The international commercial rollout of WAP solutions by Siemens bodes well for rapid WAP deployment in SA, says Gary Cousins of Siemens Telecommunications SA.
Mobile communications company Vodafone AirTouch says that Sun Microsystems and the Sun-Netscape alliance will provide the technology for its new global wireless Internet platform.
AST eBIS, a distributor of Entrust Technologies, says a commercial wireless application protocol (WAP) server that issues digital certificates is now available.
MTN and 15 other companies have joined Radicchio, a global initiative focusing on the potential of wireless e-commerce, to promote Public Key Infrastructure solutions for secure transactions over wireless networks.
Zen Computing says the latest version of its Web publishing system, ZenCMS, is enabled to publish to wireless application protocol (WAP)-based browsers.
Computer Configurations Holdings (CCH) says it is the first SA company to join the Nokia Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) programme as alliance partner. Nokia already has WAP-enabled cellphones in use locally.
Handheld companions are a driving force in the worldwide smart handheld device (SHD) market, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
Broadband fixed wireless technologies will be used to deliver voice, data, and video services, as well as Internet access, according to an International Data Corporation report.
MTN short message service (SMS) is offering people the opportunity to prepare and book free millennium messages via the Internet. To use the service, click on the company`s site at ads.mtnsms.com
Nokia expects the global number of cellular phone subscribers to reach one billion by the end of 2002.
Teklogix, distributed by Ukukhanya Technologies, and SpectraLink have entered into a technology alliance in which the companies will supply a single wireless network which supports both voice and data devices.
TranXactive, a developer of Web and wireless application protocol (WAP) software systems, has worked closely with Nokia SA to develop three application modules to demonstrate the benefits of a unified Web and WAP system.
Bluetooth, the consortium of companies working together to expand the capabilities of mobile devices, have been joined by 3Com, Lucent, Microsoft and Motorola.