Freeserve PLC and BT Cellnet Thursday joined hands and
leapt into the deep end of the wireless pool.
The two companies will develop wireless Internet services with support from
BT Cellnet-owned mobile ISP and portal Genie Internet, according to several
published reports.
SMS transmissions will the first service to become available through the
alliance, with co-developed wireless application protocol (WAP)
capabilities next on the slate. By next year, additional features are
expected to become available through BT Cellnet’s GPRS system, according to
reports.
Freeserve (FREEV) e-mail services, the first of the duo’s services, will start in
January.
Financial terms were not disclosed.