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DENVER, United States-While some countries in Latin America are moving forward with advanced wireless networks, Central American nations are not likely to see commercial next-generation systems any time soon. Mass-market …

TOKYO-Matsushita Communications Industrial, the leading cellular vendor in Japan, is putting the final touches on its new third-generation (3G) mobile terminals for NTT DoCoMo. NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s leading mobile carrier, …

CANNES, France-Sun Microsystems Inc. and Openwave Systems Inc. announced they will be working together to accelerate the delivery of end-to-end mobile Internet services solutions. The companies said they plan to …

Microsoft Corp. threw its rather large hat in the wireless arena at last week’s 3GSM World Congress, announcing plans to launch software aimed at multimedia-enabled phones that leverage its Windows-based …

LONDON-Sema plc said it introduced its enhanced messaging software, called Mobile E-mail, which offers telecom operators e-mail hosting servers and infrastructure provided by Mirapoint Inc. Sema said Mobile E-mail will …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Streaming media technology provider Luxxon Corp. released its Mediator Streaming System, providing wireless operators with a comprehensive streaming media solution incorporating Luxxon’s Mediator Transcoder and Mediator Server. The …

A huge number of wireless companies hope to make money by helping businesses replace their cumbersome cords and wires with the freedom of wavelength-the hot phrase lately seems to be …

Motorola tried to square up to recent hard times with a series of announcements from product launches and contract wins to brokered alliances and games. The announcements made last week …

TheRightSize TheRightSize Inc. released its new Rosetta Stone wireless software for the Palm family of personal digital assistants, which the company said uses information from online retailers to help shoppers …

NEW YORK-Why wait for 3G, whenever that might be, when you can provide multimedia services over wireless networks today? That is the message of Nehemiah Davidson, chief executive officer of …

Newly named Leader of the Pack FCC Chairman Michael Powell got it right last week when he declared that wireless is the killer app. He’s not alone. Each week, there …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Once again the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) has been consigned to the dust bin of failed technology by the U.K. consumer magazine Which?. The independent guide said the …

NEW DELHI, India-Thai cellular companies foresee a big jump in use of WAP phones during 2001. About 70 percent of the 1.4 million new handsets that Advanced Info Service (AIS) …

ATLANTA-Equant and Paris Bourse announced their WAP roaming network is running in 22 countries, which will allow WAP users to access closed user group applications from outside their home network …

In a move to transform itself into the chief platform enabler among software developers and carriers, Qualcomm Inc. has developed an open, CDMA-based technology that will allow third-party users to …

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, …

ADDISON, Texas-Under a new partnership, Motorola Inc. will integrate its Messaging Server with Vast Solutions Inc.’s Viaduct wireless business applications middleware, which the companies said will allow Vast to produce …

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 …

As the dark clouds of an uncertain market crouches, Infospace is seeking to renew itself with the old guard. The company, which provides services for wireless devices, merchants and Web …

If we applied human attributes to mobile location services, they would be in preschool today, learning and acquiring the skills they will need to have a long and successful life …

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 …

DULLES, Va.-America Online Inc. announced last week it reached a licensing agreement to develop and market a Netscape-branded version of Nokia’s WAP microbrowser for use across various mobile devices. “This …

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 …

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands-In a move that could further i-mode’s push into Europe, Telecom Italia Mobile said it will jointly develop and introduce a new mobile Internet concept for the pan-European …

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 …