wireless data

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada-Armed with nearly 300 attendees at its show, a new way to count the number of wireless data subscribers and strong evidence that Internet Protocol will be …

CDMA Development Group SINGAPORE-The CDMA Development Group said cdmaOne networks today serve more than 12 million subscribers worldwide, putting the technology on track to reach 18 million subscribers by December. …

VANCOUVER-Nettech Systems introduced a communications solution called Smart IP that enables Internet and intranet applications to run over wireless networks without the challenges associated with Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol connections. …

AirTouch Cellular customers in Wyoming now can receive Caller ID service. Users of narrowband Advance Mobile Phone Service phones with Caller ID capability can see who is calling when their …

Like a teenager desperately trying to find the right “look,” industry associations focused on the mobile data field continue to tweak their strategies for marketing the enigmatic technology. The Cellular …

Aeris Communications Inc. announced it signed Bell Atlantic Mobile as its latest MicroBurst carrier partner, increasing its U.S. coverage to 60 percent of the nation. MicroBurst is a short-burst data …

KSI Inc. announced it will demonstrate TeleSentinel, its prototype enhanced 911 system for locating and tracking wireless calls, at the National Emergency Number Association’s conference this week at the Cincinnati …

The New York Society for the Deaf signed a contract with BellSouth Wireless Data to deploy BellSouth’s Interactive Paging Service to allow NYSD’s employees, half of whom are deaf, to …

ATLANTA-Wireless data’s success in the future depends on how easily users can access it, said some wireless executives last week at SuperComm ’98. Key executives from the wireless industry’s largest …

Puerto Rico A consortium led by GTE Corp. signed a definitive pact to purchase for $375 million a controlling interest of 50 percent plus one share in the Puerto Rico …

PRINCETON, N.J.-Intek Global Corp. announced it acquired privately held Mobile Data Solutions Inc., the operator of Data Express, in a move that added automatic vehicle-location to its list of services …

Allgon Mobile Stockholm, Sweden-based Allgon Mobile Communications AB introduced a dual-band antenna called “Twin,” which can be mounted on a car window. The antenna can receive and transmit Global System …

Bell Atlantic Mobile Bill Davidson was named vice president of wireless data marketing and sales for Bell Atlantic Mobile. In his newly created position, Davidson will be responsible for the …

Topp Telecom Inc.’s TracFone prepaid cellular phones now can be purchased in 7-Eleven stores in Phila-delphia and southern New Jersey. Charles Fortner, president of Island Page, was recognized last week …

EAST LANSING, Mich.-Zsigo Wireless Data Consultants Inc. announced it plans to broker more than $250,000 of software development work to its channel of certified developers in the next year. According …

TORONTO-Telular Canada Inc. announced that its Wireless Business Group changed its name to Global Data Wireless to reflect a more focused business plan for the division. Global Data Wireless concentrates …

AT&T Wireless Services Inc.’s Wireless Data Division introduced a new monthly flat-rate pricing system for unlimited wireless data transfer on its Cellular Digital Packet Data network. The company offers two …

Dear Editor: This letter is in response to Tracy Ford’s May 4 Viewpoint column. It’s good to see someone who recognizes the value of non-voice services, and I’ve got some …

American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced it has signed a three-year contract extension with IBM Corp. to provide the computer company with wireless data network services over its Ardis network through …

SAN DIEGO-Qualcomm Inc. demonstrated cdmaOne wireless data capabilities on JSC Personal Communications’ Code Division Multiple Access network at the ExpoComm Moscow ’98 Show, said the company. Qualcomm has supplied Russia …

MONTREAL-Microcell Labs-a wholly owned subsidiary of Microcell Telecommunications Inc.-and Northern Telecom Ltd. announced they plan to create a joint venture to offer wireless data applications globally. The venture will provide …

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-Cerulean Technology Inc. and BellSouth Wireless Data teamed up to give public-safety agencies access to BellSouth’s nationwide wireless data network using Cerulean’s PacketCluster Patrol software, BellSouth said. PacketCluster software …

DALLAS-Aeris Communications Inc. and Orbcomm Canada Inc. announced an agreement to integrate their respective MicroBurst and Orbcomm services for hybrid wireless data and messaging products and services in Canada. The …

RESTON, Va.-American Mobile Satellite Corp. announced JS Express Inc. has signed a three-year contract extension for its Ardis wireless data network. JS Express, a one-hour, on-demand delivery service, uses the …

DALLAS-“It’s an exciting time in the industry. It’s a time of growth and rebirth.” So said Konstantin Zsigo, president of Zsigo Wireless Data Inc., at the opening session of Wireless …