MexicoMexican wireless carrier Grupo Iusacell S.A. de C.V. said it does not have any current intentions of filing for an equity offering in Mexico. The company has long been interested in enhancing its liquidity in the Mexican market and noted that in the future,...
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 works with more than 20 wireless carriers and media networks to provide its wireless Internet...
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)HDR technology is a likely solution for many Code Division Multiple Access operators migrating to...
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 from high-tech advocates and further underscored the prospect for new government regulation of wireless...
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 initiative involves the company working with global service providers and network infrastructure companies to develop...
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 and services delivered through its Cellocate Network, the company said.
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 will pass the 1 billion mark in 2003, with 11 million of those subscribers having...
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 the recent spring conference of the Association of Communications Enterprises."How ready are they? They...
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 convergence of wireless and Web-based technology by creating a platform that provides consumers a single...
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 of wireless data users this month to try to find out how consumers are using...
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 and applications will be based on Sunday's 2.5 generation plans and will migrate to third-generation...
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 to wireless Internet consumers using Wireless Application Protocol technology.According to the agreements, Sina.com will...
Interactive SolutionsTeltronics 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 hearing-impaired or profoundly deaf person. According to the company, the multisensory device improves comprehension of...
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 in 1997 that allowed only basic e-mail functions, PocketNet will feature all the standard Internet...
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 extremely pleased to see that the number of DDI, DDI-Cellular Group, TU-KA Group and IDO's...
SignalSoftSteven 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 training for all geographic areas, including North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Prior...
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 they will develop and market the new chipset and associated software as Japan deploys...
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 their flight arrangements, access itinerary, schedules and flight information and receive status alerts on wireless...
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 banking service solution.The fully scalable product will be based on 724 Solutions' financial services...
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 wireless Internet applications in 10 cities across the Chinese province.Under the contract, Comverse will...
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 a buyout from parent company TWS Inc., expand its services into new markets and broaden...
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. for about $4.5 billion. The announcement follows KPN's failed merger talks with Spain's Telefonica...
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 wireless access to POP3 e-mail, the Internet and their corporate intranet using multiple wireless data...
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 it invested $5 million in Front Porch to support continued development, production and market expansion...
