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BERKELEY, Calif.—Siemens Information and Communication Mobile (IC Mobile) has joined with wireless data software and services provider Idetic Inc. to offer next-generation mobile Internet services. Siemens IC Mobile is licensing …

TORONTO—Bell Mobility said it will begin offering services based on Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Java technology by early next year. The carrier joins the likes of Sprint PCS, Nextel Communications Inc. …

SAN DIEGO—AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its GSM/GPRS network in San Diego including the rollout of its recently introduced mMode wireless data service. The carrier said customers should expect data …

ROME—The market for messaging services continues to lead the development of the worldwide wireless data industry, as shown by several news announcements. First, the GSM Association released figures showing the …

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 …

WASHINGTON—The Personal Communications Industry Association has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 percent as …

TORONTO, Ontario—Research In Motion Ltd.’s new GPRS BlackBerry wireless e-mail/mobile phone device is now available throughout Canada through the company’s deal with Rogers AT&T Wireless. “This advanced wireless communications tool …

FREMONT, Calif.—Nextel Communications Inc. reported the availability of @Road’s iLM2710 Internet Location Manager with Nextel’s iO1000 embedded wireless data modem. The companies said the offering will provide businesses with critical …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Merchants now have a variety of new options to choose from in order to conduct business when they are away from their cash register. Wireless Internet application and service …

NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands—CMG Wireless Data Solutions announced it sold its multimedia messaging service product to Telecomunicacoes Moveis Nacionais, the mobile wing of Portugal Telecom. CMG has worked with TMN since …

TORONTO—Canadians are not getting too excited about the possibilities for short message service (SMS), according to a report released by the Yankee Group in Canada. Its research claims only 5 …

CHICAGO—Verizon Wireless plans to roll out its next-generation Express Network in a trio of new U.S. markets this week, including Chicago, St. Louis and Pittsburgh. The market launch expands the …

TORONTO—Canada’s four national wireless carriers launched commercial availability of inter-carrier mobile text messaging. The four operators, Bell Mobility, Microcell PCS, Rogers AT&T Wireless and Telus Mobility, are all using technology …

TORONTO—Telesis said test results show its Overdrive Mobile Mail Accelerator increases the speed of GPRS wireless data networks by as much as 1,500 percent, while also providing customer cost saving …

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago—Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. said Nortel Networks will supply GSM and GPRS technologies for the upgrade of its wireless network. TSTT said Nortel will …

HACKENSACK, N.J.—GoAmerica Inc. announced it will team with Verizon Wireless to offer the Verizon Wireless Express Network, which is based on 1xRTT CDMA technology, to its corporate customers. According to …

CINCINNATI—InfoSpace launched a new wireless data service with Cincinnati Bell that the company said dramatically simplifies user provisioning of SMS alerts. The new service allows Cincinnati Bell users to stay …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Airtuit announced its BlueMoon 4.0 Mobile applications Server and BlueMoon Micro Edition, which allow mobile users to work in both online and offline modes. The solution is targeted to …

EMERYVILLE, Calif.—Geoworks Corp. gained a new president and chief executive officer as part of its effort to move into the smart-phone operating system and application business. The company’s former chief …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Wireless enterprise software provider Infowave Software announced dismal fourth-quarter results, showing a 30 percent drop in revenues from the same quarter last year and a net loss of …

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Southeast Asian operators are predicted to face unprecedented growth in data traffic during the coming years. Operators in the region have witnessed a surge in data traffic through short …

ADELAID, Australia—Australia hosted a demonstration of third-generation (3G) technology this week by m.Net Corporation. The government said it has funded A$9 million (US$4.6 million) for m.Net, a consortium of Telstra …

LONDON—Logica said its prepaid billing software will be installed by Trinidad and Tobago’s TSTT Mobile Services. TSTT will launch prepaid wireless data services over a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) …

WASHINGTON—The Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association held the first meeting of its Wireless Internet Caucus Leadership Council last week. The council said it will address hurdles facing the U.S. market …

DUBLIN, Ireland—Trinidad and Tobago’s operator, TSTT Mobile Service, will be the first Caribbean carrier to launch prepaid wireless data services on a GPRS network as it just signed a deal …