Motorola says new communications technologies may be sexier, but two-way radio is still the most cost-effective. Now it wants to bring two-way to small businesses with the P080 and P040 ranges, illegal functions and all.
Mastech Europe and Africa has changed its name to RedBrigade and will focus on providing solutions in the Wireless Application Protocol and mobile-commerce markets.
Component supplier Delphi Automotive Systems and telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson have formed a strategic partnership to develop mobile Internet products for the global vehicle market.
Asian operators, M1 and Wireless HKT Mobile Services, have successfully carried out a General Packets Switched Radio System (GPRS) roaming signalling trial between the two GPRS core networks supplied by Nokia.
Wireless Application Protocol is touted as the next big thing, but there are mixed views as to how big it will be and how fast it will be adopted.
IBM and Lotus, in conjunction with Motorola, Nokia, Palm and others, have teamed to develop SyncML, a data synchronisation protocol which aims to create the optimal mobile computing experience.
Y3K, sole distributor of F-Secure products in Africa, says F-Secure and HP will develop a solution to provide security as an e-service, following F-Secure`s entry into the HP Mobile E-services Bazaar.
Lotus Development and Ericsson, a cellular phone developer, have signed a strategic alliance in which the companies will offer devices, services and applications for the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) market.
The Armada family welcomes a rise in processor power, offering mobile users the option of taking Windows 2000 to the road.
Vodacom World Online, a joint venture between Vodacom and World Online International, plans to launch a portal for its Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services.
The hype finally becomes reality as Nokia`s RF Group teams up with the SABC to build a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) news portal. News, however, is only the beginning.
Bateleur Strategic Solutions has developed a mobile application that enables companies such as Lever Ponds to increase stock deliveries in the remotest of rural areas.
Vodacom says it s using its network to trial SA`s first live Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) portal. The portal was developed by iTouch and provide access to Internet-based information services via WAP-enabled cellphones.