Wireless Internet

Tim Berners-Lee, widely credited with creating the World Wide Web, has spoken out against the wireless industry’s attempts to create a “.mobi” mobile-specific Internet domain listing. Further, the World Wide …

PHILADELPHIA-T-Mobile USA Inc. and Comcast Corp. said they plan to launch an outdoor Wi-Fi wireless Internet service located at Philadelphia’s Headhouse Square Plaza providing Wi-Fi access to residents and visitors …

WASHINGTON-U.S. officials are close to delivering potentially far-reaching spectrum reports to President Bush, culminating a year-long review at a time when development of third-generation mobile-phone and wireless Internet services are …

Wi-Fi, the much-hyped sibling of the wireless industry, might have lost a little of its luster with the closure of one of its more ambitious players and troublesome security warnings …

The once hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players AT&T, IBM and Intel, has shut down its network due to lack of funding. Since its founding, …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint announced it will sell the new LG Electronics Co. Ltd. VI-5225 clamshell phone for $50 after rebates. The companies describe the phone as the “little black dress” …

Wireless broadband service provider Digitalpath Networks has partnered with national Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. to target customers in the areas surrounding Chico, Sacramento and Redding, Calif. Digitalpath provides wireless …

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-Greek wireless Internet service provider ACISgroup has chosen a public hot-spot solution from Proxim Corp. and Nomadix for deployment at Athens hotels and surrounding outdoor areas to support tourists …

DENVER-High-speed wireless Internet service provider Ricochet Networks Inc. has once again revised its business model and now plans to sell its service to municipalities across the United States, as well …

High-speed wireless Internet service provider Ricochet Networks Inc. said it is redirecting its focus to municipalities and public-safety workers, according to a company spokesperson. Ricochet, which has active networks in …

NEW YORK-Wireless Internet usage rates were up 145 percent for 2003, with 79 million unique users, according to The Face of the Web 2003, an annual study of Internet trends …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission last week created a wireless broadband access task force to help craft policies for fostering deployment of high-speed wireless Internet services in the United States. “We …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-Cingular Wireless has partnered with Villanova University to upgrade the school’s campuswide wireless system to handle voice, data and messaging. Through the partnership, Villanova’s students, faculty and …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission today announced the creation of a wireless broadband access task force to help craft policies for fostering deployment of high-speed wireless Internet services in the United …

CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Wireless Internet users worldwide will reach nearly 600 million by 2008, according to a new report from Probe Group. The growth will be driven by an expanded number …

NEW YORK-Internet company Maxplanet Corp. announced it will acquire wireless Internet design firm Wireless Ink L.L.C. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “This acquisition will provide new life to …

A California legislator is pushing a bill that would require camera phones to emit a “distinctive noise or light” when snapping pictures, thus alerting those nearby that they may have …

WASHINGTON-Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit group Open Park Project launched a public outdoor wireless Internet hot spot on Capitol Hill. The free Wi-Fi service offers coverage in front of the Supreme Court, …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration hit the trifecta on wireless trade last week, winning concessions from China and South Korea on Wi-Fi, third-generation wireless and mobile Internet services that advance U.S. business …

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration today said it settled a major wireless trade disagreement with South Korea that could have locked Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW technology out of a key Asian market. “We …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Western Wireless Corp. expanded its CDMA2000 1x network to provide its OpenDoor wireless Internet service and Hello2Pix picture messaging service to its Cellular One customers in Colorado, North Dakota, …

SEOUL, South Korea-Although the Korean government has yet to make a decision regarding whether to mandate a wireless Internet platform for the country’s three wireless carriers, the operators plan to …

WASHINGTON-T-Mobile USA Inc. announced it has added American University to its Wi-Fi hot-spot network, offering students, faculty and alumni wireless Internet access on the school’s campus. T-Mobile Wi-Fi service will …

WASHINGTON-Federal regulators today proposed setting aside more unlicensed spectrum for wireless broadband operations, which could make it easier for vendors to build devices that work across all Wi-Fi frequencies and …

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. launched a pair of data service packages combining a number of currently offered services with additional content under the new Media name. The packages include its Media …