Pinpoint

Growth of the wireless location-pinpointing industry is evident with a flurry of company announcements. Boston-based Skyhook Wireless said it raised $6.5 million in its first round of Series B financing. …

WASHINGTON-At the stroke of midnight Saturday, all the wireless carriers that selected a handset solution for E-911 Phase II rules failed to meet the FCC’s requirements, and as RCR Wireless …

WASHINGTON-More than two-thirds of the nation’s population has access to enhanced 911 service, largely because it is being deployed in urban areas faster than in rural communities, according to figures …

WASHINGTON-More than two-thirds of the nation’s population has access to enhanced 911 service, largely because it is being deployed in urban areas faster than in rural communities, according to figures …

BOSTON-Metro Wi-Fi location systems provider Skyhook Wireless said it raised $6.5 million in its first round of Series B financing. The company stated that Bain Capital Ventures led the round, …

Wireless distributor and fulfillment services provider Brightpoint Inc. is going directly to consumers with branded retail stores. The company said it plans to sell mobile phones and services from Sprint …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Ditech Communications Corp. announced its Voice Quality Evaluation Program, which the company said is a network-advisory program that allows carriers to evaluate and repair network problems that affect …

While the industry steps up marketing campaigns in an effort to push lucrative nonvoice applications, content providers are quietly working to create “mobile communities” centered on wireless content and services. …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint introduced two location-based services that will provide driving directions and roadside assistance via a wireless voice call to customers who opt in to the services. The company …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint introduced two location-based services that will provide driving directions and roadside assistance via a wireless voice call to customers who opt in to the services. The company …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week said the spectrum Nextel Communications Inc. is giving up as part of the FCC’s 800 MHz band retuning plan is worth $452 million more …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission late Wednesday said the spectrum Nextel Communications Inc. is giving up as part of the FCC’s 800 MHz band retuning plan is worth $452 million more …

Nextel subscribers may soon use their cell phones as divining rods to find cheap gas. Televigation, a California-based provider of location-based services for mobile users, has developed a “fuel finder” …

RFID chips that can be used to scan inventory are either the latest, greatest way to track large pallets entering the retail warehouse or another step toward a world where …

While Wal-Mart Stores Inc. joins the high-tech industry in celebrating its recently launched supply-chain management Radio Frequency Identification pilot program, consumer privacy groups are shaking their collective heads, concerned about …

ATLANTA-The U.S. wireless content industry continues to crackle with growing pains as Japanese gaming company Square Enix announced it will buy UIEvolution for a stunning $58 million in cash. The …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Wireless data company AirLink Communications Inc. announced three of its products, AirLink Redwing CDMA, AirLink Raven CDMA and AirLink Pinpoint CDMA, have received certification from Verizon Wireless and will …

ORLAND PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. announced its global positioning system antenna will be used in the 2004 Lincoln Aviator luxury Sports Utility Vehicle’s navigation system. With GPS capabilities, the car will …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Following the acquisition in March of wireless local are network (WLAN) operators Megastream and Munich-based WLAN, fixed-line carrier Swisscom, which now has more than 800 WLAN access points, …

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-With $3 million, Ardesta LLC has started a new small tech company, Sensicast Systems Inc. that will develop and market low-power, battery-operable, wireless sensor network solutions for the …

CARY, N.C.-Wireless software platform provider Pinpoint Networks Inc. announced it closed new venture funding with Intel Capital, which brings the company’s total funding to $20 million since its founding in …

LONDON-Hutchison 3G U.K. Ltd. announced agreements with five companies to deliver location-based services to its future U.K. third-generation subscribers. The agreements are with the U.K. national mapping agency Ordnance Survey …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said that through an extension of its agreement with Pinpoint Networks Inc. it can offer enhanced services to its Mobile Web by VZW with MSN customers using …

EDISON, N.J.-mFormation Technologies Inc. announced its Enterprise manager Version 1.4 is now available. “In addition to improvements in usability and additional diagnostics to help pinpoint problems more easily, this latest …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—The Alan Broadband Co. Inc. recently released the Zap Checker, a handheld device that detects and displays transmitted electronic energy. Zap Checker detects devices being used in bandwidths …