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 …
FAIRFAX, Va.-Verestar Inc. has purchased Swisscom’s satellite business assets, including four Standard A antennas at the Satellite Network Access Point facility in Leuk, Switzerland; seven antennas in Basle, Geneva and …
HAYWARD, Calif.-Mobile e-commerce security provider Certicom Corp. said it supported the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Advanced Encryption Standard to address growing security needs in the marketplace. “NIST’s AES …
BOSTON-Wireless application provider Isovia announced partnership plans with Ironside Technologies Inc. to provide private-labeled wireless applications for Ironworks, Ironside’s sell-side e-commerce suite of products, and the Ironside Network independent e-business …
CHICAGO-More antenna sites and towers will be needed as the wireless industry begins to address the data market, said Malcolm Wood, president and chief executive officer of San Diego-based Littlefeet …
CHICAGO-“Spectrum is like money, everyone always wants more of it and you can never get enough of it,” said Mark Kelley, chief technology officer of Leap Wireless International Inc. It …
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 …
Verizon Wireless turned the industry on its ear last week, announcing plans to support legislation in Illinois that would ban cell-phone use while driving unless the caller is using a …
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 …
JACKSON, Miss.-AT&T Wireless network partner Tritel Inc. launched digital wireless phone service in nine markets under its SunCom and AT&T brand names. The markets include Corbin and Owensboro, Ky.; Florence, …
NEW YORK-Solid Information Technology, known for network synchronization software, has received $50 million in second-round private equity investment. Robertson Stephens Inc. served as placement agent for the transaction, which is …
HELSINKI, Finland-Tibco Software Inc., which provides real-time infrastructure software for e-business, is deploying Nokia Corp.’s WAP technology for its Tibco MobileConnect third-generation networks, enabling mobile access to personalized services and …
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 …
BOLINGBROOK, Ill.-Tellabs and Nokia Networks, the infrastructure division of Nokia Corp., signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic agreement to enhance ATM and IP transmission in second- and third-generation …
VIENNA, Va.-Teligent Inc. said it launched wireless broadband service in Pittsburgh, bringing to 43 the total number of markets it serves. Teligent’s smartWave technology offers network speeds up to 45 …
MADRID, Spain-Telefonica Moviles informed Spain’s National Securities Market Commission of the company’s intention to sell a yet-to-be-determined amount of share capital on Spanish and international markets. The company said the …
CHICAGO-Almost half of wireless data users feel data services are “very” to “extremely important” when selecting their wireless service provider, according to results from Telephia Inc.’s wireless data and Internet …
IRVING, Texas-Telecommunications network engineering services provider Telecom Global Solutions Holdings Inc. closed on $11 million in first-round Series-A equity financing by Bear Stearns Merchant Banking. The company said it will …
NEW YORK-Telecommunications carriers worldwide are under significant pressure due to the bandwidth explosion, rising capital expenditures, competition from new players and delays in commercial rollout of new technologies. “I take …
