Content & Mobile Marketing

PORTLAND, Ore.-Metro One Telecommunications Inc. announced today it will acquire Enthusiasm Technologies Inc., a developer of Web-based data extraction and processing technology, for about $5.3 million “This is a value-added, …

TOKYO-The value of wireless Internet transactions in Japan will grow from $336 million in 2000 to more than $5 billion in 2005, according to a report from Japanese research firm …

NEW YORK-AirMedia has embarked on a common carrier strategy for Internet content provision with the late January introduction of its new “Wireless Hub.” “This will be a worldwide automated marketplace, …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS entered an agreement with Tribune Media Services, a provider of information and entertainment products, providing Sprint PCS customers with access to content from TMS’ Web site, …

AlterEgo Networks Inc. wants all devices to be treated equal. To that end, the company introduced its line of Adaptive Network Servers designed to enable enterprises to extend applications and …

AT&T Wireless wasted little time in exploiting its relationship with Japan’s NTT DoCoMo in an attempt to jump start its wireless Internet offerings. AT&T, which received nearly $10 billion from …

Openwave Systems Inc., the offspring of Phone.com and Software.com’s recent union, became the darling of Wall Street last week following its announcement to introduce a new browser for packet-based GPRS …

Mounting brick walls between businesses remain obstacles in an economy that integrates by the day. But XMLSolutions Global aims to turn barriers into networks by bringing its expertise into the …

LONDON-Terra Mobile and Digital Island plan to partner to improve the delivery of content and services to GPRS devices. The agreement calls for Digital Island to deploy its Footprint Content …

Early expectations of the wireless Internet sweeping the country have suffered the realities of the limitations the service offers in comparison to the wired Web. While the number of wirelessly …

NEW YORK-A host of players behind the scenes is pulling the complex strings required to amplify and simplify the end-user experience with billing and customer relationship management for the increasing …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said it will consider abolishing analog cellular technical rules that require cellular carriers to set aside a portion of their networks for the AMPS standard. “We …

Aether Aether Systems Inc. introduced version 1.1 of its ScoutWeb software component of the ScoutWare product suite. The new version supports SSL encryption as well as various other levels of …

Indiqu Inc. wants to make your cell phone fun. The mobile games developer and marketer has signed several deals in the past few weeks to expand its coverage and improve …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Sprint PCS reached agreements with Walt Disney Internet Group, ConsumerReview.com and BarPoint.com to provide content via Sprint’s wireless Web offering. The Walt Disney Internet Group deal will provide …

By tweaking network technology, user behavior, business models and industry structure, Cisco Systems Inc. is flexing its muscles in the wireless Internet space. The company, known for its end-to-end network …

GENEVA-With the world’s first third-generation (3G) mobile systems due to come online in Japan in less than a year, Europe’s wireless operators are gearing up for an intense round of …

MADRID, Spain-Last March, when the Spanish government’s beauty contest awarded Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) licenses to Telef

As industry spends billions of dollars on spectrum and banks on a future driven by third-generation wireless phones and mobile commerce, there is every reason to believe the serious business …

As likely winners begin to emerge in the re-auction of NextWave Telecom Inc.’s PCS licenses, it looks like these permits will be used in large part by major wireless players …

WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman William Kennard, after signing off on a $106 billion communications deal with far-reaching implications for wireless and other high-tech industry sectors, announced his resignation last week. …

HONG KONG-Chinadotcom Corp., Asia’s leading Internet Company, has signed an agreement that will allow Nokia Corp. to supply the broadband technology to generate Internet traffic to its networks. Chinadotcom will …

LAS VEGAS-Motorola Inc. signed a multimillion dollar deal with PacketVideo Corp. to deliver full-motion video and audio content to mobile devices. The content will include news, sports highlights, movie trailers …

While the market for consumers who might want to watch streaming video or listen to streaming audio on their wireless devices is debatable, chip manufacturers are going ahead with plans …

Like the harmony of opposites, caution and adventure characterize the journey to the wide-scale rollout of GPRS. Vendors are playing starry-eyed idealists while operators are avoiding a possible precipice on …