HERNDON, Va.-CDW Corp.'s government and education subsidiary CDW Government Inc. signed a data solutions provider agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to stock, sell and activate data devices designed for AWS' GSM-based data network. The deal includes Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry devices, which...
TeliaSonera may finally have found a buyer for Sonera Zed Ltd.The Finnish-Swedish operator announced that it has agreed to sell its wireless data portal to Wisdom Entertainment, a Spanish interactive media group, for $37 million. The acquisition, which is pending approval of the German...
I'm not-so-officially declaring 2004 the year of wireless data.Anyone who has been in the industry for a while knows that "next year" has been the year of wireless data since about the mid-1990s. But there are a couple of reasons I think "next year"...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it has reorganized its Get It Now downloadable applications menu in an attempt to make it easier for customers to browse and select from the 500 unique applications the carrier offers from its wireless data service. The reorganization includes the...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Owing to its low cost, WiMax technology will emerge as a viable alternative for U.S. telecom carriers by 2006, according to a study by META Group.The study also said it will be the third option beyond copper wires and voice over Internet Protocol...
Congress has been appropriately cautious in holding the line on how government can tax Internet access. Indeed, earlier this year President Bush extended the moratorium on taxing Internet access for another two years. The thinking is that the Internet is such a powerful information...
LAS VEGAS-Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users in the greater metro area with access to average data speeds of between 300 and 500 kilobits per second. The...
Increasing its presence in the wireless high-speed data game, Verizon Wireless launched its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess service in Las Vegas, providing users in the greater metro area with access to average data speeds of between 300 and 500 kilobits per second. The carrier...
Just over a year after launching its Wi-Fi initiative, Sprint Corp. reported that it will enable customers to access both its CDMA2000 1x-based wide area network as well as its Wi-Fi Zones local area network using a single client interface. Sprint said it will...
JACKSON, Miss.-Rural wireless provider Cellular South launched BREW-based wireless data services on its CDMA2000 1x network in the Southeast, allowing customers to download wireless applications and services to BREW-enabled handsets.The carrier recently noted the completion of the overlay of its legacy TDMA network with...
Sprint Corp. launched its University Wireless Access plan, which allows schools to offer select Sprint PCS rate plans to faculty, staff and students and collect service-plan fees directly from the users. The company noted the service would allow universities and colleges to recoup revenue...
Verizon Communications Inc. reported that its wireless division added a company record 1.5 million subscribers during the second quarter of this year compared with 1.3 million net adds during the second quarter of 2003 and finishing the first half of 2004 with 40.4 million...
Internet dating sites have proven to be one of the most popular aspects of the Web, and as with the gaming, adult-content and music businesses, many matchmaking companies are eager to transfer their wired successes to the wireless venue.Webdate Inc. is launching its Webdate...
The end of the year came early for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. as the carrier made good on its often-repeated plans to offer high-speed wireless data services before the calendar turned over as it launched what it termed commercial UMTS services in four markets...
Motorola Inc. had its share of ups and downs last week, when news of solid earnings and the launch of three new handsets collided with a software glitch in several of its Nextel Communications Inc. A-GPS-enabled phones. The company's second-quarter earnings reflected strong year-over-year...
MIAMI-Webdate Inc. said it was launching its Webdate Mobile application on Western Wireless Corp. and U.S. Cellular Corp.'s CDMA2000 1x-based data networks, providing users with access to Webdate.com's online dating profiles, chat and real-time messaging services through their wireless devices.Webdate noted that it's adding...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.-Motorola Inc.'s V810 phone will debut in North America with U.S. Cellular this September.The phone includes an integrated camera with a built-in picture indicator light, advanced multimedia messaging service and BREW technology for fast access to U.S. Cellular's "easyedge" CDMA 1x wireless data...
CHICAGO-Demand for wireless data services is growing rapidly despite consumers' fears about security, pricing and slow network speeds, according to results of a study released Tuesday.The survey of 4,500 mobile phone users in 13 countries indicates that 41 percent of wireless users expect to...
SEATTLE-Fulfilling previous announcements that it would launch UMTS-based next-generation services in a handful of markets by the end of this year, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it has begun offering commercial services in Detroit, Phoenix, San Francisco and Seattle. The carrier added that it...
DENVER-RCR Wireless News has hired two new staff members.Colin Gibbs is the newest member of the RCR editorial team. He joins the staff as a reporter covering wireless data and content. Previously Gibbs was a reporter at both The Denver Post and The Denver...
MEXICO CITY-Grupo Iusacell said it has agreed to integrate Qualcomm's BREW offering into its CDMA system. This will allow the carrier's customers to access a slew of applications including e-mail, screen savers, games and ring tones on their wireless devices."In Iusacell, we want to...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless unveiled its VZAccess Manager service, which allows customers to manager their remote access needs from anywhere in the country using the carrier's CDMA2000 1x EV-DO BroadbandAccess or 1x-based NationalAccess wireless PC cards and Mobile Office Kits.The service, which was co-developed with...
Vodafone Sweden launched multimedia consumer services via its UMTS-based network in Sweden along with promotional rate plans that include up to 120 free minutes of video calls each month to all networks in the country. The carrier originally launched its next-generation network in February...
ROCKVILLE, Md.-Airbee Wireless Inc., which develops intelligent software for wireless voice, data and video communications, announced it has opened a new development center in Chennai, India, that will function as its primary global research and development facility."Our initial objective was to design, build and...
