Wireless Internet

China L.M. Ericsson announced it signed a $64 million contract with the Shanghai Posts & Telecommunications Administration to expand its Global System for Mobile communications dual-band network. Ericsson said it …

InStep Mobile Communications Inc. announced it is collaborating with BC TEL Mobility, Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications to test a new wireless Internet dispatching solution. A select group …

SAN FRANCISCO-MobileSoft announced it formed an alliance with GoAmerica Communications Corp. through which MobileSoft will market GoAmerica’s Web@Hand wireless data services on its website. MobileSoft is a provider of software …

NEW YORK-Wireless online financial information services are a hot item, judging from the flurry of recent announcements about new offerings in this category. w-Trade Technologies, New York, said AT&T Wireless …

Ericsson forms office mobility unit ATLANTA-Ericsson Inc. announced the formation of the Wireless Services unit in response to the increasing need for wireless communications in the workplace. Ericsson said the …

SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. and AirTouch Communications Inc. announced they will participate in a trial of Code Division Multiple Access data technologies for information services with Lucent Technologies Inc. and …

Multinational Automated Clearing House U.S.A. said it signed agreements to provide roamer call data clearing services to Global System for Mobile service providers American Personal Communications, Powertel Inc., Microcell Connexions …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson built the first phase of Cable & Wireless Panama’s digital Advanced Mobile Phone Service network infrastructure as part of a projected five-year investment in that company, said …

Forecasting, Planning & Managing Technology February 9-11 Technology Futures Inc. Renaissance Hotel, Austin, Texas. Call Diane Sanso at (800) 835-3887. Western Communications Forum ’98 February 9-12 International Engineering Consortium. Hotel …

Branding & Bundling for Telecommunications Service Providers JANUARY 21-23 IBC USA Conferences Inc. Wigwam Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz. (508) 481-6400. Supercomm Mexico ’98 JANUARY 21-23 The Telecommunications Industry Association. Mexico City. …

PLANO, Texas-Inet Inc. and GoAmerica Communications plan to offer two free months of GoAmerica’s wireless Internet and intranet services with the purchase of Inet’s Spider Cellular Digital Packet Data modem …

GoAmerica Communications Corp., a wireless Internet and intranet service provider, hopes to enter the consumer market in the next couple of years and is preparing by beginning to build network …

The state of wireless technology and devices is in good shape today, and should continue to stay healthy well into the future, as long as carriers understand the changing dynamics …

NEW YORK-U.S. Digital Communications Inc., Calabasas, Calif., is a classic example in action of the old saying, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” After seven years of …

HACKENSACK, N.J.-GoAmerica Communications Corp. opened its wireless data service center for wireless network operators. The center provides carriers with a single source for marketing end-to-end wireless data solutions over their …

The wireless data industry has long been considered the most optimistic bunch in the world of wireless. Each year, it seemed, was going to be “the year” the technology would …

SEATTLE-Some 1,900 wireless data professionals gathered in Seattle last week to determine what future their long-struggling industry might have at Wireless APPS ’97. In this muggy Emerald City, they found …

SEOUL-It was only fitting that the future of Code Division Multiple Access technology was discussed in South Korea at the 2nd CDMA International Conference. Since SK Telecom launched the country’s …

With all the focus on enhanced messaging services allowed by both broadband and narrowband personal communications services lately, the last several months have seen a number of technologies introduced that …

Union Electric Co., Honeywell Inc. and CellNet Data Systems teamed up to develop a wireless interactive home management system, which will begin a pilot program in more than 100 St. …

WASHINGTON-Most of the 24 bidders who made the cut to participate in tomorrow’s start of the Wireless Communications Services auction remain mum regarding how they plan to use their frequencies …

WASHINGTON-More than half of wireless subscribers and 40 percent of non-users expressed an interest in two-way wireless e-mail, representing a potential market of 44.3 million users, according to a study …

SAN FRANCISCO-A Code Division Multiple Access digital/analog dual-mode, dual-band telephone has been introduced by Qualcomm Inc., along with two other new CDMA portable phones in its QCP series. The manufacturer …

WASHINGTON-“This is an exciting wireless opportunity for businesses with clear vision and a good business plan,” commented Michele Farquhar, chief of the Federal Communications Commission’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at a …

ACT Communications Inc. developed two personal communications services and cellular protection products. The ACT 452-120-400L is a two-line, single phase surge arrestor that provides all-mode protection. The company said it …