Wireless Internet

SEATTLE-Boeing’s efforts to bring high-speed wireless Internet access to airline passengers made news again Friday with two agreements with Asian telecom companies. StarHub, a Singapore-based communications company, agreed to add …

HONG KONG-Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. said it became the first Chinese vendor to make third-generation handsets with the launch of three new UMTS devices at the 3G World Congress & …

PLANTATION, Fla.-Transnet Wireless Corp. and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced an agreement that calls for Transnet to supply its Transnet Wireless Internet systems to park locations throughout the …

VICTORIA, British Columbia-VCom Inc. and ARRIS said the Rural Utility Service has approved their jointly developed 700 MHz broadband wireless system for purchase as part of the RUS Broadband Loan …

Proxim Corp. has announced a new broadband wireless access system to allow organizations, including wireless Internet service providers, municipalities, government agencies, public safety, transportation groups and enterprises, to deploy WiMAX …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. launched its EDGE-based QuickLink Mobile Wireless Internet Services across its 16-state Cellular One-branded service area. Customers can access the network using either a Sony Ericsson GC82 …

LONDON-iAnywhere Solutions Inc. said it is working with Sony Ericsson to provide AvantGo mobile content to users of the new Symbian-based P910 smart phone. Sony Ericsson smart-phone users now can …

EDGE and UMTS technologies are both on a roll, says new research. But while EDGE accounts for more deployments, all eyes are on the benefits UMTS can bring. However, CDMA …

Regional telecommunications provider Qwest Communications International Inc. expanded its nationwide wireless voice service to residential and small business customers in Las Cruces, Alamogordo and Clovis, N.M. Qwest said customers who …

Wireless carriers and content providers around the world are salivating over potential revenues from adult content, which is expected to generate $1 billion annually within the next few years, according …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Cellular Systems’ Cellular One today launched the Identity phone, a new handset that uses Wildseed Ltd.’s SmartSkins, an interactive wireless accessory. SmartSkins are interchangeable covers that change the …

Internet Service Provider EarthLink has added wireless voice provider to its resume with the release of the all-in-one color BlackBerry 7750 Wireless Handheld with wireless voice and e-mail service. The …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Cellular One have made the Kyocera Aktiv wireless handset available to Cellular One subscribers. The durable, rubbberized CDMA phone is targeted at users with active …

Whether you’re looking for true love or virtual love-or simply want to play hooky from work-your mobile phone can help. While handset manufacturers and carriers are scrambling to make space-age …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration and the high-tech sector oppose Japan’s proposal to add a user fee to unlicensed wireless devices, arguing it would undercut consumer demand and stifle development of wireless …

SAN DIEGO-Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Cellular One have made the Kyocera Aktiv wireless handset available to Cellular One subscribers. The durable, rubbberized CDMA phone is targeted at users with active …

LANSING, Mich.-SBC Communications Inc. said it will begin providing access to its FreedomLink Wi-Fi service at 10 state parks in Michigan as part of the state’s MiWiFi project designed to …

It’s a bird-it’s a plane-it’s a Stratellite high-altitude airship that enables wireless communications from the Earth’s stratosphere? Sanswire Networks L.L.C.’s vision for a national wireless broadband network began as just …

Motorola Inc. and Motorola Japan Ltd. will work with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to develop a handset for business users on the Japanese carrier’s high-speed third-generation FOMA network. The GSM/GPRS handset …

Wi-Fi access provider iPass Inc. has tightened its grip on the business traveler market with a newly announced partnership with Connexion by Boeing that will give iPass enterprise customers access …

CHEYENNE, Wyo.-Western Wireless Corp. doing business as Cellular One said it is in the process of upgrading its Montana network with digital technology to provide customers with improved wireless coverage …

LONDON-The global wireless industry is expected grow mobile data revenue from $61 billion this year to more than $189 billion by 2009 with person-to-person messaging representing 48 percent of the …

BEIJING-Chinese mobile Internet provider Tom Online agreed to buy Treasure Base Investments Ltd., a Chinese wireless entertainment company, for $66 million. The cash-only deal will expand Tom Online’s distribution and …

Aether Systems Inc. reported another financial loss with a dip in revenue for the quarter ended June 30, underscoring the company’s struggles. In its second-quarter results, the company said it …

ST. LOUIS-Expanding Wi-Fi’s presence in non-traditional locations, Panera Bread Co. said it has equipped 325 of its retail locations in 27 states with free wireless Internet access using ICOA Inc.’s …