wireless data

LONDON—The mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) business model has arrived in the United States. Sprint and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group officially announced their teaming, a saga that has been …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Several European operators have chosen CMG Wireless Data Solutions’ technology to facilitate pan-European i-mode-based services, CMG said, although it declined to name the operators. CMG said it will …

WOBURN, Mass.—Cerylion Inc. announced it has been awarded $5 million in series B convertible preferred funding, led by Chestnut Partners Inc. Cerylion said it will use the funding for continued …

NIEUWEGEIN, China—China Unicom selected CMG Wireless Data Solutions to provide its end-to-end messaging solution in seven provincial branches. Thirty percent of the CDMA subscribers will send their messages via CMG’s …

AUSTIN, Texas—SchlumbergerSema announced it will offer mobile commerce services to wireless carriers through a deal with Microcell i5, a subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications. Under the deal, SchlumbergerSema will integrate i5’s …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.—Aether Systems Inc. announced partnerships with Handspring Inc. and EON InfoTech Pte Ltd., moves furthering the company’s Fusion software layer. Under its deal with personal digital assistant maker …

ARLINGTON, Va.—Convergys Corp., a provider of integrated billing and customer care services, signed a contract with TeleCorp PCS Inc. to provide its Atlys solution to support flexible billing for TeleCorp’s …

NEW YORK—NextWave Telecom Inc.’s Wednesday bankruptcy hearing was postponed as federal courts were closed after the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C, and a new date has not …

INDIANAPOLIS—Brightpoint North America L.P., subsidiary of Brightpoint Inc., has agreed to market, sell and support Interactive Intelligence Inc.’s new wireless application gateway product, Mobilite and a combined offering of Mobilite …

WASHINGTON—Cingular Wireless said has donated 1,500 mobile phones and dispatched portable base stations to aid search and rescue operations in connection with terrorist attacks in New York and the nation’s …

The acclaimed but expensive Ricochet high-speed wireless data network built by Metricom Inc. may be getting a second chance courtesy of Aerie Networks, a privately held, Denver-based fiber-optic broadband start …

WCities Location-based information service provider WCities launched a geo-coded wireless service that provides location-specific information to individual users’ cell phones. According to Tan Rasab, the company’s chief executive officer, with …

PARIS—Alcatel says it has won a contract to build mobile networks for Philippines operator Digitel to support 500,000 subscribers who will be able to surf the Internet and carry out …

BELLEVUE, Wash.—Wireless data delivery solution provider Wireless Services Corp. and mobile software company FreeRein have entered a joint service agreement to commercially release new wireless data applications for worldwide carrier …

PARIS—Alcatel says it has won a contract to build mobile networks for Philippines operator Digitel to support 500,000 subscribers who will be able to surf the Internet and carry out …

TORONTO-Canadian wireless carriers are bracing for tougher times as they gear up for faster 2.5-generation (2.5G) services. The four national carriers-Bell Mobility, Microcell, Rogers AT&T Wireless and Telus Mobility-posted disappointing …

Handsets/devices Toshiba Toshiba plans to launch its first personal digital assistant (PDA) in Japan next month and in the United States the fourth quarter of this year. The Genio PDA …

DUBLIN, Ireland-General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) has been dogged by delays and technical problems ever since it emerged as the mobile industry’s bridge between GSM and third-generation (3G) technology. But …

SANTA CRUZ, California, United States—Software developers plan to expand investments in wireless application development, despite uncertainties in today’s economy and future technologies, according to a recent Evans Data study.“Even though …

DETROIT—AVL Information Systems signed an agreement with Sistemas Informacion Satelital for distribution of AVL’s Chaperone personal tracking unit, which can be used on the Numerex Cellemetry wireless data network to …

NEIUWEGEIN, the Netherlands—TDC Mobile International and CMG Wireless Data Solutions announced their plans to create a pan-European revenue-sharing WAP gateway, which the companies said will give content providers a simple, …

LONDON—Just days after the initial launch of MIGway, the new joint venture between TDC Mobile International and CMG Wireless Data Solutions, the companies announced they will offer wireless access to …

GOTEBORG, Sweden—WirelessCar is partnering with Aether Systems Inc. to create a telematics platform capable of supporting a range of wireless networks, standards and protocols, the companies said.WirelessCar’s universal telematics network …

SAN DIEGO—Qualcomm Inc. and Nortel Networks said they have successfully conducted an end-to-end, live third-generation cdma2000 1x mobile Internet Protocol call in Nortel’s lab in Richardson, Texas.“This call demonstrated the …

DALLAS, Texas, United States—WebLink Wireless said it reached a deal with Mexican wireless carrier Digitel to offer two-way messaging services in Mexico.“Expanding our two-way services into Mexico is something we …