Finnish company Comptel Corp. said it won a global contract with Telefonica Moviles for Comptel’s mediation and provisioning software. Under the agreement, Comptel’s technology will be available to all companies in the Telefonica group. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The contract will allow the operator to unify its mediation systems and integrate its components and network technologies.
NTT DoCoMo said it will begin offering its Sigmarion III handheld PC May 28. The device, which uses the Microsoft Windows CE .NET operating system, is compatible with NTT DoCoMo’s FOMA network and its second-generation networks. The Japanese carrier said the handheld is ideal for its flat-rate PHS wireless Internet service that offers always-on access. The device includes the Picsel browser to enable users to scroll and resize Web pages and documents. The carrier did not disclose pricing information.
724 Solutions announced Radiolinja Eesti of Estonia will upgrade its messaging gateway to 724’s X-treme Mobility Gateway (XMG) to enable its advanced multimedia wireless messaging services, including Java-based games, photos, graphics, music and video. “European mobile operators are quickly realizing the need for a superior gateway that enables expanded digital premium service offerings while generating new revenue streams,” said John Sims, chief executive officer of 724.
Starent Networks Corp. won a cdma2000 1x infrastructure contract in Brazil from Vivo, formerly Telefonica Celular. Vivo plans to offer high-speed packet data services to its wireless subscribers this month using the Starent ST16 Intelligent Mobile Gateway. Vivo is South America’s largest mobile operator with 17 million subscribers. The company provides coverage for almost 90 percent of Brazil’s geographic area and 73 percent of its population. Vivo, a joint venture between Spain’s Telefonica Moviles SA and Portugal Telecom SA, is the single brand of the joint venture’s six operating subsidiaries.
