Content & Mobile Marketing

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-More than 1 million wireless Internet customers have signed up for Sprint PCS’ Wireless Web offering since it was launched in September 1999, according to the company. Since …

NEW YORK-To avoid falling into “microcap hell,” companies play a “gorilla game” of amassing size, but going public may not be the best way to get there, said Eric Gebaide, …

Inspired by the growing consumer demand for high-speed data services and the spotty availability of such wireline connections, Loop Technologies teamed with Cisco Systems Inc., adopted a new name and …

The news of WAP’s demise has been greatly exaggerated, according to the Wireless Application Protocol Forum. The WAP Forum last week struck back against a report released by the Nielsen …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-RealName Corp. and VoiceStream Wireless Corp. plan to bring wireless keyboard navigation for the wireless Web to VoiceStream’s mobile Internet service, WebStream. The intuitive navigation system will allow …

Starbucks customers across North America can enjoy their coffee simultaneously with high-speed wireless Internet access, thanks to an agreement between Microsoft and Starbucks Coffee Co. The contract, which will use …

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.- Motorola Inc. is ditching its troublesome Communications Enterprise unit and streamlining its operations, creating three new units and promoting executives to head each unit in the company. Under …

NEW DELHI, India-Several leading GSM operators in the Asian region have announced plans for migration to 2.5-generation (2.5G) services during 2001. Many of them hope to roll out commercial General …

PDA technology Blue Impact Blue Impact, a partner of CellPoint, introduced a combined GSM/global positioning system (GPS) module for the Handspring Visor called Tellmen. The Tellmen module is compatible with …

MELBOURNE, Australia-The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) will hold the keenly awaited auction of third-generation (3G) spectrum in the 2 GHz radio-frequency band in early March. The new 3G mobile services …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Despite the promotional efforts of developers and mobile operators, the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) was roundly condemned by industry observers as being “unfit for purpose” during most of …

With a population hungry for services, Latin America is challenging telecom and Internet companies to tap their imaginative resources to provide the devices, killer applications, high-speed networks and customized content, …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a joint research effort aimed at improving multimedia delivery and network applications over fourth-generation wireless broadband networks. The companies are calling their 4G …

NEW YORK-Before mobile commerce can reach the goal of providing a value-added revenue stream for wireless carriers, it must fulfill its potential as a value-added service for their customers. “Today …

NEW YORK-Savos Inc., New York, launched commercially its “Internet audio technology showcase” to provide streaming audio services to wireless carriers, application service providers and systems integrators. The company has developed …

Leap Wireless International Inc. announced it bought NeoPoint Inc.’s myAladdin.com location-based content aggregation portal and wireless information technology. Leap said it will extend the service to its Cricket customers and …

While content may remain king, many feel content is only as good as the user interface to it. One company hoping to ease the user interface frustration for both wireline …

BEIJING-China’s mobile communications market made big strides forward during 2000. The number of GSM subscribers leapt to more than 70 million, with a penetration rate of 5.5 percent. China Unicom …

WOBURN, Mass.-Prepaid service provider Boston Communications Group Inc. and Cincinnati Bell Wireless announced their plans to launch a mobile commerce trial program for online shopping. The companies will test whether …

Multiplier Industries Multiplier Industries Corp. released its new line of rechargeable replacement batteries for Motorola radios. The line, which features polycarbonate plastic material with greater impact strength, includes the 1,400 …

OWING MILLS, Md.-Aether Systems Inc. announced it will acquire RTS wireless Inc, a developer of software systems connecting the Internet to wireless devices. Specifically, RTS builds the interface software between …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. introduced a “wireless travel concierge” portfolio to its Digital PocketNet wireless Internet service via partnerships with several companies and content providers. Alaska Airlines, Biztravel.com, Delta …

NEW YORK-Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Materials Corp. has established offices here to prepare for a 2001 commercial launch of its SWIFTcomm data platform, which it believes is a low-cost challenger to third-generation …

At its annual PalmSource conference for developers, Palm Inc. further embraced the ongoing wireless enablement of its devices by incorporating a broad array of wireless-related hardware and software innovations designed …

NEW YORK-The importance of venture capital as a finance source for wireless Web businesses has increased dramatically amid the pullback of equipment vendors, commercial banks and public securities markets. “It …