wireless data

OXFORD, United Kingdom-While the use of mobile communications in Europe continues to grow beyond everyone’s wildest expectations, the latest bid of $140 billion by Vodafone AirTouch plc for the Mannesmann …

Aether Systems Inc. said it will license Diversinet Corp.’s Passport software to enhance the security of wireless e-commerce applications. The agreement integrates Aether’s wireless data enterprise solutions with Diversinet’s ability …

OWNINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. opened its expanded network operations center, which hosts the company’s wireless stock trading, Internet and e-mail services, as well as other wireless data applications. The …

Mergers and acquisitions are proliferating worldwide, with the strongest mark being made in Western Europe. Carriers are scrambling to maintain their footholds, while looking to the next potential market investment. …

DUBLIN, Ireland-At the beginning of the 1990s, analog was the dominant European cellular technology, but during the decade it has been superseded by GSM and soon will be phased out …

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., the largest of Turkey’s two Global System for Mobile communications operators, is planning a $200 million debt issue to finance continued expansion of its network and …

Clearly, marketing and selling wireless data will be one of the largest hurdles the wireless industry will face as it begins to heavily roll out the service. Wireless operators need …

Omnipoint Communications began a trial of high-speed wireless data technology using L.M. Ericsson’s General Packet Radio Services solution. Ericsson’s GPRS equipment is installed at network facilities in Wayne, N.J., serving …

BALTIMORE-In what he hopes will be the first of many such appearances, Thomas Wheeler, president of the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, last week told 800 civic leaders here that the …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is considering using some of its reserved personal communications services spectrum to solve capacity problems in high-density cellular markets. The Time Division Multiple Access carrier owns …

In a move seen as strengthening their respective weaknesses in the wireless industry, L.M. Ericsson and Microsoft Corp. said they plan to create a joint venture designed to develop and …

TORONTO-Pixo Inc. and Wysdom Inc. have joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum. Pixo develops integrated software applications for wireless handsets, and said it joined the forum to accommodate WAP microbrowser …

BOSTON-Accessibility and improvements in efficiency will drive adoption of mobile data services, according to a new report by independent research and consulting company Ovum titled, “Data over Cellular: The Road …

Wireless stocks became the darling of Wall Street this year. Just a year ago analysts were predicting the death of stand-alone wireless stocks as landline companies planned to fold their …

TORONTO-Wysdom Inc., a developer of wireless Internet applications, has received a $7 million private equity investment from The VenGrowth Investment Fund Inc., a Canadian venture capital firm. Proceeds will permit …

Adicom Wireless Inc., a Silicon Valley-based provider of wireless access equipment, plans to enter the U.S. market in the beginning of the new year, according to company President and CEO …

SAN FRANCISCO-In line with the wireless data focus that has engulfed the industry throughout 1999, the four keynote speakers on the opening day of the 1999 CDMA Americas Congress represented …

The Canadian wireless market has seen a run-up in stock prices this year as tremendous growth and recent consolidation activity have driven increased interest in the sector. “1998 was not …

WASHINGTON-In a stunning turnabout, a federal appeals court in New York last week sided with the Federal Communications Commission and reversed a lower court ruling that had approved a bankruptcy …

Ah, the Thanksgiving holiday is now behind us. The official HOLIDAY season is upon us, and it’s time to start shopping, writing letters to Santa and dusting off those favorite …

LOS ANGELES-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its wireless data network in the Los Angeles market. AT&T Wireless Internet Protocol service will provide instant, wireless access to the Internet, as well …

About 10 years ago Qualcomm Inc. had a goal-to ensure CDMA technology’s success by heavily promoting it, investing in companies that would deploy it and entering the equipment supplier business. …

LAS VEGAS-OmniSky Corp., formerly OpenSky Corp., introduced its first product last week at Comdex-a wireless Internet and e-mail service solution for Palm V users that integrates hardware, software and Internet …

U S West Wireless is delaying the rollout of its commercial Web-browsing service until the beginning of next year as it works to understand what its customers want from wireless …

Vodafone AirTouch plc Friday launched a hostile takeover bid for Mannesmann AG after the German company flatly rejected an earlier all-stock bid of about $106 billion. “We made a friendly …