wireless data

Metrocall Inc. announced it has launched a marketing campaign in support of its agreement with HitMeNow.com, an online shopping service, formed in November. HitMeNow.com offers deals on tickets to entertainment …

Aether Systems Inc., that wireless data wonder out of Owings Mills, Md., is on a roll. Baby, they’re hot! The rage of Wall Street. Aether stock, offered at $16 last …

LAKE FOREST, Calif.-Telenetics Corp. said it formed a strategic alliance with GTE Telecommunications Services Inc. allowing it to use GTE’s cellular control channels to transmit Telenetics’ wireless data technology. Telenetics …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Corp. launched a new program and Web site-developer. sprintpcs.com-designed to help Web developers create their own Sprint PCS Wireless Web applications or simply make their own Web …

Aether Systems Inc. rose to the top of the news last week after it was identified as Metrocall Inc.’s mysterious third investor and joint venture partner-joining PSINet Inc. and Hicks, …

General Packet Radio Service technology is a powerful proposition for Global System for Mobile communications operators anxious to comb in the huge revenues packetized wireless Internet access promises. That’s why …

NAPERVILLE, Ill.-Spyglass Inc. announced its membership in the Wireless Data Forum. According to Spyglass, the goal of the WDF is to work cooperatively to promote the development of standards and …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS reported earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, of $996 million and $3.18 billion, respectively. This marks a significant increase from the $437 …

Metrocall Inc. took the latest step in the paging industry’s evolutionary journey last week, unveiling an acquisition, a new joint venture, a recapitalization plan and a strong financial partner tapped …

I came to the wireless communications industry several years ago from the world of geographic information systems-an industry I thoroughly enjoyed because of its vast applications but which I always …

Prime Companies Inc. said its wholly owned subsidiary, LMDS Communications Inc., accepted a $4 million financing package from a major financial institution for construction of its local multipoint distribution services …

Perhaps the greatest indicator of the wireless data industry’s rise to popularity is the way paging carriers are positioning themselves in the space today. Pioneering wireless data carriers like American …

Attention to wireless security concerns emerged as the de facto theme of this year’s RSA Security Conference in San Jose, Calif., where several internationally recognized corporate security software firms stated …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Communications Corp. this week filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and appointed wireless data industry analyst Andrew Seybold to its board of …

Dear Editor: The PCS slamming was rather tacky when it appeared on the cover of RCR and then has become quite old in issue after issue, but accepted by your …

NEW YORK-In its next-generation, Internet-enabled mobile wireless devices, L.M. Ericsson will use the Open Multimedia Application Platform of Texas Instruments Inc., according to an agreement announced Jan. 10. The OMAP, …

As the United States gears up for the commercial launch of Wireless Application Protocol services, the question of interoperability between WAP vendors has become an increasing concern to carriers looking …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-While most people bundle together in Canada to stay warm, two companies in Vancouver are bundling to make their services warmer for consumers. Sierra Wireless and Infowave Software …

This holiday season heralded the beginning of the e-commerce revolution, and wireless operators have the opportunity to cash in on it with the growing proliferation of Internet-enabled wireless phones and …

Did you see Virginia Tech freshman quarterback Michael Vick play last week in the Nokia Sugar Bowl? Wow! I don’t follow college ball so I had never heard of this …

If recent announcements by paging vendors and carriers are any indication, two-way paging products and services are poised to make a big splash in 2000. Both Motorola Inc. and Glenayre …

TOKYO-NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc., Japan’s largest mobile operator, purchased KDD Corp.’s wireless network facilities for about $170 million. The acquisition is intended to help NTT DoCoMo deal with increasing …

WASHINGTON-Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association President Thomas Wheeler has close financial and business ties to two top wireless data firms-an arrangement CTIA’s top board members are comfortable with while others see …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Sierra Wireless Inc. announced it has signed a multi-year $30 million contract with AT&T Wireless Services Inc. to supply Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution high speed data …

Research In Motion Ltd. ended the year with several potentially significant announcements, including a long-awaited reorder contract with BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. and the opening of a new research and …