NEW YORK-Although growing use of Research In Motion's BlackBerry e-mail service has congested wireless networks in some areas, paging carriers are not well-positioned to seize this opportunity to serve as alternative providers, said Jim Balsillie, co-chief executive officer of RIM."Paging carriers have tried to...
Motorola Inc. said it is considering selling its Integrated Systems Group, its government and information technology business based in Scottsdale, Ariz. "Motorola's Integrated Information Systems Group is performing well financially," said Ed Breen, president of Motorola's network sector. "The group has important business alliances...
GoBeam Inc.GoBeam Inc. rolled out its GoBeam Dashboard, a dashboard user interface that enables customers to easily manage business communication services from a browser-based console. The service is accessible through the GoBeam Web site and requires no software to run. The GoBeam Dashboard includes...
TORONTO-Handspring Inc. today announced a distribution agreement with Hartco, which the company said would extend the retail distribution of its line of Visor personal digital assistants and Springboard expansion modules further into Canada.In addition, Handspring said its Blazer Web browser will be available immediately...
Customers looking for Verizon Wireless service will now have an additional 4,400 outlets to chose from following last week's announcement with RadioShack Corp. to house Verizon Wireless stores-within-a-store in RadioShack locations across the country. Verizon Wireless will join Sprint PCS, which signed a deal...
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission made a major ruling this month in favor of Cleveland-based wireless reseller Cellnet Telecommunications Inc. in the company's eight-year legal battle with what are now Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless.The commission's lengthy and complicated ruling agrees in essence with...
In addition to the variety of toppings available for your morning latte, Starbucks Coffee Co. soon will be offering its customers high-speed wireless Internet access.The Seattle-based coffee giant last week announced a five-year strategic relationship with Compaq Computer Corp. to provide its retail stores...
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc., through a subsidiary, completed a $32 million purchase of certain assets of Let's Talk Cellular & Wireless Inc., including approximately 200 retail stores, a national distribution center in Dallas, headquarters and IT infrastructure facilities in Miami, store fixtures and inventory.The...
NEW YORK-SV1, which last year introduced SafeTShield, an aftermarket earpiece cover to reduce radio-frequency emissions from wireless and cordless phones, will begin marketing the product through 7-Eleven stores in May.Since debuting the product a year ago, the Boca Raton, Fla., company said it has...
NEW YORK -Ten Square, San Jose, Calif., plans to expand its provision of wireless e-commerce services to 2,800 service stations and convenience stores in various cities by year-end.The privately held company, whose lead investor is Marconi Ventures, delivers interactive content to consumers during the...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc confirmed the content and technology partners chosen for its Global Platform and Internet Services Group. The partnerships will add design, custom content, advanced search technology, content integration and location-based services to the Vodafone Global Platform, which designs, builds and maintains Vodafone's...
Editor's Note: As part of its celebration of 20 years covering the wireless communications industry, RCR Wireless News each month will take a look back at crucial points in the history of mobile telecommunications. This month, RCR revisits the early days of Nextel and...
CARROLLTON, Texas-CellStar Corp. has entered a two-year agreement with Kyocera Wireless Corp. to distribute wireless phones and accessories in the United States, Latin America and Asia.CellStar will provide distribution and fulfillment services for Kyocera's line of digital wireless phones and accessories, including the new...
NEW YORK-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has agreed to become the first carrier for Digital Angel, which expects to offer the first on-body gauge of vital signs transmitted wirelessly in real time to medical professionals.Since Applied Digital Solutions, Hauppauge, N.Y., announced plans in early November...
While mobile commerce won't become widespread next year, or even in the next few years, it will eventually be huge, according to a study from The Strategis Group, with about 90 million users generating more than $50 billion in revenues by 2007.The study, "U.S....
Earlier this month, bankruptcy officials worked to auction off what was left of TSR Wireless L.L.C., which was the nation's largest privately held paging carrier before it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in December. The auctioneers had hoped to raise enough money to pay...
NEW YORK-Snaz Commerce Solutions, which provides wireless commerce solutions, launched its next-generation mobile wallet. The new wallet facilitates a range of transactions, including micropayments, retail purchases and time-sensitive services."The killer m-commerce solution will consist of best-of-breed applications that are seamlessly integrated from a user's...
AWRApplied Wave Research appointed Ronald Patston as vice president of marketing. Prior to joining AWR, Patston held several positions in various companies in the wireless and EDA industry including Agilent Technologies, Verticom Inc. and Hewlett Packard. As VP of marketing, Patston will lead AWR's...
Two-way messaging licenses held by the now-bankrupt paging company TSR Wireless L.L.C. will be auctioned off near the end of this month, according to the company's bankruptcy trustee Charles Forman.The auction for the two two-way licenses, informally known as the channel 4 and channel...
When Verizon Wireless introduced the Kyocera 6035 smart phone last week, many were surprised by how quickly the country's largest wireless operator brought the new phone to market."Time to market is very important, and Verizon did a good job of getting the phone to...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it will introduce Kyocera Corp.'s 6035 smart phone onto its network beginning March 5.The dual-branded, Palm OS-powered handset features wireless Web access and a near-Palm handheld size screen, and it supports the installation of applications compatible with Palm OS software....
WASHINGTON-Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) told state regulators last week that the answer to how to get broadband services to rural American might be wireless."We can't wire rural America. ... We have a lot of dirt between light bulbs. We know we can't wire rural...
Leap Wireless International Inc. launched its Cricket Comfortable Wireless service in Wichita, Kan., where consumers can take advantage of Leap's unlimited local calling plans for $30 per month. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. began offering service to customers on the island of Hawaii, expanding its...
BUCHAREST, Romania-Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are a new and hopeful concept in the European communications market. The region's mobile market is growing, with strong potential for new operators.The largest problem faced by European operators hoping to break into new markets is limited available...
