wireless data

ATLANTA—Consolidation moves across the wireless data industry continue to hit in waves, this time with three companies announcing sales or mergers. O2wireless Solutions Inc., which offers outsourced telecommunications services, announced …

ATLANTA—EMS Technologies Inc. said it filed a patent infringement lawsuit against LGC Wireless Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta seeking monetary damages …

HELSINKI, Finland—Carriers and vendors across the world continue to refine and define their strategies for offering multimedia messaging services, which many in the industry hope will open the way for …

NEW YORK—A new alliance with Korea Digital Satellite Broadcasting is part of an overall plan for LG Telecom to compete successfully with South Korea’s two larger wireless operators, said Yong …

REDWOOD CITY, California, United States—A wave of consolidation hit the wireless data industry as two major companies announced acquisitions to expand the scope of their products and the extent of …

OWINGS Mills, Md.—Aether Systems Inc. said Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association President Thomas Wheeler and two other board members are stepping down from the financially struggling wireless data firm and …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.—Part of the U.S. Air Force’s research and evaluation division will use a wireless data tracking product from Aether Systems Inc., the company announced. The Materiel Systems Group …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless and Microsoft Corp. announced a strategic alliance to deliver co-developed and jointly marketed wireless data services featuring MSN services and content, Windows Powered devices and enterprise solutions. …

MELBOURNE, Australia—As part of its expanding mobile data strategy, Telstra announced this week a three-month trial in which customers can pay for parking using their GSM mobile phones. “Our customers …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Openwave Systems Inc. has partnered with Telesp Celular to offer World Cup news updates through interactive, real-time messaging applications. Through Openwave’s PUSH technology and Telesp’s CDMA wireless network, …

TORONTO—Rogers AT&T Wireless has inked a deal to provide wireless data services for Purolator Courier, Canada’s largest courier company. Under the deal, Purolator will use Rogers AT&T Wireless technology and …

CALGARY—Motorola Inc.’s Commercial, Government and Industrial Solutions Sector plans to purchase and/or license Wi-Lan Inc.’s high-speed wireless data communications equipment and resell Wi-Lan’s products through the sector’s sales channels, the …

TORONTO—Rogers AT&T Wireless signed an agreement with Canadian delivery company Purolator Courier Ltd. to use the carrier’s GSM/GPRS network to provide an end-to-end wireless data solution enabling access to shipping …

SAN DIEGO—Advanced mobile device maker PC-EPhone Inc. announced it will form a joint venture with Whitelite Communications Ltd., a division of Process Control & Automation Systems, to sell its devices …

RESTON, Va.—Seeking to further solidify its place in the wireless data market, Nextel Communications Inc. released a new wireless modem for laptops, as well as a new data compression technology …

CALGARY—Wi-Lan Incorporated shares soared 20.9 percent after the Calgary-based maker of wireless data communications equipment said it will meet revenue targets for 2002. Its stock was up 42 Canadian cents …

NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands—CMG Wireless Data Solutions announced a major sale to Portugal wireless carrier Optimus for its full multimedia messaging product line. Optimus will use CMG’s Multimedia Messaging Service Centre, …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.—Echoing the guarded optimism expressed by several other wireless data companies, Aether Systems Inc. reported sluggish first-quarter sales but hope for the coming months. “The positive trends beginning …

OTTAWA, Ontario—SiGe Semiconductor announced its RangeCharger-based PA2423MB power amplifier has been chosen by W-Link for use with it’s Class 1 Bluetooth products. SiGe’s power amplifier strengthens signal integrity in W-Link’s …

EMERYVILLE, Calif.—Geoworks Corp. said Nasdaq approved the company’s request to have its common stock traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market starting in May. Geoworks recently shifted its focus from selling …

FORT LEE, N.J.—ReefEdge Inc. released its ReefEdge Service Provider Solution (SPS), a solution that allows service providers to offer broadband wireless data services to mobile corporate users. “The ReefEdge SPS …

LOS ANGELES—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. continued to bolster the content available on its mMode wireless data service through a new deal with PriceGrabber, which will offer a shopping comparison application. …

RESTON, Va.—Wireless data network operator Motient Corp. pulled off what could be considered a magic trick, considering the current economic situation and the dire troubles faced by other wireless data …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.—Verizon Wireless and LG Mobile Phones introduced the new Verizon Wireless VX1 a small, lightweight, tri-mode digital wireless phone. The new phone, designed by LG Mobile Phones, includes voice …

CHICAGO—Cambia Networks, which provided high-end data networking infrastructure products for wireless carriers, shut down late last month. Cambia officials could not immediately be reached for comment. The company launched in …