Sprint Nextel Corp. last week launched a new program for enterprise customers, hoping to be a "one-stop shop" for a range of needs from fleet dispatch management to mobile device management, with additional aspects to be added to the program later this year. Although...
Wherify Wireless Inc. will retail its Wherifone GPS Locator phones through Toys `R' Us outlets nationwide starting Oct. 1, after a long delay during which the firm twice re-engineered the product. Wherify plans to sell the phone under a mobile virtual network operator business...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—Wherify Wireless Inc. will retail its Wherifone GPS Locator phones through Toys ‘R’ Us outlets nationwide starting Oct. 1, after a long delay during which the firm twice re-engineered the product. Wherify will sell the phone under a mobile virtual network operator...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-Social networking provider FriendFinder.com said it launched a new payment system that allows its members to be billed for the company's services via their cellular carrier. "We are turning on a (premium short message service) billing system that enables members to buy...
BOSTON-Shares of Boston Communications Group Inc. tumbled after the company said it will be unable to file its quarterly report pending an internal review of its practices regarding stock-option grants. The developer of prepaid telecommunications software launched the review in response to broadening federal...
BOSTON-Shares of Boston Communications Group Inc. continued to slide after the company received a letter from Nasdaq indicating it was not in compliance with Nasdaq's requirements for continued listing.BCGI, which develops billing software for mobile network operators, said it had anticipated the letter due...
BOSTON—Shares of Boston Communications Group Inc. continued to slide after the company received a letter from Nasdaq indicating it was not in compliance with Nasdaq’s requirements for continued listing. BCGI, which develops billing software for mobile network operators, said it had anticipated the letter...
PALO ALTO, Calif.—Social networking provider FriendFinder.com said it launched a new payment system that allows its members to be billed for the company’s services via their cellular carrier. "We are turning on a (premium short message service) billing system that enables members to buy...
BOSTON—Shares of Boston Communications Group Inc. tumbled after the company said it will be unable to file its quarterly report pending an internal review of its practices regarding stock-option grants. The developer of prepaid telecommunications software launched the review in response to broadening federal...
WASHINGTON-Low-income consumers will be harmed by the government's plan to refund the 3-percent federal excise tax on long-distance communications because the rules require them to file income-tax returns, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court. "After years of `nickel and diming' everyone...
WASHINGTON-Wireless industry trade association CTIA is pushing Congress to overturn a federal appeals court ruling that said the Federal Communications Commission overreached when it said states could not prohibit wireless carriers from putting certain line items on their bills. "Creating a mish-mash of inconsistent...
WASHINGTON—A federal appeals court ruled Monday the Federal Communications Commission overreached when it said states could not prohibit wireless carriers from putting certain line items on their bills. Only Congress can overturn the court’s decision. Wireless trade association CTIA bemoaned the ruling."Creating a mish-mash...
Call it the WAP gap. Major media companies and mega-brands around the world are trying to lure customers by promoting short codes as a kind of red carpet to their Internet and mobile offerings. Consumers can send a text message to the five-digit code...
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—LaNetro Zed’s future became even hazier as mobile data and billing services provider mBlox Inc. announced the acquisition of the content company’s Singapore-based technical center.MBlox, which had hoped to acquire LaNetro Zed for $175 million earlier this year, said it will host the...
Boston Communications Group Inc. settled its long-running dispute with Freedom Wireless Inc., agreeing to pay $55.3 million to the patent-holding firm.BCGI suffered a potentially fatal blow last year when a Massachusetts U.S. District Court ruled the company had infringed on two patents for wireless...
Amdocs Ltd. continued its spending spree last week, agreeing to shell out $375 million to acquire operations support provider Cramer Systems Group Ltd. Cramer, a privately held, London-based outfit, produces network resource management software for mobile and fixed-line telecommunications companies. The firm boasts more...
Yet another wireless startup is diving head-first into the mobile payment waters this week, as Secure Wireless Transfers Corp. plans to team with the Association of Surfing Professionals for its coming-out party. The Orange County, Calif.-based company will introduce "KushCash," a system allowing consumers...
BEDFORD, Mass.—Boston Communications Group Inc. settled its long-running legal dispute with Freedom Wireless Inc., agreeing to pay $55.3 million to the patent-holding firm. The provider of prepaid billing software suffered a potentially fatal blow last year when a Massachusetts U.S. District Court ruled the...
ST. LOUIS—Amdocs Ltd. continued its spending spree, agreeing to shell out $375 million to acquire operations support systems provider Cramer Systems Group Ltd. Amdocs, which specializes in billing and customer relationship management services, said the all-cash deal will dilute its earnings by 4 cents...
Obopay inked its first carrier agreement last week, announcing a deal to provide wireless payment services for mobile virtual network operator Amp'd Mobile Inc. But most operators aren't exactly embracing such services with open arms.The startup allows users to set up stand-alone accounts that...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-MinuteWatcher L.L.C. is accusing T-Mobile USA Inc. of blocking access to its MinuteWatcher service, which is designed to help carrier customers track their wireless usage. According to MinuteWatcher, the company has been unable to contact T-Mobile USA's servers since June 19. MinuteWatcher offers...
Content providers around the world scrambled last week as China Mobile Communications Corp. disclosed plans to strengthen policies for third-party content subscriptions. The nation's largest operator unveiled a series of changes including offering one-month free trials, increasing the number of text-message reminders to users...
BELLEVUE, Wash.—MinuteWatcher L.L.C. is accusing T-Mobile USA Inc. of blocking access to its MinuteWatcher service, which is designed to help carrier customers track their wireless usage. According to MinuteWatcher, the company has been unable to contact T-Mobile USA’s servers since June 19. MinuteWatcher offers...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Obopay inked its first carrier agreement, announcing a deal to provide mobile payment services for mobile virtual network operator Amp’d Mobile Inc. Obopay allows users to set up stand-alone accounts that can be used to send and receive money between users or...
