Wireless Internet

DALLAS-T-Speed Broadband Communications launched its high-speed wireless Internet access service in Dallas/Fort Worth, the company announced. The company said it is targeting small and medium-sized businesses, and it already has …

Leap Wireless International Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire PCS licenses in Eugene, Ore., and Fort Collins and Greeley, Colo., from American Wireless License Group L.L.C. The licenses, covering …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. launched WebMagic, a wireless Internet product that allows its cellular phone customers to access the Internet and receive e-mail messages. Dobson said the service will be …

SAN FRANCISCO-Oracle Corp. announced pending availability of complete middleware for developing and deploying wireless Internet content and applications services. The Oracle9i application server wireless edition leverages Oracle’s portal-to-go technology and …

For the mobile commerce market to succeed in winning over consumers from the wired Internet and bricks-and-mortar space, it will have to be flexible in meeting consumer expectations, according to …

Following months of speculation, regulatory red tape and the seemingly elusive approval by the Federal Communications Commission that came Sept. 29, SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Mobility officially came together …

NEW YORK-Some 27 years after he placed the first “public portable cellular call,” from Midtown Manhattan to Bell Laboratories in New Jersey, Martin Cooper said he is unsure “if we, …

Flarion Technologies Flarion Technologies, a new company formed to commercialize a wireless data technology for Internet mobility market, announced that Matthew J. Desch has been appointed to a new seat …

CHICAGO-Video content may be the new show to watch on the wireless Internet. Content is the name of the game in the wireless Internet evolution going forward. And while it …

MCLEAN, Va.-Ventera Corp., an e-business solutions provider, announced it has formed a wireless Internet and mobile commerce practice group. The company already uses WAP technology to allow network system administrators …

NEW|YORK-Texas Instruments plans to release next year a third-generation wireless solution for independent developers of modules for the Springboard expansion slot on Handspring’s Visor handheld computers. “We are pleased to …

CHICAGO-Was last week’s Personal Communications Industry Association GlobalXChange show a success? It depends on who you ask. While some exhibitors complained loudly about the lack of traffic, others said they …

Sygate Technologies Internet security and access management solutions provider Sygate Technologies Inc. introduced its OneNIC Internet Sharing Solution through the release of the newest version of its flagship software product, …

WASHINGTON-In a move with major implications for the future of mobile commerce and the $183 billion merger between America Online Inc. and Time Warner Inc., the Federal Communications Commission last …

CHICAGO-Partnerships are the key to success in the wireless Internet space, was the resounding theme at last week’s PCIA GlobalXChange convention keynote session. “The wireless Internet is like the proverbial …

In this time of money-hungry megacorporations, there still exists at least one philosophy that ultimately benefits the little guy-Open Source. Since January of last year, Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Lutris Technologies …

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-GiantBear entered an agreement with Advertising.com to extend wireless Internet advertising services to wireless carriers. The agreement will combine GiantBear’s knowledge of Web-to-wireless technology with Advertising.com’s wireless ad …

While the convergence of computing and communications may be the future, and the future may be now, the convergence of ideas to actual product line takes longer to reach fruition. …

Being the new kid on the block is always a challenge. Besides trying to keep your own sense of identity, there is the pressure of trying to fit in to …

TOKYO-NEC do Brazil, a subsidiary of NEC Corp., won a total of 50 billion yen (US$466 million) in communications contracts from major Brazilian carriers and has started shipping them, the …

COMPTON, Calif.-Belkin Components introduced a wireless Internet connection kit compatible with Samsung’s browser-enabled phones and Motorola Inc. iDEN and StarTAC phones. The kit connects notebook computers to the supported phones, …

TOKYO-Intel Corp.’s stock took a beating early Friday after the world’s largest silicon chip manufacturer reported third-quarter sales would fall short of analysts’ expectations. The company’s stock lost about 22 …

SCARBOROUGH, Ontario-Canadian wireless operator Clearnet Communications Inc. introduced a flat-rate wireless Internet service allowing its PCS and Mike clients unlimited access to wireless Internet content for one monthly fee. Customers …

BEIJING-According to China Unicom President Wang Jianzhou, prices of mobile-phone equipment have dropped to such an extent that capital expenditure per subscriber has decreased 40 percent since June last year. …

With all the wireless enabling solutions, wireless application service providers, devices, software and networks available today, it’s not too difficult to see how dot-coms and corporate entities mulling wireless extension …