Monthly Archives: September, 2005

WiBro makes faster progress than WiMAX, says research firm

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emerging wireless broadband platform WiBro will gain traction even beyond South Korea where it has garnered early favor, according to ABI...

Gemplus to include Diversinet technology for mobile authentication

TORONTO-Gemplus SA plans to integrate Diversinet Corp.'s MobiSecure OATH-compliant mobile authentication solutions in its solutions for wireless carriers, according to an agreement between the...

Alltel extends Lightbridge contract

BURLINGTON, Mass.-Alltel Corp. has extended an agreement it has with Lightbridge Inc. to use Lightbridge's credit and risk evaluation products and services.Terms of the...

BCGI offers MVNO services portfolio

NEW YORK-Boston Communications Group Inc. announced a suite of services designed to support the launch and management of mobile virtual network operators.The company's MVNO...

Weekly wireless ratings wrap-up

The following information includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.

Skype calls on developers for content

LUXEMBOURG-Skype Technologies S.A. launched a program designed to encourage content providers and application developers to deliver their wares through its Voice over Internet Protocol...

GoRemote to offer access to T-Mobile USA’s hot spots

MILPITAS, Calif.-GoRemote Internet Communications Inc. announced a deal that will allow its customers to use T-Mobile USA's Wi-Fi hot spots.The broadband access aggregator said...

Verizon Wireless offers first real-time multiplayer game

NEW YORK-Verizon Wireless Vcast customers can compete head-to-head with a new racing title from wireless game-maker Gameloft.The carrier launched Asphalt Urban GT: Multiplayer, which...

Nokia increases share capital, equity

ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp.'s share capital increased by $177.97 and its shareholder equity increased by $35,093.53 after 2,389 shares of its stock were subscribed for...

Calif. to award wireless contracts to Verizon, Sprint Nextel

The State of California's Department of General Services said it plans to award statewide contracts for wireless communications equipment and services to Verizon Wireless...

Motorola enters i-mode market with acquisition of Mitsubishi center

Motorola Inc. announced it acquired Melco Mobile Communication Europe, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mitsubishi's center...

Siemens wins Latvian W-CDMA contract

MUNICH, Germany-Siemens AG won a contract with Tele2 SIA, Latvia's largest telecommunications provider, to build a third-generation W-CDMA network and expand its GSM network."The...

Cingular allies with @Road for fleet management

FREMONT, Calif.-Fleet management and telematics company @Road Inc. announced Cingular Wireless L.L.C. will help sell its products."@Road is at the forefront of developing and...

MTV teams with VeriSign to track data use

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-MTV Networks International is teaming with VeriSign Inc.'s mobile content subsidiaries to study the international wireless entertainment market, the companies said Thursday....

Study looks at WiMAX’s threat to 3G services, offers market forecasts

TEMPE, Ariz.-In an in-depth wireless local area network, WiMAX and chip market study, research firm Forward Concepts predicted that WLAN equipment sales will grow...

Smart phones poised to shine in fixed-mobile environments

BOONTON, N.J.-A new study from Insight Research predicts a new generation of smart-phone technology is poised to compete with fixed-line phones.This new generation of...

InterOp signs 3 new carriers for messaging

FORT MYERS, Fla.-InterOp Technologies Inc., which provides mobile data solutions, said it signed new wireless messaging contracts with Blue Wireless, CC Communications and Nex-Tech...

Sprint Nextel to offer GPS apps from Garmin

OLATHE, Kan.-Garmin International Inc. unveiled its Garmin Mobile suite of applications, which the company said will be offered by Sprint Nextel Corp. on select...

Bravo prepaid MVNO to target immigrants

Ventures-National Inc. said its Oblio Telecom Inc. division will launch its mobile virtual network operator Bravo Cellular prepaid wireless service later this month. Oblio...

Wireless industry to extend billing grace periods to Gulf Coast subscribers

WASHINGTON-The wireless industry appears to have averted a potential public-relations disaster; quickly responding to government leaders who were concerned that Hurricane Katrina evacuees' wireless...

Telus tops U.S. wireless carriers in metrics ranking

Canadian operator Telus Mobility regained the top spot in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of North America's top wireless operators based on a handful...

NY3G to trial pre-WiMAX system using Adaptix gear

NEW YORK-The New York 3G Partnership, a broadband radio services spectrum licensee in New York City, and wireless broadband software developer Adaptix Inc. are...

NEC to use Ericsson W-CDMA chip for phones

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-NEC Corp. said it will use L.M. Ericsson Mobile Platforms' new U250 W-CDMA chip in its line of mobile phones for Europe. NEC...

EU approves BenQ takeover of Siemens’ phone biz

BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission approved Siemens AG's plan to offload its mobile-phone operations to Taiwanese electronics company BenQ Corp. The commission said there wouldn't...

Sprint launches Sirius music service

Sprint Nextel Corp. added a third music service to its offerings, launching 20 channels of streaming audio from Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. The No....
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