SAN DIEGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. signed a definitive agreement with Qualcomm Inc. to launch BREW-enabled wireless data services on its cdma2000 1x network in Tennessee next month and across its other markets later this year. The agreement follows U.S. Cellular's BREW trial in its Knoxville,...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Corp. signed a three-year, multimillion dollar contract with SchlumbergerSema to deliver a multisite frame relay network designed to carry internal and external communications for SchlumbergerSema in the United States.SchlumbergerSema also purchased Sprint PCS wireless services and is implementing a system of...
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.-Wynd Communications launched its WyndPower pack, a collection of wireless services for deaf or hard-of-hearing wireless users.The solution, which enables TTY messaging, voice-to-text messaging and the ability to reach AAA Auto Club for emergency roadside service, will initially be available on...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS reported $2.9 billion in operating revenue for the first quarter of 2003, a 3.5-percent improvement compared with the $2.8 billion the carrier reported for the first quarter of 2002. Operating income increased 24 percent from $113 million last year to...
SARASOTA, Fla.-Retrieval Dynamics Corp. and EarthLink Inc. announced a teaming to create a wireless data package for real estate executives. The program combines a BlackBerry wireless e-mail device from Research In Motion Ltd. with EarthLink's wireless service and real estate applications from RDC."By teaming...
WATERTOWN, Mass.-The wireless data industry continues to expand, with several content companies announcing new strategies and applications.One of the most interesting comes from Mobile-Mind Inc. and Xap Corp., which announced a mobile phone application designed to help students study for the Scholastic Assessment Test...
LONDON-Wireless research and consulting company Strategy Analytics released a new report highlighting the somewhat darker side of the wireless data industry-wireless pornography. The firm said the market for wireless porn is not as large as some in the industry believe, and that it will...
BOSTON-InfoClarus, which supplies mobility solutions for enterprises, has signed an agreement to jointly market its mobility solutions for enterprises in collaboration with Skypath Networks.Skypath is a nationwide provider of wireless services via handheld devices that Motorola Inc. and Research In Motion manufacture. It has...
LONDON-Following a major advertising campaign surrounding T-Mobile's wireless data services, messaging and content company Ucp Morgen announced its contract with T-Mobile International for its Content Download Center.The technology is used for delivery and management of mobile content for t-zones, T-Mobile's data portal. The software...
SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., Sprint PCS and wireless data access solutions provider Commerciant launched a wireless business process application and payment processing system designed for business critical transactions in the mobile work force technology market.The MobileScape service includes a Commerciant-engineered ruggedized handheld mobile device...
HACKENSACK, N.J.-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica Inc. announced it will further reduce its work force, news that comes as the company reported shrinking revenues due to its recent deal with EarthLink."In light of the continued weakness in enterprise technology spending, we have implemented additional cost...
SAN DIEGO-Voyager Systems Inc. reported an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to provide federal, state and local law enforcement with wireless data products and services using the carriers GSM/GPRS network.Voyager said the deal includes its Query, Query/ChoicePoint, Contact and Citation products that will...
HACKENSACK, New Jersey, United States-Wireless enterprise company GoAmerica announced it will further reduce its work force, news that comes as the company reported shrinking revenues due to its recent deal with EarthLink."In light of the continued weakness in enterprise technology spending, we have implemented...
The promise of the converged wireless device is a reality, although exactly what it will look like is still being debated.Those in the industry have long preached the inevitable marriage of computers and mobile phones, and the current selection of high-end devices seems to...
NEW ORLEANS-Samsung Telecommunications America announced three new wireless systems products for the North American market.The products are designed to drive value-added services for CDMA carrier, increasing average revenue per user and lowering expenses.The new line includes teh SCBS-400S5 Pico Base Transceiver Station, InfoMobile 3GS...
NEW ORLEANS-Actix, a global provider of wireless network and service performance software,launched its IVS software for 3G cdma2000 1x, a new desktop-based performance management solution.The software allows CDMA operators to tap into previously unaccessible network performance data to improve the quality of their wireless...
NEW ORLEANS-Although much of the news from last week's CTIA show focused on the typical consumer, Research In Motion Ltd. managed to remind the industry of the importance of the enterprise customer with its new BlackBerry Connect licensing program.The new licensing program expands on...
NEW ORLEANS-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. announced the formation of the AT&T Wireless Systems Integrator Program to help U.S. companies design and implement wireless data solutions. "By teaming with the systems integrators that these companies already rely on for IT support, we can streamline the...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless named Airdesk Inc., an international distributor of telemetry and machine-to-machine wireless data solutions, as a national master agent for its Express Network high-speed data service.Airdesk said Verizon Wireless' data-only pricing plans provide value for M2M wireless data solutions and will allow...
SAN DIEGO-Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless Inc. announced it scored $6.7 million in new financing, which the company said will sustain it until it reaches break-even cash flow."This new investment is necessary for us to execute our business plan and will allow us to...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Several of Sierra Wireless' wireless data products will be included in the "20 Years of Wireless Commemorative Display" at CTIA Wireless 2003, which will highlight companies and products that have significantly impacted wireless voice and data communications during the past 20 years.In...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Wireless Internet users could increase by 300 percent by 2007, with demand on the rise from this year forward, according to the "Wireless Internet Year-End 2002 Review and User Forecast," from Probe Research.Probe expects the Asia-Pacific region to make up more than...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-Wireless Retail Inc. announced it will begin selling SmartServ Online Inc.'s prepaid wireless data cards, which shoppers can purchase inside Wireless Retail's stores."This dramatically changes the distribution model for data application sales," said Sam Cassetta, SmartServ's chairman and chief executive officer. "Wireless Retail's...
WASHINGTON-The wireless data arm of the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association said it plans to expand its focus to include the rapidly growing content creation community, and that content companies Jippii USA, Kargo, Mobliss, m-Qube, Moviso, News Corp. and Pinnacor have joined the group.CTIA's...
