wireless data

NEW YORK-A group of seven network infrastructure and software systems developers have joined forces in what they are calling an “initiative” to explain and promote multimedia messaging service in advance …

WASHINGTON-During the next five years, wireless data providers will face dwindling coffers and many could even be forced to sell their assets, according to a recent assessment from Mercer Management …

NEW YORK-Bucking the spin-off and tracking stock trend among telecommunications companies, Rogers Communications Inc., Toronto, plans to take Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. private by buying back the 48-percent stake that …

NEW YORK-Amid a widespread retrenchment in venture-capital outlays last quarter, investments in the telecommunications and wireless sector fell to $3.7 billion, a $2.2 billion drop that marked the largest quarter-to-quarter …

HONG KONG-Not even torrential rains around portions of Hong Kong could dampen the spirits of CDMA supporters at the 3G World Congress. Even with the lack of sunshine outside, to …

Move over, Neville Chamberlain. Mobile-phone carriers in Great Britain and Germany last week struck a deal out of desperation, an arrangement with obvious policy implications that may or may not …

Cellemetry L.L.C. Numerex Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Cellemetry L.L.C., will incorporate Ida Corp.’s Global Trakit Data Center in its Cellemetry network, enabling automatic vehicle location and remote asset management. …

While some industry observers have been harping on how long the wireless industry will have to wait before it sees the widespread use of mobile data services, a report from …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Korean CDMA wireless data modem provider Yiso Telecom Co. Ltd. will provide a third-generation compatible Compact Flash card solution to Sprint PCS. The wireless modem cards will support …

As predictable as ants at a picnic, the summer of 2001 finds the mainstream press proclaiming the death of the paging industry. This time around, they are wrapping it inside …

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.-Executives of Motorola Inc. and the Personal Communications Industry Association sparred over the future of paging and device-makers’ support for it at last week’s Southeastern Communications Association “Wireless …

Trying to pin down Nextel Communications Inc. into a specific category is not an easy chore. By definition, Nextel is a specialized mobile radio operator, yet most analysts compare it …

Manufacturers realize that making devices smaller and equipped for high-data speed is becoming as important as efficiency across technology lines. Tropian Inc., a semiconductor company that offers advanced radio-frequency products …

NEW YORK-As part of its wireless data strategy, TeleCorp PCS officially launched two-way short message service in all its markets May 18 and is offering its customers free three-month trials, …

As wireless technologies wax stronger in the market, established wireline corporations such as IBM Corp., Cisco Systems and Microsoft Corp. are learning to leverage both divisions as a fruitful business …

RESTON, Va.-Motient Corp. announced today a reseller agreement with Dynamic Mobile Data in which DMD’s MobileDispatch software will be offered as a packaged solution with Motient’s wireless data network. The …

Wireless companies in the United States are holding their breath, waiting for the widespread use of wireless data products and services, and-according to a variety of recently released reports-those companies …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless entered into an agreement with Brightpoint North America L.P. to distribute Sierra Wireless data modems and software products to wireless carriers, retailers and value-added resellers in …

LAS VEGAS-For an industry obsessed about the future, to the point where it often forgets to tackle the issues of today, Cingular’s Wireless Alliances and Vision Exchange conference here last …

In a complicated stock and cash transaction, Motient Corp. last week acquired Internet software company Rare Medium Group, a move that will bolster Motient’s wireless application and integration offerings and …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. said its inaugural BREW conference attracted more than 800 wireless application developers, device manufacturers, carriers and other professionals from around the world. “By providing a unified platform …

SAN FRANCISCO-According to a recent Telephia study, although consumer satisfaction with wireless data and Internet services is increasing, existing service problems hinder the growth of wireless m-commerce. The April 2001 …

NEW YORK-Unplugged Games Inc., founded last year with $2 million in venture financing, made public May 15 an agreement reached last month to supply AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Digital PocketNet …

NEW YORK-Wireless data is like a diamond in the rough, waiting for ways to smooth out its rough edges into sparkling facets that will attract growing numbers of consumers into …

HERNDON, Va.-Instant communications company Ikimbo Inc. announced a partnership with wireless data software provider Broadbeam Corp. to jointly offer time-sensitive communication products to the business community. Under the deal, Ikimbo’s …