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MUNICH-Airtel Spain has chosen Siemens AG’s Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group as a main supplier for GPRS technology. Siemens IC Mobile will supply and implement all necessary components, including …

China Mobile Communications Corp., the largest wireless operator in China, recently announced plans to create a wireless Internet setup much like NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode service in Japan, but the company …

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Openwave Systems Inc. will provide Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd. with its Openwave Download Fun WAP platform, a service that allows mobile users to download and personalize handsets with various …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile security company Everypath Inc. today announced eBANK, a Japanese e-commerce financial services provider, selected Everypath’s technology to offer its financial services wirelessly. Everypath said its software will …

DENVER, United States-Cooperation and services are two focus areas for the GSM Association during the upcoming year, according to Scott Fox, who assumed the association’s chairmanship 1 May. Cooperation will …

LONDON-The market for mobile services in the Middle East continues to show strong growth, with the ever-increasing number of new cellular operators barely keeping pace with growing customer numbers. An …

HONG KONG-Trunked radio has been the Cinderella of Hong Kong’s wireless communications in recent years, compared with the fast-growing mobile-phone technologies, but things may soon change. China’s industrialization is opening …

Mobile devices Alcatel Alcatel launched the One Touch 502 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) phone with Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) access. The phone offers GPRS monoslot technology, which is ideal …

Three industry heavyweights announced plans to create universal standards for mobile instant messaging and presence services, a move that further validates a small but growing segment of the wireless industry. …

Wireless portals will be a major part of the mobile Internet of the future, according to a new study from Allied Business Intelligence, and could become the centerpiece of many …

NEW YORK-Investors looking for successful Bluetooth market plays will have to wait till late this year, but the outlook for the technology will grow brighter during the next several years, …

Brandishing Korea as a model, the CDMA Development Group looks at the future of its technology through rose-tinted lenses. With the battle for market share boiling up over the next …

CANADA Cell-Loc Inc. completed and made available its Cellocate Beacon I, a wireless device that enables several location services via the company’s existing networks in Calgary, Alberta and Austin, Texas. …

In the RCR Wireless News article, “Despite Widespread use, WAP future remains in question,” (April 9, page 20) Sam Adler’s job title was incorrect and should read manager of developer …

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless said it was testing a cdma2000 1X compatible handset from LG InfoComm U.S.A. Inc. on its field trial network. The tri-mode handset is WAP-enabled, has full personal …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia, KPN Mobile and Interpay Nederland have successfully made a financial transaction on a mobile network based on WIM technology, a part of the WAP 1.2 specification. According to …

LONDON-Vodafone Group plc confirmed the content and technology partners chosen for its Global Platform and Internet Services Group. The partnerships will add design, custom content, advanced search technology, content integration …

NEW YORK-As it gears up to export i-mode to the United States as part of its alliance with AT&T Wireless Services Inc., NTT DoCoMo recently has established an American subsidiary …

NEW YORK-The recent “Internet & E-Business Conference & Expo” brought together a host of players occupying various niches in cyberspace, and some may become shining stars in the wireless galaxy. …

NEW YORK -Simon Hayward, vice president and research director of The Gartner Group, Stamford, Conn., is waiting for the real “WAGs” to come to the fore and realize the unfulfilled …

Amid the frenzy over a flagging economy and road bumps to the next generation of technologies, Nokia Corp. won a series of third-generation infrastructure contracts that gives the handset vendor …

WAP has found itself in a similar situation to mighty Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system. A lot of people complain about it, but nearly everyone uses it. WAP came along …

All BREW lovers are welcome to the party. Software developers and carriers are joining Qualcomm Inc. to propagate the virtues of the Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, an open platform …

NEW YORK -British Telecommunications plc will undertake “a massive, massive restructuring, and I don’t want to underestimate what we plan to do this year,” Sir Peter Bonfield, chief executive officer, …

With its feet in the New York Stock Exchange and an eye toward the future, Siemens AG has advanced a package of products and strategies to make it a major …