Monthly Archives: September, 2005

Cingular Wireless to sell Nokia 9300 using BlackBerrry platform

SAN FRANCISCO-Following years of delays, Nokia Corp. finally is set to launch its 9300 device running Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry software in the...

Nokia releases collection of casual games

SAN FRANCISCO-Nokia announced plans to release a collection of casual games for Java-enabled cell phones later this year.The first four titles, all powered by...

Cingular Wireless updates on AWS integration

SAN FRANCISCO-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided another round of updates on the progress it is making in integrating the former AT&T Wireless Services Inc. operations....

MTV to supply programming to Sprint Nextel

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint Nextel Corp. reported a deal with MTV Networks to supply MTV Networks' brands and programming direct to Sprint Nextel customers using...

SouthernLinc releases new Motorola phone

ATLANTA-SouthernLinc Wireless announced its second new phone this week. The carrier is offering the Motorola Inc. i275 phone, which features a digital camera.When using...

Sony Ericsson N.A. appoints former AWS exec

LONDON-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Inc. appointed Najmi Jarwala president of the North American region.Most recently Jarwala was senior vice president of customer equipment and...

Cingular selects Syniverse for roaming services

TAMPA, Fla.-Syniverse Technologies Inc. landed a three-year contract with Cingular Wireless L.L.C. to provide clearing and settlement services for roaming partnerships beginning in January...

Ericsson to supply SeaMobile network

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-L.M. Ericsson and newly formed SeaMobile signed a three-year contract to bring wireless voice and data communication services to the seas. Ericsson said...

OMA releases 6 new specs

SAN DIEGO-The Open Mobile Alliance made publicly available six new Enabler Releases that address both existing mobile services and future offerings. The releases include:OMA...

Mobile TV could overload 3G networks, says Analysys

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Mobile TV and video services could run into capacity constraints on third-generation networks in as little as two years, according to a new...

RIM posts surprise subscriber shortfall

Investors dumped shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. following the company's surprise subscriber shortfall. Although RIM scored earnings ahead of expectations, lower-than-anticipated...

CTIA reports 25M new subs, $4B in data revenue

The wireless industry reported 25.2 million new subscribers, its largest one-year addition of new subscribers in its more than 20-year commercial history, according to...

Group plans security specs for wireless phones

SAN FRANCISCO-The Trusted Computing Group said it plans to enable trust and security in mobile phones and their applications. TCG is a nonprofit industry...

Global mobile numbers to hit 2.3B by 2010, half to use 3G

KINGS PARK, N.Y.-By 2010, worldwide subscribers will reach 2.3 billion individual wireless subscribers, according to Visant Strategies "World Mobile Subscriber Markets 2005" report.Of those...

MSpot uses Coding technology for Sprint radio service

SAN FRANCISCO-Coding Technologies GmbH, which supplies audio compression technology, and MSpot Inc. a mobile entertainment company, said MSpot has switched to the Coding Technologies...

FCC again delays enforcement of VoIP 911 notification rules

WASHINGTON-Citing the significant progress and resources spent by interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol providers to warn their customers that calls to 911 may not...

Rural wireless carriers request 700 MHz spectrum revision

WASHINGTON-Coming on the heels of a successful lobbying effort to change the 2 GHz band plan, rural wireless carriers are asking the Federal Communications...

National Guard enlists Syniverse for recruitment campaign

SAN FRANCISCO-Syniverse Technologies Inc. signed an agreement with LM&O Advertising, Arlington, Va., to provide its Mobile Marketing solution as part of an integrated marketing...

Wireless vendor execs provide future technology glimpses

Unlike the freewheeling and sometimes thought-provoking keynotes of previous CTIA Wireless I.T. shows, Tuesday's opening keynote session was a trio of rudimentary company presentations...

Broadcom offers new Bluetooth software to link PCs, phones

IRVINE, Calif.-Broadcom Corp. launched a new software product called Blink that simplifies the use of Bluetooth when connecting cellular phone handsets with PCs, said...

First mandatory negotiations begin in 800 MHz transition

WASHINGTON-Mandatory negotiations between Sprint Nextel Corp. and 800 MHz licensees it must pay to move as part of the Federal Communications Commission's rebanding process...

Lucent boosts content portfolio with hosted apps center

SAN FRANCISCO-Lucent Technologies Inc. launched the Lucent Hosted Custom Applications Center, saying the center aims to enable service providers to rapidly introduce differentiated services,...

Cingular selects RealNetworks platform for W-CDMA wireless TV service

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. plans to launch additional mobile TV services later this year using a platform from RealNetworks Inc. The supplier said its new...

Wireless vendors partner to maximize retail channel

M-commerce software developer Valista has teamed with Motricity Inc. to develop a mobile retail platform for operators and content providers. The offering couples Valista's...

EA to launch mobile versions of PC games

SAN FRANCISCO-Electronic Arts Inc. will lumber further onto the wireless gaming playground in coming months, releasing wireless versions of seven of its PC- and...
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