Wireless Internet

NEW YORK-24/7 Media Inc. and i3 Mobile have formed a strategic marketing relationship to extend advertising to mobile phones and other wireless devices, the companies announced. i3 Mobile said it …

Qualcomm Inc. garnered more support for its High Data Rate solution, announcing Samsung Electronics Ltd.’s support for the technology and technical trials with Japanese operator Nippon Idou Tsushin Corp. (IDO) …

WASHINGTON-A divided Federal Trade Commission last week said industry self-regulation of Internet privacy was a failure and called on Congress to legislate consumer safeguards, an action that immediately drew criticism …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Centigram Communications Corp., a provider of unified communications and Wireless Application Protocol-based messaging solutions, embarked on a strategic initiative to spur the development of the wireless Internet. The …

CALGARY, Alberta-Cell-Loc Inc. announced the U.S. patent office has allowed Cell-Loc three new patents pertaining to handset-based wireless location technology. The patents outline technological advancements for wireless Internet location-based content …

TEMPE, Ariz.-Worldwide cellular subscribers are expected to exceed 1.2 billion by 2004, according to a market study conducted by Forward Concepts titled “Wireless2000.” The report predicts the cellular subscriber base …

PHILADELPHIA-The wireless industry is not ready for the advent of wireless data even as data is becoming increasingly important to the wireless industry and the Internet economy, said panelists at …

MIAMI-Tiaxa launched its panregional wireless Internet portal in Latin America, offering wireless phone users personalized, location-sensitive mobile Internet services. The company noted it can capitalize on the region’s adoption and …

Two surveys that are attempting to track what people want from the wireless Web have revealed that consumers value wireless access to e-mail. Telephia Inc. is conducting a nationwide survey …

HONG KONG-Sunday Communications Ltd. announced plans to work with Nortel Networks, Hewlett Packard and PacketVideo to develop wireless Internet services for customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Many of the services …

BEIJING-Sina.com, an Internet media and services company geared toward the Chinese community, signed separate memoranda of understanding agreements with L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc. and Siemens in China to deliver content …

Interactive Solutions Teltronics Inc. announced its subsidiary, Interactive Solutions Inc., developed a new product offering, the MentisSoft iCommunicator system, which makes verbal communications possible between the hearing world and a …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. is jumping in the wireless Internet pool again, with the introduction of its Digital PocketNet service. Unlike AT&T’s first attempt, an analog cellular service introduced …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-More than 2 million Japanese customers subscribe to DDI, DDI-Cellular Group, TU-KA Group and IDO’s wireless Internet access services “EZweb” and EZaccess,” according to Phone.com Inc. “We are …

SignalSoft Steven Adams was appointed vice president of operations for SignalSoft Corp., a developer of wireless location services. Adams will oversee product deployment and installation, product technical support and customer …

TOKYO-Intel Corp. and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced they will co-develop a cellular chipset for the third-generation wireless technology market. The companies said work on the chipset has begun, and …

MENLO PARK, Calif.-GetThere.com Inc., which offers Internet-based business-to-business travel systems, introduced its GetThere Wireless Network, extending online travel to wireless customers. The wireless service allows travelers to make changes to …

TORONTO-Corillian Corp., which offers e-finance solutions for the Internet, and Internet infrastructure software developer 724 Solutions Inc. are teaming up to offer financial services providers a wired and wireless Internet …

WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse Network Systems, a supplier of software and systems for network-based enhanced services, won a contract from Guangdong Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. to provide its mobile data systems enabling …

ATLANTA-BulletIN.net, which develops and supplies wireless Internet messaging products, closed on $15 million in first-round venture funding from Milford Investment Partners. BulletIN.net noted it would use the funding to complete …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with KPN Telecom, acquiring 15 percent of the voting rights in a newly formed holding company called KPN Mobile N.V. …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Inc., a wireless Internet service provider, will provide wireless Internet access for the Handspring Visor handheld computer through its Go.Web service. The service will allow individuals and businesses …

Front Porch Communications L.L.C., a hardware and software solutions developer for Internet service providers since 1998, expanded its offerings last week to include wireless Internet solutions. Qualcomm Inc. also said …

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. reported it has purchased equipment and developed a strategic alliance in anticipation of launching wireless Internet services later this year. A company spokesman said Dobson will …

WASHINGTON-Federal regulators, lawmakers and consumer groups are ratcheting up pressure for stronger privacy protections for consumers in the Digital Age, a development with major implications for the wireless Internet sector. …