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 their intention to concentrate on the wireless industry going forward."Everybody has made the leap...
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 directors.Seybold is senior partner of the Andrew Seybold Group L.L.C. and editor of its...
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 readers as negative selling, which in a capitalist society we must all endure. Thankfully some...
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, based on digital signal processor technology, will enable advanced wireless Internet access, including digital audio,...
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 to offer Internet-based services on a variety of handsets.WAP exists as a standard that...
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 Inc. announced they have signed a strategic marketing agreement to offer a bundled enterprise wireless...
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 handheld computers.Optimism among the analyst community is rampant. Most recently, Strategy Analytics predicted the...
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 freshman standout. One ABC announcer dubbed him the Holy Grail of new football players.He's...
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 Technologies Inc. unveiled their long-awaited ReFLEX 25 compatible two-way paging devices last week at the...
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 network traffic.The acquisition includes a wireless communications network linking Tokyo and Fukuoka in southwestern...
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 it as a potential conflict of interest.Wheeler, according to documents filed with the Securities...
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 products. The agreement will supply AT&T with wireless modems over a 12-month period beginning...
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 development facility.BSWD was the first and historically largest buyer of RIM's Interactive Pager 950...
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 empire has caused many a jaw to drop in stunned amazement.This record-breaking bid has...
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 to capture digital signatures. Aether said the agreement will allow it to use digital...
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 expanded NOC was made necessary primarily to handle the increased demand expected by OmniSky Inc.,...
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.Vodafone/MannesmannThe battle between Vodafone AirTouch and Mannesmann continues, as Vodafone AirTouch revealed its wireless data...
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 in many countries. However, there appears to be little prospect of third-generation (3G) mobile...
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 future introduction of wireless data and Internet access services.By the end of November, Istanbul-based...
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 to spend the big bucks to tell consumers how data services will be valuable to...
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 Omnipoint's New York metro area. Omnipoint said it plans to extend the scope of...
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 marrying of the computer and wireless industries can happen anywhere, "not just in Silicon...
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 hundreds of 10-megahertz PCS licenses that surround its existing markets. AT&T Corp. is expected to...
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 market end-to-end solutions for wireless Internet services.In addition, Microsoft introduced its long-awaited dual-mode microbrowser,...
