-The Southeast Asian region is set to enter a new era of wireless data within the next two years. Many operators in the region have already introduced wireless …

DUBLIN, Ireland-High license costs and fierce competition have further increased the pressure on European third-generation (3G) operators to quickly roll out their networks. But while this rush to market will …

DUBLIN, Ireland-Gaining more than 10 million Japanese subscribers within 18 months of launch, NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode wireless Internet service is a genuine industry phenomenon. But despite the Japanese company’s determination …

BOSTON-Very-small-office employees will generate $20 billion in annual service revenues for wireless companies this year, according to a report by Strategy Analytics. The report, “Very Small Office Wireless Opportunities,” noted …

Ding! The bell has sounded for the rematch between Phone.com Inc. and Nokia Corp. in the fight over WAP browser market share, and Nokia is coming out swinging with a …

In the next three to eight months, U.S. wireless carriers will upgrade their HDML-based wireless Internet servers to full WAP compliance, meaning they will support WML technology native in both …

Handset subsidies are falling as digital mobile phones gain huge volumes, but as carriers begin targeting new segments and a new cycle of data-enabled handsets come to market, analysts wonder …

Easy Access Inc. has selected SeaGull Inc.’s Wireless-to-Host solution to wirelessly enable its EZ-Vote mobile voter registration management system. MG Financial Group has introduced wireless access to Forex market trading …

NEW YORK-Marvel Enterprises Inc. has teamed with Nokia Ventures Corp.-funded Riot Entertainment to develop and offer programs and other content for wireless devices based on popular Marvel Comics characters, including …

iMedeon Wireless Web applications provider iMedeon Inc. released iM: Collect, a Palm operating system-based mobile data collection solution. The solution, a complement to iModeon’s iM: Work, includes an administration tool …

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. …

LONDON-In conjunction with releasing its financial results for the first six months of the year, U.K. handheld computer maker Psion plc said it plans to list the Symbian consortium, most …

Alcatel supplied European wireless operators France Telecom Mobiles, Mobistar and Dutchtone a solution that will allow their customers to continue making or receiving calls on their prepaid mobile phones when …

The end is near. That is the prophecy heralded by the principals of Phone.com Inc. and Software.com Inc., which last week said they will merge in what is the largest …

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 …

NEW YORK-Amid the clutter of conflicting and shifting capital market indicators, the outlook for companies in any sector related to wireless telecommunications nevertheless appears positive. The daily whipsawing of the …