Monthly Archives: September, 2005

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...

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...

Mobi PCS selects Equinix for switching center

FOSTER CITY, Calif.-Equinix Inc., which provides network-neutral data centers and Internet exchange services, signed an agreement allowing Hawaiian operator Mobi PCS to establish operations...

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...

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...

Bluetooth SIG offers new qualification tools

BELLEVUE, Wash.-The Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced availability of new tools designed to help companies bring Bluetooth products to market faster.The Bluetooth SIG said...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

MTV, Warner Music go back to video roots

Most industry insiders look at wireless and see the future. Van Toffler looks at wireless and sees 1981. The president of MTV Networks Music...

Women slightly more likely to download ringtones, says study

SAN FRANCISCO-Men and women alike use ringtones, but there are big differences between the sexes when it comes to other mobile services.A new study...

Verizon Wireless settles class-action lawsuit regarding Motorola phone

The Superior Court of California in Los Angeles issued an order earlier this month that preliminarily approves a settlement in a class-action lawsuit against...

Aeris.net inks deal with Qualcomm for new AerFrame platform

SAN JOSE, Calif.-Aeris.net, a machine-to-machine wireless services provider, announced that its new AerFrame service delivery platform is available, and already is being used by...

ESPN to launch wireless service with Sanyo EV-DO phone

ESPN Inc. today announced it will unveil its first mobile phone and limited service later this year, teaming with Japanese handset maker Sanyo...

Zed re-launches content biz in U.S.

MIAMI-Mobile value-added services developer Zed announced plans to re-launch service in the United States next month. Zed's origins go back to LaNetro, which was...

RIM selects Intel technology for EDGE BlackBerrys

SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. announced a deal with Research In Motion Ltd. in which RIM will use Intel technology in future BlackBerry devices that will...

SouthernLinc offers new iDEN phone

ATLANTA-SouthernLinc Wireless announced it is offering the Motorola Inc. i76 phone, which offers features such as Linc View and Java-enabled pre-loaded programs and games.Linc...

Handset makers release new wares for wireless carriers

Several handset makers, including UTStarcom Inc., Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Kyocera Wireless Corp., chose wireless trade shows from San Francisco to...

GSM Association, Motorola aim to push low-end handsets to $30

SINGAPORE-The GSM Association Tuesday said it will begin offering handsets for less than $30 as the second phase of its program to bring affordable...

Gateway to sell 52 EBS leases to Pegasus

CARSON CITY, Nev.-Gateway Access Solutions Inc. said it has signed a definitive agreement to sell 52 Educational Broadband Service channel leases to Pegasus Broadband...

MobiTV hits 500,000 wireless TV subscribers

Mobile TV company MobiTV announced it crossed the 500,000-subscriber mark, news that coincides with the launch of its new multimedia software platform. "Things are...

Sports Illustrated takes Swimsuit Issue mobile

SAN FRANCISCO-AG Interactive and SI Mobile announced an exclusive multiyear partnership that calls for the companies to distribute premium content from Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit...

Openwave buys Musiwave for $120M

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Wireless Internet company Openwave Systems Inc. announced it will purchase Musiwave, a music entertainment services, applications and content supplier, for more than...

Carrier execs offer mobile content advice

SAN FRANCISCO-Executives from Cingular Wireless L.L.C., VeriSign Inc. subsidiary Jamster!, WiderThan, Orange SA and others took turns discussing the future of wireless content and...
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