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Motorola Inc. and Oracle Corp. teamed last week to create a UNIX-based e-business platform designed for carriers, Internet service providers, enterprise customers and application vendors. The deal is the second phase of their partnership, following Motorola’s adoption of Oracle’s OracleMobile.com …

BOULDER, Colo.-Siemens AG selected SignalSoft Corp.’s location technology to enhance its deployment of WAP gateways. The software will allow mobile network operators to combine the location of their customers with Internet content, which will allow them to offer a range …

The SyncML initiative publicly released version 1.0 of the SyncML specification, a protocol designed to support universal data synchronization of both remote and local data among various devices. The group also released the SyncML Reference Toolkit source code to enable …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced 10 operators around the world now have commercial GPRS services based on Nokia solutions up and running. The company said the next step will be to optimize GPRS networks for transporting WAP and other content. The …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Under a new partnership, CellPoint Inc. and Swedish game developer It’s Alive! plan to “bring the mobile phone to life” by creating location-based mobile games for short message service phones or WAP handsets. Tom Soderlund, It’s Alive!’s chief executive …

Motorola Inc. entered the wireless game sector this week in a major way, teaming up with UIEvolution to develop multi-player games for next-generation mobile handsets based on Sun Microsystems’ Java 2 Micro Edition technology. UIEvolution-short for user interface evolution-is led …

Every day another vendor announces it has won a contract to provide third-generation services. And with each 3G announcement is the implication that 3G services will soon be here. And they will. But one only has to look back at …

SAN JOSE, Calif.-As we approach what was supposed to be the Bluetooth Christmas, all Santa Claus has to offer those wishing for a Bluetooth-enabled gift is a headset, some PC cards and the promise that next year his bag will …

JAMAICA After a successful field demonstration of Finline Technologies’ multichannel multipoint distribution system, N5 Systems Ltd. plans to deploy the company’s system in Jamaica. The companies hope the joint deployment will provide interactive digital video and data services to the …

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.-Eircell customers in Ireland will soon have Internet access to a TrueSync Internet Planner and Synchronization Server due to a deal between Eircell and Starfish Software. Under the plan, Starfish’s synchronization software will be integrated with Eircell’s Internet …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Aspiro announced its Fleet Manager WAP service won a W@P Award at the WAP Forum’s annual competition. The service won in the Best Use of WAP in a Business Application category.

HILLSBORO, Ore.-There are a variety of wireless e-mail services ready to satisfy the needs of e-mail junkies stuck in a meeting or an airport who are dying to know the contents of their beloved inbox. But one service is beginning …

HELSINKI, Finland-Nokia Corp. announced its new TETRA WAP browser, which will bring WAP applications to TETRA mobile radio networks. The company said the browser will operate on a PC or laptop and will provide access to new applications for TETRA …

Imagine for a moment the 3G spectrum bands-698-960 MHz, 1710-1885 MHz and 2500-2690 MHz-are the three Florida counties of Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Nassau. If you think South Florida is a mess, wait until President Clinton’s third-generation wireless initiative plays …

European operators are expected to spend more than $125 billion by the beginning of 2007 on next- generation wireless Internet services and infrastructure, according to a report by The Strategis Group Europe. The report, “European Next Generation Wireless: Licensing, Infrastructure …

The strategic alliance announced between NTT DoCoMo and AT&T Wireless Inc. is fairly simple on the surface, but may have long-term implications for the global wireless industry. DoCoMo will invest about $9.8 billion in AT&T preferred stock for a 16-percent …

BEIJING-According to Beijing-based consultancy BDA, reports of the death of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) in China have been greatly exaggerated, as 69 million people in China will be accessing the Internet over their mobile phones by 2004. China Mobile …

Digital Paging Digital Paging Co. released its new Hit plus pager, which the company said can carry three different frequencies. The pager also features a hands-on screen programming function, and has an inputted pass code option for resellers. The Hit …

Kyocera Wireless Corp. hopes to reach two fast-growing markets with its QCP 6035 Smartphone, combining the functionality of a tri-mode CDMA phone with a personal digital assistant incorporating Palm Inc.’s latest 3.5 operating system. The hybrid, set to launch during …

Psion USA, a manufacturer of personal productivity handheld computers, has agreed to use ReturnsPort.com’s full suite of services to track and manage the comings and goings of its inventory in the United States. This enables Psion USA to access ReturnsPort.com’s …

LONDON-Empower INteractive Group Ltd. said it will introduce a Java-based WAP Gateway to the open source community this week, following a trial with an unnamed Scandinavian mobile operator. The gateway features WAP 1.1 compatibility, as well as support for WTLS …

LAS VEGAS-The computer industry is ready to stake its claim in the wireless market, evidenced by a range of announcements at this year’s Fall Comdex show. Various PDA manufacturers and service providers made significant announcements at Comdex. And while wireless …

ATLANTA-BulletIN.net, which develops and supplies two-way wireless Internet solutions, won patents in the United States and New Zealand for a single-button reply process for short message service e-mail. BulletIN.net said the patent solves a problem on typical wireless phones that …

SAN DIEGO-Indiqu Inc., a provider of wireless entertainment content, announced AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has launched its Edge Sports channel on the carrier’s Digital PocketNet service. Unlike other sports content, Indiqu’s Edge Sports channel provides news and event schedules for …

NEW YORK-The telecommunications environment has become so dynamic that it is forcing rapid and radical change in the way internal information technology departments and external middleware providers operate. Carriers’ legacy computer systems are scalable and reliable but also resistant to …