Wireless Internet

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Nortel Networks said it has signed an agreement to expand its GSM networks for Chunghwa Telecom for about US$250 million.“These expansions are expected to increase Chunghwa Telecom’s network capacity …

While Japan’s largest wireless operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc., continues to trial its 3G network in select portions of Tokyo, speculation continues to circulate that the planned October launch of commercial …

The market for personal digital assistants, once thought to be a gold mine for anyone and everyone looking to make a profit, is now swimming in such bitter competition and …

It took just one year for the hype and optimism to come crashing down on Metricom Inc., which now finds itself choking on nearly $1 billion in debt and seeking …

A major question in the wireless data industry today seems to be: How do you make money? The recent refrain from industry watchers is that wireless data is set to …

Unplugged Games Inc. officially released its MobileStage gaming product, a wireless video game platform for carriers designed to increase revenues through multiplayer games and specialized billing systems. “It, in many …

If there were ever any doubts that voice-recognition technology would become a big business, New York state swiftly put those questions to bed when it passed a state law two …

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OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. today announced an ambitious plan to expand its business into South Korea and get some first-hand experience with the country’s advanced cdma2000 1xRTT network. The …

H.O. Systems H.O. Systems has chosen Scott Berry as vice president of professional services. His 12 years of industry experience includes executive positions at Alltel, Convergys and Cellular One. At …

NEW YORK-OmniSky Corp., a San Francisco-based wireless Internet service provider, has taken a series of steps recently to expand the number and kinds of devices with which it can communicate. …

While voice is still the key application for wireless carriers going into the 21st century, a variety of other data-centric applications are becoming more important. Carriers and the rest of …

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-TeleCommunication Systems Inc. announced the first customer for its Short Message Service Center and Wireless Internet Gateway products, which the company said allows text messages to be sent from …

In spite of recent questions regarding the availability of spectrum for next-generation services, Sprint PCS pushed forward last week, announcing two deals with Lucent Technologies Inc. and Nortel Networks to …

In technology as in life, the last protocol on stage is the hero. While time will serve as jury in due course, for now the CDMA operators and manufacturers seem …

INDIANAPOLIS-Brightpoint Inc. today announced two distribution deals, one with a major personal digital assistant company and another with a wireless data carrier. Brightpoint’s agreement with Palm Inc. involves distributing Palm’s …

Handsets/ devices Mitsubishi Mitsubishi released three new handsets. The Eclipse is a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phone with a color display. The dual-band phone offers 256 colors and up …

NEW DELHI, India-Wireless network operators the world over are preparing to move from offering voice-only services to data and content-based services. The transition means they will have to install real-time, …

NEW DELHI, India-Though a late starter, the Asia-Pacific region may steal a march over Europe in rolling out third-generation (3G) networks. On May 30, NTT DoCoMo became the first operator …

Alcatel China. With China Unicom for CDMA equipment for a national network. Value: US$157 million China. With Gansu Mobile, Shanxi Mobile and Ning Xia Mobile for GSM expansion contracts. Value: …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS said test marketing of a prepaid wireless phone program with wireless Internet access in Northeast Ohio will begin this month. The service, dubbed Cube, is targeted …

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-Gravitate Inc. has signed an agreement with Cambridge Positioning Systems Ltd. of Cambridge, England, marking its entry into the European market. CPS plans to connect the Gravitate …

The GSM Association-the body behind GSM and GPRS networks, as well as the popular short message service-announced last week another standards effort, one that some industry observers believe will be …

NEW YORK-Amid a widespread retrenchment in venture-capital outlays last quarter, investments in the telecommunications and wireless sector fell to $3.7 billion, a $2.2 billion drop that marked the largest quarter-to-quarter …

ATLANTA-Men have become the phone-talkers of the 21st century, according to a recent survey by Cingular Wireless. Men were found talking on wireless phones 35 percent more than women, averaging …