wireless data

February 8-10 Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. (202) 785-2842. Post-CTIA ’99 February 10-12 Wireless Institute of Technology. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. said it plans to incorporate Sun Microsystems’ Jini technology into a Motorola networking software project code-named Piano. Currently in the research and development stage, Piano involves technology …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association will host two-day sessions prior to Wireless ’99 in New Orleans to address small market operations, wireless data and Y2K. The “Market Operations Forum: Solutions …

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada-Rogers Cantel Inc. announced plans to introduce an all-in-one messaging service Feb. 1 in Canada, using the Inter@ctive 950 pager from Research in Motion Ltd. The Cantel AT&T …

Paging Latin America February 2-3 IBC UK Conferences Ltd. Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami. (+44) 171-453-5495. CTIA Wireless ’99 February 8-10 Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, …

NEW YORK-Muriel Siebert & Co. introduced the Siebert MobileBroker, a wireless financial service that allows users to trade stocks, receive reports, get stock quotes and alerts, and send and receive …

SAN DIEGO – Qualcomm Inc. said it has begun production shipping its integrated fifth-generation Code Division Multiple Access chipset and system software for use in cdmaOne handsets. The chipset and …

Just as paging carriers look to two-way paging as a means of differentiation into the next millennium, so do paging manufacturers. In the past, a one-way pager was pretty much …

After years of slowly gathering the needed partnerships with cellular operators across the country, Cellemetry L.L.C. today can offer its cellular control channel transmission technology across more than 90 percent …

Research In Motion Ltd. introduced a wireless e-mail solution, called BlackBerry, designed to allow Microsoft Exchange users mobile access to their desktop e-mail. BlackBerry is an end-to-end solution that combines …

WASHINGTON, D.C.,-The Wireless Data Forum announced it is developing an electronic-commerce program in conjunction with Wireless Internet & Mobile Computing, to be called the Wireless E-Commerce Initiative. The initiative will …

WASHINGTON-A federal court of appeals on Friday upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s spectrum cap. The decision comes as the FCC is examining whether to remove the restriction that limits carriers …

BOSTON-Fidelity Investments announced its InstantBroker wireless stock alert and e-trading service will use BellSouth Wireless Data L.P.’s network for data transmission. As part of the agreement, Fidelity has exclusive use …

Advanced Radio Telecom Corp. is offering high-speed Internet services to businesses in the Phoenix metropolitan area. More than 25 companies in the Phoenix area have signed contracts with ART. The …

ATLANTA-Cellemetry L.L.C. said it extended its wireless data capabilities to rural areas in Louisiana, Texas and Virginia. Cellemetry signed agreements with three cellular carriers, including MobileTel Inc., a wireline carrier …

Sierra Wireless said it has brought together 17 other companies in an alliance formed to work together to offer more complete solutions so the general public will adopt wireless data …

BOSTON-Wireless Internet service provider GoAmerica Communications Corp. announced it will provide an end-to-end sales force automation outsource solution that bundles hardware and software products from several companies. It includes Practical …

Palm Computing Inc., an affiliate of 3Com Corp., introduced the Palm VII personal digital assistant at the Palm Computing Platform Worldwide Developer Conference in Santa Clara, Calif., featuring out-of-the-box wireless …

Get ready, the wireless world as we know it is going to change-again. When we look back at 1998 in wireless to see which announcements impacted the industry, it may …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-AvantGo Inc. and Puma Technology Inc. announced plans to jointly deliver a wireless data initiative they hope will result in open and uniform connection from enterprise information and …

SAN FRANCISCO-Bellcore announced its AirBoss microbrowser will feature Information Mechanics’ WebTek wireless data application as its first commercial application. The AirBoss microbrowser, which supports Handheld Device Markup Language, allows dispatchers …

Spain The government of Spain reportedly may award its fourth mobile phone license to a consortium made up of two formerly separate consortia-Lince and Uni2. Both companies submitted failed bids …

Sophia Communications Inc., Miami, plans to use its new 220 MHz specialized mobile radio licenses “to offer its customers unprecedented coverage and building penetration with significantly less network capital than …

NEW YORK-John T. Stupka, president and chief executive officer of SkyTel Communications Inc., said a BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. advertisement that’s been running in the Wall Street Journal, as well …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week officially proposed rules that could lead to the end of spectrum caps. Additionally, the FCC announced rules to relocate incumbents in the 2 GHz …