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New Wireless Standards Group Formed

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Jun 12, 2002, 9:03 AM by (staff)

Nearly 200 technology companies have signed on to the latest industry attempt to forge a universal Wireless Internet standard for all cell phones and handheld computers. The new Open Mobile Alliance will replace the WAP Forum, and will merge several other groups, including the Open Mobile Architecture initiative, the SyncML Initiative, the Location Interoperability Forum, the MMS Interoperability Group and the Wireless Village Initiative. Companies behind the new group include Motorola, Nokia, Vodafone, Microsoft, NTT DoCoMo, Intel, Disney, IBM, Lucent, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Ericsson.

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