As it becomes increasingly clear that users will access the Internet from a variety of devices, wireless included, more and more companies are stepping forward with ideas on how to help manage all that data across various devices.One, NetSanity Inc., began trials this week...
While wireless executives in North America plot in their war rooms about how to sell the wireless Web in an already highly penetrated Internet market, executives just south of the border are wringing their hands in anticipation that the wireless Internet will explode in...
Large carriers across the country are painstakenly trying to determine what wireless Internet service offerings will attract customers. Surprisingly, some small and rural carriers are on the same page.Smaller operators historically have followed the coattails of their metropolitan counterparts when it comes to deploying...
PARIS-France Telecom announced several wireless data initiatives, including General Packet Radio Service and Wireless Application Protocol-based services.The carrier announced the first phase of GPRS service will be rolled out in the greater Lille area in northern France on its Itineris network, as well as...
There seems little doubt the wireless Internet is going to be a reality, but what remains unclear is exactly who will use it, on what devices and using which technology.Many types of wireless devices are entering the marketplace with wireless Internet capabilities, using various...
As the wireless industry is ramping up efforts to convince customers to use their mobile phones for Internet access via Wireless Application Protocol technology, some are taking the concurrent step of preparing for voice access to the Net as well.The issue was the subject...
With concerns rising over the need for enhanced security in future wireless e-commerce, several firms in both the wireless and security industries launched efforts last week aimed at designing secure wireless networks.The largest initiative was that between leading phone manufacturers L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc....
Concerns over the effectiveness of Research In Motion Ltd.'s distribution partners came to a head last week, as expectations of flat revenues in the face of increased spending forced the company's stock down 44 percent, despite positive earnings and new product and partnership announcements.The...
Analysts covering Motorola Inc.'s stock were surprised and irritated last week after the company unexpectedly indicated wireless handset profits would face pressure the rest of the year.Though the company exceeded Wall Street's earnings estimate by a penny, Motorola's stock fell 17.5 percent after the...
French vendor Alcatel SA said it is contemplating an entrance into the U.S. mobile-phone market.The company admitted as much during a press event in Paris during which it announced plans to double its worldwide GSM handset sales this year. The vendor earlier this year...
Add another wireless application service provider to the mix, as Everypath Inc. commercially launched a service designed to extend Web content wirelessly, at Internet World 2000 last week.The company's technology allows enterprise customers and dot-com companies to make their content available on wireless devices...
Having been ruled a monopoly and found guilty of violating federal antitrust laws to maintain that status, Microsoft now faces an uncertain future as federal courts determine how best to provide relief to competitors harmed by its actions, as well as deal with a...
Adaptive Broadband Corp. was awarded a $56 million, five-year contract to provide its AB-Access fixed wireless broadband equipment to Cybertech Wireless Inc., a privately held, business-to-business Internet Service Provider.Aether Systems Inc. has acquired IFX Group plc, a European provider of mobile financial data, for...
MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. launched its new mobile Internet service based on Wireless Application Protocol in the Mexican states of Mexico, Morelos and Hidalgo.The company reported it will offer two versions of the service. The first, Iusacell Mobile Internet 1, will be...
REDMOND, Wash.-British Telecommunications plc, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. and Microsoft Corp. announced they plan to work together to create high-speed data applications for mobile devices domestically and abroad.Under the agreement, Microsoft will dedicate a development team to create mobile applications configured for existing and...
European regulators this year will auction, grant or selectively tender 70 to 80 licenses. It's a double-edged sword for the incumbent operators, which in many places have to compete for a license. If they don't win a license, their value as a company goes...
The hype surrounding the possibilities of wireless Internet services has reached an all-time high following Wireless 2000 in New Orleans last month.But in the wake of this fevered pitch has come a backlash from analysts determined to draw a firm distinction between hype and...
NEW YORK-Despite problems the written Chinese language poses for Internet communications, China may nevertheless become the largest wireless data market in the world.China Telecom Hong Kong, which had 38 million subscribers at the end of 1999, "is closely following and preparing for wireless data,"...
NEW YORK-To simulate third-generation wireless before its deployment, Finland's Sonera has just embarked on a new program, Sonera Mspace, said Kaj-Erik Relander, the company's executive vice president.In partnership with content, service and technology providers, Mspace will conduct in Finland "real life trials with consumers...
CELJE, Slovenia-Inetis Ltd., a mobile Internet and e-commerce solution developer, unveiled a new Web-based service for Wireless Application Protocol site construction called TagTag.The service allows anyone with Internet access to create a WAP site online without knowledge of WAP or Wireless Markup Language technologies....
SAUDI ARABIAL.M. Ericsson and Saudi Telecommunications Co. signed a letter of intent for a major expansion and upgrade of STC's existing Global System for Mobile communications network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The agreement, valued at more than $300 million, calls for Ericsson...
British Telecom plc unveiled its mobile Internet strategy last week, setting up a new unit to offer global mobile Internet services by extending its existing Genie Internet services to Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phones.BT said it will invest $250 million in WAP technology and form...
NEW ORLEANS-Compaq Computer Corp. added to its wireless interests this week, unveiling its Mobile Internet Platform for e-commerce solutions, as well as a long term partnership with Research In Motion Inc.The Mobile Internet Platform is an extension of Compaq's NonStop eBusiness solutions program. The...
HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp.'s mobile phones division introduced four new phones covering a broad range of services and uses at CeBIT 2000 in Germany.The 9110i Communicator, an upgraded version of the 9110, is a Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phone that continues to support Internet browsing and...
