m-commerce

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Personal Communications Industry Association (PCIA) has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 …

WASHINGTON—The Personal Communications Industry Association has decided to drop its annual trade show, global m-commerce user initiative and LifePage donor program and cut its skeletal staff by 20 percent as …

TOKYO—KDDI, the second-largest operator in Japan, on 11 April launched an m-commerce mall on its EZ Web sites. EZ Web is KDDI’s version of NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode wireless Internet access …

CINCINNATI—BCGI announced it has partnered with Cincinnati Bell Wireless to commercially launch the first implementation of the BCGI Wireless Wallet mobile-commerce payment processing solution. Cincinnati Bell is targeting the teen …

TORONTO—Mobile-commerce company 724 Solutions Inc. announced earnings in line with its revised guidance, but the news didn’t do much to bolster investor confidence. The company’s stock dropped from about $2.30 …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—The mobile-commerce industry gained yet another standards body, the PayCircle consortium, which is aimed at creating interfaces that will allow all m-commerce applications to work with various proprietary …

HELSINKI, Finland-The MeT initiative, which was founded to establish standards for secure mobile transactions, announced it now has 55 associate members, a number that demonstrates the importance of development of …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The much troubled German e-commerce developer Brokat Technologies has agreed to sell its mobile business unit to EOne Global, a U.S. company specializing in payment solutions via the …

WAKEFIELD, Massachusetts, United States—In an effort to spur mobile commerce, four credit card giants joined forces to create the Mobile Payment Forum, which will work to address key issues like …

WAKEFIELD, Mass.—In an effort to spur mobile commerce, four credit card giants joined forces to create the Mobile Payment Forum, which will work to address key issues like interoperability, passwords, …

HELSINKI, Finland-Scandinavia has long been the most fertile and concentrated spawning ground for technology innovation in Europe. The torchbearers for this culture have been led by global names such as …

Telecom Africa 2001 12-16 November Johannesburg, South Africa International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Tel: (+41) 22 730 6345 Fax: (+41) 22 730 6444 www.itu.int Fixed Wireless Deployment: Europe 14-18 November London …

LONDON-The introduction of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) in Sweden and NTT DoCoMo’s launch of third-generation (3G) services has set the scene for a new approach to mobile devices, both …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—The Yankee Group has cautioned that cell-phone operators in Europe must do a better job of providing useful and premium content and services to boost the prospects of …

BOSTON-International Business Machines Corp. has agreed to partner with Netonomy to offer wireless operators self-service capabilities like personalized, self-service e-care and m-commerce solution, using the MyNetonomy application. “On-line self-service account …

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—In preparation for next week’s GlobalXChange 2001 show, the Personal Communications Industry Association is announcing keynote speakers and discussion leaders. Author and consultant Don Tapscott is slated to give …

TORONTO—Diversinet announced an initiative aimed at simplifying mobile-commerce services for business, application developers and consumers in Hong Kong.The company’s OneWPKI initiative will offer a single infrastructure for businesses and carriers …

While I believe that m-commerce will someday become mainstream in the United States, I have to admit that my eyes always tend to glaze over a bit when a wireless …

NEW YORK-“If they build advanced networks and better devices, mobile commerce will fly.” That’s been the resounding incantation from m-commerce hopefuls in the wireless industry to date. The reason mobile …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-After all the publicity, time and money spent obtaining third-generation (3G) licenses, European mobile operators are keeping plans strictly to themselves about what mobile applications they might launch …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark-The discussion surrounding m-commerce includes questions such as whether m-commerce will be a success and what kind of services will be purchased via a mobile phone. Research shows that …

MADRID, Spain-As many European mobile-phone markets inch closer to saturation levels and as voice calls become more commoditized, European mobile providers are seeking other products and services to boost sagging …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-Mobile communications are vital to Israel. The permanent tension, caused by terrorist attacks, compels everyone to be in constant communication. Despite its conflicts and small population, Israel has …

Major carriers are using third-party hosting services to gauge consumer activities to arrive at pricing models for m-commerce services. The operators, which include AT&T Wireless Services Group, Cingular Wireless, Verizon …

While a variety of wireless companies, from vendors to carriers, continue to talk about the benefits mobile commerce will bring, many industry observers agree that the explosion won’t happen anytime …