WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. appears to be prepping an EV-DO device similar to its 7100-series of gadgets. According to documents on Bell Mobility's Web site, the carrier is planning to sell the BlackBerry 7130e, which features a phone-like design and support...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. appears to be prepping an EV-DO device similar to its 7100-series of gadgets. According to documents on Bell Mobility's Web site, the carrier is planning to sell the BlackBerry 7130e, which features a phone-like design and support...
Canadian operator Telus Mobility regained the top spot in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of North America's top wireless operators based on a handful of second-quarter metrics. The metrics include penetration gain, customer churn, average revenue per user, cost per gross addition and pre-interest...
Canadian operator Telus Mobility regained the top spot in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of North America's top wireless operators based on a handful of second-quarter metrics. The metrics include penetration gain, customer churn, average revenue per user, cost per gross addition and pre-interest...
Plans launch this yearTORONTO-Canadian wireless carrier Bell Mobility signed an estimated $126 million multi-year contract with Nortel Networks Ltd. for 1x and 1x EV-DO equipment.With what is expected to be the first commercial deployment in Canada of an EV-DO network, Bell Mobility customers will...
MobiTV announced its expansion into Europe, launching its live multi-channel TV broadcasts for U.K. subscribers on Orange's third-generation network. Orange TV's initial lineup includes content from CNN, Cartoon Network, Extreme Sports Mobile and U.K. news channel ITN News. The service is offered at $18.21...
OTTAWA-Canada's nationwide cellular carriers Bell Mobility, Fido, Rogers Wireless and Telus Mobility launched inter-carrier Wi-Fi service, along with plans to develop more than 500 new hot-spot locations. The new hot-spot network, which was developed in conjunction with the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, allows cross-Canada...
Don't be alarmed by those Canadians who seem to be wrestling with their cell phones. They're probably just fishing. More accurately, they're likely playing "Swordfish," a new game that allows players to locate their quarry, drop a virtual line and reel in the big...
Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending its stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company's announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be well below its previous guidance. Some analysts also reacted with hostility, as both Smith Barney...
Investors lashed out at wireless vendor UTStarcom Inc.-sending the company's stock down more than 23 percent to around $15.32 per share-following the company's announcement that its fourth-quarter revenues will be well below its previous guidance.Some analysts also reacted with hostility, as both Smith Barney...
MONTREAL-Canadian telecommunications provider BCE Inc. said it plans to begin technical trials of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology on its wireless network with plans to launch commercial services in major Canadian urban centers beginning late next year. The company, which controls Canada's second-largest wireless operator...
Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but that did not distract Canadian wireless operators during the third quarter as they again posted a strong showing in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking...
Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through Hockey Night in Canada withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but that did not distract Canadian wireless operators during the third quarter as they again posted a strong showing in N....
TORONTO-Canadian wireless operator Rogers Wireless Inc. said it received clearance from the Canadian Competition Bureau for its pending $1.3 billion acquisition of rival Microcell Telecommunications Inc. With the approval Rogers noted it has satisfied all regulatory conditions tied to the purchase.Microcell's board of directors...
EDGE and UMTS technologies are both on a roll, says new research. But while EDGE accounts for more deployments, all eyes are on the benefits UMTS can bring. However, CDMA is singing its own song. At the CDMA Americas Congress in Miami, the technology's...
The wide ranging world of wireless roaming has fallen on deaf ears when it comes to CDMA2000 1x data services. Most U.S. operators have yet to sign agreements that would allow customers to continue to access their data services when using a competitor's network....
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Mobile software developer Intellisync Corp. established a mobile carrier organization to target emerging opportunities and build on current carrier relationships, the company announced.Korak Mitra, who was tabbed as senior vice president of worldwide carrier operations, will lead the organization. Mitra is charged...
Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.'s $1.1 billion agreement to acquire Microcell Telecommunications Inc., Canada's smallest wireless operator, could propel Rogers Wireless past Bell Mobility as the nation's largest wireless operator with approximately 5.1 million total subscribers. The deal also trumps a long-standing unsolicited $800 million...
MILPITAS, Calif.-PalmOne Inc.'s first-quarter fiscal-year 2005 earnings showed the company's revenue grew to $273.1 million, reflecting a 62-percent increase from the year-ago quarter. Net income was $19.6 million, or 38 cents per share, compared with a loss of $16.9 million, or 57 cents per...
Canadian athletes may not have matched the total number of medals hauled from Athens as its southern neighbor, but the Great White North did supply the top carrier during the second quarter of this year as Telus Mobility led 21 of its North American...
UTStarcom Inc.'s $165.1 million purchase of U.S.-based Audiovox Communications Corp.'s wireless handset business establishes the company as a player in the global CDMA market, fulfilling its founders' original vision.The company, which always wanted to develop solutions that could be offered to any company worldwide,...
KDDI Corp. said it has partnered with Canada's Bell Mobility Corp. for voice roaming. KDDI's Global Passport international voice roaming service was available in 32 Canadian cities. With the new Bell Mobility partnership, users can now roam in 38 cities.
TOKYO-KDDI Corp. said it has partnered with Canada's Bell Mobility Corp. for voice roaming. KDDI's Global Passport international voice roaming service was available in 32 Canadian cities, and with the new Bell Mobility partnership, users can now roam in 38 cities.
A pair of carriers shared the top spot in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of 20 North American wireless operators' first-quarter financial results as Verizon Wireless and Canadian operator Telus Mobility both posted the lowest overall score and soundly outpaced the competition. The first-place...
