Content & Mobile Marketing

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-CDMA-based wireless services will enable hundreds of millions of people to access multimedia content wirelessly, according to a study by Datacomm Research Co. “The wireless Internet market will explode …

NEW YORK-ABCNews. com will provide video, audio and text content to ScreamingMedia’s network of Web and wireless subscribers, according to a content distribution agreement the two formed.

MONTREAL-Citing the frustration and difficulty of entering Web address URLs on Internet-enabled wireless handsets, a new firm called Rocketfinger Corp. said it has developed a method to make URL entry …

NEW YORK-Amid the clutter of conflicting and shifting capital market indicators, the outlook for companies in any sector related to wireless telecommunications nevertheless appears positive. The daily whipsawing of the …

TOKYO-NTT DoCoMo Inc. and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a new service that combines DoCoMo’s i-mode service and SCEI’s Playstation. Under the terms …

The Personal Communications Industry Association made another move designed to evolve the association into one that serves the global mobile Internet market. PCIA last week announced the PCIA Global Initiative, …

While there are several instant messaging solutions in the marketplace today, Invertix Corp. is using its IM Anywhere software product in ways that it says go beyond simple messaging. The …

PacketVideo Corp. and Warner Bros. New Media unveiled plans to deliver Warner Bros.-created original animated content to wireless devices, including wireless phones and personal digital assistants, using PacketVideo’s MPEG-4 streaming …

RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. made several announcements regarding new content and services now available to its Nextel Online customers. Nextel said mobileID will deliver a subset of its personalized wireless …

NEW YORK-In order to handle the converged communications revolution, the vision of L.M. Ericsson is the evolution of network reliability to a degree that today is only a dream on …

Qualcomm Inc. and Ford Motor Co. perpetuated the marriage between wireless communication and mobility last week, creating a new company called Wingcast, which will develop and deliver wireless mobility and …

Just yesterday, it seems wireless carriers and resellers were at legal odds in front of the Federal Communications Commission. Resellers fought for mandatory access to carriers’ networks, while carriers battled …

With a little help from concerned consumer groups and government researchers, voice technologies are forging ahead as a safe alternative to dialing while driving, while at the same time opening …

RESTON, Va.-Motient Corp. announced an agreement with Internet content leader Yahoo! Inc. under which Yahoo! will use Motient’s eLink service and wireless network to provide Yahoo! users with wireless access …

Hoping to speed the adoption of wireless location-based technologies by operators nationwide, Phone.com Inc. introduced several new products at its Unwired Universe conference held last week aimed at tying location …

Nextel Communications Inc. is introducing mobileID’s personalization platform to its wireless Internet customers this week, marking the first commercial deployment of mobileID’s Integrated Personalization Platform. The IPP allows users to …

WASHINGTON-The Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, the Wireless Data Forum and NetRatings Inc. have joined forces to study the impact of advertising on the wireless Internet. There has been much speculation …

The upcoming U.S. spectrum auctions present some interesting times for the wireless industry. Auctions in the past were more predictable, primarily reserved for veteran executives experienced in running wireless networks. …

SBC Wireless Inc. said it plans to roll out wireless Internet services by the fourth quarter and named InfoSpace Inc. as the underlying platform provider for the service. SBC carriers …

WASHINGTON-Several instant messaging companies, telecom carriers and Internet service and content providers have formed an organization dedicated to achieving true instant messaging interoperability among competing platforms. The IMUnified coalition said …

China Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com said its content will be expanded to mobile networks in several Chinese provinces. The content, including news, stock quotes, travel information and weather data, is …

NEW YORK-Dream House Software Inc., Orinda, Calif., expects to begin beta testing in August of its new AnyWhereMobile Internet Service, designed to give subscribers remote access to their personal computer …

The mainstream media’s honeymoon with WAP technology ended long ago, but the relationship has deteriorated so much lately that the entire affair seems ready for marriage counseling. One reason for …

Aether Systems Inc. is involved in yet another joint venture launch, this time with Sylvan Learning Systems Inc., to introduce MindSurf, a company aiming to provide mobile computing infrastructure targeted …

BellSouth Wireless Data Michael McGarry was appointed regional vice president, Central Region, for BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. McGarry’s team will be responsible for selling Interactive Messaging PLUS and industry solutions …