Wireless Internet

NEW YORK-Julia Butterfly Hill, who lived in a redwood tree nicknamed “Luna” for two years to protest old growth forest destruction, has reached an out of court settlement with OmniSky …

LAS VEGAS-Personal technology retail giant Gateway Inc. launched its Mobile Wireless Solution that uses Verizon Wireless’ Express Network this week at CTIA Wireless I.T. & Internet 2002. The service will …

MIAMI-Norweigen Cruise Lines has introduced wireless Internet access to the high seas with the announcement it has partnered with Maritime Telecommunications Network and PCTEL to offer Wi-Fi high-speed wireless Internet …

HELSINKI, Finland-BrainHeart Capital, a Stockholm-based group dedicated to investments in wireless technologies, has decided against investing in the third-generation (3G) industry, 3G company stocks and 3G projects, in what amounts …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Expanding the coverage of its Wi-Fi-based HotSpot service, T-Mobile USA Inc. announced a partnership with Borders Group Inc. to provide wireless Internet access in Borders Books and Music locations …

JACKSON, Miss.-Air2Lan has launched Air2Lan WiFi, a high-speed wireless Internet service powered by Boingo Wireless. The service offers high-speed Internet access at a growing number of public Wi-Fi hot spots …

FREMONT, Calif.-@Road, which provides location-enhanced wireless Internet solutions for mobile resource management, announced it acquired the majority of the assets of ConnectBusiness, which offers wireless timekeeping and project management solutions. …

MILPITAS, California, United States-GRIC Communications said that Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) is extending its relationship with the supplier to include wireless Internet roaming capabilities for customers in Singapore. The agreement will …

NEW YORK-Telcordia Technologies Inc. and Toshiba America Research Inc., both members of the Mobile Wireless Internet Forum, completed a successful proof-of-concept demonstration September 17 of a mobile Internet based on …

ATLANTA-Wi-Fi Internet access provider Sanswire Technologies Inc. announced it completed its acquisition of certain assets of Tsunami Communications Inc., a wireless Internet provider in Spokane, Wash. “This acquisition is the …

RESTON, Virginia, United States-According to new findings from ComScore Networks, the audience for the wireless Web is becoming big enough that digital marketers should stand up and take interest. According …

SAN FRANCISCO-Starbucks Coffee Co., Hewlett-Packard Co. and T-Mobile International have combined to launch a hot spot service in Starbucks coffee houses, allowing customers to connect to Internet applications using 802.11b …

SAN DIEGO-Novatel Wireless Inc. announced it has paired with distributor Global Wireless Data L.L.C. to offer Novatel’s PCS Connection Card nationwide. The card, designed to operate on Sprint’s personal communications …

DENVER, United States-Metricom will be officially reincarnated on Thursday when Ricochet Networks launches high-speed wireless Internet service in Denver. Ricochet will charge US$45 per month for the service and US$100 …

RICHARDSON, Texas-Anritsu Co. announced the introduction of its cdma2000 1xRTT wireless Internet Protocol test solution which it said offers help to wireless Internet application developers creating, troubleshooting and verifying application …

DENVER, United States-The solar-powered Pathfinder-Plus, operating at 65,000 feet over Hawaii, has successfully completed commercial tests of third-generation (3G) wireless video telephony, wireless Internet surfing via laptop computer modem and …

BEIJING-China’s largest personal computer vendor Legend Group has teamed with Intel and China Mobile to offer mobile wireless Internet services in 138 cities in China and broadband mobile Internet in …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa-Mobile network operator MTN announced that it has begun charging subscribers for its wireless Internet gateway (WIG) services. The service has been offered free since its inception in …

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Currently known as VoiceStream, T-Mobile today broke into the U.S. market, launching voice and data services in California and Nevada. T-Mobile’s Get More services, promoted by spokeswoman Catherine Zeta-Jones, …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Air2Lan is going to provide wireless local area network connectivity throughout the Southeast using the Vernier Networks System, the companies announced. The Vernier Networks System authenticates WLAN users, …

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MELBOURNE, Australia-Commercial interest is growing in wireless Internet in Australia with news of a $A25 million (US$14 million) national rollout of an i-BURST mobile wireless broadband network beginning in Sydney. …

FREMONT, Calif.-@Road announced it acquired the assets of Blue Wireless Inc., a voice portal and adaptive personalization technologies provider. Under terms of the agreement, @Road acquired several patent pending technologies, …

ARLINGTON, Va.-Despite the dark shadow the depressed economy has cast on much of the U.S. wireless sector, the Consumer Electronics Association’s recently released Digital America 2002 report shows wireless device …

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Personal digital assistant giant Palm Inc. reported solid earnings in line with investor expectations and company projections, evidence the company has reined in its costs and cash management. …