ZURICH, Switzerland-Loyalty Gate Ltd. announced Swiss and SN Brussels Airlines have added a new wireless component to their frequent-flyer programs. The SMS Gift Miles program, developed by Loyalty Gate and …
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-European mobile operators should change their pricing strategies to kick start the lagging market for content, including ringtones, logos, games, music and videos, said a new report from …
REDMOND, Wash.-Online game publisher WildTangent Tuesday announced the release of “24: Countdown,” a mobile title based on the hit TV show “24.” The game, which gives players a simulated 24 …
LONDON-Mobile music on demand (MMOD) services will be a $2 billion industry by 2009, but carriers will struggle to cash in on the market, according to a report from Strategy …
Preferred Voice Inc. notched its second carrier win with the announcement that it will provide ringback services for Oklahoma regional carrier Panhandle Telephone Cooperative. Ringbacks allow subscribers to choose music …
Mobile-phone content application provider Linktone Ltd. said it is being sanctioned by carrier China Mobile for billing mistakes. Linktone said it is being penalized for inadvertently billing 27,000 WAP customers …
Research In Motion Ltd.’s stock faltered again following the company’s third-quarter results, with investors expecting a more bullish fourth-quarter outlook from the company. Some analysts, however, continued to remain relatively …
Vodafone Group plc customers in some European markets have access to full-length songs from four major music labels through a deal announced Tuesday. French digital music company Musiwave said it …
Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced it purchased a $3 million stake in Linux developer MontaVista Software Inc., based in Sunnyvale, Calif. DoCoMo recently standardized on two operating system platforms …
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MURRAY HILL, N.J.-Lucent Technologies Inc. and Novatel Wireless have come together to bring wireless PC card modems on SingTel Mobile’s UMTS network in Singapore. The PC cards will allow the …
STAMFORD, Conn.-Although semiconductor revenue will rise 23 percent to $218 billion for 2004, the second half witnessed a significant downturn, according to a report by Gartner Inc. “The sudden downturn …
BONN, Germany-T-Mobile International said it extended the range of devices on which it supports BlackBerry services in Europe through the introduction of BlackBerry Connect and BlackBerry Built-In. Support for BlackBerry …
RESTON, Va.-Nextel Communications Inc. said its year-old partnership with NASCAR has yielded a 400-percent increase in Nextel’s customer base within the NASCAR industry and added that NASCAR customers bring in …
SAN DIEGO-REMEC Inc. said it has agreed to sell its defense and space subsidiary to Chelton Microwave for about $260 million in cash. The subsidiary, known as REMEC Defense & …
CHICAGO-U.S. Cellular Corp. said it completed the sale of its Daytona Beach, Fla., 20-megahertz C block license to MetroPCS California/Florida Inc. U.S. Cellular said it scored $8.5 million in cash …
BOONTON, N.J.-Pervasive networking is poised to take the concept of cellular mobility to the next level, according to a new report by Insight Research Corp. Although carriers do not currently …
BETHLEHEM, Pa.-Corr Wireless, a cellular provider in Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, selected Infonxx to provide directory assistance services to its customers. “One of the main reasons for us to choose …
WOODBURY, N.Y.-Comverse introduced its Comverse MMS Exchange, a central hub that allows multiple network operators to interconnect their multimedia messaging services. Operators currently must implement separate routing connections and interconnectivity …
SOROCABA, Brazil-Andrew Corp. said it has increased capacity tenfold and tripled its work force in its expanded manufacturing facility in Sorocaba, Brazil. The company manufactures its Decibel base station antenna …
