wireless data

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.J.-Ericsson Inc. announced it formed Ericsson Wireless Internet Solutions, a new unit that will marry Ericsson’s knowledge in wireless technologies and the Internet, and offer an array …

NEW YORK-Since the launch of carrier competition in the duopoly wireless market, third-party distributors have had to work hard to manage increasingly complex distribution issues. Carriers, meanwhile, are dealing with …

BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. said it has added 195 new base stations to its nationwide network during the first half of the year. The effort is part of an ongoing …

American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it raised $125 million through a public offering of 7 million shares of common stock. Half the proceeds will be used to pay down debt, …

Two Code Division Multiple Access carriers launched limited data services last week that involve linking wireless phones to laptop computers via a cable, allowing the phones to act both as …

Coherent The Coherent original equipment manufacturer division of Tellabs launched a complete design verification kit for its CEC-128 Integrated Echo Canceller multichip module. The kit consists of a CEC-128 plug-in …

Bell Atlantic Mobile has ventured into a collaborative effort with Phone.com Inc. and Motorola Inc. to use Wireless Application Protocol technology to enable over-the-air provisioning on Code Division Multiple Access …

NEW ORLEANS-At the CA World conference, American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced a technology development partnership with Computer Associates International Inc. and cStar Technologies Inc. The partnership is designed to deliver …

CUPERTINO, Calif.-Morphics Technology Inc., a privately held company that designs and sells software-programmable/hardware-configurable semiconductor products for the wireless industry, raised $13.5 million in its second round of equity financing. The …

Intelligent agent technology has been long considered a potential boon for messaging applications looking to provide meaningful content to wireless devices. Agents are small bits of code capable of monitoring …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint Corp. released second-quarter earnings results for the period ended June 30, reporting a $1.25 loss per share and subscriber additions of 617,000 in its Sprint PCS Group. …

LOS ANGELES-Wynd Communications Inc. revealed plans to develop a service enhancement of its two-way paging service for the deaf so customers may receive movie listings for open captioned films, usually …

TORONTO-Diversinet Corp. has joined the Wireless Application Protocol Forum, a move expected to bring added encryption security standards to the wireless data transmission technology. Diversinet said it plans to work …

The supply contract between Research In Motion Ltd. and BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. ends next month and the two companies are already in negotiations to renew the deal. The outcome …

ATLANTA-Southern LINC, a digital wireless communication service of Southern Co., announced it has licensed Phone.com’s UP.Link Server. The company intends to use the server to offer wireless data and Internet …

Since opening its initial public offering at $16 on July 9, Phone.com Inc.’s stock price recently has been closing in the $70 range, with sales during the day breaking $80. …

Alltel Corp. said it signed an integration agreement with Intecom Systems under which Alltel Information Systems will fully integrate Intecom’s applications into its customer-care and billing system to provide converged …

OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Technologies said it will begin direct licensing of its Aether Intelligent Messaging software development and transport environment as part of an initiative to help drive the growth …

ELite Logistic Services Elite Logistic Services Inc. introduced its PageTrack control module, a wireless automotive security, control and monitoring solution. The system uses SkyTel Communications Inc.’s two-way ReFLEX network, the …

LOS GATOS, Calif.-Metricom Inc. has allied with Sanmina Corp. to build network equipment supporting the ongoing national rollout of Metricom’s 128 kilobits-per-+second Ricochet wireless data service. Sanmina will make MicroCell …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless Knowledge L.L.C. introduced its Integrators Alliance Program, offered to system integrators and value-added resellers interested in the wireless data market. The program was created to ensure seamless integration …

U S West Wireless recently completed field tests of Qualcomm Inc.’s High Data Rate product, saying it was impressed with the solution, but didn’t indicate plans to deploy the technology …

The echoes of MCI WorldCom Inc.’s proposed acquisition of SkyTel Communications Inc. continue to ring loudly throughout the industry, as two other paging companies found themselves linked to telecom carriers …

SAN FRANCISCO-Saraide.com and APiON Ltd. have partnered to conduct Wireless Application Protocol Gateway trials, scheduled to begin this summer. According to the company, the trials will allow Saraide.com to integrate …

NEW YORK-Consumer perception of Korea Telecom as “slow moving and bureaucratic, but quite good at service provision,” has helped, not hindered, its subsidiary Korea Telecom Freetel, said Sang-Chul Lee, president …