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Over and over again, we’ve been told that compelling content is the key to surviving in the wireless Internet game. A global start-up firm called Quios Inc. this week introduced …

NEW YORK-Mobilocity Inc. entered a preferred partnership with Siemens Business Services to provide strategic consulting, systems integration and WAP application development, among other things, to mobile business clients. As part …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Technology Inc. announced it completed its acquisition of Exalink Ltd., a global supplier of router-based WAP gateways and applications. Comverse, a supplier of software and systems for network-based …

It’s the content stupid! With WAP backlash increasing worldwide, those in the know have pointed to what they call the poor implementation of WAP technology as the major culprit behind …

LOS ANGELES-iNetNow Inc. introduced a human-assisted Web-surfing service designed for wireless Internet access device users. The service provides context-based links in WAP environments that connect users to professional Web surfers, …

BOULDER, Colo.-Siemens AG selected SignalSoft Corp.’s location technology to enhance its deployments of WAP gateways, SignalSoft said. “Location is a key component in the wireless value-added-service market. We believe that …

There it was again, a comparison between Europe, Japan and the United States. In a recent report on the worldwide telematics industry, UBS Warburg noted significant differences between the telematics …

SAO PAULO, Brazil-Two issues characterized the Brazilian cellular market during the first half of the year-an increase in subscriber numbers and the rollout of more advanced services. Latin America in …

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 …

HONG KONG-Hong Kong may become the Asian leader in mobile e-commerce, as network operators rush to embrace next-generation smart cards, said Claus Hansen, GSM marketing director at smart card vendor …

DUBLIN, Ireland-The myth that prepaid cellular users are by definition low-value customers has been firmly discredited, and prepaid services did much to increase GSM penetration among the young and cost …

Shooting yourself in the foot is not to be recommended. But it seems to happen regularly within the mobile industry. The self-inflicted injury is almost always the result of a …

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 …

NEW YORK-In November and December, Sonera zed U.S. Inc. “will dip its big toe into the waters of mobile commerce to see if they’re warm,” and it plans user trials …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson announced plans to work with WorldCom’s UUNET Internet communications subsidiary to develop Internet services for mobile operators. The companies plan to work together on new technology and …

One of the world’s most savvy and chic brand names is coming to the U.S. mobile-phone market next year. Virtual network operator Virgin Mobile USA said it plans to ink …

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 …

LONDON-British carrier One 2 One has chosen Phone.com Inc.’s UP.Link Server Suite to launch WAP-based wireless Internet services in the United Kingdom. This is the second U.K.-based carrier to launch …

LONDON-Yahoo! Europe announced two new wireless partnerships this week, including one with a handset manufacturer and one with a mobile operator. Yahoo! Europe and Trium, a Mitsubishi subsidiary, said Yahoo! …

Analog Devices Analog Devices Inc. introduced the AD9226, a 12-bit, 65 MSPS analog-to-digital converter designed to increase data rates and enable direct intermediate frequency-sampling architectures for communications applications, including next-generation …

In an effort to make up for a history of poor communication with application developers, Motorola Inc. held its first Application Developer Conference last week in San Diego. Dubbed the …

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 …