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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. announced last Tuesday the public offering of 6.6 million shares of common stock at $135 per share in conjunction with a two-for-one stock split. As a …

OWNINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. unveiled a new initiative to develop and host business Internet applications using the Wireless Application Protocol, called the WAP Enterprise Center. Aether said the service …

Enhanced specialized mobile radio operators are poised to lead the country in rolling out Wireless Application Protocol services next year. Today, no U.S. wireless provider offers full WAP services. But …

As the wireless industry continues its journey toward the convergence of wireless and Internet, many have kept a wary eye on Microsoft Corp. to determine where wireless concerns can fit …

United Kingdom British Telecommunications plc is close to a deal with Viag, the German utility, that would give it access to the Austrian telecom market and more control in Switzerland, …

SAN FRANCISCO-Act now! GSM carriers need to deploy wireless data today, speakers told Global System for Mobile communications operators at last week’s GSM in North America conference here. Carriers need …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Lucent Technologies Inc. introduced a uniform gateway to its Autoplex and Flexent Wireless Networks products, enabling network operators to introduce personalized or user-customized wireless data services that depend …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Following up its widely acclaimed NeoPoint 1000 smart phone, NeoPoint Inc. last week at Wireless I.T. introduced a location-based wireless portal called myAladdin.com. The portal is positioned as …

“Long live Global Wireless newspaper.” That’s what one of our readers wrote to me in a letter recently (see facing page), and I liked it so much I decided to …

The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) had the biggest coming-out party of its 20-month lifespan during Telecom ’99 in Geneva, with more than 100 carriers, vendors and content providers displaying WAP …

Phone.com added to its mounting momentum by signing a definitive agreement to buy the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) products and operations of infrastructure software company APiON of Belfast, Northern Ireland. …

Finland. Sonera began offering High Speed Circuit Switched Data services to its data customers 6 September, but without available handsets. Sonera said it wanted to be ready when handsets are …

Perhaps the greatest indicator of how the wireless data industry has matured is the almost giddy buzz of excitement generated by this week’s Wireless I.T. show in Santa Clara, Calif., …

Telstreet.com announced it offers wireless phones, service and accessories online. “Telstreet.com takes responsibility for the entire customer experience from buying to fulfillment to delivery of the order,” said Terry Dwyer, …

Hungary Motorola Inc. said it is providing Hungarian mobile operator Westel 900 its Mobile Internet Exchange communications platform. The trial is Hungary’s first deployment of the Wireless Application Protocol. It …

The Lexicus Division of Motorola Inc. introduced its iTAP keypad text entry system, which requires one key press to select a letter instead of several, based on a dictionary of …

Wireless Internet start-up firm OpenGrid Inc. found itself in the wireless spotlight last week when industry titans Motorola Inc. and Philippe Kahn-chief executive officer of Motorola’s Starfish Software subsidiary-invested in …

TORONTO-Wyrex Communications Inc. announced it formed a new business division specializing in wireless data. The first phase is concentrated on developing Wireless Application Protocol applications for clients, including WAP gateway …

The Wireless Application Protocol had the biggest coming-out party of its 20-month life span during Telecom ’99 in Geneva, with more than 100 carriers, vendors and content providers displaying WAP …

Harris Harris Corp. previewed its ClearBurst 2.5/3.4/10.5 GHz point-to-multipoint system, the newest addition to the Harris broadband wireless access product line, which is intended for deployment by public service providers …

GENEVA – Sonera SmartTrust and L.M. Ericsson announced a digital signature solution for secure wireless e-commerce using Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phones. Sonera SmartTrust developed wireless security solutions based on Public …

GENEVA-Sonera, the Finnish telecommunications operator, announced it plans to enter the wireless portal business. The company said it initially will focus its efforts on Western Europe and the United States, …

GENEVA-The European Telecommunications Standards Institute and the Wireless Application Protocol Forum signed a cooperation agreement designed to drive interoperability of standards for wireless mobile Internet, according to the WAP Forum. …

NEW YORK-A parallel universe of messaging service providers is coming into existence alongside Internet service providers to manage and unify the proliferation of devices and modes by which people receive …

Oracle Corp. introduced wireless Internet software called Portal-to-Go, a universal translator of sorts designed to allow wireless devices to communicate with any Internet site, intranet database or network-aware appliance. Based …