Monthly Archives: August, 2005

Zingy, Vindigo combine businesses

NEW YORK-Two U.S. subsidiaries of Japanese mobile-content conglomerate For-side.com Co. Ltd. have integrated operations in what may be a first step toward an initial...

Sony Ericsson to install Kodiak’s PTT software on phones

SAN RAMON, Calif.-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. signed an agreement with push-to-talk vendor Kodiak Networks to install Kodiak's PTT software in its phones. Terms...

Nokia steps into top spot for W-CDMA handset sales

In just a year, Nokia Corp. has managed to steal the W-CDMA show. In the second quarter of last year, the handset vendor was...

Motorola hires Waclawsky as software architect

SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Motorola Inc. hired Dr. John D. Waclawsky as its software architect to drive coherent software development across the company's product lines."John's experience in...

Sprint Nextel offers Web-based fleet-tracking service

Sprint Nextel Corp. unveiled a location-based offering that allows businesses to track fleets and monitor workers in the field. The newly merged carrier launched...

Leap joins Wireless AMBER Alerts program

Leap Wireless International Inc. announced free Wireless AMBER Alerts for its Cricket customers. Wireless AMBER alerts are short text messages with local information about...

Dobson reports stock tender results

OKLAHOMA CITY-Dobson Communications Corp. said nearly 46,000 shares of its 12.25-percent senior exchangeable preferred stock were tendered during its recent consent solicitation that expired...

Most gaming revenues generated by few titles

Less than one-third of all mobile-gaming titles account for 80 percent of U.S. wireless game revenues, according to figures released this morning by Telephia...

SmartServ posts increasing revenue, loss

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.-SmartServ Online Inc., which operates the Uphonia mobile virtual network operator, announced continuing losses in its second quarter. Nevertheless, the company's stock...

Amp’d Mobile signs talent agency to score content deals

LOS ANGELES-Planned mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile signed a mutually exclusive agreement with talent agency William Morris Agency to secure strategic and marketing...

Sprint Nextel to use media to differentiate

Bolstered by a relatively speedy and uneventful approval process and a new ticker symbol that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange last...

Sprint Nextel goes long with 5-year NFL sponsorship

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a five-year agreement with the National Football League for the wireless carrier's Sprint-branded service to become the official...

PhoneDo relaunches as Convergin with fixed-mobile line of products

NEW YORK-Convergin, formerly PhoneDo Networks, is launching its carrier-grade core network wireless convergence server solution for fixed-mobile convergence in the United States. Convergin said...

Memory cards get skinny

Apparently it's the mini, not the meek, that shall inherit the Earth. Everything is going small and portable, from video-game machines to music players...

Mobile-content space hits choppy waters

The rising tide that is the mobile-content industry is hitting choppy waters for some publicly held content providers. Dwango Wireless is the latest company...

CEA targets wireless retailers with certification program

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association announced it will team with training firm Corporate Dynamics Inc. to help sell its Wireless Certification Program to independent...

WiMedia Alliance works with Ecma on UWB standard

SAN RAMON, Calif.-The WiMedia Alliance announced it is working with Ecma International, a nonprofit association of technology developers, vendors and users, to establish a...

Asian carrier alliance adds Ericsson, Motorola, ZTE to roster

L.M. Ericsson, Motorola Inc. and ZTE Corp. joined Asia-Pacific's largest mobile alliance group, Bridge Mobile Alliance, increasing the membership base from eight to 11....

M-Qube scores $10M in funding

BOSTON-M-Qube Inc., a mobile channel enabler, announced it secured $10 million in new financing in a round led by HarbourVest Partners L.L.C. Existing investors...

VC firm to zero in on content opportunities

Acta Wireless Ltd. is hoping to act as the bridge between having a good idea and turning it into a company. "Our ability is...

Children and ethics

The wireless industry has an ethical decision to make. Should we market our products and services to kids?The "tween" market generally is defined as...

November trials to test xMax’s viability

Is xMax the next big thing or just technology hype that will disappoint? XG Technology L.L.C., the privately held Sarasota, Fla.-based company developing xMax,...

NENA requests routing administrator for E-911

WASHINGTON-The National Emergency Number Association asked the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interim, then permanent, Routing Number Administrator, a move that would benefit...

Nortel forms infrastructure JV with Korea’s LG

Nortel Networks Ltd. renewed its Asian presence Wednesday as it signed a joint-venture deal with LG Electronics Co. Ltd., forming LG Nortel Co. Ltd.,...

Sony Ericsson to sell first Walkman handset in U.S. on the Web

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is gearing up to sell its first Walkman phone in the United States. However, the company is planning to...
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