ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. said it has been awarded a patent for its "Prepaid Real-Time Web-Based Reporting" solution. The solution allows prepaid wireless subscribers to obtain billing and usage information from the Internet in real time. The patent brings the total number of patents...
MEERBUSCH, Germany-European wireless content company Mobile Scope announced an innovative new technology that combines perhaps the two hottest areas of wireless data: camera phones and gaming.Mobile Scope said its new Moorhen Camera X technology will be available in March, and will allow users to...
MEERBUSCH, Germany-European wireless content company Mobile Scope announced an innovative new technology that combines perhaps the two hottest areas of wireless data: camera phones and gaming.Mobile Scope said its new Moorhen Camera X technology will be available in March, and will allow users to...
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Wall Street roared its approval of struggling wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. as the company reported break-even financials and a major CDMA EV-DO deal with Verizon Wireless. Indeed, Novatel's stock was up almost 25 percent in trading after the news to...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-Vodafone said it is using Mobilitec Inc.'s Java technology to power the application downloading features of its Live! wireless data service.Mobilitec's mPower product is already in use in Vodafone's Australia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand operations."This agreement with Mobilitec...
Nextel Communications Inc.'s next-generation plans are set to be tested by the public as the carrier is planning a network trial in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area using Flarion Technologies Inc.'s Fast Hopped Low Latency Access with Seamless Handoff, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, or Flash-OFDM,...
RESTON, Va.-One option for Nextel Communications Inc.'s next-generation wireless data network is set for public consumption as the carrier is planning a network trial in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area using Flarion Technologies Inc.'s Flash-OFDM-based technology. The carrier, which refused to comment on the trial,...
Digital rights management has arisen as one of the most critical elements of the wireless data industry. And in an acknowledgement of the importance of the technology, the Open Mobile Alliance today released an updated version of its DRM specifications."There is a strong market...
DALLAS-Machine-to-machine (M2M) business applications-distinguished from wireless data services in their ability to automatically and autonomously communicate, control and affect the operation of remote machines or systems in real time-will create significant new revenue opportunities for wireless equipment manufacturers, service providers and application developers, according...
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. faces a range of obstacles, both major and minor. But one challenge overshadows the rest, according to Mike Lazaridis, the company's president and co-chief executive officer."RIM's biggest competitor is ignorance," Lazaridis said. "Our challenge continues to be and has...
SEOUL, South Korea-Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said it signed an agreement with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. to add BlackBerry capability to its mobile phones.Samsung is the latest in a line of major licensing deals for RIM. Nokia Corp., Sony Ericsson and others...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless bolstered its phone offerings as well as its wireless data application listings through two new deals.First, the nation's largest carrier announced it will sell the new VX4500 phone from LG Electronics Co. Ltd. for $90 with a two-year agreement. The LG...
DALLAS-Machine-to-machine (M2M) business applications-distinguished from wireless data services in their ability to automatically and autonomously communicate, control and affect the operation of remote machines or systems in real time-will create significant new revenue opportunities for wireless equipment manufacturers, service providers and application developers, according...
LA JOLLA, Calif.-Wireless data technology vendor M7 Networks Inc. said it scored $3 million in series C venture funding, with Enterprise Partners Venture Capital leading the round."We firmly believe that 2004 is going to be a breakout year in the U.S. for wireless data...
Despite being a relatively new player in the traditional wireless field, Wi-Fi services have quickly taken over as one of the leading technologies for high-speed wireless data communications as shown by the small but increasing number of tech-savvy consumers clustered in local coffee houses...
"We're a bunch of wireless guys that absolutely love wireless data," Russell Simatic said of his three partners, himself and their one-year-old venture, Pulse.Simatic, president and chief executive officer, and vice presidents Gordon Clark, Jeff Loltveit and Jeff Volkman left Sprint PCS in 2002...
HELSINKI, Finland-Internet portal Yahoo! dropped its stake in TeliaSonera's Zed wireless data portal, but said it will continue to offer co-branded services with Zed across Europe.Yahoo! purchased a 15-percent equity interest in Sonera Zed Ltd. in 2002 with an option to acquire the remaining...
AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner Edge Wireless L.L.C. said a federal court has placed an injunction prohibiting U.S. Cellular Corp. from marketing its recently launched Easyedge wireless data service in select Oregon, California and Idaho markets where Edge Wireless offers service, citing possible...
ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TCS) announced it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the Enterprise Mobility Solutions (EMS) division of Aether Systems Inc., valued at $19 million. "TCS is now well positioned to offer wireless data and location-based solutions incorporating platform technologies for...
Internet portal Yahoo! dropped its stake in TeliaSonera's Zed wireless data portal, but said it will continue to offer co-branded services with Zed across Europe.Yahoo! purchased a 15-percent equity interest in Sonera Zed Ltd. in 2002 with an option to acquire the remaining interests....
BEND, Ore.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. network partner Edge Wireless L.L.C. said a federal court has placed an injunction prohibiting U.S. Cellular Corp. from marketing its recently launched Easyedge wireless data service in select Oregon, California and Idaho markets where Edge Wireless offers service, citing...
BORDEAUX, France-Looking to cash in on the massive success of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" motion picture, wireless games company In-Fusio said it reached a deal with Jamdat Mobile Inc. to distribute Jamdat's "King"-based game throughout Europe.Wireless games have...
Audiovox Communications Corp. has pitched into the push-to-talk market by unveiling two new handsets with PTT capabilities, the CDM-8425 and CDM-8475.Top phone makers like Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG have promised to roll out more of such phones with different capabilities.Both Audiovox handsets are...
Succeeding with a business partner in China is not always about great business acumen. Sometimes, it boils down to opening a taste bud for a snake delicacy.Two companies, Analog Devices Inc. and Starent Networks Corp., said they have built relationships with their partners in...
