wireless data

Uniden Corp. said its San Diego Research and Development Center entered into a licensing agreement to use Unwired Planet Inc.’s wireless communications software platform that includes an Internet/intranet browser, server …

CLEVELAND-Reltec Corp. obtained a $450 million senior credit facility provided by several financial institutions led by Chase Manhattan Bank. The company said it will use the facility to fund strategic …

LAS VEGAS-Telemetry applications made a strong showing at last week’s Wireless Apps ’96 show hosted by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Skywire Corp. announced a trial to monitor several hundred …

LAS VEGAS-After making a splash last July in the wireless Internet/intranet-access market with a micro-browser software solution optimized for so-called “thin-client” wireless devices, Unwired Planet Inc. is moving on up …

A funny thing happened on my way out of the exhibit area at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association’s Wireless Apps ’96 conference last week in Las Vegas. When I left …

WAUKESHA, Wis.-Metrix Inc., along with Itronix, Ram Mobile Data USA L.P. and Racotek Corp. have started a marketing relationship to offer a fully integrated, wireless remote service management solution. Wireless …

RadioMail Corp. announced the availability of its RadioMailer wireless Internet access solution for Cellular Digital Packet Data networks. Service previously was limited to Mobitex and DataTAC packet radio systems. “By …

NEC America Inc. introduced what it believes to be the first in a new class of pagers: The Beacon data pager. The device is a one-way FLEX pager that uses …

NEC America Inc. introduced what it believes to be the first in a new class of pagers: The Beacon data pager. The device is a one-way FLEX pager that uses …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-IBM Mobile and Wireless Systems announced an agreement with Motorola Inc.’s Wireless Data Group and Ameritech Cellular Services to provide wireless access for Lotus Development Corp.’s software …

MONTVALE, N.J.-Geotek Communications Inc., an international wireless communications company, announced it has increased its ownership interest in M.I.S. Information Systems Holdings Ltd. to 100 percent. M.I.S. was formed in 1994 …

Wireless local loop and personal communications services technologies have come a long way but differences in their network costs don’t reveal a clear winner, according to a new report from …

SEPTEMBER 16-17 CDMA System Design, Engineering & Optimizations, by the Wireless Institute of Technology. Holiday Inn, San Francisco, Calif. (510) 490-6459. 16-17 1996 Communications Act-Deriving Order from Chaos, by Bell …

Teklogix International Inc. was awarded a $6.8 million contract to supply more than 1,100 rugged, wireless-enabled mobile computers, docking stations, technical support and service to the Chicago Police Department. The …

MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies and IBM Corp. announced they will collaborate to grow the market for wireless data networking equipment, applications and services. Specifically, the companies said they will work …

ST. PAUL, Minn.-RAM Mobile Data USA L.P. said its wireless data communications solution has made fast, on-site appraisals possible for the Ramsey County of St. Paul, Minn., Assessor’s Office. Ramsey …

NEW YORK-Metricom Inc. will mark its second commercial launch within a month when it begins offering its data-only wireless Internet access services in late September in the Washington, D.C., area. …

Some Personal Communications Services contenders are looking to differentiate themselves in the new age of wireless competition with data services based on the established Global System for Mobile communications standard. …

NEW YORK-Skywire Corp., a provider of wireless data products and services, announced Sept. 3 it completed a $12 million private placement. Marketed by Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., New York, …

LEXINGTON, Mass.-Wildfire Communications Inc. said Robert G. Mechaley Jr. has been named president and chief executive officer of the company. Mechaley, 45, most recently was a senior vice president with …

NEW YORK-Venture capitalists invested more than $160 million in 30 wireless industry companies during the second quarter, according to a survey by Price Waterhouse Technology Industry Group, Dallas. Overall, venture-backed …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Thorn Security Ltd., a security services provider, has signed an agreement with L.M Ericsson for 5,000 Mobidem M2050 radio modems to be used for the company’s new Siteguard Smart …

SEPTEMBER 9-10 1996 Communications Act-Deriving Order from Chaos, by Bell Atlantic Professional Services and Indetec International Inc. Wyndham Bristol Hotel, Washington, D.C. (800) 327-8412. 9-10 A Practical Introduction to Wireless …

NEW YORK-Investors who want up-to-the-minute financial information beamed directly to them will benefit from two recently introduced products from PageMart Wireless Inc., Dallas, and Wireless Financial Services Inc., New York. …

The colossal growth of the wireless industry, in particular the buildout of personal communications services and digital cellular networks, has created a supply-and-demand problem-too many jobs and not enough people. …