Wireless Internet

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Telecommunications Industry Association announced an initiative to develop wireless Internet Protocol standards under the guidelines of the American National Standards Institute’s open standards process. The initiative supports TIA’s …

NEW YORK-Even amid the rapidly expanding parade of venture capital investments, the telecommunications/wireless sector of American industry stands head and shoulders above the crowd. Venture capital investments in this sector …

NEW YORK-Deutsche Telekom, which bought England’s One-2-One last month, considers its 10-percent stake in Sprint Corp. too minuscule a toehold in the burgeoning and beckoning American market, company executives said …

LOWELL, Mass.-M/A-Com Inc. and AMP Inc. entered into a $95 million contract under which M/A-Com’s OpenSky Wireless Internet Protocol network will be deployed for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s statewide public …

The Wireless Application Protocol made strides in Sweden, Germany and Finland last week, adding to its gaining momentum in Europe. In Germany, Nokia Corp. and Deutsche Bank have agreed to …

Aether Systems Inc. announced it will acquire mobeo Inc., a company that provides financial news and stock updates on wireless devices such as pagers. Formerly called DocuPro Inc., mobeo delivers …

The Ginger Media Group, owners of U.K.-based Virgin Radio, is collaborating with L.M. Ericsson in early trials of wireless third-generation technology that would allow local or national radio stations to …

OWNINGS MILLS, Md.-Aether Technologies Inc. announced it will join L.M. Ericsson’s new Wireless Internet Solutions unit to co-market and develop wireless data services specifically targeting the online financial investment community. …

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.J.-Ericsson Inc. announced it formed Ericsson Wireless Internet Solutions, a new unit that will marry Ericsson’s knowledge in wireless technologies and the Internet, and offer an array …

MANCHESTER, N.H.-Transcept Inc., previously the telecommunications business unit of Sanders, announced last week its inception as an independent, privately held company. Transcept’s focus is on offering equipment that helps carries …

Riverbed Technologies Inc. and Spyglass Inc. said they have entered a worldwide licensing agreement under which Riverbed will incorporate Spyglass’ Prism technology with its ScoutWare mobile enterprise software. The agreement …

ELite Logistic Services Elite Logistic Services Inc. introduced its PageTrack control module, a wireless automotive security, control and monitoring solution. The system uses SkyTel Communications Inc.’s two-way ReFLEX network, the …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Phone.com Inc. gained ground in Japan recently, having signed agreements to incorporate its UP.Link Server Suite in wireless networks there. Two Japanese cellular carriers, DDI Corp. and IDO …

PARIS-Nortel Networks said it will deploy a General Packet Radio Service trial in selected areas of Paris for French operator Bouygues Telecom, the companies announced. The trial will demonstrate personalized …

U S West Wireless recently completed field tests of Qualcomm Inc.’s High Data Rate product, saying it was impressed with the solution, but didn’t indicate plans to deploy the technology …

NEW YORK-Consumer perception of Korea Telecom as “slow moving and bureaucratic, but quite good at service provision,” has helped, not hindered, its subsidiary Korea Telecom Freetel, said Sang-Chul Lee, president …

Handsets Kyocera Kyocera plans to begin marketing at the end of July in Japan its VP-210 VisualPhone, a PHS phone with a built-in camera that can transmit and receive images …

HONG KONG-The future of cdmaOne technology was the theme of this year’s CDMA World Congress in Hong Kong, and while data services are the future, wireless executives are struggling with …

Microsoft Corp. launched its MSN Mobile service, a wireless extension of its MSN.com Internet portal that allows customers to receive their information services on pagers, cell phones and other wireless …

WASHINGTON-In reaching an out-of-court antitrust settlement with Nextel Communications Inc. last week, the Department of Justice found itself defending a deal on grounds that its own antitrust lawyers shot down …

HONG KONG-The CDMA Development Group said Ericsson Inc. has joined the association as a member. “The CDG welcomes the addition of Ericsson into the organization and looks forward to their …

SAN FRANCISCO-3Com Corp. and Sun Microsystems outlined plans to develop a reference port for the Java 2 Platform Micro Edition, Sun’s Java runtime environment for consumer products, for 3Com’s Palm …

Phone.com Inc., formerly Unwired Planet, has been tied to several announcements in the weeks preceding its impending initial public offering that have served to elevate the company to new levels …

NEW YORK-Advanced Radio Telecom Corp., a Bellevue, Wash., a provider of fixed-wireless broadband data networks, will receive a $251 million equity infusion from a group of investors led by Qwest …

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson announced it is supplying a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access system to Hong Kong-based SmarTone Mobile Communications Ltd. The experimental third-generation system could support wireless Internet protocol and …