wireless data

WAP has found itself in a similar situation to mighty Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system. A lot of people complain about it, but nearly everyone uses it. WAP came along …

NEW YORK-Even as corporate information technology departments are scaling back expenditures in the current economic downturn, the business customer is the business case for wireless data, at least for the …

MONTREAL-Microcell PCS announced that Microcell Connexions Inc. has completed implementation its 2.5-G General Packet Radio Service wireless data on its network across Canada, one month ahead of schedule. According to …

I’ve seen the future and it is m-commerce. M is for money, isn’t it? Money or mobile, same thing, different pronunciation. At Accenture’s Global Communications Forum last week in Miami …

NEW YORK-The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has granted a patent to Tropian Inc., a fabless semiconductor maker based in Cupertino, Calif., for its method of addressing issues related to …

All BREW lovers are welcome to the party. Software developers and carriers are joining Qualcomm Inc. to propagate the virtues of the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, an open platform …

NEW YORK-Lenders anted up significant capital during the first quarter for the five publicly traded wireless tower companies, even as their share prices declined amid the stock market’s general concerns …

Two U.S. companies are taking their respective technologies to the Australian market, following third-generation spectrum purchases in the country last month. Qualcomm Inc. paid $79 million for 10 megahertz of …

MobileSys Inc., a wireless messaging platform provider, reported an alliance with Siebel Systems Inc. to provide enterprise organizations with real-time wireless messaging for employees and customers. “Our customers are asking …

HONG KONG-Telstra Corp. Ltd. has formed Telstra International, a new business group that will manage Telstra’s Asia-Pacific interests. Telstra International’s headquarters will be in Hong Kong and Dick Simpson, currently …

NEW YORK -British Telecommunications plc will undertake “a massive, massive restructuring, and I don’t want to underestimate what we plan to do this year,” Sir Peter Bonfield, chief executive officer, …

GroupServe GroupServe announced Tom Stroup, president, will also take on the role of chief executive officer. Stroup’s first task as CEO will be to oversee the commercial product launch of …

LAS VEGAS-Executives from Brightpoint, RadioShack, Sierra Wireless and TeleCorp PCS were presented with the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association’s President’s Awards this week at CTIA Wireless 2001. Brightpoint and its …

Every year after the show, I wonder if I should write a column with profound insight into the state of the wireless telecommunications industry and enamor you with all of …

LAS VEGAS-Advancing its wireless data initiative, Leap Wireless International Inc. acquired a pair of wireless data applications providers to support the location-based myAladdin wireless technology the company acquired last year. …

NEW YORK-China Mobile Hong Kong does not need 3G to take advantage of opportunities in a populous country with rising per capita income and low penetration by personal computers and …

LONDON-AlterEgo Networks, a provider of Internet software and services, will team with BT Cellnet, a mobile operator based in the United Kingdom, to combine BT Cellnet’s wireless data GPRS network …

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc., which provides wireless data communications access solutions, and Tech Data Corp., which provides IT products, logistics management and other value-added services, announced an international distribution agreement. …

HELSINKI, Finland-New World Mobility, a mobile operator based in Hong Kong, has selected the Nokia Artuse Unstructured Supplementary Services Data Centre, a platform that offers faster interactive messaging services within …

NEW YORK-With the March 12 commercial debut of NetProfile Wireless Edition, Bridgewater Systems, Kanata, Ontario, is offering a chance and a challenge to mobile operators seeking a profitable way out …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica, which provides wireless data and Internet services, launched a new advertising campaign pushing the necessity of wireless connectivity. The ads show business professionals in real-life situations using wireless …

CHICAGO-Cambia Networks, a provider of open data gateway platforms for wireless service providers, has secured $11 million in funding from Benchmark Capital, Skymoon Ventures and Eagle Technology Ventures. The company …

Like the stubborn ache of a mild whiplash, new wireless application service providers (WASPs) and wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) are chipping away at the territories of established carriers, according …

Adicom Wireless Adicom Wireless announced Asymmetric Wireless Data Link, a new broadband wireless access product. AWDL, targeted at both U.S. and European markets, is designed to resolve major challenges wireless …

AWR Applied Wave Research appointed Ronald Patston as vice president of marketing. Prior to joining AWR, Patston held several positions in various companies in the wireless and EDA industry including …