On October 18, a group of operators including BT, EE, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, MTS, Telus, KPN, Orange and Vodafone gathered in London for the Mobile Video Industry Council (MVC) to debate the future of mobile video and 5G. ABI Research, Strategy Analytics and Analysys...
DUBLIN, Ireland—The imminent launch of the XDA, an O2-branded mobile device manufactured specifically for that operator, is clear evidence that European operators are demanding more input into handset development. However, it is more likely to be an extreme but isolated example of operator control...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—After announcing its wireless initiative last week, BT Group said it is aware of the security concerns surrounding wireless local area network (WLAN) services. The company admitted it intends to address the issue by providing virtual private network (VPN) tunnels to corporate...
GENEVA—General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) roaming exchanges (GRX) are rapidly emerging as a profitable new service niche in Europe and around the world, as mobile operators get serious about GPRS and struggle to come to grips with the complex roaming and billing issues surrounding...
LONDON—Cable & Wireless announced it has signed BT Cellnet, the U.K. business of mmO2, as a commercial customer of its mobile data roaming service, Cable & Wireless GPRS Roaming Exchange (GRX).Cable & Wireless GRX will allow BT Cellnet access to more than 15 General...
LONDON—About 23,000 high-end Samsung A300 mobile phones valued at approximately US$6 million disappeared from a warehouse in West London this week.Police believe the handsets were stolen by thieves with inside information on the warehouse and will likely end up on the black market. But...
GENEVA—Europe’s mobile users will likely wait much longer than expected for next-generation cellular, as the daunting implications of full-scale third-generation (3G) deployment are finally brought home to the region’s 60-plus operators.With many players already having committed hundreds of millions of euros to securing national...
LONDON—Cable & Wireless announced it has signed BT Cellnet, the U.K. business of Mmo2 plc, as a commercial customer of its mobile data roaming service, Cable & Wireless GPRS Roaming Exchange (GRX).Cable & Wireless GRX will allow BT Cellnet access to more than 15...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having planned to capitalize on the booming short message service (SMS) market by increasing its messaging charges by nearly 140 percent, Germany's T-Mobile has backed down after a wave of consumer and political protest. The company said new customers can now decide...
TORONTO—Research In Motion (RIM) announced another major European move, this time with Telecom Italia Group in Italy to introduce RIM's BlackBerry wireless e-mail device to the Italian corporate market.During the past several months, RIM has announced a series of deals to introduce BlackBerrys running...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—Cell-phone operator BT Viag, the German subsidiary of BT's MmO2 mobile division, said it plans to launch Microsoft's combined Pocket PC and mobile device in early 2002. The device, which will be branded as O2 xda, will be based on Microsoft's new...
LONDON—U.K. telecom regulator Oftel imposed price controls on the country's four mobile operators, saying British consumers would save $1.2 billion during the next four years. The controls will reduce revenues for the carriers by about $884 million, Oftel said.The controls are less stringent than...
NEW YORK—MMO2, the BT Wireless unit that British Telecommunications plans to spin off in November, has received low-tier investment-grade corporate credit ratings of Baa2 from Moody's Investors Service and BBB- from Standard & Poor's.In the announcements on 18 September, the two agencies also assigned...
MACCLESFIELD, England—Mobile Internet infrastructure provider Geoworks Corp. said BT Cellnet launched its developer program on BT's Expidas Web site, a move Geoworks said will allow mobile solution developers to rapidly develop, test and deploy mobile data applications.
MACCLESFIELD, England—Mobile Internet infrastructure provider Geoworks Corp. said BT Cellnet launched its developer program on BT's Expidas Web site, a move Geoworks said will allow mobile solution developers to rapidly develop, test and deploy mobile data applications.
AlcatelParis. With Orascom Telecom for the supply and installation of GSM solutions in the Middle East and Africa.Value: Undisclosed. Brazil. With Telemar for a GSM 1800/GPRS network in Brazil.Value: US$275 millionMoscow. With ZAO SMARTS for GSM 900 MHz solutions to extend networks in the...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—BT Cellnet signed a licensing deal with Research In Motion (RIM) that enables it to launch a wireless e-mail service in Europe. The company said it plans to introduce RIM Blackberry products next month in the United Kingdom, followed by the Netherlands...
NEW YORK-Stockholm-based Iquity Systems has established a U.S. headquarters near Wall Street to promote its Mobile Media Suite, which delivers recorded advertising messages to wireless customers interested in getting discounts on airtime in exchange for listening to 10-second promotional spots.The company, which has about...
NEW YORK—Celltick Technologies, an Israeli interactive mobile broadcasting solution developer founded in March 2000, received US$10 million in follow-on venture financing it will use to accelerate marketing in Europe and Asia, the company said 8 August.Celltick is trialing its technology with several wireless carriers,...
NEW YORK-The mission of Pure Matrix Inc., a Boulder, Colo., start-up, is to make mass customization of mobile data nice and easy so customers will use it more and place greater value on its delivery and the carriers that transmit it.A European wireless carrier...
LONDON-A major shift has occurred in the U.K. mobile market, with Vodafone Group plc, the market leader in terms of subscriber numbers for several years, falling two spots to No. 3 following the release of second-quarter subscriber numbers. Orange, owned by France Telecom, claimed...
BRUSSELS, Belgium-The European Commission made surprise raids on nine mobile operators in the United Kingdom and Germany last week to investigate alleged price fixing, according to international press reports. The commission was reportedly looking for evidence of collective fixing of consumer retail prices and...
DUBLIN, Ireland-Opinion is divided on the identity of the "killer applications" that will allow operators to make a return on their significant investments in General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and third-generation (3G) technology. But while operators develop prototype services and grapple with technical difficulties...
BT Wireless and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile International said their operating companies in the United Kingdom and Germany plan to cooperate on the rollout of third-generation networks.The agreement includes coordinated rollout of 3G infrastructure and sharing of new and existing base stations, including sites, masts...
