Monthly Archives: September, 2005

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...

Mobile search space finds legs

The mobile-search playground gets even more crowded this week, as an established behemoth expands its offerings and an infant startup tries to get onto...

Cingular Wireless plans music service in ’06

NEW YORK-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. hopes to offer a full-track music download service next year. An executive for the No. 1 U.S. carrier said Cingular...

Customer adds expected to slip a bit in 3Q reports

Following several quarters of year-over-year customer growth, the wireless industry's nationwide operators could be set for a softer third quarter. Customer additions are expected...

Pod2Mob offers mobile podcasting service

LOS ANGELES-Pod2Mob announced a podcast streaming service that allows customers to listen to podcasts on their mobile handsets. The Pod2Mob application allows customers to...

Intel launches Asian WiMAX initiative

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Intel Corp. is hoping to speed up WiMAX deployments in Southeast Asian countries, announcing the launch of its Asian Broadband Campaign, which...

Cingular to launch PTT in October

Cingular Wireless L.L.C. next month is expected to launch a push-to-talk service that will compete against similar offerings from Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp....

Roundbox launches into wireless TV with broadcast solution

Startup Roundbox today announced $8 million in its first round of venture funding, news that coincides with the company's emergence from stealth mode. Headed...

Nokia opens 3G center in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan-Nokia Corp. announced two new happenings in Taiwan. Nokia opened its third-generation Mobile Services Development Center in Taiwan and announced a partnership with...

TDF may survive through reorg efforts, flying under the radar

WASHINGTON-The Bush administration's plan to zero out an embattled, government-backed telecom venture-capital fund before next year's auction of third-generation mobile-phone and other wireless licenses...

Siemens plans 2,400 job cuts, invests in Tropos

Siemens AG, one of Europe's largest employers, announced it will cut 2,400 jobs in Germany during the next two years as the company sets...

Industry enjoys upbeat long-term outlook

According to most industry observers, all systems are go in the worldwide wireless industry. Predictions show significant sales opportunities in emerging markets like India,...

FCC reaches out to Texas PSAPs in preparation for Hurricane Rita

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it was reaching out to public-safety officials in Texas to make sure they knew that 911 calls should...

Emergency alert system needs overhaul prior to next disaster

WASHINGTON-Key Republican and Democratic senators officially unveiled legislation overhauling the nation's half-century-old emergency warning system by tapping into wireless and other digital technologies to...

CPUC on course to overhaul telecom bill of rights

WASHINGTON-As industry spotlights the latest wireless data innovations this week in San Francisco, another show will unfold just blocks away, where the California Public...

WiMAX market to reach $1.7B by 2010

KINGS PARK, N.Y.-Visant Strategies predicted a $3.4 billion annual market for fixed and portable broadband equipment by 2010. WiMAX will account for half of...

Sprint Nextel gains antitrust clearance for IWO buy

RESTON, Va.-A Sprint Nextel Corp. spokesman confirmed that the carrier has received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission for its pending $427 million...

Bluefire Security offers SDK

SAN FRANCISCO.-Bluefire Security Technologies Inc., which develops security solutions for mobile handheld devices, announced availability of its Bluefire Mobile Security VPN Software Development Kit....

Leap plans EV-DO launch

Leap Wireless International Inc.'s service expansion continues, as the carrier announced plans to launch high-speed wireless data capabilities and WAP-based browsing. The carrier also...

LG, Qualcomm offer dual-mode technology

SAN DIEGO-New announcements from Qualcomm Inc. and LG Electronics Co. Ltd. show industry is racing to embrace dual-mode devices. Indeed, new research shows the...

Some rural players begin to look at exit strategies

With the wireless industry's six largest operators now serving more than 90 percent of the country's wireless subscribers, regional players continue to scramble for...

Embience offers ringtones with flavor of India

SAN FRANCISCO-Embience launched a series of India-themed ringtones for customers in the United States. Embience's Masttones include ringtones based on Indian pop culture. Customers...

Sapias releases workforce management solution

SAN FRANCISCO-Sapias Inc., which provides enterprise-class mobile resource management solutions, released its Sapias Dispatch product line. The product line provides mobile workforce management and...

Mixed messages and teen driving don’t mix

As industry leaders gather in San Francisco this week they may wish to consider refining what can best be described as a muddled message...

Simple games may be avenue to unlikely gamers

While deep-pocketed publishers try to wow gamers with sophisticated titles and eye-popping three-dimensional graphics, Randy Shepherd is stooping to conquer. The managing director of...
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