Wireless Internet

With the holidays upon us, shopping has become the talk of the town these days. While many reports have emerged highlighting the increased use of e-commerce as a way of …

NEW YORK-The potential mobile-commerce revolution may well be in the intensive care unit, “but we’re not ready to declare it dead,” said David Bishop, director of wireless/mobile services for The …

After months of struggling financially and falling behind technologically, Motorola Inc. stands to make its mark as the first handset manufacturer to provide Java-enabled mobile phones. The company entered an …

PARIS-Matsushita Communications Industrial Co., Ltd. and Nortel Networks moved to push the standards set by 3G Partnership Projects and their own products and services. Under a new agreement, the two …

European operators are expected to spend more than $125 billion by the beginning of 2007 on next- generation wireless Internet services and infrastructure, according to a report by The Strategis …

NEW YORK-W-Technologies Inc., a three-year-old wireless application framework provider, expanded its reach into banking with two agreements announced last week. Metavante Corp., Milwaukee, will offer w-Technologies’ software products to all …

While most larger carriers are still feeling their way through the abundance of third-generation hype, a small carrier in Oklahoma is getting ready to deploy a GPRS network using AirNet …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Alltel signed an agreement to use Sens-Com Inc.’s wireless Internet platform for mobile banking. Alltel said it would integrate its e-drive products, which include personal cash management, electronic …

The strategic alliance announced between NTT DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless Inc. is fairly simple on the surface, but may have long-term implications for the global wireless industry. DoCoMo will invest …

As wireless Internet traffic becomes more of a reality, more and more firms are expected to pop up interested in measuring that traffic. Media Metrix is perhaps the most popular …

MACON, Ga.-Nextel Partners launched wireless service in the Macon, Ga., and Dothan, Ala., areas, giving customers access to its digital cellular, Nextel Direct Connect digital two-way radio, wireless Internet and …

NEW YORK-U.S. Wireless Data completed its previously announced $10 million acquisition of CellGate Technologies, which was made in cash and shares. U.S. Wireless hopes CellGate, which manufactures integrated wireless Internet …

CALGARY, Alberta-Wireless infrastructure provider Wi-Lan Inc. reported its broadband wireless revenues for next year would total $32 million, more than three times higher than 2000 results, but below analyst forecasts …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. announced an agreement to integrate the Wireless Keyword Navigation System from RealNames Corp. into the Phone.com UP.Link Server. The result will allow users to access wireless …

Ever since the two announced their merger in mid-August, a lingering question was what name would Phone.com Inc. and Software.com Inc. call their combined powerhouse. Last week, the two announced …

Last mile is ReFlex Communications Inc.’s breath of life. Thanks to the Seattle-based company, multifamily communities have been enjoying high-speed broadband wireless Internet services in their apartments and condominiums across …

WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-BellSouth Wireless Data L.L.P. said it will launch a wireless Web proxy server and microbrowser based on Geoworks Corp.’s AirBoss technology. The deal will allow all devices operating on …

LAS VEGAS-The computer industry is ready to stake its claim in the wireless market, evidenced by a range of announcements at this year’s Fall Comdex show. Various PDA manufacturers and …

ATLANTA-BulletIN.net, which develops and supplies two-way wireless Internet solutions, won patents in the United States and New Zealand for a single-button reply process for short message service e-mail. BulletIN.net said …

The race is on to develop carrier-class software infrastructure for the next generation of wireless data applications, and last week’s merger announcement between TeleCommunication Systems Inc. and Xypoint Corp. adds …

LONG BEACH, Calif.-Wynd Communications Corp. introduced GoAmerica Inc.’s Go.Web wireless Internet access service to its WyndTell users, adding Internet content to the two-way messaging service for the deaf and hard …

Now that Arch Wireless Inc.’s acquisition of Paging Network Inc. is complete, former PageNet subsidiary Vast Solutions Inc. is free of the dead weight its former parent company represented and …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission, appearing to be staking out regulatory jurisdiction over the nascent mobile Internet industry, said it will examine a wide range of wireless consumer protection issues next …

Subscription fraud is as old as the wireless industry itself, and responsible for the creation of numerous companies and products that exist solely to develop new ways to combat this …

Arch Wireless Inc. and Paging Network Inc. announced the completion of their merger Friday, creating the largest paging carrier in North America and adding a significant two-way wireless data player …